<P> The 2016 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) 's 2015 -- 16 season , and the culmination of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs . The Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Western Conference champion San Jose Sharks four games to two to win their fourth championship in franchise history ( all of them on the road ) . Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs . </P>
<P> The 2016 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) 's 2015 -- 16 season , and the culmination of the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs . The Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Western Conference champion San Jose Sharks four games to two to win their fourth championship in franchise history ( all of them on the road ) . Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs . </P>
who did the pittsburgh penguins beat in the stanley cup
who did the pittsburgh penguins beat in the stanley cup
San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks