It appears Patrick Marleau will be in the San Jose Sharks lineup for a pivotal Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night.

Marleau reportedly won't be disciplined by the league after a high hit on Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust in Game 1 on Monday, according to Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos.

Here's the hit:

Rust was forced from the game, and was diagnosed as day to day with an upper-body injury, with his condition expected to be updated Tuesday. The Penguins will no doubt be unhappy with the league's decision, as head coach Mike Sullivan called the play a "blindside hit to the head."

Marleau said after Game 1 that he didn't expect to be hearing from the league, saying he kept his elbow down on the play, which the video corroborates.

"I just kind of let him skate into me," Marleau said, according to Pro Hockey Talk's Jason Brough.

Both Rust and Marleau found the back of the net in Game 1.

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Take a deep breath and say it with the Hockey Night Punjabi crew: "Bonino! Bonino! Bonino! Bonino! Bonino! Bonino!"

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Nick Bonino scored the game-winning goal in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday, and the call is now taking on a life of its own. The Pens themselves have taken notice:

Bonino now has four goals and 12 assists in the playoffs, while only notching nine goals and 20 assists during the regular season.

He was clearly waiting for spring.

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After his team's 3-2 Game 1 victory over the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan lauded captain Sidney Crosby for his exceptional effort Monday.

"You can see his hunger to win. It's inspiring," Sullivan said of his star forward in a post-game interview. "I thought he was a force out there all night."

Crosby dominated in 20:40 of ice time, firing four shots on goal and recording an incredible assist on Conor Sheary's goal that doubled the Penguins' lead midway through the first period.

"Every time he jumps over the boards, we feel like he's a threat to score, just a threat as far as putting pressure on our opponent's defense," Sullivan continued. "He has that twinkle in his eye."

With Crosby firing on all cylinders, the Penguins' offense becomes even more difficult to handle, which could spell trouble for the Sharks as the Stanley Cup Final wears on.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins came away with a big 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, but it came at a price.

Playoff sensation Bryan Rust left Monday's game after a high hit from Sharks forward Patrick Marleau, and is listed as day to day with an upper body injury.

Penguins coach Mike Sullivan was less than enthused about the collision.

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The San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins were tied 2-2 late in the third period in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final when Nick Bonino provided some late-game heroics.

The 28-year-old flicked his fourth goal of the playoffs and second game-winner over the right shoulder of Martin Jones, with just under three minutes remaining.

Bonino added to his reputation as a clutch playoff performer by recording the fifth postseason game-winner of his career - with his last four all coming in either the final three minutes of regulation or overtime, according to ESPN.

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The Stanley Cup Final has its first questionable hit, and it involved a pair of goal-scorers from earlier in Game 1.

San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau was given a two-minute minor for an illegal check to the head of Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust, whose head jolted back as a result of the third-period hit.

Following a brief trip to his team's dressing room, Rust returned to the game. He managed to play for one shift before heading back down the tunnel, ending his night for good.

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Patrick Marleau has waited his entire career for this.

In his first appearance in a Stanley Cup Final, Marleau - the longest serving member of the San Jose Sharks - buried a crafty wraparound to knot the score at 2-2 in the second period.

San Jose erased a 2-0 deficit, and tilted the ice for a 13-8 shot advantage in the second frame after being outshot 15-4 in the first.

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After leading his team to the Western Conference Final for the first time in his five-year tenure, it appears head coach Ken Hitchcock has done enough to stay with the St. Louis Blues.

The Blues are expected to make a formal announcement as early as Tuesday that Hitchcock will remain with the team on what's likely to be another one-year contract, reports Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos and Elliotte Friedman.

Though the 64-year-old is expected to keep his spot on the team, there may be changes with the rest of the coaching staff, who Friedman suggests might seek more term.

Hitchcock became the head coach of the Blues in November 2011, and has posted a .667 win percentage over five regular seasons. However, that success hasn't translated into the playoffs, where the bench boss has a 20-25 record in St. Louis.

He won his lone Stanley Cup as head coach of the Dallas Stars in 1999.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins came to play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Forward Bryan Rust - who scored two goals in Game 7 versus the Tampa Bay Lightning - got things started with his sixth goal of the postseason, a Penguins rookie record.

Only 1:02 later, Conor Sheary extended the Penguins lead with a pin-point wrister, set up by a beautiful feed from Sidney Crosby.

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Prior to the franchise's first ever Stanley Cup Final game Monday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer looked to motivate his team by stroking their egos:

"We're heavier, we're harder, and we're much better looking," DeBoer told his players in their dressing room as part of his pre-game speech.

He certainly isn't wrong about his first point - as the Sharks are 10 pounds heavier, on average, than the Eastern Conference champions.

We'll see if his unconventional pep talk can lead his club to an early series lead.

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