well it's a nice try. It may be a surprise hit. now that 4 people will post here!

Can't say that I LOVE hockey, but I'm hopeful that this series will be the first of many things to save the NHL and push it towards the big three again.

I'll predict that Detroit will win to jinx them, because, if the NHL wants to become prominent again, Pittsburgh NEEDS to win.

Game 1: Pittsburgh 0, Detroit 4 [1-0, DET]
Samuelsson powers Red Wings to Game 1 win
DETROIT – An unassisted goal is an anathema to a team built on collective success like the Detroit Red Wings. But two unassisted goals off the stick of Mikael Samuelsson lifted the Wings to a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena.
Samuelsson netted the game-winning goal at 13:01 of the second period and added some insurance at 2:16 of the third period to get the Wings off to a strong start.


Next Game: Mon, May 26: Penguins @ Red Wings
8:00pm ET - VERSUS, CBC, RDS

Final 1 2 3 T
PITT 0 0 0 0
DET 0 1 3 4

SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
NONE
2nd Period
13:01 Mikael Samuelsson, Wrap-Around - Assists: none
3rd Period
02:16 Mikael Samuelsson, Snap Shot - Assists: none
17:18 SHG - Dan Cleary, Backhand - Assists: Brad Stuart
19:47 PPG - Henrik Zetterberg, Snap Shot - Assists: Tomas Holmstrom and Nicklas Lidstrom

PENALTY SUMMARY
1st Period
03:51 Kris Letang : Interference - 2 min
04:02 Tomas Holmstrom : Hi-sticking - 2 min
10:15 Nicklas Lidstrom : Hooking - 2 min
12:38 Darren Helm : Tripping - 2 min
15:20 Tomas Holmstrom : Interference - Goalkeeper - 2 min
19:00 Hal Gill : Hi-sticking - 2 min
2nd Period
01:55 Sidney Crosby : Slashing - 2 min
13:13 Ryan Whitney : Holding - 2 min
19:28 Evgeni Malkin : Tripping - 2 min
3rd Period
15:27 Nicklas Lidstrom : Interference - 2 min
18:08 Jarkko Ruutu : Slashing - 2 min

SHOTS ON GOAL
1st 2nd 3rd T
PITT 12 4 3 19
DET 11 16 9 36

SAVES
Goalie Total
Fleury 32 - 36
Osgood 19 - 19

Other Facts
Three star selections:
1st: MIKAEL SAMUELSSON
2nd: CHRIS OSGOOD
3rd: DANIEL CLEARY

Attendance:20,066
Referees: Paul Devorski, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Shane Heyer
DET
PITT

Hell ****ing yea Detroit!!

Game 2: Pittsburgh 0, Detroit 3 [2-0, DET]
Wings extend shutout streak, Pens' misery in Game 2
DETROIT – The Pittsburgh Penguins had a Memorial Day weekend in Detroit they would just as soon forget.
The Detroit Red Wings jumped to a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final with a 3-0 win in Game 2 that did nothing to raise the Penguins' confidence or lower their blood pressure.

Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom scored first-period goals and Valtteri Filppula added a third-period goal to ensure the victory for goalie Chris Osgood, who posted his second straight shutout.

"No, but we were hoping to have back-to-back wins," Babcock said when asked if he expected back-to-back shutouts. "I think it's real important you look after home ice. Nothing's happening in a series until you've won on the road, after you've looked after business at home. So they're going to get regrouped and they're going to have their best effort and we gotta have our best effort in Game 3."

Few can argue with the results after seeing the first two games of the series. The series now shifts to Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena Wednesday (8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS, NHL Radio) where the Pens, out-shot 34-22 on Monday, hope to be every bit as inhospitable as the Wings were for Games 1 and 2.

Filppula is the most challenging name in the NHL to type and he proved to be one of the most challenging to stop at 8:48 of the third period when he scored to give the Wings a 3-0 lead.
Next Game: Wed, May 28: Red Wings @ Penguins
8:00pm ET - NBC, CBC, RDS

Final 1 2 3 T
PITT 0 0 0 0
DET 2 0 1 3

SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
06:55 Brad Stuart, Slap Shot - Assists: Valtteri Filppula
11:18 Tomas Holmstrom, Tip-In - Assists: Henrik Zetterberg
2nd Period
none
3rd Period
08:48 Valtteri Filppula, Wrist Shot - Assists: Johan Franzen and Brad Stuart

PENALTY SUMMARY
1st Period
11:33 Brad Stuart : Tripping - 2 min
15:14 Ryan Malone : Interference - 2 min
17:49 Dan Cleary : Hooking - 2 min
19:46 Gary Roberts : Roughing - 2 min
2nd Period
11:17 Brooks Orpik : Roughing - 2 min
11:17 Tomas Holmstrom : Slashing - 2 min
17:30 Ryan Malone : Slashing - 2 min
3rd Period
00:22 Marian Hossa : Holding - 2 min
03:42 Ryan Malone : Roughing - 2 min
03:42 Pavel Datsyuk : Roughing - 2 min
07:49 Dallas Drake : Tripping - 2 min
08:04 Ryan Malone : Interference - Goalkeeper - 2 min
11:51 Maxime Talbot [served by Tyler Kennedy] : Roughing - 2 min
11:51 Johan Franzen : Roughing - 2 min
11:51 Maxime Talbot : Roughing - 2 min
16:08 Ryan Whitney : Roughing - 2 min
18:52 Evgeni Malkin : Roughing - 2 min
18:52 Gary Roberts : Roughing - 2 min
18:52 Petr Sykora : Interference - Goalkeeper - 2 min
18:52 Andreas Lilja : Roughing - 2 min
18:52 Johan Franzen : Roughing - 2 min
18:52 Gary Roberts : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
20:00 Maxime Talbot : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min

SHOTS ON GOAL
PITT 6 6 10 22
DET 12 11 11 34

SAVES
Goalie Total
Fleury 31 - 34
Osgood 22 - 22

Other Facts
Three star selections:
1st: CHRIS OSGOOD
2nd: VALTTERI FILPPULA
3rd: BRAD STUART
Attendance: 20,066
Referees: Marc Joannette, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Jean Morin
DET
PITT

DETROIT ftw

Game 3: Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 3 [2-1, DET]
Crosby's heroics carry Pittsburgh back into Stanley Cup Final
PITTSBURGH – The old cliché says your best players have to be at their best when the chips are down.
Sidney Crosby turned that cliché into reality Wednesday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Trailing the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Final, the Penguins couldn’t afford to lose.

And thanks to “Sid the Kid,” they didn’t. Crosby not only scored the Penguins’ first two goals of the game, but their first two of the entire series to lift the Penguins to a 3-2 win and put Pittsburgh right back into the series.

“I think it was desperation,” Crosby said. “I wanted to make sure personally I had a good game. I think we all believed that if we put our best game out there, we gave ourselves a good chance. But personally, you just want to make sure you're leading by example and doing your job out there. And that's all I was basically trying to do.

“I mean, it's not hard to get up for a game this big, especially in the Stanley Cup Final.”

Next Game: Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final is Saturday night (8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS, NHL Radio).

Final 1 2 3 T
DET 0 1 1 2
PITT 1 1 1 3

SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
17:25 Sidney Crosby, Wrist Shot - Assists: Marian Hossa

2nd Period
02:34 PPG - Sidney Crosby, Wrist Shot - Assists: Marian Hossa and Ryan Malone
14:48 PPG - Johan Franzen, Wrist Shot - Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom and Niklas Kronvall

3rd Period
07:18 Adam Hall, Wrist Shot - Assists: Maxime Talbot and Gary Roberts
13:37 Mikael Samuelsson, Wrist Shot - Assists: Brad Stuart and Valtteri Filppula

PENALTY SUMMARY
1st Period
01:04 Johan Franzen : Holding - 2 min
03:05 Jordan Staal : Holding - 2 min
12:07 Sergei Gonchar : Hooking - 2 min 19:19 Brian Rafalski : Tripping - 2 min
2nd Period
02:02 Niklas Kronwall : Hooking - 2 min 08:54 Hal Gill : Cross checking - 2 min
12:57 Hal Gill : Cross checking - 2 min
3rd Period
15:42 Evgeni Malkin : Hooking - 2 min

SHOTS ON GOAL
DET 9 9 16 34
PITT 6 13 5 24

SAVES
Goalie Total
Osgood 21 - 24
Fleury 32 - 34

Other Facts
Three star selections:
1st: SIDNEY CROSBY
2nd: MARIAN HOSSA
3rd: JOHAN FRANZEN
Attendance: 17,132
Referees: Paul Devorski, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Jay Sharrers
DET
PITT

Game 4: Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 1 [3-1, DET]
Red Wings grab 3-1 series lead
PITTSBURGH – The Detroit Red Wings now have a 3-1 stranglehold on the 2008 Stanley Cup Final thanks to Saturday night’s 2-1 win at Mellon Arena that saw the Wings frustrate the Pittsburgh Penguins at nearly every turn, especially in the third period when the Wings denied a 5-on-3 Penguins power play for 1:26.



Next Game: Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final is Monday night (8 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, RDS, NHL Radio).

Final 1 2 3 T
DET 1 0 1 2
PITT 1 0 0 1

SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
02:51 PPG - Marian Hossa, Wrist Shot - Assists: Sergei Gonchar and Sidney Crosby
07:06 Nicklas Lidstrom, Slap Shot - Assists: Brian Rafalski and Pavel Datsyuk

2nd Period
none

3rd Period
02:26 Jiri Hudler, Backhand - Assists: Darren Helm and Brad Stuart

PENALTY SUMMARY
1st Period
02:11 Dallas Drake : Roughing - 2 min
05:04 Pascal Dupuis : Cross checking - 2 min 09:03 Brian Rafalski : Roughing - 2 min
14:28 Kris Draper : Holding - 2 min
16:59 Maxime Talbot : Diving - 2 min
16:59 Brett Lebda : Cross checking - 2 min
17:55 Brooks Orpik : Roughing - 2 min
17:55 Johan Franzen : Elbowing - 2 min
2nd Period
03:44 Jordan Staal : Interference - 2 min
16:04 Brian Rafalski : Holding - 2 min
3rd Period
04:08 Marc-Andre Fleury served by Marian Hossa : Delay of game - 2 min
09:36 Kirk Maltby : Hooking - 2 min
10:10 Andreas Lilja : Interference - 2 min

SHOTS ON GOAL
DET 14 7 9 30
PITT 9 8 6 23

SAVES
Goalie Total
Osgood 22 - 23
Fleury 28 - 30

Other Facts

Attendance: 17,132
Referees: Marc Joannette, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Jean Morin
DET
PITT

Last night was one of the best hockey games I've ever seen. Penguins pulled it out in triple OT and live to play again on Wednesday. Sykora, who actually called that he was going to score, won the game in the third OT.

Hell yeah another championship coming to the Motor City. Way to go Red Wings!

That was a ridiculous last 3 seconds. Chris Osgood should attack his teammates for letting such a great scoring chance in the last 3 seconds.