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The , butEvgeni Malkin thinks it was good fortune that helped them get to Game 6

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The , butEvgeni Malkin thinks it was good fortune that helped them get to Game 6. The Penguins' star center was disappointed to come up shortinGame 5 in Pittsburghon Thursday, but believes the series could end Sunday in San Jose. MORE: "Yeah, 4-2 we lost, but I think we played a little bit better than San Jose," Malkin said after practice Saturday, . "They're a good team, but they were a little bit lucky." Malkin's notionis hard to question. The Penguins outshot the Sharks 46-22 and led76-36in total shot attempts, including 66-29 at even strength. But the anticipation in Pittsburgh to win a championship at home for the first time since 1960was too much for the Penguins, and the . "I think it's too much energy," Malkin said. Brendan Gaunce Jersey "We were excited playing at home, first time we could get a Stanley Cup win at home. Lots of noise around team, and we did not think we [started] right." MORE: | The pre sure will be on the Penguins on Sunday, whohave botchedseries leads three times in the lastsix postseasons. No team has lost the Stanley Cup Finals after beingup 3-1 since1942, whenToronto defeatedDetroitafter losing the first three games of the series. "We really liked a lot of our game. We carried the play for long stretches. Our power play was good. A lot of the aspects of our game we really liked,"coach Mike Sullivan added."Wed like to win the next game, regardle s of where its being played. I think being on the road, its just the team." After being down 3-1, the Sharks look to pull off a historic comeback and force Game 7 against the Penguins when Pittsburgh visits San Jose on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. Darcy Kuemper Jersey

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