The 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2011–12 season.It began on April 11, 2012, after the conclusion of the regular season, and ended on June 11, with the Los Angeles Kings defeating the New Jersey Devils in six games in the Stanley Cup Finals to win their first Stanley Cup championship.
The Penguins won the Cup Sunday night with a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final. The Penguins won the Cup Sunday night with a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks inTomáš Hertl has spent his entire NHL career with the Sharks, making the Stanley Cup playoffs five times with San Jose. Since being selected No. 17 by the Sharks in the 2012 NHL Draft, Hertl has posted 207 goals, 259 assists and 466 points, becoming a fan-favorite and leader in Silicon Valley year after year.
Sharks vs. Penguins is not typically an even matchup in the wild, but those are the two teams that will play for the Stanley Cup starting Monday. It will be San Jose's first appearance in the finals.San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, 9 p.m. (NHL Power Play on ESPN+): The Oilers have been one of the NHL's hottest teams of late, winning eight straight games and going 17-2-1 since March 1. The
The San Jose Sharks are out. The Sharks did their best to load up this year in order to get over the hump and capture that elusive Stanley Cup, but yet another Sharks playoff run has fallen short.