Except if you look at the stats ..
Playoff
GOALS AGAINST AVG ... #1 Matt Murray - Pittsburgh ...
1.70 GAA
Playoff
SAVE PERCENTAGE ...... #1 Matt Murray - Pittsburgh ...
9.37 SV%
NHL Hockey Statistics and League Leaders - National Hockey League - ESPN
How is the
best goals against average and best save percentage that leads to a Stanley Cup not qualify as "Defense wins Championships" ?
Pens were on average giving up less than 2 goals against a game with a 1.70 GAA.
PS. Nashville the runner up with Rinne
1.96 GAA and
2.30 SV% also top 5 in both categories and also less than 2.0 GA/g average.