PENGUINS WIN THE 2009 STANLEY CUP

Before game 7 Maxime Talbot was asked who he thought the hero would be? He responded:"I'd like to think it's going to be me." Was he right or what. Maxime Talbot scored the Penguins only goals in game 7 as they won 2-1. In the second period it was a scary moment for the Penguins as Johan Franzen hit Sidney Crosby right in the left knee when there was no puck in sight. So is it a fare hit or not? I'll let you be the juge of that. But Sidney Crosby returned in the third period and played 1 shift which lasted 32 seconds. But he stayed on the bench and later lifted the Stanley Cup.

With just 2 seconds to go Nicklas Lidstrom came in from the point and took a shot which made Marc-Andre Fleury dive to make the save which more impotantly won the Stanley Cup for Pittsburgh."We said it when we started the playoffs, if your team plays well enough as a team and everyone has a chance to put the cape on and certainly Max put the cape on tonight," stated Penguins head coach Dan Byslma. When Penguins owner Mario Lemieux was asked how much does winning the Cup mean to Sidney Crosby ?

He reasponded:"It means everything to him," Lemieux said. "This kid, all he thinks about is winning championships. His whole life is training and practicing and playing hockey. He's a great kid, a perfect hockey player, that's all he does, think about hockey every day. It's amazing. I wish I would have had that discipline back then." The Penguins will look to defend there Cup victory next season.

The Penguins have won the Stanley Cup!!!!!!

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

PENGUINS STAY ALIVE WITH A 2-1 WIN

Last night in Pittsburgh, the Penguins seemed to be dominating the game right from the start. Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy scored the only goals for the Penguins in the 2-1 victory. At this time last year the Penguins were eliminated in game 6 against Detroit but according to Sidney Crosby the Penguins were not thinking about last year."We weren't thinking about last year at all," Sidney Crosby said. "But we found a way to survive. And now it's anyone's game. It's going to be a great challenge." Through this series it's always been the home team that have won the games. But is that a good or bad thing for the Penguins? I'll let you decide.

In the 2-1 Penguins victory they received a bit of luck. Just look at what happend in the second period. Henrik Zetterberg had a break away and he rang it right off the post."Those things happen," said Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock after the game. "I thought they were better than us, though, at the start of the game, probably, for the first almost 32 minutes. They won more races and more battles, had more play, were on top of us more, and they kept us to the outside. I thought we started to build some momentum at the end of the second period, and then obviously we had a good third period." Game 7 will be this Friday in Detroit.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

RED WINGS OVERPOWER THE PENGUINS WITH 5 GOALS

Just when people were starting to doubt that the Wings would be able to beat the Penguins, they responded with a 5-0 win. With this victory the Wings could do what they did last year. Go back to Pittsburgh and win the Cup."I keep hearing about how old we are," said Red Wings' head coach Mike Babcock, when asked if his team is wearing down. "But Datsyuk and Zetterberg are not that old, and Hossa's not that old, and Mule's not so old, so who is old? Cheli's older than me, I give you that." The Penguins will have to regroup after a disapointing loss in game 5. "When you don't play well at all, you have nothing to do but improve, and we have to," Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby said. "The situation is pretty clear for us. We have to go home and be desperate now."

When Mike Babcok was asked how big of a win this was? He responded:"It's a huge win," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "The biggest part is the extra days off. That's the best thing that we've got to this point.We'll be a better team."Pavel Datsyuk made his return from injury last night and just outplayed Evgeni Malkin as Datsyuk got 2 assist."When I play more, I'm more comfortable," said Datsyuk, who logged 17 1/2 minutes of ice time. "It's a little bit hard to start with the final series when I miss a couple of games, but I'm ready to play more."

Chris Osgood made 22 saves in the Wings 5-0 victory over the Penguins.Osgood earned an assist on Valtteri Filppula's goal."The other game is three days away so I don't know if (the shutout) has much bearing on what's going to happen in Pittsburgh," Osgood said. "It's more important for us to get a little break so we can be at full capacity when we go to Pittsburgh." Game 6 in Pittsburgh will be on Tuesday at 8:00pm E.T on CBC,NBC,FSN-Pittsburgh and FSN-Detroit.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo

PENGUINS WIN BOTH HOME GAMES TO TIE THE SEREIS AT 2-2

Last night in Pittsburgh, the Penguins offense erupted with 4 goals as the Penguins didn't only win 4-2 but they tied the series at 2-2. The opening goal was scored on the powerplay by Malkin. Then with the Wings leading 2-1 Jorgen Staal got a shorthanded breakaway and just put the puck from his backhand to his forehand and shot it in the net. Just about 5 minutes later Sidney Crosby scored on a cross scene pass by Malkin to make the Pens take a 3-2.Tyler Kennedy would add another goal as the Penguins won 4-2. lead.

"These last couple at home have been desperation from us," Penguins captain Sidney Crosby said following the game. "It's going to be like that all the way through here." Wings coach Mike Babcock was not happy with the result."I thought our guy with the most energy was Helm. Helm's line was the best line," said Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock. The Red Wings will look to reagroup when they play Game 5 on Saturday in Detroit.

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PENGUINS TAKE GAME 3 WITH HELP FROM TALBOT

Last night in Pittsburgh, the Pens finally got what they deserved (A win over the Red Wings)In the 4-2 Penguins win Fleury made 27 saves..Maxime Talbot scored twice for the Penguins, while Sergei Gonchar scored the game winner in last nights game. Talbot was pleased with Fleury's performance. As he think Fleury kept them in the game."I'm so happy for Fleury because in Game 1 and 2 he got criticized a little bit, but tonight I think he won the battle of the goaltenders. I have a lot of trust in that guy, he's amazing. If I had a choice to take any goaltender in the league, I would choose Fleury and he proved it tonight."

Last night's win for the Penguins, the Penguins were 2 for 3 on the powerplay."When you get an opportunity on the power play you want to make the most of it," Sidney Crosby stated. "We did a great job of that tonight." Red Wings coach Mike Babcock agreed with Crosby's comment."It was a power-play game," said Babcock. "They got three and we got two. You know, that's the facts." Game 4 of this series will be on Thursday at 8:00pm E.t.

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PENGUINS FALL IN GAME 2 TO THE WINGS BY THE SCORE OF 3-1

For the second straight game of the Stanley Cup Final, the Penguins do not get the bounces they needed to win against the Red Wings. When you don't get the bounces the frustration eventually shows. Just look at last night late in the game, Crosby slashes Zetterberg in the back of the leg,Maxime Talbot speared Osgood in the chest after a save,"I think in the playoffs and finals like this and Malkin getting into a fight with Zetterberg. "I think in the playoffs and finals like this, there is a lot of emotions, a lot of feelings," said Zetterberg. "When you get scrums that's the way it is. It should be a lot of feelings, and nothing more than that."

"It's great, Gino plays with emotion," said Talbot about Malkin's fight. "Guys are stepping up and he wants to be part of that. He's really intense and that's good."The Penguins will look to take all of that emotion and frustration into Game 3 at home. "We got scoring chances and pucks around the net and we did not capitalize on them when we needed to," said Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma. "They got timely goals and they got goals in and around our net and ended up with the victory."The Penguins will also look for some luck in game 3.

Written By Andrew Di Pardo