W2W4: San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Game 1

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PITTSBURGH — The buildup is over. The Stanley Cup finals between the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins begins at 8 p.m. Monday in Pittsburgh. Here’s what to watch for in Game 1:

Goaltending will be in a brighter spotlight in the finals because of the inexperience. Justin K. Aller/Getty Images

There’s been a lot of focus on the stars in this series and deservedly so when you’re talking about Sidney Crosby, Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski and Evgeni Malkin. The star power has overshadowed the fact that two young goalies in Pittsburgh’s Matt Murray and San Jose’s Martin Jones have successfully navigated their first postseason all the way to the Stanley Cup finals.

In Game 1, we’ll get the first sign as to whether or not the biggest stage in hockey will be too much pressure for two goalies who had never started an NHL playoff game before this year.

The way both guys have played this spring, there’s every reason to believe both will continue to play well.

“I’m excited. I’m looking forward to it,” said Murray, 22. “I’m definitely not oblivious to what’s going on. I don’t think overthinking it is going to help me more than not thinking about it. I just try to stay in the moment.”

Murray has been slightly better than Jones in this postseason, with a .924 save percentage compared to a .919 save percentage for Jones. But Jones has the added advantage …

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