What to watch for: 2017 Stanley Cup Final (Game 6)

AT&T SportsNet has been airing a series of "Pittsburgh Penguins Classic" content. That includes re-airing the Penguins' four victories against Nashville in the 2017 Stanley Cup Final (Games 1, 2, 5, 6).
To get you set for these games we've provided a quick preview/recap of the game. Obviously, the Penguins won each game and we've all seen them before. So, we tried to highlight some stuff that you may not remember, or other interesting aspects of the game that may have gone under the radar in the grand scheme of things. It's the type of thing that hindsight can really bring into focus.
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SETUP:After dropping Games 3 and 4 in Nashville, the Penguins responded with an absolutely dominant performance from top to bottom in Game 5 - winning 6-0 to take a 3-2 series lead. At this point, the home team had won every game, but the Penguins felt confident heading into Game 6 at Bridgestone Arena.
SUMMARY:Nashville appeared to open the scoring early in the second period, but referee Kevin Pollock had lost sight of the puck and blew his whistle before it crossed the goal line. The game remained scoreless until just 1:35 was left on the clock, which is when Patric Hornqvist got Pittsburgh on the board. Carl Hagelin followed that up with an empty-netter and Matt Murray earned his second straight shutout to give the Penguins back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
FIRST PERIOD
20:00: I gotta say, the Preds looked a little nervous on the first shift. First, two of them collided into each other, then Roman Josi just blew a tire out of nowhere as he was backpedaling.
However, they recovered and P.K. Subban ended up with the game's first scoring chance on a slapshot attempt. Matt Murray made the stop, then shoved a crashing Colton Sissons away as he followed the play. Love seeing that aggressiveness from the young netminder.
18:10: The Pens responded with a scoring chance of their own that starts with Schultz alertly jumping onto a loose puck in the neutral zone and gaining the offensive zone. Cullen got in on the forecheck and took a hit to make a play as he backhanded a pass to Bryan Rust, who was driving to the net. The rebound from his attempt went to Chris Kunitz for a re-direct, but Pekka Rinne kicked out his pad to make the save.
7:43: Watch this burst of speed from Carl Hagelin. It was a sign of things to come…
1:48: Murray makes a big save on James Neal. He gets a turning pass from Fisher and even though the puck is rolling Neal is still able to put it on net. Murray gets a piece of his glove on the shot.
:57: I didn't notice Patric Hornqvist all period until now, when he shows some impressive hustle to win a footrace past Josi. Hagelin is there for the rebound attempt.
:21: Mike Sullivan puts Sidney Crosby out with Kunitz and Rust for the offensive-zone faceoff. Nashville wins the draw but Kunitz barrels in to gain possession and finds Crosby open for a one-timer attempt that Rinne barely blockers aside.
Also, something that stuck out to me while watching this game is the amount of trust the coaching staff had in Rust despite his young age. They didn't hesitate to deploy him on the penalty kill and late in games. In fact, he's on the ice in the final seconds of this one.
0:00: Talk about a tight, evenly-played period. For the first time this series, the first frame went scoreless.
SECOND PERIOD
19:02: My goodness, Matthew Murray! Phil Kessel went to retrieve a dump-in attempt and was being pressured, so he tried to reverse. It was intercepted and Pontus Aberg got a centering pass for a point-blank chance that was turned aside by Murray.
18:53: Filip Forsberg heads to the net and Murray makes another good stop on him… or so it appears. But the puck slowly trickled through him and Colton Sissons dove forward to push it in with one arm. However, referee Kevin Pollock had lost sight of the puck and blew the whistle before it crossed the goal line. After a short review, that was confirmed: "The whistle had gone. We have no goal." The chants begin: "REF YOU SUCK!"
Admittedly, that was an incredibly tough break for the Preds. But at that point, there was still plenty of time left in the game and they had many other opportunities to score that they couldn't convert - not to mention they ended up with four power plays to Pittsburgh's zero.

16:42: Rust is dragged down and there is no call on the play (which isn't surprising after the no goal call), but he manages to keep possession and from there, the Pens have an extended offensive-zone shift.
12:56: This time, Crosby joins the Swedes for a shift. Crosby banks a pass off the boards to Hagelin, who then drops a pass between his legs to Crosby. Okay Haggy, we see you! Crosby shoots through a screen for a good chance on Rinne, who doesn't see it but it hits his blocker.
9:50: Kessel gets stripped of the puck as the D-men are changing and Sissons gets sprung on a breakaway! He dekes backhand-forehand and tries to go glove side, but Murray stays with him the whole way and makes the save!!!
1:33: Sullivan has to use his timeout after Brian Dumoulin, Ron Hainsey, Kessel, Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin ice the puck after a long shift. Fortunately Malkin wins the faceoff, Dumoulin rims it around and Kunitz gets it out.
:36: Hagelin hits the post! More foreshadowing.
THIRD PERIOD
20:00: This third period was more evenly-played than the previous year's Game 6, where the Penguins completely dominated San Jose and held them to just two shots. But it was still so much fun to watch. There is an incredible pace and flow, with the teams trading chances and the goaltenders battling, especially in the first few minutes.
11:13: With 32 seconds left on a penalty to Olli Maatta, Trevor Daley is called for roughing after he catches Ryan Ellis with his glove. The Preds head to a 5-on-3 advantage. The first three over the boards for Pittsburgh are Matt Cullen, Ian Cole and Dumoulin. Cullen gets a huge faceoff win so that Cole can get the clear.
10:44: Josi tees one up with a couple of seconds left on the 5-on-3 and a scramble ensues, but Murray finds the puck and covers! From there, there is still 1:24 minutes of shorthanded time to kill off, but the Pens get it done - thanks in large part to their goaltender.
6:42: Sissons rings one off the post! He was by far Nashville's best player in this game.
1:58: Watch this hustle from Daley to win a race to a puck that had been dumped into the Pens zone. He reverses to Rust, who had circled to support him. Then Rust reverses it to Maatta. He makes a good first pass to Kunitz, who walks it into the Preds zone and sets the table for what happens next.
1:35: GOAL! HORNQVIST! Kunitz picked up Ellis' reverse attempt and both Cole (far side) and Justin Schultz (short side) wanted the puck. Kunitz went with the closer option and headed to the bench.
Schultz wound up and took a shot that went wide. Rinne lost track of it, but Hornqvist had eyes on it the whole time. He managed to bat it out of mid-air as it boomeranged off the back boards and to the net, banking it off a flailing Rinne's body and in. What a feeling that had to be for Hornqvist, scoring the biggest goal of his career in the building he used to call home.
Video: PIT@NSH, Gm6: Hornqvist banks in late go-ahead goal
I forgot Nashville used its coach's challenge for goaltender interference. After a short review, the call on the ice stood. From there, the final 1:35 of play felt like it lasted forever.
1:14: Rinne finally steps onto the Preds bench after the Pens did a good job of delaying his arrival.
:13.6: GOAL! HAGELIN! The speedy Swede had been flying around all game, and finally gets rewarded when he delivers the puck into the empty net.
I love the shot of Sullivan and Rick Tocchet on the bench holding their hands up so they don't get hit with stray sticks as the guys celebrate. I also love the shot of Hornqvist crying on the bench. Gives me all the feels.
Video: PIT@NSH, Gm6: Hagelin strikes into the empty net
:00: Cue Queen: "We are the Champions" for the second year in a row.