Penguins Become 1st Team to Win Back to Back Stanley Cup Championships in Nearly 20 Years

A belated congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins for winning their second straight Stanley Cup besting the Nashville Predators in six games. A year ago, the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks.


This marks the first time a team has won back to back Stanley Cups since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and 1998. Can the Penguins three-peat?  The Montreal Canadiens won four consecutive Stanley Cups from 1976 through 1979 while the New York Islanders matched that mark with four of their own from 1980 through 1984.


Since 2009, the only teams to have won the Stanley Cup are the Penguins (thrice), the Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings (twice apiece) and the Boston Bruins. 


It is also worth noting that Sidney Crosby earned back to back Conn Smythe trophies. The last to accomplish that feat was another Penguin - Mario Lemieux. He did it when the Pens won back to back Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992. But this Crosby's third Stanley Cup championship. Even the legendary Lemieux can't make that claim.