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Sharks, Penguins combine for fastest 4 goals to start Stanley Cup Final game

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History has been made.

A record-setting whirlwind of offensive activity from both the San Jose Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins kicked off Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday.

The two clubs combined for the fastest four goals to start a game in Stanley Cup Final history, with each team scoring a pair within the opening 5:06.

The Sharks jumped out to an early two-goal lead thanks to Brent Burns and Logan Couture scores, while Evgeni Malkin's early power-play goal and Pittsburgh's 'HBK' line - and Carl Hagelin, more specifically - tied the game at two shortly thereafter.

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