It's not over yet.

That's the message espoused by San Jose Sharks head coach Pete DeBoer following a Game 4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins that left his team sitting in a 3-1 series hole.

"There's no quit in our group," he told reporters. "We've been the best road team in the league. We're going to show up and try to get this back here for Game 6. Until you win four, this isn't over."

The key, he added, will be bucking the series-long trend of allowing the Penguins to open the scoring.

"We've been chasing the game the whole series by not scoring first. That takes you out of your four-line rhythm. It affects all parts of your game," he said.

"That's the biggest thing we have to fix. We have to find a way to get on the board earlier in the game instead of chasing it all night."

Apart from Joonas Donskoi's overtime winner in Game 3, the Sharks haven't led a game at any point in the series.

At any rate, it's going to be tough to come back.

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Don't count Tomas Hertl out of the Stanley Cup Final just yet.

Following a Game 4 loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks head coach Pete DeBoer said the forward remains day to day with a lower body injury.

The question was raised in light of a report out of the Czech Republic earlier Monday suggesting Hertl's season is over as a result of the injury.

Hertl, who's missed the past two games, recorded six goals, five assists, and 50 shots on net in 20 playoff contests.

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Even with his playing days well behind him, Mario Lemieux still has a passion for the game.

Case in point: The Pittsburgh Penguins owner jumped to his feet in celebration after Eric Fehr scored a late third-period goal to ensure the Game 4 win.

Lemieux's club is one win away from a Stanley Cup, meaning he's probably feeling pretty good about not selling the team when it was reportedly up for grabs earlier this season.

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Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin collected two points each, and Matt Murray made 23 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night.

Now up 3-1 in the series, the Penguins, whose three previous titles were clinched on visiting ice, now have an opportunity to claim its first Stanley Cup in seven seasons Thursday at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

Ian Cole set the table for the road split, smacking a rebound past Martin Jones off a Kessel shot early in the first. He became the 17th different goal scorer for the Penguins this postseason, and the club's eighth U.S.-born scorer to match an NHL record.

Kessel then directly set up Pittsburgh's second goal, spotting Malkin at the side of the net with a precise feed for a tap-in goal.

Melker Karlsson brought the Sharks to within one eight minutes into the third period, but Eric Fehr iced the game with 122 seconds left in regulation, scoring on a partial break, off a feed from Carl Hagelin.

Jones made just 17 saves in the contest, as the Sharks outshot the Penguins for the first time in the series.

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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana became the latest Bay Area sporting legend to throw his support behind the San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup Final.

Montana joins former 49ers teammate Ronnie Lott and recently retired Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch as the latest NFL player to root for the Sharks, in their endeavor to capture their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

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Insert platitude here.

Patric Hornqvist showed us what the playoffs are all about, and also what he's willing to do to have his name etched on the Stanley Cup, blocking a shot with the side of his head in the waning moments of the second period of Game 4.

Seriously, though, let's hope he's not just able to return, but genuinely able to shake off the blow.

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Evgeni Malkin is back on the board.

Held without a goal over his past six playoff games, the Pittsburgh Penguins superstar center finally converted, scoring on the power play in the second period of Game 4.

The goal was set up by Phil Kessel - his second assist of the night - who deftly passed the puck to Malkin while Martin Jones and the San Jose Sharks were anticipating a shot.

Malkin scored his fifth of the playoffs on the play, but only his second in 16 games.

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Discord continues to mount between perhaps the two most important skaters in the Stanley Cup Final.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic received a minor penalty for depositing Sidney Crosby into the San Jose Sharks' bench after a frustrating shift in the defensive zone for the shutdown blue-liner.

On the man advantage, and in a rare instance on the ice without Vlasic since the series shifted to San Jose, Crosby and the Penguins failed to capitalize.

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An unlikely scorer gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 1-0 lead early in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Defenseman Ian Cole made the most of a juicy rebound served up by Martin Jones of the San Jose Sharks by scoring his first career playoff goal.

The marker was assisted by Phil Kessel, the initial shooter on the play, as well as Evgeni Malkin.

The Penguins have now opened the scoring in each of the four games of the series so far.

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The San Jose Sharks brought in the heavy artillery for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Metal icons and California-bred Metallica performed their instrumental rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner immediately before puck drop between the Sharks and Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night.

Metallica's long been associated with the franchise, which blares Seek and Destroy through the SAP Center speakers when the team sprints onto the ice before games, and has previously held a promotional night for the band.

The guitars James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett used to perform the national anthem were signed, and are available for auction to benefit The Sharks Foundation.

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