The San Jose Sharks will travel in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals as they meet the Pittsburgh Penguins in a pro hockey game. <br /> <br />Start Time: 8PM ET <br /> <br />Location: Pittsburgh <br /> <br />TV: NBC <br /> <br />Odds: Penguins -150 odds and Sharks +130 odds <br /> <br />Over Under Total: 5 ½ goals <br /> <br />Notes: The teams have met twice this regular season with each team winning on the road. Their meeting held in Pittsburgh was way back on November 12th with the Sharks winning 3-1 as a +111 wagering underdog. <br /> <br />San Jose advances to the Stanley Cup Finals after defeating the St Louis Blues in six games. The Sharks come off the 5-2 home victory to St Louis in Game 6 as a -149 betting favorite with the total going over five goals. The Sharks went up 4-0 three minutes into the third period. Then the Blues put two in the net to get within 4-2. An empty netter by Logan Couture at 5-2 put the game away in favor of the Sharks as they enter their first Stanley Cup Finals series. <br /> <br />Pittsburgh advances into the Stanley Cup Finals after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games. The Penguins comes off the 2-1 home victory in Game 7 against the Lightning as a -208 wagering favorite. Pittsburgh outshot Tampa Bay by a 39-17 margin. It was a 1-1 tie until the Penguins got the game winner at 10:06 of the second period by Bryan Rust. There was no scoring the rest of the way as Matthew Murray got the win in net for Pittsburgh.
