PITTSBURGH --After seven years, the Pittsburgh Penguins are returning to the Stanley Cup Final.
With a 2-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final at Consol Energy Center on Thursday, Pittsburgh earned a chance to win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time.
But in a series when the Lightning were without goalie Ben Bishop and captain Steven Stamkos for most of it, some doubt surrounded the Penguins. But that feeling did not seem to creep into the locker room.
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