The Pittsburgh Penguins won Game 6 by a score of 2-0 over the host Nashville Predators to win the fifth Stanley Cup in franchise history and the second in as many seasons.

Sidney Crosby was named playoff MVP in back-to-back years, and will soon begin construction on a larger trophy case.

Others were quick to give credit where it was due.

Pollock was the referee who blew off Predators forward Colton Sissons' goal in the second period.

The Penguins moved into the NHL's most elite group of franchises.

The accomplishment was celebrated accordingly.

But once again, head coach Mike Sullivan didn't receive any well-deserved credit.

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The Nashville Predators were so close to victory.

Following the Pittsburgh Penguins hoisting the Stanley Cup on Sunday, doing so after defeating Nashville in six games, it took little time for the Predators to look to the future.

Specifically, defenseman P.K. Subban.

"The biggest thing we've got to take from this is remember the feeling. I don't think you want to fight it. Just let it sink and take it because to get back here that is what is going to drive us," Subban said on Hockey Night in Canada. "We're going to be back here again next year."

The trip to the Cup Final was a first for the Predators, who entered the NHL in 1998.

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Matt Murray is sure to go down as one of the greatest rookie goaltenders of all time.

Not only has he become the first rookie goalie to win back-to-back Stanley Cups, he also finished off the Nashville Predators in style.

Murray had a terrific regular season but began the playoffs on the injured list. Once healthy, he was called upon in relief of Marc-Andre Fleury during the Eastern Conference Finals and reclaimed his rightful spot as Pittsburgh's starter.

In 11 appearances against Nashville and Ottawa, Murray posted a record of 7-3 with a sparkling save percentage of .937.

This after guiding the team to a championship in 2016, posting a record of 15-6 with a .923 save percentage along the way. He maintained his rookie status entering 2016-17 because he had appeared in only 13 regular-season games.

From the NHL's guidelines on Calder Trophy eligibility:

To be considered a rookie, a player must not have played in more than 25 NHL games in any preceding seasons, nor in six or more NHL games in each of any two preceding seasons.

Murray, still only 23, will enter next season having finally shed the rookie tag and likely without Fleury to back him up. He's certainly earned the right to backstop this team for years to come, although his first two playoff performances will be tough to top.

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Another year. Another championship coming to Pittsburgh.

Related: Penguins repeat as Stanley Cup champions

With the Pittsburgh Penguins successfully defending the Stanley Cup on Sunday, their Steel City neighbors were more than ready to offer their congratulations.

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Sidney Crosby is the most valuable player of the playoffs.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain finished the postseason with eight goals and 19 assists in 25 games. It is the second straight Conn Smythe Trophy win for Crosby, who captured the award a year ago when the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks to win the Stanley Cup.

Crosby becomes just the third player to win back-to-back Conn Smythes. Goaltender Bernie Parent did so with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1974 and 1975, while Mario Lemieux did the same with the Penguins in 1991 and 1992.

The Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators in six games to capture their fifth championship in franchise history.

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Repeat.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are back-to-back Stanley Cup champions.

Sidney Crosby and Co. defeated the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Sunday's Game 6 to win the Stanley Cup Final 4-2. Patric Hornqvist scored the winning goal at 18:25 of the third period, and Carl Hagelin sealed the deal with an empty-net goal. Matt Murray was spectacular in the crease, stopping 27 shots to earn his second straight shutout.

It's the fifth Stanley Cup in Penguins history, each won on the road.

The game was filled with controversy, after an early second-period goal by Colton Sissons was ruled no-goal after referee Kevin Pollack blew the play dead early having lost sight of the puck.

The referees did their best to try and make it up to Nashville, the Predators going on four power plays to Pittsburgh's none, but Peter Laviolette's crew couldn't find the back of the net.

Pittsburgh is the first team to repeat as Cup champs in the Stanley Cup era, and the first since the Detroit Red Wings in 1997 and 1998.

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Patric Hornqvist, Stanley Cup hero.

The Pittsburgh Penguins winger scored the first and winning goal of Game 6 with 1:35 remaining in the third period by banking the puck off Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne from behind the net.

The goal was Hornqvist's fifth of the playoffs and biggest of his life.

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The Nashville Predators thought they had a goal. But then they didn't.

Predators forward Colton Sissons was the victim of a no-goal after he banged a rebound past Pittsburgh Penguins netminder Matt Murray. Much to his chagrin, a quick whistle by the officials ruled the play dead, keeping the game scoreless.

Given that this season has seen many a minute wasted for second looks at offside calls, the social media world questioned why early whistles aren't subject to a similar review:

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Referee Kevin Pollock better hope the Nashville Predators don't lose Game 6 - and the Stanley Cup - by a goal Sunday.

Early in the second period, Pollock lost sight of the puck after Filip Forsberg fired it on Matt Murray - who didn't have control of it - and blew the play dead a second before Colton Sissons put it into the open net.

The play was not reviewable, and the call on the ice stood despite the fact the four officials on the ice got together to discuss the play, on which it was clear Murray didn't have possession.

The Predators and their fans were unsurprisingly not happy with the ruling, which could prove about as costly as it gets...

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Ryan Ellis is playing.

There was some uncertainty with respect to the Nashville Predators defenseman's status due to an undisclosed injury sustained in Game 5, but he's giving it a go in Game 6.

Ellis has been a force on the blue line for Nashville during the playoffs, and the Predators need him Sunday, as the club must win in order to force a Game 7 on Wednesday.

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