Stanley Cup lore is littered with unlikely heroes who scored big goals to push their teams to the finals or propel their teams to Stanley Cup championships. Few, if any will forget Stephane Matteau’s conference championship winning goal to oust the New Jersey Devils and help the New York Rangers erase 50 years of Stanley Cup futility. Other New Yorkers will remember Bobby Nystrom’s overtime winner that launched the 1980s New York Islanders' Stanley Cup dynasty. Bryan Rust, a 2014 graduate of ...

Pittsburgh Penguins' Bryan Rust, center, celebrates his goal against San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones (31). (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar).