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Penguins top Lightning in Game 7 to make Stanley Cup Final

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It'll be the Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup Final.

The Pens punched their ticket with a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday. It'll be their first chance at the chalice since they last won in 2009.

Pittsburgh dominated possession, outshooting the Bolts 39-17, but the game played out with all the tension of overtime from the opening puck drop.