The Pittsburgh Penguins clinched their place in the Stanley Cup final with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the deciding seventh game of their Eastern Conference play-off series. The Penguins begin the best-of-seven championship on Monday when they host the San Jose Sharks, who beat the St Louis Blues in six games in the other NHL semi-final.The third period was electric. It was the loudest Ive heard a building in all my years in this league, said Penguins coach Mike Sullivan of the crowd of 18,600 at the Penguins Consol Energy Center. Pittsburgh is back in the Stanley Cup final for the fifth time overall, and the Sharks are in it for the first time in franchise history.It is going to be fast hockey, said Penguins forward Sidney Crosby of the next round.American right winger Bryan Rust scored both goals for the Penguins, who will be playing in their first final in seven years, having won three of the first four they appeared in.We are having a lot of fun. One more to go, Rust said. Bryan Rust (c) of Pittsburgh caused Tampa Bay problems all night Rookie goalie Matt Murray stopped 16 or 17 shots as the Penguins finished off a comeback from a 3-2 series deficit to deny the Lightning a return trip to the finals.Murray is now 11-4 in the playoffs after heading into the postseason as the teams backup netminder.Tampa Bay got an emotional lift from the surprise return of captain Steven Stamkos, who played for the first time since March 31 after developing a blood clot near his neck. But his impact Thursday was minimal.Rust is one of the Penguins young guns who are battling for ice time behind superstars Crosby and Evgeni Malkin -- the lone holdovers from Pittsburghs 2009 Stanley Cup winning team. The Pittsburgh Penguins with the Prince of Wales Trophy after the 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning After a scoreless first period in which shots and scoring opportunities were scarce, everything changed in the second period. 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Obviously you develop strong relationships and friendships with not only the players, but the coaches and training staff.The 26-year-old signed a $38 million offer sheet from Milwaukee during the off-season and has since moved into a starting role with the Bucks, who coveted his ability to both shoot and defend the 3-pointer.The move has paid off thus far; Dellavedova is averaging 7.9 points per game and shooting 34 percent from distance.It will be a little bit funny playing against them for the first time, Dellavedova said. But I should know their tendencies pretty well.Cleveland comes to Milwaukee on a roll, extending their winning streak to four games after a 112-108 victory over the 76ers on Sunday.The victory came despite a slow start. The Cavaliers missed their first 14 shots and trailed by as many as 14 before closing the first half on a 9-2 run to cut the deficit to six. They outscored Philadelphia 35-27 in the final quarter to pull away for their Eastern Conference-leading 13th victory of the season.Whenn you have great players, it can come from any of us at any given moment, Cleveland point guard Kyrie Irving said.dddddddddddd When one of us gets it going, we always continue to go to that person. It can be anybodys night. Were always trusting each other. That fourth quarter was just for me to be aggressive.The defending NBA champs have won five of their last six contests against the Bucks, including three of the last four in Milwaukee.Theyve shot 49 percent during that six-game stretch, averaging 109 points and a margin of victory of 12.2 points per game.The Bucks beat Orlando 104-96 Sunday, their second victory over the Magic in the last week, but are 3-6 in their last nine games overall.We knew wed have to play better than we did against them at home, Dellavedova said. The bench came in and did a great job. Hook (John Henson) was great on both ends.The two teams will meet three times before the years end, including a back-to-back set Dec. 20 and 21 in Milwaukee and Cleveland, respectively.Its going to be a tough game, said Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Weve been playing all these good teams and weve been close in every game.Were right there; weve just got to open the door.The Cavaliers are expected to be without Channing Frye, whose father passed away on Thanksgiving. Iman Schumpert is considered questionable with a strained left ankle. ' ' '