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Game 2 was another 3–1 victory for Detroit. Pittsburgh started out the game strong, setting up numerous chances from behind the net that were stopped by Chris Osgood. The Penguins then struck first at 16:50 of the opening period. After the Red Wings' [[Niklas Kronwall]] was sent to the penalty box for cross checking, Evgeni Malkin fired from the slot, and a scramble in front of the net ensued after Osgood gave up a rebound. The puck eventually came to Malkin for a second crack, and the shot was inadvertently deflected by Brad Stuart into his own net. Detroit took over in the second period, dominating in shots and benefiting from some luck, such as when [[Bill Guerin]]'s wrist shot hit the inside of the post but stayed out of the net. [[Jonathan Ericsson]] tied the game at 4:21 of the second period, moments after the Penguins were forced to ice the puck after a long shift. Pittsburgh promptly lost the ensuing faceoff in their zone, allowing Ericsson to score from the point. Then at 10:29, the Red Wings went ahead after [[Valtteri Filppula]] was able to backhand a shot from a difficult angle into the net. Filppula scored after Fleury had stopped both [[Tomas Holmström]] and [[Marian Hossa]], but couldn't hold the rebounds.
Game 2 was another 3–1 victory for Detroit. Pittsburgh started out the game strong, setting up numerous chances from behind the net that were stopped by Chris Osgood. The Penguins then struck first at 16:50 of the opening period. After the Red Wings' [[Niklas Kronwall]] was sent to the penalty box for cross checking, Evgeni Malkin fired from the slot, and a scramble in front of the net ensued after Osgood gave up a rebound. The puck eventually came to Malkin for a second crack, and the shot was inadvertently deflected by Brad Stuart into his own net. Detroit took over in the second period, dominating in shots and benefiting from some luck, such as when [[Bill Guerin]]'s wrist shot hit the inside of the post but stayed out of the net. [[Jonathan Ericsson]] tied the game at 4:21 of the second period, moments after the Penguins were forced to ice the puck after a long shift. Pittsburgh promptly lost the ensuing faceoff in their zone, allowing Ericsson to score from the point. Then at 10:29, the Red Wings went ahead after [[Valtteri Filppula]] was able to backhand a shot from a difficult angle into the net. Filppula scored after Fleury had stopped both [[Tomas Holmström]] and [[Marian Hossa]], but couldn't hold the rebounds.


At 1:39 of the third period, [[Sidney Crosby]] peeled out of the corner and fired a shot that bounced off the post and rolled along the Detroit goal line. The play was reviewed by video replay, but the ruling on the ice was upheld as a no goal. Then at 2:47, Justin Abdelkader gave the Red Wings their third goal of the game, as he moved in slowly against the Pittsburgh defense and blasted a shot that caught Marc-Andre Fleury off guard as it landed in the net. Tensions flared up near the end of the game at 19:41 of the third period. [[Max Talbot]] was called for slashing, which eventually led to a fight between Malkin and Detroit's [[Henrik Zetterberg]]. Malkin received an instigator penalty and a misconduct penalty, but was not suspended by the league for the incident.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030412 | title=NHL.com - Recap: Penguins @ Red Wings - 5/31/2009 | accessdate=2009-06-01}}</ref>
At 1:39 of the third period, [[Sidney Crosby]] peeled out of the corner and fired a shot that bounced off the post and rolled along the Detroit goal line. The play was reviewed by video replay, but the ruling on the ice was upheld as a no goal. Then at 2:47, Justin Abdelkader gave the Red Wings their third goal of the game, as he moved in slowly against the Pittsburgh defense and blasted a shot that caught Marc-Andre Fleury off guard as it landed in the net. Tensions flared up near the end of the game at 19:41 of the third period. [[Max Talbot]] was called for slashing, which eventually led to a fight between Malkin and Detroit's [[Henrik Zetterberg]]. Malkin received an instigator penalty and a misconduct penalty, but was not suspended by the league for the incident.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2008030412 | title=NHL.com - Recap: Penguins @ Red Wings - 5/31/2009 | accessdate=2009-06-01|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5j2MWFW9a|archivedate=2009-08-14|deadurl=no}}</ref>


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For the first time, the Pittsburgh Penguins played a seventh game in the Stanley Cup Finals, while the Red Wings made their seventh appearance in the deciding game. Detroit had previously gone 3–3 in Game 7's. Their last Stanley Cup Final Game 7 was in [[1964 Stanley Cup Finals|1964]] against the Toronto Maple Leafs, where they lost by the score of 4–0 in [[Maple Leaf Gardens]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Game 7!|publisher=MSNBC|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/13410909/|accessdate=2009-06-14}}</ref> Entering the contest, Red Wings Coach Mike Babcock joined [[Mike Keenan]] as the only men to coach Game 7's of the Stanley Cup Finals with two different teams, having been with the [[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] when they lost to the New Jersey Devils in [[2003 Stanley Cup Finals|2003]].
For the first time, the Pittsburgh Penguins played a seventh game in the Stanley Cup Finals, while the Red Wings made their seventh appearance in the deciding game. Detroit had previously gone 3–3 in Game 7's. Their last Stanley Cup Final Game 7 was in [[1964 Stanley Cup Finals|1964]] against the Toronto Maple Leafs, where they lost by the score of 4–0 in [[Maple Leaf Gardens]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Game 7!|publisher=MSNBC|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/13410909/|accessdate=2009-06-14|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5j2MWbGBx|archivedate=2009-08-14|deadurl=no}}</ref> Entering the contest, Red Wings Coach Mike Babcock joined [[Mike Keenan]] as the only men to coach Game 7's of the Stanley Cup Finals with two different teams, having been with the [[Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] when they lost to the New Jersey Devils in [[2003 Stanley Cup Finals|2003]].


The opening half of the first period featured tentative play by both teams but with Pittsburgh outperforming Detroit offensively in the frame. However, the Red Wings got the best scoring chance, as [[Kirk Maltby]] gained possession of a bouncing puck after a faceoff in the Penguins' zone. Maltby's shot was then stopped by the glove of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from point blank range. At 1:13 in the second period, Pittsburgh struck first, as Max Talbot scored following a turnover. The goal resulted after Brad Stuart attempted to clear the zone following a dump-in by Brooks Orpik into Detroit territory. Evgeni Malkin used his skates to block Stuart's pass, and the puck found its way to Talbot, who patiently waited to find a shooting lane behind goaltender Chris Osgood. Both teams gained chances through the middle of the period, with each goalie coming up strong. On one sequence, Brian Rafalski made a quick pass to Darren Helm in the left circle, where he was stopped by Fleury. As Rafalski set up for a rebound shot, he lost the puck to Pittsburgh's [[Matt Cooke]], who was then stuffed on a breakaway attempt. Soon afterward, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was crunched into the boards by Johan Franzen and sustained a knee injury. He would be healthy enough to play only one shift for the remainder of the game.
The opening half of the first period featured tentative play by both teams but with Pittsburgh outperforming Detroit offensively in the frame. However, the Red Wings got the best scoring chance, as [[Kirk Maltby]] gained possession of a bouncing puck after a faceoff in the Penguins' zone. Maltby's shot was then stopped by the glove of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from point blank range. At 1:13 in the second period, Pittsburgh struck first, as Max Talbot scored following a turnover. The goal resulted after Brad Stuart attempted to clear the zone following a dump-in by Brooks Orpik into Detroit territory. Evgeni Malkin used his skates to block Stuart's pass, and the puck found its way to Talbot, who patiently waited to find a shooting lane behind goaltender Chris Osgood. Both teams gained chances through the middle of the period, with each goalie coming up strong. On one sequence, Brian Rafalski made a quick pass to Darren Helm in the left circle, where he was stopped by Fleury. As Rafalski set up for a rebound shot, he lost the puck to Pittsburgh's [[Matt Cooke]], who was then stuffed on a breakaway attempt. Soon afterward, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was crunched into the boards by Johan Franzen and sustained a knee injury. He would be healthy enough to play only one shift for the remainder of the game.

Revision as of 20:59, 15 August 2009

2009 Stanley Cup Finals
1234567 Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1144022 4
Detroit Red Wings 3322511 3
Location(s)Detroit: Joe Louis Arena (1,2,5,7)
Pittsburgh: Mellon Arena (3,4,6)
CoachesDetroit: Mike Babcock
Pittsburgh: Dan Bylsma
CaptainsDetroit: Nicklas Lidstrom
Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby
RefereesPaul Devorski (1,3,5,7)
Dennis LaRue (1,3,5)
Bill McCreary (2,4,6,7)
Marc Joannette (2,4,6)
DatesMay 30–June 12
MVPEvgeni Malkin
Series-winning goalMax Talbot
NetworksNBC, Versus, CBC, RDS, ESPN America
Announcers(NBC/Versus) Mike Emrick, Ed Olczyk
(CBC) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson
(RDS) Pierre Houde, Benoit Brunet
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The 2009 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven playoff series that determined the National Hockey League (NHL) champion for the 2008–09 season. As a culmination of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Western Conference champion Detroit Red Wings, four games to three, and were awarded the Stanley Cup. Evgeni Malkin was the first Russian player awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the playoffs. It was the 116th year of the Stanley Cup.

The Red Wings attempted to become the first team to successfully defend a championship since they did it in 1998. The Red Wings were also the first defending Stanley Cup champions to reach the Finals since 2001, when the 2000 champions New Jersey Devils lost to the Colorado Avalanche.

The Penguins became the first team since the Edmonton Oilers in 1984 to win the Stanley Cup after having lost in the Finals the year before. They were the first team in major professional sports to win a Game 7 of the championship round on the road since the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. They also became the third team to win a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals as the visitor, the first since the Montreal Canadiens in 1971, with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1945 being the other. Seeded 4th in the Eastern Conference, they became the lowest-seeded team to win the Cup since the 4th-seeded New Jersey Devils in 2000, and tied for 8th overall in the NHL, they became (along with the 1991 Penguins and 1995 Devils), the only teams in the post-1967 expansion era to finish outside the top 6 overall and win the Cup. Disregarding the shortened 48-game 1994–95 NHL season, the last team to win a Stanley Cup with fewer than 100 points in the season was the 1992 Pittsburgh Penguins.

In addition to being the first team since the 1971 Canadiens to win the Finals after losing the first two games, the Penguins also became the first Stanley Cup champion in NHL history to overcome being down two games to none twice in the same playoff year, and broke a 71-year-old record (including the canceled 2004-05 NHL season) for most United States-born players on a Stanley Cup-winning team, with nine to the eight sported by the 1938 Chicago Black Hawks.

The Penguins' Cup victory, coupled with that of the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII four months earlier, gave the city of Pittsburgh the distinction of being the only city to win a Super Bowl and the Stanley Cup in the same year. The "City of Champions" gained multiple titles in the same year for the second time and first time in 30 years (the Pirates won the 1979 World Series in between the Steelers' victories in Super Bowl XIII in January 1979 and Super Bowl XIV in January 1980). It also gives the state of Pennsylvania three champions in the four major professional sports in a span of nine months, with the Philadelphia Phillies winning the World Series the previous October.

This was the second consecutive year that two US-based NHL teams competed for the championship, and the first time that two teams met in the Stanley Cup Finals in consecutive seasons since the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Islanders did so in 1983 and 1984.

The first two games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit on consecutive weekend nights—May 30 and 31—the first time that Finals games have been played on consecutive days since 1955.[1]

Path to the Final

Pittsburgh Penguins

Main article: 2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins season

After playing 57 games of the 2008–09 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins had a record of 27–25–5 and were five points out of playoff position.[2] The organization fired head coach Michel Therrien and replaced him with Dan Bylsma, head coach of the organization's American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre.[3] Under Bylsma, the team went 18–3–4, including 10–1–2 in March, losing one home game.[4] Before the trade deadline the Penguins acquired Chris Kunitz and Bill Guerin from the Anaheim Ducks and the New York Islanders respectively.[5][6]

The Penguins qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. They did not repeat as champions of the Atlantic Division, but earned the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with 99 points. They began the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 15 against the Philadelphia Flyers. They beat the Flyers, Washington Capitals, and Carolina Hurricanes to earn a second-straight berth in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Detroit Red Wings

Main article: 2008–09 Detroit Red Wings season
A graph comparing the teams' points throughout the regular season.

Entering the 2008–09 season as the Stanley Cup Champions, the Detroit Red Wings signed head coach Mike Babcock to three-year contract extension.[7] Marian Hossa signed with the Red Wings after turning down a $49 million offer from the Penguins, whom he played for throughout the 2007–08 playoffs.[8] The Red Wings also signed Ty Conklin, who had played for the Penguins throughout the 2007–08 season.[9]

The Red Wings won the Central Division title with 112 points before defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets, Anaheim Ducks, and Chicago Blackhawks to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the sixth time in the past fourteen seasons.

Schedule

May 30 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap
May 31 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap
June 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Detroit Red Wings Mellon Arena Recap
June 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Detroit Red Wings Mellon Arena Recap
June 6 Detroit Red Wings 5–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap
June 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Detroit Red Wings Mellon Arena Recap
June 12 Detroit Red Wings 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap
Pittsburgh won series 4–3


The series

Game one

May 30 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap


The Red Wings took Game 1, 3–1, as three different Detroit players scored goals off of unusual bounces.[10] The first period featured back and forth action, with each team having a variety of chances. Detroit scored the first goal of the game at 13:38 into the first period when Brad Stuart's shot missed wide left, bounced off the end boards, and then deflected off the back of Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury's leg into the net. The Penguins tied the game at 18:37 when Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood mishandled a shot by Evgeni Malkin, allowing Ruslan Fedotenko to score. Malkin gained the initial opportunity after forcing defenceman Stuart into a turnover. The Penguins dominated the early portion of the second period, but Osgood kept the game even, including when he bailed his team out by stopping Malkin on a breakaway. The Red Wings bounced back and went ahead at 19:02 of the period after Brian Rafalski's shot rebounded off the end boards to Johan Franzen, who banked a shot off Fleury and into the net. Detroit's third goal of the game came at 2:46 of the third period when, after a save by Fleury on Ville Leino, the puck bounced high into the air and was swatted by Detroit rookie Justin Abdelkader from midair to his stick. Abdelkader then went around Pittsburgh's Jordan Staal (who had lost sight of the puck) and shot it above Fleury. Only three total penalties were called in the game, two on Detroit and one on Pittsburgh, but neither team could take advantage on their respective power plays as Osgood stopped 31 out of 32 shots while Fleury stopped 27 out of 30.[11][12]

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st DET Brad Stuart (2) None 13:38 1–0 DET
PIT Ruslan Fedotenko (7) Evgeni Malkin (17) 18:37 1–1
2nd DET Johan Franzen (11) Brian Rafalski (7) and Henrik Zetterberg (10) 19:02 2–1 DET
3rd DET Justin Abdelkader (1) Ville Leino (1) 2:46 3–1 DET
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st None
2nd DET Brett Lebda Slashing 4:38 2:00
DET Mikael Samuelsson Holding 7:05 2:00
PIT Craig Adams Hooking 13:44 2:00
3rd None
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 T
Pittsburgh 7 13 12 32
Detroit 11 11 8 30

Game two

May 31 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap


Game 2 was another 3–1 victory for Detroit. Pittsburgh started out the game strong, setting up numerous chances from behind the net that were stopped by Chris Osgood. The Penguins then struck first at 16:50 of the opening period. After the Red Wings' Niklas Kronwall was sent to the penalty box for cross checking, Evgeni Malkin fired from the slot, and a scramble in front of the net ensued after Osgood gave up a rebound. The puck eventually came to Malkin for a second crack, and the shot was inadvertently deflected by Brad Stuart into his own net. Detroit took over in the second period, dominating in shots and benefiting from some luck, such as when Bill Guerin's wrist shot hit the inside of the post but stayed out of the net. Jonathan Ericsson tied the game at 4:21 of the second period, moments after the Penguins were forced to ice the puck after a long shift. Pittsburgh promptly lost the ensuing faceoff in their zone, allowing Ericsson to score from the point. Then at 10:29, the Red Wings went ahead after Valtteri Filppula was able to backhand a shot from a difficult angle into the net. Filppula scored after Fleury had stopped both Tomas Holmström and Marian Hossa, but couldn't hold the rebounds.

At 1:39 of the third period, Sidney Crosby peeled out of the corner and fired a shot that bounced off the post and rolled along the Detroit goal line. The play was reviewed by video replay, but the ruling on the ice was upheld as a no goal. Then at 2:47, Justin Abdelkader gave the Red Wings their third goal of the game, as he moved in slowly against the Pittsburgh defense and blasted a shot that caught Marc-Andre Fleury off guard as it landed in the net. Tensions flared up near the end of the game at 19:41 of the third period. Max Talbot was called for slashing, which eventually led to a fight between Malkin and Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg. Malkin received an instigator penalty and a misconduct penalty, but was not suspended by the league for the incident.[13]

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st PIT Evgeni Malkin (13) - pp Kris Letang (7) and Bill Guerin (8) 16:50 1–0 PIT
2nd DET Jonathan Ericsson (3) Jiri Hudler (6) and Darren Helm (1) 4:21 1–1
DET Valtteri Filppula (2) Tomas Holmström (4) and Marian Hossa (7) 10:29 2–1 DET
3rd DET Justin Abdelkader (2) Tomas Holmström (5) and Marian Hossa (8) 2:47 3–1 DET
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DET Niklas Kronwall Cross Checking 16:08 2:00
2nd PIT Evgeni Malkin Interference 8:15 2:00
3rd PIT Max Talbot Slashing 19:41 2:00
PIT Evgeni Malkin Fighting 19:41 5:00
DET Henrik Zetterberg Fighting 19:41 5:00
PIT Evgeni Malkin Instigator 19:41 2:00
PIT Evgeni Malkin Misconduct 19:41 10:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 T
Pittsburgh 12 9 12 33
Detroit 7 16 3 26

Game three

June 2 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Detroit Red Wings Mellon Arena Recap


The Penguins won Game 3, 4–2, cutting their deficit in the series in half. Pittsburgh got off to a strong offensive start and scored first at 4:48 of the opening period when Evgeni Malkin set up Max Talbot, who fired a one-timed snapshot. Detroit answered less than two minutes later with a Henrik Zetterberg goal at 6:19 in the period. Zetterberg scored on a rebound after Ville Leino's wrap-around attempt was stopped by Marc-Andre Fleury. After Pittsburgh's Brooks Orpik was called for interference, Johan Franzen responding by scoring a goal at 11:33 with under ten seconds left in the penalty. Franzen's score was a one-timer that resulted after Zetterberg fed him a pass around the goal crease. While Detroit dominated the middle of the first period, at one point firing nine straight shots, the Penguins used a late holding call on Dan Cleary to set up a game tying power play goal. Defenceman Kris Letang fanned on a one-time attempt as he took a pass from Malkin, but regained control of the puck and fired a wrist shot into the net.

The score remained unchanged through the second period, although Detroit had numerous scoring chances. The Penguins' Fleury stopped 16 Detroit shots in the frame, and caught a break as Mikael Samuelsson hit the post on a breakaway. The Penguins came out with strong defence in the third period, and the Detroit offense sputtered, at one point going over ten minutes without a shot. Midway through the third period, the Penguins earned a power play opportunity after Jonathan Ericsson was called for interference. At 10:29, Sergei Gonchar drilled a slapshot from near the blue line, which sailed through traffic and beat a screened Chris Osgood to give the Penguins the lead. Detroit could not mount a late surge with the extra attacker on the ice, and Talbot added an empty net goal at 19:03 for his second of the game to seal the victory.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st PIT Max Talbot (5) Evgeni Malkin (18) and Kris Letang (8) 4:48 1–0 PIT
DET Henrik Zetterberg (10) Ville Leino (2) and Johan Franzen (10) 6:19 1–1
DET Johan Franzen (12) - pp Henrik Zetterberg (11) and Niklas Kronwall (7) 11:33 2–1 DET
PIT Kris Letang (4) - pp Evgeni Malkin (19) and Sergei Gonchar (11) 15:57 2–2
2nd None
3rd PIT Sergei Gonchar (3) - pp Evgeni Malkin (20) and Sidney Crosby (15) 10:29 3–2 PIT
PIT Max Talbot (6) - en Ruslan Fedotenko (6) 19:03 4–2 PIT
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st PIT Brooks Orpik Interference 9:42 2:00
DET Dan Cleary Holding 14:46 2:00
DET Johan Franzen Tripping 18:02 2:00
2nd PIT Miroslav Satan Holding 15:35 2:00
3rd DET Jonathan Ericsson Interference 9:46 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 T
Detroit 12 14 3 29
Pittsburgh 7 4 10 21

Game four

June 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 Detroit Red Wings Mellon Arena Recap


The Penguins picked up a 4-2 win in Game 4, equaling their performance from the previous meeting. Detroit found themselves at an early disadvantage, as a tripping call on Niklas Kronwall gave Pittsburgh a power play just over a minute into the game. Evgeni Malkin scored with the man advantage at 2:39 to give the Penguins an early lead. The goal occurred after Chris Osgood stopped a Jordan Staal shot, then Kris Letang fired a rebound wide that was picked up by Malkin and deposited behind the outstretched goaltender. Detroit ended the first period on a relentless assault, but Marc-Andre Fleury held the fort in goal for Pittsburgh, including a sequence in which he stopped four Detroit shots seconds apart. On that shift, Fleury cancelled a Darren Helm wrap around attempt, stood up to stop Mikael Samuelsson's rebound one-timer, then stopped Dan Cleary on two more rebound tries. With 19 shots in the period, Detroit would eventually score at 18:19, after Helm forced Rob Scuderi into a turnover on a clearing attempt, then fired a wrist shot into the goal.

Detroit took the lead early in the second period, after Henrik Zetterberg passed from behind the net to Brad Stuart at the point. Stuart's slap shot at 0:46 beat a screened Fleury, but provided one of the few sparks for Detroit in a nightmarish period. After Brooks Orpik was called for tripping, it was the Penguins who picked up great scoring opportunities during the Detroit power play. First, Osgood stopped Malkin on a breakaway. However, he was not able to keep Staal from scoring shorthanded. At 8:35, Staal lit the lamp after dragging the puck around Brian Rafalski by using his long reach. Just under two minutes later, Sidney Crosby finally scored his first goal of the series. Malkin stripped Brad Stuart, who had just mishandled a pass, and started a two-on-one with Crosby, who took the pass at 10:34 and shoved it into the net. At 14:12 in the period, Tyler Kennedy scored to extend the Pittsburgh lead. The play began when Kennedy beat Henrik Zetterberg to the puck on the forecheck. Chris Kunitz then took the puck and fed a pass to Crosby, who one-touched it to Kennedy for the goal, as Osgood was caught moving side-to-side. The third period featured several good chances by each team, but neither team was able to score and the game ended with a tied series.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st PIT Evgeni Malkin (14) Kris Letang (9) and Jordan Staal (5) 2:39 1–0 PIT
DET Darren Helm (4) None 18:19 1–1
2nd DET Brad Stuart (3) Henrik Zetterberg (12) and Brian Rafalski (8) 0:46 2–1 DET
PIT Jordan Staal (3) - sh Max Talbot (4) and Mark Eaton (3) 8:35 2–2
PIT Sidney Crosby (15) Evgeni Malkin (21) 10:34 3–2 PIT
PIT Tyler Kennedy (4) Sidney Crosby (16) and Chris Kunitz (12) 14:12 4–2 PIT
3rd None
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DET Niklas Kronwall Tripping 1:12 2:00
PIT Mark Eaton Cross Checking 11:09 2:00
DET Jonathan Ericsson High-Sticking 16:27 2:00
PIT Bill Guerin High-Sticking 16:37 2:00
2nd PIT Evgeni Malkin Hooking 5:44 2:00
PIT Brooks Orpik Tripping 7:43 2:00
3rd DET Niklas Kronwall Hooking 8:27 2:00
DET Dan Cleary Roughing 20:00 2:00
PIT Brooks Orpik Roughing 20:00 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 T
Detroit 19 9 11 39
Pittsburgh 11 11 9 31

Game five

June 6 Detroit Red Wings 5–0 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap


Detroit gained a huge boost in Game 5, as star two-way player Pavel Datsyuk played for the first time in the series after returning from a foot injury. The Penguins were the team that began the match with energy, dominating the first five minutes, and producing a variety of chances from the Evgeni Malkin-Ruslan Fedetenko-Max Talbot line. However, the Red Wings rallied around a rejuvenated Datsyuk to take over the game midway through the period. Datsuyk's skating allowed Detroit to score at 13:32 of the period, as he fed a pass to Dan Cleary during a three-on-three transition play. Cleary used Penguins' defenceman Brooks Orpik as a screen as he shot the puck past goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. The Penguins began to unravel in the second period, committing five minor penalties in the frame. This undisciplined hockey allowed Detroit to score three powerplay goals and one marker that occurred seconds after a penalty had expired.

At 1:44 of the second, the Red Wings scored their second goal. On the final seconds of a powerplay, Fleury made a sprawling save on Datsuyk, the puck was cleared, and the penalty expired. However, as the Penguins attempted to make a line change, goaltender Chris Osgood fed a long pass for Detroit to Marian Hossa, who slipped a pass into the slot, enabling a streaking Valtteri Filppula to score on the backhand. Three straight penalty calls on Pittsburgh would then lead to Red Wing scores. A slashing minor on Sergei Gonchar eventually allowed a high wrist shot by Niklas Kronwall at 8:35 to find the back of the net. Kronwall scored after pinching into the corner and playing in a forward position. He then took a pass from Johan Franzen and patiently waited for Fleury to go down before lifting the puck. An elbowing penalty on Evgeni Malkin led a to Brian Rafalski goal at 11:34, which saw the defenceman take a pass from Datsyuk and score on a wrist shot from the right circle. A Chris Kunitz roughing penalty set up Henrik Zetterberg. At 15:40, Zetterberg took a shot-pass from Jiri Hudler and peeled to the front of the net to deposit the puck over Fleury's glove. After giving up the fifth goal, Fleury was replaced by Mathieu Garon, and the Penguins committed two more penalties in the second to give Detroit a two-man advantage on which they did not convert. The third period was mostly uneventful and the score remained 5–0 until the end of the game.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st DET Dan Cleary (9) Pavel Datsyuk (7) and Brian Rafalski (9) 13:32 1–0 DET
2nd DET Valtteri Filppula (3) Marian Hossa (9) and Chris Osgood (1) 1:44 2–0 DET
DET Niklas Kronwall (2) - pp Johan Franzen (11) and Henrik Zetterberg (13) 8:35 3–0 DET
DET Brian Rafalski (3) - pp Pavel Datsyuk (8) and Nicklas Lidstrom (10) 11:34 4–0 DET
DET Henrik Zetterberg (11) - pp Jiri Hudler (7) and Mikael Samuelsson (5) 15:40 5–0 DET
3rd None
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DET Niklas Kronwall Tripping 7:16 2:00
PIT Chris Kunitz Goaltender Interference 19:39 2:00
2nd PIT Sergei Gonchar Slashing 5:53 2:00
PIT Evgeni Malkin Elbowing 6:48 2:00
PIT Chris Kunitz Roughing 13:50 2:00
PIT Sidney Crosby Slashing 17:37 2:00
PIT Max Talbot Slashing 17:57 2:00
3rd DET Marian Hossa Roughing 1:53 2:00
PIT Evgeni Malkin Hooking 7:14 2:00
PIT Pascal Dupuis High-sticking 15:50 2:00
PIT Craig Adams Misconduct 15:50 10:00
PIT Evgeni Malkin Cross Checking 18:08 2:00
PIT Matt Cooke Misconduct 18:08 10:00
DET Brett Lebda Misconduct 18:08 10:00
PIT Max Talbot Misconduct 18:08 10:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 T
Pittsburgh 10 6 6 22
Detroit 8 15 6 29

Game six

June 9 Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 Detroit Red Wings Mellon Arena Recap


The Penguins defeated the Red Wings in Game 6, 2–1, to force a seventh and deciding game of the finals. The first period featured strong defensive play by both teams. Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made a big early save as he stopped a one-timer by Henrik Zetterberg, who had just received a pass from Pavel Datsyuk on a two-on-one rush. Detroit's Chris Osgood equaled Fleury's early brilliance, as he stopped Sidney Crosby on two separate powerplays, first by stuffing his attempt to jam home a puck in the crease, then by denying him on a rush through the slot in transition. After a scoreless first period, Jordan Staal scored Pittsburgh's first goal at 0:51 in the second. Tyler Kennedy chipped a puck away from Valtteri Filppula in the Detroit zone, then passed the puck to Staal to start a two-on-one break. Osgood stopped Staal's first shot by tipping it with his glove, before the rebound was deposited into the net.

Pittsburgh dominated the second period, but did not score again in the frame. They also caught a break as Zetterberg's backhand shot from the slot hit the post and was then held by Fleury as it ricochet off his back. Kennedy gave the Penguins their second goal at 5:35 of the third after gaining the puck by cycling behind Detroit's net with Max Talbot. Two Red Wing defenders went to Talbot, which gave Kennedy a clear lane to walk in front of the net and lift a shot high over Osgood. Kris Draper cut the Pittsburgh lead at 8:01, beating Marc-Andre Fleury on a wrist shot. The goal came after Jonathan Ericsson's slapshot was kicked aside and Draper was able to take the rebound and glide into scoring position. The Red Wings found their stride late in the game, but were thwarted on two late scoring chances. With 1:42 remaining, Dan Cleary raced into the Penguins zone on a breakaway, but his shot was turned aside by Fleury. In the final thirty seconds, an unlikely hero stepped up for the Penguins. After Fleury stopped Datsyuk's shot, the puck came to the goal mouth, where Johan Franzen was ready to pounce. However, with Fleury out of position, Pittsburgh defenceman Rob Scuderi stepped in front of the loose puck and blocked three Franzen shots with his skates to preserve a win.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st None
2nd PIT Jordan Staal (4) Tyler Kennedy (4) and Rob Scuderi (3) 0:51 1–0 PIT
3rd PIT Tyler Kennedy (5) Max Talbot (5) and Ruslan Fedotenko (7) 5:35 2–0 PIT
DET Kris Draper (1) Jonathan Ericsson (4) and Nicklas Lidstrom (11) 8:01 2–1 PIT
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DET Henrik Zetterberg Goaltender Interference 3:35 2:00
DET Valtteri Filppula Tripping 13:29 2:00
2nd None
3rd PIT Evgeni Malkin Cross Checking 9:18 2:00
PIT Bill Guerin High-sticking 12:40 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 T
Detroit 3 9 14 26
Pittsburgh 12 12 7 31

Game seven

June 12 Detroit Red Wings 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Louis Arena Recap
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For the first time, the Pittsburgh Penguins played a seventh game in the Stanley Cup Finals, while the Red Wings made their seventh appearance in the deciding game. Detroit had previously gone 3–3 in Game 7's. Their last Stanley Cup Final Game 7 was in 1964 against the Toronto Maple Leafs, where they lost by the score of 4–0 in Maple Leaf Gardens.[14] Entering the contest, Red Wings Coach Mike Babcock joined Mike Keenan as the only men to coach Game 7's of the Stanley Cup Finals with two different teams, having been with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim when they lost to the New Jersey Devils in 2003.

The opening half of the first period featured tentative play by both teams but with Pittsburgh outperforming Detroit offensively in the frame. However, the Red Wings got the best scoring chance, as Kirk Maltby gained possession of a bouncing puck after a faceoff in the Penguins' zone. Maltby's shot was then stopped by the glove of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury from point blank range. At 1:13 in the second period, Pittsburgh struck first, as Max Talbot scored following a turnover. The goal resulted after Brad Stuart attempted to clear the zone following a dump-in by Brooks Orpik into Detroit territory. Evgeni Malkin used his skates to block Stuart's pass, and the puck found its way to Talbot, who patiently waited to find a shooting lane behind goaltender Chris Osgood. Both teams gained chances through the middle of the period, with each goalie coming up strong. On one sequence, Brian Rafalski made a quick pass to Darren Helm in the left circle, where he was stopped by Fleury. As Rafalski set up for a rebound shot, he lost the puck to Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke, who was then stuffed on a breakaway attempt. Soon afterward, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was crunched into the boards by Johan Franzen and sustained a knee injury. He would be healthy enough to play only one shift for the remainder of the game.

Talbot struck again at 10:07 in the period, as he curled the puck to fake a pass during a two-on-one break, then lifted it over Osgood's shoulder. The play began with Chris Kunitz splitting the Detroit defence with a pass in his own zone, allowing Talbot and Tyler Kennedy to move in on an odd man rush. The Penguins attempted to play conservatively in the third period and registered only one shot in the frame. At the same time, Detroit was able to sustain pressure on several occasions during the period. At 13:53, the Red Wings got on the board, as Jonathan Ericsson drilled a one-timed slapshot behind Fleury from near the blue line, after receiving a pass from Niklas Lidstrom. Then, at 17:45, Detroit came within inches of pulling into a tie. However, Niklas Kronwall's wristshot from the right circle ricocheted off of Jordan Staal, hit the crossbar, then bounced away from any Red Wing skaters. Detroit gained one last chance on the final shift of the game. After shots from Brian Rafalski and Johan Franzen were blocked, the puck squirted toward a wide-open Lidstrom. However, Fleury scrambled across the crease to make a diving save with two seconds left to seal victory.

The Penguins became the first team since the 1971 Montreal Canadiens to win Game 7 of the Finals on the road. They were also the first road team to win Game 7 of a championship round, in any major league sport, since the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 at Memorial Stadium to win the 1979 World Series[15]. For the Red Wings, it was the first time that they lost in the Finals since 1995, when they were swept by the Devils. It also gave Babcock the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first coach in NHL history to lose Game 7's of the Stanley Cup Finals with two different teams. It was also the first time that the visiting team has won the Cup at Joe Louis Arena in the venue's 30-year history, and the Penguins became the first team to win the Cup in Detroit since the Montreal Canadiens did so in 1966 at the now-demolished Olympia Stadium. They were also the first team to win the Stanley Cup without finishing first in a division during the regular season since the Devils in 2000.

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st None
2nd PIT Max Talbot (7) Evgeni Malkin (20) 01:13 1–0 PIT
PIT Max Talbot (8) Chris Kunitz (13) and Rob Scuderi (4) 10:07 2–0 PIT
3rd DET Jonathan Ericsson (4) Nicklas Lidstrom (12) and Jiri Hudler (8) 13:53 2–1 PIT
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st DET Brad Stuart Slashing 11:24 2:00
2nd PIT Jordan Staal Hooking 01:59 2:00
DET Tomas Holmstrom Holding 01:59 2:00
PIT Hal Gill Holding 06:16 2:00
3rd PIT Mark Eaton Tripping 02:36 2:00
Shots by period
Team 1 2 3 T
Pittsburgh 10 7 1 18
Detroit 6 11 8 25

Television coverage

In the United States, NBC broadcast the first two and final three games of the Final, while Versus broadcast games three and four.[16] The first two games of the series were played on consecutive nights due to NBC's scheduling.[17] In Canada, all games of the Final were broadcast in English on the CBC and in French on the cable network RDS. CBC had a new broadcast team calling the Final with Jim Hughson and Craig Simpson.

Game 7 was the final major sporting event on analog television in the United States, with the DTV transition finishing less than an hour-and-a-half after the game ended and just one hour after NBC coverage ended. NBC affiliates WDIV-TV in Detroit and WPXI in Pittsburgh – who months before the Stanley Cup playoffs began elected to keep their own respective analog signals on until June 12, well past the original February 17 deadline – both remained on the air for Game 7 before cutting their analog signals at 11:59 EDT.

Ratings

In the United States, Game 7 was both the most-watched NHL game in the United States since Game 6 of the 1973 Stanley Cup Finals and the highest-rated Stanley Cup-clinching game since 2003.[18]

In Canada, Game 7 drew an average of 3.529 million viewers to the CBC. However, it averaged 2.154 million viewers for the seven-game rematch, down 7% from the 2008 final. For the CBC, the game that drew the highest average Canadian audience was Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals, which drew 4.957 million viewers.[18]

Quotes

All these quotes are the dying seconds of Game 7.

They drop it, and it comes to the right point, here's Rafalski shooting, never got through, loose puck now to the net, save made, rebound, oh, big save by Fleury! And it ends! That's it! The Pittsburgh Penguins have won this hockey game! The Penguins have won the Stanley Cup, and Lord Stanley, scratch their names on your fabled cup! The Pittsburgh Penguins are Stanley Cup Champions, 2009!

— Penguins radio broadcaster Mike Lange

Off the tie up. It comes back to the point. Rafalski the shot, knocked down, scramble. Zetterberg a shot, Save by Marc-Andre Fleury! The horn sounds and the Penguins have won the Stanley Cup!

— Mike Emrick, who misidentified Lidstrom as Zetterberg.[19]

Scrambled draw, comes to the point, Rafalski shoots, knocked down and a mad scramble. Lidstrom shoots and a tremendous save by Fleury! They've done it! The Penguins have done it! Sidney Crosby and the Penguins have won the Stanley Cup!

— Jim Hughson[20][21][22]

Rosters

Pittsburgh Penguins

Updated June 12, 2009.[23]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
27 Canada Craig Adams RW R 47 2009 Seria, Brunei
43 Canada Philippe Boucher (UFA) D R 51 2008 Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec
24 Canada Matt Cooke LW L 46 2008 Belleville, Ontario
87 Canada Sidney Crosby (C) C L 37 2005 Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
1 United States John Curry (RFA) G L 40 2007 Shorewood, Minnesota
9 Canada Pascal Dupuis W L 45 2008 Laval, Quebec
7 United States Mark Eaton D L 47 2006 Wilmington, Delaware
26 Ukraine Ruslan Fedotenko (UFA) LW L 45 2008 Kiev, U.S.S.R.
29 Canada Marc-Andre Fleury G L 39 2003 Sorel, Quebec
32 Canada Mathieu Garon (UFA) G R 46 2009 Chandler, Quebec
2 United States Hal Gill (UFA) D L 49 2008 Concord, Massachusetts
28 Canada Eric Godard RW R 44 2008 Vernon, British Columbia
3 United States Alex Goligoski (RFA) D L 39 2004 Grand Rapids, Minnesota
55 Russia Sergei Gonchar (A) D L 50 2005 Chelyabinsk, U.S.S.R.
13 United States Bill Guerin (UFA) RW R 53 2009 Worcester, Massachusetts
42 Canada Dustin Jeffrey C L 36 2007 Sarnia, Ontario
48 Canada Tyler Kennedy C R 38 2004 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
14 Canada Chris Kunitz LW L 44 2009 Regina, Saskatchewan
58 Canada Kristopher Letang D R 37 2005 Montreal, Quebec
65 United States Ben Lovejoy (RFA) D R 40 2008 Canaan, New Hampshire
71 Russia Evgeni Malkin (A) C L 38 2004 Magnitogorsk, U.S.S.R.
14 Canada Chris Minard (UFA) C L 42 2007 Owen Sound, Ontario
44 United States Brooks Orpik D L 43 2001 San Francisco, California
81 Slovakia Miroslav Satan (UFA) RW L 49 2008 Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia
4 United States Rob Scuderi (UFA) D L 45 1998 Syosset, New York
11 Canada Jordan Staal C L 36 2006 Thunder Bay, Ontario
17 Czech Republic Petr Sykora (UFA) RW L 47 2007 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
22 United States Jeff Taffe (UFA) C/LW L 43 2007 Hastings, Minnesota
25 Canada Maxime Talbot C L 40 2002 LeMoyne, Quebec
15 Canada Michael Zigomanis (UFA) C R 43 2008 Toronto, Ontario

Detroit Red Wings

Updated June 12, 2009.[24]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
8 United States Justin Abdelkader C L 37 2005 Muskegon, Michigan
24 United States Chris Chelios (UFA) D R 62 1999 Chicago, Illinois
11 Canada Daniel Cleary RW L 45 2005 Carbonear, Newfoundland
29 United States Ty Conklin (UFA) G L 48 2008 Phoenix, Arizona
13 Russia Pavel Datsyuk (A) C L 46 1998 Sverdlovsk, U.S.S.R.
44 Canada Aaron Downey (UFA) RW R 50 2007 Honeywood, Ontario
33 Canada Kris Draper (A) C L 53 1993 Toronto, Ontario
52 Sweden Jonathan Ericsson D L 40 2002 Karlskrona, Sweden
51 Finland Valtteri Filppula C L 40 2002 Vantaa, Finland
93 Sweden Johan Franzen LW L 44 2004 Vetlanda, Sweden
43 Canada Darren Helm C L 37 2005 St. Andrews, Manitoba
96 Sweden Tomas Holmstrom RW L 51 1994 Piteå, Sweden
81 Slovakia Marian Hossa (UFA) RW L 45 2008 Stará Ľubovňa, Czechoslovakia
35 United States Jimmy Howard G L 40 2003 Ogdensburg, New York
26 Czech Republic Jiri Hudler (RFA) LW L 40 2002 Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
46 Czech Republic Jakub Kindl D L 37 2005 Sumperk, Czechoslovakia
82 Slovakia Tomas Kopecky (UFA) LW L 42 2000 Ilava, Czechoslovakia
55 Sweden Niklas Kronwall D L 43 2000 Stockholm, Sweden
22 United States Brett Lebda D L 42 2004 Buffalo Grove, Illinois
21 Finland Ville Leino (RFA) LW L 40 2008 Savonlinna, Finland
5 Sweden Nicklas Lidstrom (C) D L 54 1989 Västerås, Sweden
3 Sweden Andreas Lilja D L 49 2005 Helsingborg, Sweden
18 Canada Kirk Maltby RW R 51 1996 Guelph, Ontario
14 Canada Derek Meech D L 40 2002 Winnipeg, Manitoba
30 Canada Chris Osgood G L 51 2005 Peace River, Alberta
28 United States Brian Rafalski D R 50 2007 Dearborn, Michigan
37 Sweden Mikael Samuelsson (UFA) RW R 47 2005 Mariefred, Sweden
23 Canada Brad Stuart D L 44 2008 Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
40 Sweden Henrik Zetterberg (A) C L 43 1999 Njurunda, Sweden

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