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2008 Stanley Cup Final
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Pittsburgh Penguins0031422
Detroit Red Wings4322334
* - Denotes overtime period(s)
Location:Detroit: Joe Louis Arena (1,2,5)
Pittsburgh: Mellon Arena (3,4,6)
Format:Best-of-seven
Coaches:Detroit: Mike Babcock
Pittsburgh: Michel Therrien
Captains:Detroit: Nicklas Lidström
Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby
Referees:Paul Devorski, Marc Joannette, Dan O'Halloran, Brad Watson[1]
Dates:May 24 – June 4
MVP:Henrik Zetterberg
Series-winning
Goal:		Henrik Zetterberg (7:36, 3rd, G6)
Networks:NBC, CBC, Versus, RDS, NASN
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Paths to the Final

For more details on this topic, see 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 9, 2008 after the 2007–08 regular season.

The Detroit Red Wings entered the Final after winning the Presidents' Trophy as the team that had the best record during the regular season. The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions The Presidents' Trophy is an award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL to the team which finishes with the most points in the league during the regular Led by forwards Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk, and Johan Franzén, Detroit scored 55 goals in the first three rounds of the playoffs. Henrik Zetterberg (born October 9, 1980, in Njurunda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к (born July 20 1978, in Sverdlovsk, USSR) is a Russian Johan Franzén (jaʊɑn fɹɑnzɛn born, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey center playing for the Detroit With struggling goaltender Dominik Hasek being replaced mid-series by Chris Osgood, the Red Wings defeated their division rival Nashville Predators in the Western Conference Quarterfinals, in six games. Dominik Hašek (ˈdomɪnɪk ˈɦaʃɛk in Czech born January 29 1965 is a Czech retired Ice hockey Goaltender. Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender The Nashville Predators are a professional Ice hockey team based in Nashville Tennessee. The team swept the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Semifinal round, and defeated the Dallas Stars in six games to win their fifth Clarence S. Campbell Bowl in franchise history. The Colorado Avalanche are a professional Ice hockey team based in Denver Colorado, United States The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The Clarence S Campbell Bowl, or the Campbell Trophy, is a National Hockey League trophy awarded to the Western Conference playoff champions

The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the championship series after winning the Atlantic Division and earning the second-best regular season record in the Eastern Conference. The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The NHL 's Atlantic Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Eastern Conference in a league realignment the predecessor of which was the Patrick Division The Eastern Conference (Conférence de l'Est is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL used to divide teams The team was led by Sidney Crosby; missing 29 games throughout the regular season because of an ankle injury, the captain returned to lead the first three rounds of the playoffs in assists, and to tie for the lead in points heading into the Stanley Cup Final. Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury recorded three shutouts throughout the playoffs, to lead the league in that category. Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender playing for the Pittsburgh Evgeni Malkin and Marian Hossa, who was acquired at the trade deadline, each recorded nine goals and ten assists throughout the playoffs. Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno", Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red The Penguins swept the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, a reversal of the series of the previous season when Ottawa beat Pittsburgh 4–1. The Ottawa Senators (Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa are a professional Ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The 2007 Stanley Cup Playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 11, 2007. In the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Penguins defeated division rival the New York Rangers, in five games. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The team won the Prince of Wales Trophy by defeating another division rival, the Philadelphia Flyers, also in five games. The Prince of Wales Trophy, or simply the Wales Trophy, is a National Hockey League (NHL trophy awarded to the Eastern Conference (formerly The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Rosters

Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year.

Detroit Red Wings

Goaltenders
#PlayerCatchesAcquiredPlace of BirthFinals appearance
30Chris OsgoodL2005Flag of CanadaPeace River, Alberta4th (1995, 1997, 1998)
35Jimmy HowardL2003Flag of the United StatesOgdensburg, New York1st (did not play)
39Dominik HasekL2006Flag of the Czech RepublicPardubice, Czechoslovakia4th (1992, 1999, 2002)
Defensemen
#PlayerShootsAcquiredPlace of BirthFinals appearance
3Andreas LiljaL2005Flag of SwedenHelsingborg, Sweden1st
4Kyle QuinceyL2003Flag of CanadaKitchener, Ontario1st (did not play)
5Nicklas Lidstrom – CL1989Flag of SwedenVasteras, Sweden5th (1995, 1997, 1998, 2002)
14Derek MeechL2002Flag of CanadaWinnipeg, Manitoba1st (did not play)
22Brett LebdaL2004Flag of the United StatesBuffalo Grove, Illinois1st
23Brad StuartL2008Flag of CanadaRocky Mountain House, Alberta1st
24Chris CheliosR1999Flag of the United StatesChicago, Illinois5th (1986, 1989, 1992, 2002; did not play)
28Brian RafalskiR2007Flag of the United StatesDearborn, Michigan4th (2000, 2001, 2003)
36Garrett StaffordR2007Flag of the United StatesLos Angeles, California1st (did not play)
46Jakub KindlL2005Flag of the Czech RepublicSumperk, Czechoslovakia1st (did not play)
52Jonathan EricssonL2002Flag of SwedenKarlskrona, Sweden1st (did not play)
55Niklas KronwallL2000Flag of SwedenStockholm, Sweden1st
Forwards
#PlayerPositionShootsAcquiredPlace of BirthFinals appearance
8Justin AbdelkaderCL2005Flag of the United StatesMuskegon, Michigan1st (did not play)
11Daniel ClearyLWL2005Flag of CanadaCarbonear, Newfoundland1st
13Pavel Datsyuk – ACL1998Flag of RussiaSverdlovsk, U.S.S.R.2nd (2002)
17Dallas DrakeRWL2007Flag of CanadaTrail, British Columbia1st
18Kirk MaltbyRWR1996Flag of CanadaGuelph, Ontario4th (1997, 1998, 2002)
20Aaron DowneyRWR2007Flag of CanadaShelburne, Ontario1st (did not play)
25Darren McCartyRWR2008Flag of CanadaBurnaby, British Columbia4th (1997, 1998, 2002)
26Jiri HudlerCL2002Flag of the Czech RepublicOlomouc, Czechoslovakia1st
33Kris Draper – ACL1993Flag of CanadaToronto, Ontario4th (1997, 1998, 2002)
37Mikael SamuelssonRWR2005Flag of SwedenMariefred, Sweden1st
40Henrik Zetterberg – ACL1999Flag of SwedenNjurunda, Sweden1st
42Mattias RitolaCL2005Flag of SwedenBorlange, Sweden1st (did not play)
43Darren HelmLWL2005Flag of CanadaSt. Andrews, Manitoba1st
44Mark HartiganCL2007Flag of CanadaFort St. John, British Columbia1st (did not play)
48Cory EmmertonLWL2006Flag of CanadaSt. Thomas, Ontario1st (did not play)
51Valtteri FilppulaCL2002Flag of FinlandVantaa, Finland1st
82Tomas KopeckyLWL2000Flag of SlovakiaDubnica nad Vahom, Czechoslovakia1st (did not play)
93Johan FranzenLWL2004Flag of SwedenVetlanda, Sweden1st
96Tomas HolmstromRWL1994Flag of SwedenPitea, Sweden4th (1997, 1998, 2002)

Pittsburgh Penguins

Goaltenders
#PlayerCatchesAcquiredPlace of BirthFinals appearance
29Marc-Andre FleuryL2003Flag of CanadaSorel, Quebec1st
35Ty ConklinL2007Flag of the United StatesAnchorage, Alaska2nd (2006)
30Dany SabourinL2007Flag of CanadaVal-d'Or, Quebec1st (did not play)
Defensemen
#PlayerShootsAcquiredPlace of BirthFinals appearance
2Hal GillL2008Flag of the United StatesConcord, Massachusetts1st
3Mark Eaton (IR)L2006Flag of the United StatesWilmington, Delaware1st (did not play)
4Rob ScuderiL1998Flag of the United StatesSyosset, New York1st
5Darryl SydorL2007Flag of CanadaEdmonton, Alberta5th (1993, 1999, 2000, 2004)
19Ryan WhitneyL2002Flag of the United StatesBoston, Massachusetts1st
44Brooks OrpikL2001Flag of the United StatesSan Francisco, California1st
55Sergei Gonchar – AL2005Flag of RussiaChelyabinsk, U.S.S.R.2nd (1998)
58Kris LetangR2005Flag of CanadaMontreal, Quebec1st
Forwards
#PlayerPositionShootsAcquiredPlace of BirthFinals appearance
9Pascal DupuisLW/RWL2008Flag of CanadaLaval, Quebec1st
10Gary Roberts – ALWL2007Flag of CanadaNorth York, Ontario2nd (1989)
11Jordan StaalCL2006Flag of CanadaThunder Bay, Ontario1st
12Ryan MaloneLWL1999Flag of the United StatesPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1st
17Petr SykoraRWL2007Flag of the Czech RepublicPilsen, Czechoslovakia4th (2000, 2001, 2003)
18Marian HossaRWL2008Flag of SlovakiaStara Lubovna, Czechoslovakia1st
24Kris BeechCL2008Flag of CanadaSalmon Arm, British Columbia1st (did not play)
25Maxime TalbotC/LWL2002Flag of CanadaLeMoyne, Quebec1st
27Georges LaraqueRWR2007Flag of CanadaMontreal, Quebec2nd (2006)
28Adam HallRW/CR2007Flag of the United StatesKalamazoo, Michigan1st
37Jarkko RuutuLWL2006Flag of FinlandHelsinki, Finland1st
38Jeff TaffeC/LWL2007Flag of the United StatesHastings, Minnesota1st (did not play)
48Tyler KennedyC/RWR2004Flag of CanadaSault Ste. Marie, Ontario1st
71Evgeni MalkinCL2004Flag of RussiaMagnitogorsk, U.S.S.R.1st
87Sidney Crosby – CCL2005Flag of CanadaCole Harbour, Nova Scotia1st

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It is located to the north-east of Winnipeg and the Red River demarcates Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America Mark Hartigan (born October 15, 1977 in Fort St John British Columbia) is a professional Ice hockey centre currently playing for the The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Cory Emmerton (born June 1, 1988 in St Thomas, Ontario) is a Canadian Ice hockey centre. The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, on June 24 St Thomas is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. 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Tomas Holmström (born January 23, 1973, in Piteå, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey left winger The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 28 1994 Picks for the 1994 draft are on the "Hockey Database" website Selections by round Round 1 Piteå (or Pite in the local dialect is a city in Norrbotten in northern Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The 1997 Stanley Cup Finals determined the winner of the Stanley Cup and the champion of the National Hockey League (NHL for the 1996–97 NHL season The 1998 Stanley Cup Finals were played in the 105th year of the Stanley Cup. 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New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Darryl Sydor (born 13 May, 1972 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who currently The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 The 1993 Stanley Cup Finals were held from June 1 to June 9 1993 between the Los Angeles Kings and the Montreal Canadiens to decide the NHL championship The 1999 Stanley Cup Finals were played in the 106th year of the Stanley Cup. The 2000 Stanley Cup Finals were played in the 107th year of the Stanley Cup. The 2004 Stanley Cup Finals pitted the Eastern Conference 's top qualifier the Tampa Bay Lightning, against the West 's sixth place qualifier the Calgary Ryan Whitney (born February 19, 1983, in Scituate, Massachusetts) is an American professional Ice hockey defenseman The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22 - 23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Ontario, Canada. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Brooks Orpik aka FREE CANDY (b September 26, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American Ice-hockey defenseman The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise Florida. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. 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As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Pascal Dupuis (born April 7, 1979 in Laval Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left winger who currently plays for The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Gary Roberts (born May 23, 1966 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left wing with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National In Ice hockey, each team has a designated captain, who normally wears a "C" on his or her jersey. The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec The 1989 Stanley Cup Final took place between May 14 and May 25, between the top two teams during the 1988–89 NHL regular season, the Calgary Flames Jordan Staal (born on September 10, 1988 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a professional The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada, on June 24 Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American professional Ice hockey forward who currently The 1999 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26th at the FleetCenter in Boston Massachusetts. 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The 2001 Stanley Cup Finals were played in the 108th year of the Stanley Cup, pitting the defending champion New Jersey Devils against the Colorado Avalanche The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals featured the Eastern Conference finalist the second-seeded New Jersey Devils, against the Western Conference finalist the seventh-seeded Mighty Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. Stará Ľubovňa (Altlublau Ólubló Latin: Lublovia; Stara Lubowla is a Town with approximately 16000 inhabitants in northeastern Slovakia Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Kris Beech (born February 5, 1981 in Salmon Arm, British Columbia) is a Canadian Ice hockey center currently playing The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. Salmon Arm is a city in the interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia that has a population of 16205 British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C The 2002 NHL Entry Draft was held June 22 - 23 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto Ontario, Canada. LeMoyne is a former city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It was amalgamated into the city of Longueuil on January 1, 2002. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Georges Laraque (born December 7, 1976) is a professional Ice hockey forward and a radio host for CFRN. The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk The 2006 Stanley Cup Finals was the 2006 edition of the final series of the National Hockey League 's Stanley Cup playoffs. "Adam Hall" is also a pseudonym of the novelist Elleston Trevor. The 2007–08 NHL season was the 90th season of the National Hockey League. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Jarkko Ruutu (born August 23 1975 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Senators The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Jeff Taffe (born February 19, 1981, in Hastings, Minnesota, U The 2006–07 NHL season was the 89th Regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL Hastings is a city in Dakota and Washington counties in the U Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Tyler Kennedy (b July 15, 1986 in Sault Ste Marie, ON) is a professional Ice hockey centre for the Pittsburgh The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh North Carolina. Sault Ste Marie (nicknamed "the Sault" or "the Soo" is a City on the St Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno", The 2004 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 26 at the RBC Center in Raleigh North Carolina. Magnitogorsk (Магнитогóрск roughly translated as magnet-mountain city) is a mining and industrial city located by the Ural River in The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins In Ice hockey, each team has a designated captain, who normally wears a "C" on his or her jersey. The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. As a lockout cancelled the 2004–05 NHL season, the draft order was determined by lottery on Cole Harbour is a community of Halifax Regional Municipality northeast of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Gary Roberts (born May 23, 1966 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left wing with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Chris Chelios (born Christos Kostas Tselios on January 25 1962 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional Ice hockey Prior to the game, a ceremonial faceoff featuring former Pittsburgh captain and current team chairman Mario Lemieux and former Detroit captain and current team vice president Steve Yzerman. A faceoff is the method used to begin play in Ice hockey. The two teams line up in opposition to each other and the opposing centres attempt to gain control of the Mario Lemieux (born October 5, 1965 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Penguins Stephen Gregory Yzerman ˈaɪzɚmən (born May 9, 1965 in Cranbrook British Columbia, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional hockey Each dropped a puck to their current captains Sidney Crosby and Nicklas Lidstrom, respectively. Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins Nicklas Erik Lidström (born April 28, 1970 in Västerås) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman who has

At 15:20 into the first period, a goal scored by Nicklas Lidstrom was waved off after Tomas Holmstrom was called for goaltender interference. Nicklas Erik Lidström (born April 28, 1970 in Västerås) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman who has Tomas Holmström (born January 23, 1973, in Piteå, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey left winger The remainder of the first period went scoreless, as Pittsburgh failed to capitalize on four consecutive power plays. At 13:01 into the second period, Mikael Samuelsson gave the Red Wings the unassisted game-winning goal, on a wrap-around. Mikael Samuelsson (born December 23, 1976 in Mariefred, Sweden) is a Professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Just over two minutes into the third period, Samuelsson added his second unassisted goal of the game. At 17:18 into the third period, Dan Cleary scored after receiving an assist from Brad Stuart, to give the Red Wings a 3–0 lead. Daniel Cleary (born 18 December, 1978 in Harbour Grace Newfoundland) is a professional Ice hockey winger playing for the Detroit Brad Stuart (born November 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who Henrik Zetterberg scored with 13 seconds remaining, giving the Wings their second goal on the power-play. Henrik Zetterberg (born October 9, 1980, in Njurunda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player Chris Osgood recorded his second shutout of the playoffs, to give the Red Wings a 4–0 victory in game one. Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender The Red Wings outshot the Penguins 36–19.

Game one summary

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Game two

In preparation for game two, head coach Michel Therrien revised Pittsburgh's lines; the revision included Gary Roberts who did not play in game one. Kristopher Letang (born April 24, 1987 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Tomas Holmström (born January 23, 1973, in Piteå, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey left winger For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Nicklas Erik Lidström (born April 28, 1970 in Västerås) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman who has Hooking in Ice hockey is a penalty called when an offending player uses their hockey stick to prevent another player from moving freely Darren Helm (born January 21, 1987, in St Andrews, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player for the A tripping penalty in Ice hockey is called by the Referee when a player trips an opposing player with their stick or uses their skate against the other players Tomas Holmström (born January 23, 1973, in Piteå, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey left winger For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Harold Priestley "Hal" Gill III (born April 6, 1975) is an American professional Ice hockey defenseman who plays for For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Mikael Samuelsson (born December 23, 1976 in Mariefred, Sweden) is a Professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Ryan Whitney (born February 19, 1983, in Scituate, Massachusetts) is an American professional Ice hockey defenseman For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno", A tripping penalty in Ice hockey is called by the Referee when a player trips an opposing player with their stick or uses their skate against the other players Mikael Samuelsson (born December 23, 1976 in Mariefred, Sweden) is a Professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Daniel Cleary (born 18 December, 1978 in Harbour Grace Newfoundland) is a professional Ice hockey winger playing for the Detroit Brad Stuart (born November 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who Henrik Zetterberg (born October 9, 1980, in Njurunda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player Tomas Holmström (born January 23, 1973, in Piteå, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey left winger Nicklas Erik Lidström (born April 28, 1970 in Västerås) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman who has Nicklas Erik Lidström (born April 28, 1970 in Västerås) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman who has For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Jarkko Ruutu (born August 23 1975 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Senators For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender playing for the Pittsburgh Michel Therrien (born November 4, 1963 is the current Head coach of the National Hockey League 's Pittsburgh Penguins, and a former head Gary Roberts is the name of Gary Roberts (ice hockey (born 1966 Canadian National Hockey League (NHL player Gary Roberts (footballer born [3] Johan Franzen, the leading goal-scorer in the playoffs, returned to the line-up for Detroit. Johan Franzén (jaʊɑn fɹɑnzɛn born, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey center playing for the Detroit [4]

Detroit's Brad Stuart scored the first goal of the game 6:55 into the first period, on a slap shot, with an assist from Valtteri Filppula. Brad Stuart (born November 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who Valtteri Filppula (born March 20, 1984 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward, currently Tomas Holmstrom added a goal at 11:18 into the first period, to put Detroit up 2–0. Tomas Holmström (born January 23, 1973, in Piteå, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey left winger Pittsburgh struggled throughout the period, failing to get a shot on goal for the game's first twelve minutes. Detroit outshot the Penguins 11–6 in the second period, but both teams failed to score. At 8:48 into the third period, Valtteri Filppula acquired his first goal of the series, beating goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury with a wrist-shot. Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender playing for the Pittsburgh Chris Osgood recorded his second consecutive shutout, stopping all 22 shots faced.

Game two summary

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Game three

Game three was held in Pittsburgh, where going into the matchup the Penguins had won sixteen consecutive home games. Brad Stuart (born November 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who Valtteri Filppula (born March 20, 1984 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward, currently Tomas Holmström (born January 23, 1973, in Piteå, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey left winger Henrik Zetterberg (born October 9, 1980, in Njurunda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player Brad Stuart (born November 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who A tripping penalty in Ice hockey is called by the Referee when a player trips an opposing player with their stick or uses their skate against the other players Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American professional Ice hockey forward who currently For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Daniel Cleary (born 18 December, 1978 in Harbour Grace Newfoundland) is a professional Ice hockey winger playing for the Detroit Hooking in Ice hockey is a penalty called when an offending player uses their hockey stick to prevent another player from moving freely Gary Roberts (born May 23, 1966 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left wing with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Brooks Orpik aka FREE CANDY (b September 26, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American Ice-hockey defenseman For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Tomas Holmström (born January 23, 1973, in Piteå, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey left winger For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American professional Ice hockey forward who currently For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Valtteri Filppula (born March 20, 1984 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward, currently Johan Franzén (jaʊɑn fɹɑnzɛn born, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey center playing for the Detroit Brad Stuart (born November 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American professional Ice hockey forward who currently For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к (born July 20 1978, in Sverdlovsk, USSR) is a Russian For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Dallas James Drake (born February 4, 1969 in Trail British Columbia) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey winger in the A tripping penalty in Ice hockey is called by the Referee when a player trips an opposing player with their stick or uses their skate against the other players Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American professional Ice hockey forward who currently For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Tyler Kennedy (b July 15, 1986 in Sault Ste Marie, ON) is a professional Ice hockey centre for the Pittsburgh For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Johan Franzén (jaʊɑn fɹɑnzɛn born, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey center playing for the Detroit For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Ryan Whitney (born February 19, 1983, in Scituate, Massachusetts) is an American professional Ice hockey defenseman For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Petr Sýkora (pɪitɝ/ɹ̩ sɪkɔɹɑ born November 19, 1976 in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Johan Franzén (jaʊɑn fɹɑnzɛn born, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey center playing for the Detroit For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Andreas Lilja (born July 13 1975 is a Professional Ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno", For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Gary Roberts (born May 23, 1966 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left wing with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National For clarity male pronouns will be used throughout this article A penalty in Ice hockey is a Punishment for inappropriate Behavior Gary Roberts (born May 23, 1966 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left wing with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender playing for the Pittsburgh [5] Pittsburgh continued to shuffle their lineup by replacing defenseman Kris Letang with veteran Darryl Sydor,[6] but going back to the top line combinations from game one. Kristopher Letang (born April 24, 1987 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman Darryl Sydor (born 13 May, 1972 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who currently The Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored the team's first goal of the series late in the first period, with an assist from Marian Hossa. Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red The Penguins went up 2-0 after Crosby scored a second time, his second coming on the power-play, just 2:34 into the second period. Johan Franzen pulled the Red Wings within one, when he scored on the power-play at 14:48 of the second period. Johan Franzén (jaʊɑn fɹɑnzɛn born, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey center playing for the Detroit Adam Hall scored his second goal of the post season, when the Penguins winger scored at 7:18 of the third period, putting his team up 3-1. "Adam Hall" is also a pseudonym of the novelist Elleston Trevor. Mikael Samuelsson scored a second goal for the Red Wings, with assists from Brad Stuart and Valtteri Filppula. Mikael Samuelsson (born December 23, 1976 in Mariefred, Sweden) is a Professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Brad Stuart (born November 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who Valtteri Filppula (born March 20, 1984 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward, currently However, Pittsburgh's 3-2 lead held, giving the team their first victory of the series. Despite winning the game, Pittsburgh was outshot by the Red Wings for the third consecutive game by at least 10 shots.

Game three summary

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Detroit991634

Game four

Entering Game Four, Petr Sykora said the game was a must-win for the Penguins, "For us, basically, [game four] is a do-or-die game". Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American professional Ice hockey forward who currently Johan Franzén (jaʊɑn fɹɑnzɛn born, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey center playing for the Detroit Nicklas Erik Lidström (born April 28, 1970 in Västerås) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman who has Niklas Kronwall (born January 12, 1981, in Stockholm) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman playing Niklas Kronwall (born January 12, 1981, in Stockholm) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman playing Harold Priestley "Hal" Gill III (born April 6, 1975) is an American professional Ice hockey defenseman who plays for Harold Priestley "Hal" Gill III (born April 6, 1975) is an American professional Ice hockey defenseman who plays for "Adam Hall" is also a pseudonym of the novelist Elleston Trevor. Gary Roberts (born May 23, 1966 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left wing with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Mikael Samuelsson (born December 23, 1976 in Mariefred, Sweden) is a Professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Brad Stuart (born November 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who Valtteri Filppula (born March 20, 1984 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward, currently Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno", Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender playing for the Pittsburgh Petr Sýkora (pɪitɝ/ɹ̩ sɪkɔɹɑ born November 19, 1976 in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player [7] Jiri Hudler's game-winning goal at 2:26 of the third period broke a 1–1 tie, and the Red Wings killed off a Penguins 1:26 5-on-3 advantage midway through the final period to help preserve the victory. Jiří Hudler (jɪɹɪi. hʌdlɚ/ɹ̩ born January 4, 1984 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional Ice hockey Pittsburgh scored first on Marian Hossa's power play goal 2:51 into the game before Nicklas Lidstrom tied the game at 7:06 of the first period. Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red Nicklas Erik Lidström (born April 28, 1970 in Västerås) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman who has

Game four summary

Team123T
Pittsburgh98623
Detroit147930

Game five


Pittsburgh's Marian Hossa scored the first goal of the game at 8:37 into the first period. Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red Sergei Viktorovich Gonchar (Сергей Викторович Гончар Sergej Gončar; born 13 April 1974 in Chelyabinsk, USSR Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins Nicklas Erik Lidström (born April 28, 1970 in Västerås) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman who has Brian Rafalski (born September 28, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey player who plays Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к (born July 20 1978, in Sverdlovsk, USSR) is a Russian Dallas James Drake (born February 4, 1969 in Trail British Columbia) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey winger in the Pascal Dupuis (born April 7, 1979 in Laval Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left winger who currently plays for Brian Rafalski (born September 28, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey player who plays Kris Draper (born May 24 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and Brett Lebda (born January 15, 1982 in Buffalo Grove, Illinois) is a professional Ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Brooks Orpik aka FREE CANDY (b September 26, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American Ice-hockey defenseman Johan Franzén (jaʊɑn fɹɑnzɛn born, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey center playing for the Detroit Jordan Staal (born on September 10, 1988 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a professional Brian Rafalski (born September 28, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey player who plays Jiří Hudler (jɪɹɪi. hʌdlɚ/ɹ̩ born January 4, 1984 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional Ice hockey Darren Helm (born January 21, 1987, in St Andrews, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player for the Brad Stuart (born November 6, 1979 in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender playing for the Pittsburgh Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red Kirk Maltby (born December 22, 1972 in Guelph Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey winger with the Detroit Andreas Lilja (born July 13 1975 is a Professional Ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender playing for the Pittsburgh Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red Teammate Adam Hall added his second goal of the series at 14:41 of the first period, giving the Penguins a 2–0 lead. "Adam Hall" is also a pseudonym of the novelist Elleston Trevor. Detroit then scored three consecutive goals—by Darren Helm, Pavel Datsyuk, and Brian Rafalski—to gain the lead. Darren Helm (born January 21, 1987, in St Andrews, Manitoba) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player for the Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к (born July 20 1978, in Sverdlovsk, USSR) is a Russian Brian Rafalski (born September 28, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey player who plays After Pittsburgh pulled its goalie with less than one minute remaining in regulation, Maxime Talbot scored with 34. 3 seconds remaining to tie the game and force overtime. The goal marked only the second time in NHL history that a team avoided elimination in the Final by scoring in the last minute of the third period. [8] The first two overtime periods were scoreless, and the game went into the third overtime with Detroit killing two consecutive penalties, and Pittsburgh killing one. At the 9:21 mark, Pittsburgh's Petr Sykora scored the game-winning goal on another power-play, forcing the series back to Pittsburgh for game six. Petr Sýkora (pɪitɝ/ɹ̩ sɪkɔɹɑ born November 19, 1976 in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player The goal was assisted by defensemen Sergei Gonchar, who was playing his first shift in forty minutes as a result of an injury, and Evgeni Malkin, who got his first point of the Final. Sergei Viktorovich Gonchar (Сергей Викторович Гончар Sergej Gončar; born 13 April 1974 in Chelyabinsk, USSR Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno", Pittsburgh became the first team in modern NHL history to have three overtime power-plays in the Final. Goaltenders Marc-Andre Fleury and Chris Osgood stopped 55 and 28 shots, respectively. Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender playing for the Pittsburgh Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender The triple overtime game was the fifth-longest in Stanley Cup Final history. Overtime, in Ice hockey, is a method of determining the winner and loser of ice hockey matches should a game be tied after regulation [9]

Game five summary

Team123OT1OT2OT3T
Pittsburgh77428432
Detroit81214137458

Game six

Pittsburgh's Ryan Malone was scheduled to have X-rays on June 3, after being hit in the face with the puck in game five, but was expected to play. Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к (born July 20 1978, in Sverdlovsk, USSR) is a Russian Henrik Zetterberg (born October 9, 1980, in Njurunda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player Brian Rafalski (born September 28, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey player who plays Brian Rafalski (born September 28, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey player who plays Johan Franzén (jaʊɑn fɹɑnzɛn born, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey center playing for the Detroit Henrik Zetterberg (born October 9, 1980, in Njurunda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Kennedy (b July 15, 1986 in Sault Ste Marie, ON) is a professional Ice hockey centre for the Pittsburgh Henrik Zetterberg (born October 9, 1980, in Njurunda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player Daniel Cleary (born 18 December, 1978 in Harbour Grace Newfoundland) is a professional Ice hockey winger playing for the Detroit Petr Sýkora (pɪitɝ/ɹ̩ sɪkɔɹɑ born November 19, 1976 in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player Petr Sýkora (pɪitɝ/ɹ̩ sɪkɔɹɑ born November 19, 1976 in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia) is a professional Ice hockey player Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno", Sergei Viktorovich Gonchar (Сергей Викторович Гончар Sergej Gončar; born 13 April 1974 in Chelyabinsk, USSR Jiří Hudler (jɪɹɪi. hʌdlɚ/ɹ̩ born January 4, 1984 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional Ice hockey Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender playing for the Pittsburgh Ryan Malone (born December 1, 1979 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American professional Ice hockey forward who currently X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of Electromagnetic radiation. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering [10]

The Red Wings took a 2–0 lead in the second period in game six en route to a 3–2 victory to clinch the Stanley Cup. Brian Rafalski scored a power play goal at 5:03 in the first period before Valtteri Filppula extended the lead with a goal at 8:07 in the second. Brian Rafalski (born September 28, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey player who plays Valtteri Filppula (born March 20, 1984 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward, currently The Penguins had an opportunity to get their first goal later in the first period, with a 5-on-3 advantage for 1:33, but could not convert. Pittsburgh finally cut the lead at 15:26 of the second period with Evgeni Malkin's power play goal. Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno", However, a third period shot by Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg squeezed through the legs of Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who, after noticing he was not covering the puck, fell backwards and accidentally knocked the puck across the goal line for the Red Wings' third goal. Henrik Zetterberg (born October 9, 1980, in Njurunda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender playing for the Pittsburgh Marian Hossa scored a power play goal at 18:33 of the third period to cut the lead to 3–2, but the Penguins, despite a shot by Sidney Crosby and shot off rebound by Hossa in the final seconds, could not tie the game before time ran out. Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red

Game six summary

Team123T
Detroit991230
Pittsburgh88622

Television ratings

Game one of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals had a 1. Brian Rafalski (born September 28, 1973, in Dearborn, Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey player who plays Henrik Zetterberg (born October 9, 1980, in Njurunda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к (born July 20 1978, in Sverdlovsk, USSR) is a Russian Darryl Sydor (born 13 May, 1972 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who currently Dallas James Drake (born February 4, 1969 in Trail British Columbia) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey winger in the Kris Draper (born May 24 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and "Adam Hall" is also a pseudonym of the novelist Elleston Trevor. Valtteri Filppula (born March 20, 1984 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional Ice hockey forward, currently Mikael Samuelsson (born December 23, 1976 in Mariefred, Sweden) is a Professional Ice hockey right winger who currently Niklas Kronwall (born January 12, 1981, in Stockholm) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman playing Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno", Sidney Patrick Crosby ONS (born August 7 1987 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red Andreas Lilja (born July 13 1975 is a Professional Ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к (born July 20 1978, in Sverdlovsk, USSR) is a Russian Gary Roberts is the name of Gary Roberts (ice hockey (born 1966 Canadian National Hockey League (NHL player Gary Roberts (footballer born Johan Franzén (jaʊɑn fɹɑnzɛn born, in Vetlanda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey center playing for the Detroit Brooks Orpik aka FREE CANDY (b September 26, 1980 in San Francisco, California) is an American Ice-hockey defenseman Henrik Zetterberg (born October 9, 1980, in Njurunda, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey player Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (Па́вел Вале́рьевич Дацю́к (born July 20 1978, in Sverdlovsk, USSR) is a Russian Niklas Kronwall (born January 12, 1981, in Stockholm) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey defenceman playing Marián Hossa (born January 12 1979) is a Slovak professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Detroit Red Sergei Viktorovich Gonchar (Сергей Викторович Гончар Sergej Gončar; born 13 April 1974 in Chelyabinsk, USSR Evgeni Vladimirovich Malkin (Евгений Влади́мирович Малкин Jevgenij Vladimirovich Malkin, also popularly known as "Geno", Jiří Hudler (jɪɹɪi. hʌdlɚ/ɹ̩ born January 4, 1984 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional Ice hockey Christopher John Osgood (born November 26, 1972 in Peace River Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender Marc-André Fleury (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender playing for the Pittsburgh 8 rating in the United States, drawing 2. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television 3 million viewers. The rating was a 157% increase over the previous Playoff Finals opener, and a 100% rise from two years previous. The 2007 Stanley Cup Final was the 2007 edition of the final series of the National Hockey League 's Stanley Cup playoffs. The 2006 Stanley Cup Finals was the 2006 edition of the final series of the National Hockey League 's Stanley Cup playoffs. [11] Game two had a 1. 9 rating, drawing 2. 5 million viewers. It was the highest-rated and most-watched cable telecast of the finals in six years in the United States. The rating was the highest for an NHL game on Versus and the second highest rating for a Versus broadcast ever only to Lance Armstrong's seventh straight Tour de France victory in 2005 (2. Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France 1). [12] Game three drew a 2. 8 rating, representing an 87% increase over the previous year's game three. In Detroit, game three drew higher ratings (18. 2) than game five of the 2008 NBA Eastern Conference Finals between the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics (15. The 2008 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association 's 2007-08 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Boston The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the 9). [13] Game four earned a 2. 3 rating, up 21% over the previous year's game four. Game five drew a 4. 3 rating, representing a 79% increase from the previous year's game five. It drew the highest ratings for a game five since 2002. [14] Game six had a 4. 4 rating.

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