6/9. Stanley Cup Finals. Game 6. Red Wings @ Penguins. 8:00 pm, NBC/CBC.

**Shinma** · 06-09-2009, 10:55 AM

Tonight. One shot.
The best shot. Dominate!

Presents the following thread:

@

3 @ 2

Your defending Stanley Cup Champion

Vs.
The Pittsburgh Penguins

This game is a presentation of:

GAME 6

Location: Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Date: Tue., June 9th, 2009
Time: 8:00pm EST

Television Broadcast Provided by:

The NBC network
DirecTV channel 82/83

Radio Broadcast Provided by:

XM Radio: Channels 204/205

Goaltending Matchup:

Det. - Chris Osgood (15-6) 2.00 GAA .931 sv%, 2 SO

Pit. - Marc-Andre Fleury (14-8) 2.76 GAA .904 sv%

Recap of the Wings

Game 5 win over the Penguins:

Highlights of the Wings

5-0 shutout win:
NHL Network Online

Red Wings 5, Penguins 0

Datsyuk's return sparks Red Wings, 5-0 win

DETROIT -- It takes more than just brave words to knock off a champion.

That's the painful and humbling lesson the defending champion Detroit Red Wings administered to the no-longer-chatty Penguins in Saturday night's Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at Joe Louis Arena, authoring a 5-0 victory that puts the Red Wings on the precipice of their 12th Stanley Cup.

Detroit has won 11 of 12 home games at "The Joe" this postseason.

Saturday's showing certainly put to rest the contention by Penguin players during the past 48 hours that the veteran Red Wings -- particularly top center Henrik Zetterberg -- were worn down and frustrated after dropping back-to-back 4-2 decisions at Mellon Arena to even the series at 2-2.

"Anything like that -- too old, too tired, too slow, that doesn't bother us one bit," said Detroit forward Dan Cleary, who had the game-opening goal. "We pride ourselves on being a good team, being fast, working hard and we howed it tonight."

It certainly did.

The Cup champions showed their class, especially during the first 15 minutes of the second period when Detroit turned a nail-biting 1-0 lead into a statement game. The final three goals of the outburst all came on the power play, which had been dormant throughout the first four games of the series.

Detroit goalie Chris Osgood, who had allowed seven goals in the past two games, turned in a 22-save shutout.

But it was Zetterberg, the player most often verbally targeted by a Pittsburgh team that was clearly feeling its oats after putting the defending champions on the ropes after the two wins at Mellon Arena, who stole the show. He assisted on the first power-play goal and scored the game's final goal, also on the power play.

The Swedish center finished with a goal, an assist, a plus-1 rating and six shots in a little more than 20 minutes of ice time. He was joined on his line by Pavel Datsyuk, who had been out since May 19 with an injury to his left foot. All Datsyuk did in his return was score a goal and assist on another, the game-opening goal by Cleary.

But back to Zetterberg ...

Aside from his offensive numbers, he did perhaps his best job of the series defending Sidney Crosby, who had a dominating Game 4.

Zetterberg also drew a slashing penalty -- born of frustration -- on Crosby, who was a minus-2 with just one shot in 18:33 of ice time.

"I thought the whole team showed up with determination tonight," Detroit captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. "(Zetterberg) was one of our leaders up front the way he played -- the way he played against Crosby; but on the offensive end, too. He's making plays and playing real well for us."

Afterward, with Detroit in position to win the Cup with a win in one of the next two games, Zetterberg said the assertions coming out of the Pittsburgh dressing room on Thursday night were a non-issue.

"You try not to pay attention to it," Zetterberg said. "The media try to get some things going. You just focus on your game. Of course you get tired at the end of games. But yesterday, we had a day off. We refocused and we were ready to go today."

It should be noted that the Red Wings weren't ready right away Saturday night.

Pittsburgh dominated the first few minutes of the game, looking like the team that used its speed and youth to put up three goals in a six-

minute span of Game 4 to turn a 2-1 Detroit lead into a 4-2 come-from-behind victory that made the Wings look a tad vulnerable.

When Chris Kunitz drew a tripping penalty from Niklas Kronwall at 7:19 of the first period -- the first play stoppage in a furiously paced start -- there was genuine cause for concern among the home faithful.

Detroit's penalty-killing unit has been its Achilles' heel in this series, and now here were the full-of-confidence Penguins going back on the man advantage. But thanks to some stellar work by defensemen Lidstrom and Brad Stuart, Pittsburgh never got set up in the offensive zone for an extended period and could not get a shot on goal.

"That was big," Cleary said. "That was a huge difference, a huge play early in the game. We struggled on the penalty kill, but we found a way to get it constantly 200 feet down the ice. Those are momentum-shifting kills. It was big for us."

Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma agreed.

"If we score a goal (there); it's different momentum in the game," Bylsma said. "But there's still a lot of hockey to play at that point."

A lot of hockey maybe, but it was all one-sided.

While the Red Wings were scoring goal after goal and chasing a clearly flustered Marc-Andre Fleury (16 saves on 21 shots before being pulled after Zetterberg's goal), Pittsburgh was losing its composure.

Each team took just one minor penalty in the first period, but Pittsburgh took five in the second and six penalties -- including three misconducts -- in the third. Detroit took just three penalties in the whole game.

Notes:
Detroit opened the second period on the power play -- there was 1:39 remaining in Chris Kunitz's goalie

interference penalty -- and immediately set the tone for a four-goal outburst that put the game away. The Red Wings didn't score on the man advantage, but put the Penguins on their heels as Nicklas Lidstrom, Jiri Hudler, Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen all had excellent chances.

Five seconds after the penalty expired, Valtteri Filppula scored on a semi-breakaway keyed by goalie Chris Osgood's outlet pass.

Brad Stuart's name didn't show up on the score sheet very often Saturday night, but he made some key contributions, including yeoman's

work on a first-period penalty when the game was still close. Stuart killed all but 22 seconds of a tripping penalty on Niklas Kronwall, with a blocked shot and a clear during that time. He finished by playing 22:48 of near-flawless hockey.

With Pavel Datsyuk back in the lineup for the first time since May 19, coach Mike Babcock had the opportunity to put his two best offensive players -- Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg -- on the same line, a combo Pittsburgh could not handle. Datsyuk, a natural center, played the wing, while Zetterberg was the center. Daniel Cleary was the other wing on the line and he scored the game-opening goal.

The first period was played at the most furious pace of the Final. How intense was it? There were just eight stoppages in the period and the first did not come until 7:16 had elapsed in the game. In fact, there were just three faceoffs in the first 13:09 of the contest.

Osgood, who made 22 saves for the shutout, also played a part in Detroit's offensive fireworks Saturday night. It was his head-man pass as a Pittsburgh penalty expired that caught the Penguins making a personnel change and sent Marian Hossa and Valtteri Filppula off in transition.

Filppula took a sweet backhanded saucer pass from Hossa to beat Marc-Andre Fleury for Detroit's second goal of the night. It was the fifth assist of Osgood's postseason career.

Series Schedule:
Saturday, May 30, @Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1
Sunday, May 31, @Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1
Tuesday, June 2 @Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 2
Thursday, June 4 @Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 2
Saturday, June 6 @Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 0
Tuesday, June 9 at Pittsburgh, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS
* Friday, June 12 at Detroit, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS

Series 3 Results:
Sunday, May 17, @Detroit 5, Chicago 2
Tuesday, May 19, @Detroit 3, Chicago 2, OT
Friday, May 22 @Chicago 4, Detroit 3, OT
Sunday, May 24 Detroit 6, @Chicago 1
Wednesday, May 27 @Detroit 4, Chicago 3, OT

Series 2 Results:
Friday, May 1 @Detroit 3, Ducks 2
Sunday, May 3 Anaheim 4, @Detroit 3, 3OT
Tuesday, May 5 @Anaheim 2, Detroit 1
Thursday, May 7 Detroit 6, @Anaheim 3
Sunday, May 10 @Detroit 4, Anaheim 1
Tuesday, May 12 @Anaheim 2, Detroit 1
Thursday, May 14 @Detroit 4, Anaheim 3

Round 1 Results:
Thursday, April 16 @Detroit 4, Columbus 1
Saturday, April 18 @Detroit 4, Columbus 0
Tuesday, April 21 Detroit 4, @Columbus 1
Thursday, April 23 Detroit 6, @Columbus 5

**Shinma** · 06-09-2009, 10:57 AM

I need a new wallpaper. Hopefully I get one tonight.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h...background.jpg

**DennisDubay** · 06-09-2009, 11:00 AM

Cuz i'm superstitious .... Bukowski:

I pass upon serious inward-breaking shoals rimmed
with white-legged, white-bellied rotting creatures
lengthily dead and rioting against surrounding scenes.
Dear child, I only did to you what the sparrow
did to you; I am old when it is fashionable to be
young

**wingnut736** · 06-09-2009, 11:10 AM

I didn't sleep at all last night. Mainly because my sleep cycle is extremely messed up, but also because of the game. I just cannot wait.

I want this tonight, no game 7. I want Hossa lifting the Cup on their ice, in front of their fans.

That, and if we go to game 7 I might literally die of stress. I almost didn't make it through Game 7 vs. Anaheim, and I was at the Joe. Winning tonight would save me a lot of $$$ because if there's a Game 7, I absolutely have to be there.

Enough about Game 7 though, we're ending this in six...

GO WINGS

**DennisDubay** · 06-09-2009, 11:11 AM

It has to end tonight. I have a wedding to attend on Friday.

**wingnut736** · 06-09-2009, 11:12 AM

By the way, I had never seen Mellon empty before yesterday, and man, that place is ugly. Black and red seats, cement dome...yuck.

**Elevate** · 06-09-2009, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by DennisDubay

It has to end tonight. I have a concert to attend on Friday.

Damn extracurricular activities.

**lesgoblu02** · 06-09-2009, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by DennisDubay

It has to end tonight. I have a wedding to attend on Friday.

Exactly. I have a concert friday night and I know I can DVR it, but it's not the same as I am completely unable to check the score on my phone and not know whats going on.

**DennisDubay** · 06-09-2009, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Elevate

Damn extracurricular activities.

If he wasn't my brother I'd just not attend. I mean, weddings suck anyways.

**lesgoblu02** · 06-09-2009, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by DennisDubay

If he wasn't my brother I'd just not attend. I mean, weddings suck anyways.

My wedding kicked ***. You are just going to the wrong weddings.

**Shinma** · 06-09-2009, 11:38 AM

Well, I predicted Wings in 6, for the poll, so hopefully we are all good on this.

**DennisDubay** · 06-09-2009, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by lesgoblu02

My wedding kicked ***. You are just going to the wrong weddings.

I wasn't invited yours, jerk.

:)

**mrlmichael** · 06-09-2009, 12:02 PM

GO WINGS!! Takin it on their home ice tonight. Hossa scores the game winner with 5 minutes left to make it 3-2! Red Wings win 12th cup!!!!

**Shinma** · 06-09-2009, 12:17 PM

I know its a year old, but that doesn't make it any less awesome.

YouTube - Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Final 2008

**Bambino Lino** · 06-09-2009, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Shinma

I know its a year old, but that doesn't make it any less awesome.

YouTube - Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Final 2008

I love how the audio is from WrestleMania

**Vonlenska** · 06-09-2009, 12:30 PM

I have to go to work tonight at 10pm.

Curse the midnight shift...

**DennisDubay** · 06-09-2009, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Vonlenska

I have to go to work tonight at 10pm.

Curse the midnight shift...

Stanley Day should be an official day off in Michigan!

**Nolan** · 06-09-2009, 12:52 PM

Why do I have to have a test tomorrow in Genetics? I hate summer classes. They better not win tonight, I want to watch a victory.......

**Motor City Sonics** · 06-09-2009, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Vonlenska

I have to go to work tonight at 10pm.

Curse the midnight shift...

You don't look so good. You have a cold? The flu? Could be that swine flu.

You know, a responsible person who even has the slightest hint of something like swine flu would do everything they could NOT to infect other people, like, say, co-workers.

But I'm no doctor......

**jackson_cannery** · 06-09-2009, 12:58 PM

I am so excited for this game.

**lesgoblu02** · 06-09-2009, 01:01 PM

From another board in a Hossa thread:

I expect game 7 to go to OT, whereas Hossa will purposely put the puck in his own net, then Hulk-Hogan his jersey, revealing a Penguins jersey below.

Co-workers asked if I was ok. I damn near choked on my water.

**drownwithyou** · 06-09-2009, 01:07 PM

I hope I make it to Vegas in time, we're leaving fairly shortly.... I figured I'd watch the game from the Caesars sports bet or something.

**DennisDubay** · 06-09-2009, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by drownwithyou

I hope I make it to Vegas in time, we're leaving fairly shortly.... I figured I'd watch the game from the Caesars sports bet or something.

now that's celebratin' in style. :) have fun.

nothing will come close to where I'll be though.

Sitting across the table from my Dad and seeing him smile when Hudler lifts the cup. Happy is his favorite player.

**DennisDubay** · 06-09-2009, 01:17 PM

YouTube - Talbot slashs Datsyuk

revenge is best served in hoisting the cup - again.

**lordstanley** · 06-09-2009, 01:30 PM

WE WANT THE CUP

**DennisDubay** · 06-09-2009, 01:31 PM

Babcock presser:

KuklasKorner : Hockey

**DennisDubay** · 06-09-2009, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by lordstanley

WE WANT THE CUP

WE ALREADY HAVE IT, WE WANT TO KEEP IT! :)

**lordstanley** · 06-09-2009, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by DennisDubay

If he wasn't my brother I'd just not attend. I mean, weddings suck anyways.

My wedding was 20 minutes long in front of 5 people in a park on a summer Wednesday night. We could have almost fit it in during an intermission. I think the Tigers were at bat when my wedding ceremony started and were still batting on the way to the reception.

**DennisDubay** · 06-09-2009, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by lordstanley

My wedding was 20 minutes long in front of 5 people in a park on a summer Wednesday night. We could have almost fit it in during an intermission. I think the Tigers were at bat when my wedding ceremony started and were still batting on the way to the reception.

Yeah, this one shouldn't last long. It's just all the stupid family members talking during the damn game ... wait, there won't be one.

There won't be one.

**DGTigers** · 06-09-2009, 02:04 PM

Let's end it tonight!

The Wings can smell blood...just time for the kill now!

**Vonlenska** · 06-09-2009, 02:27 PM

Happy days! Some lovely soul traded shifts with me. Going into work now, be home in time for the puck drop :D

**JayVee7777** · 06-09-2009, 02:37 PM

The Tigers and Wings have both won or lost on the same night of all 5 games thus far. It don't look good tonight...

**wingedwheel** · 06-09-2009, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by lesgoblu02

From another board in a Hossa thread:

I expect game 7 to go to OT, whereas Hossa will purposely put the puck in his own net, then Hulk-Hogan his jersey, revealing a Penguins jersey below.

Co-workers asked if I was ok. I damn near choked on my water.

That's hilarious! I was thinking something along those lines a few games ago. Hossa hasn't really done much offensively in the finals. Has even scored a goal yet?

**bulgerke** · 06-09-2009, 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by JayVee7777

The Tigers and Wings have both won or lost on the same night of all 5 games thus far. It don't look good tonight...

Dont the Tigers play the Pirates on Friday?

**Shinma** · 06-09-2009, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by wingedwheel

That's hilarious! I was thinking something along those lines a few games ago. Hossa hasn't really done much offensively in the finals. Has even scored a goal yet?

Nope. He has carried his fair share though. He has three assists, one of them an amazing pass, and he is opening up the ice for the rest of his line-mates.

**DennisDubay** · 06-09-2009, 03:06 PM

Here's some stats for the heck of it:

Our record after the 2008 cup run? 16-6.
Win win tonight? 16-6.
Pretty damn constant, right?

Some random player stats:
Zetterberg - 08: 13/14/27, 09: 11/13/24
Datsyuk - 08: 10/13/23, 09: 1/8/9
Franzen - 08: 13/5/18, 09: 12/11/23
Rafalski - 08: 4/10/14, 09: 3/9/12
Lidstrom - 08: 3/10/13, 09: 4/10/14
Osgood - 08: 14-4/1.55/.930/3 shutouts, 09: 15-6/2.17/.927/2 shutouts.

**dadair6** · 06-09-2009, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by bulgerke

Dont the Tigers play the Pirates on Friday?

Yes, that's why they HAVE to win tonight. I'll be in Pittsburgh for the series and have tickets five rows behind the Tigers dugout. I don't want to have to leave the game after three innings and, more importantly, watch a Game 7 in Pittsbugh. I'd much rather they win tonight and be able to wear a 2009 Stanley Cup Champions T-shirt to the game.

**JayVee7777** · 06-09-2009, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by dadair6

Yes, that's why they HAVE to win tonight. I'll be in Pittsburgh for the series and have tickets five rows behind the Tigers dugout. I don't want to have to leave the game after three innings and, more importantly, watch a Game 7 in Pittsbugh. I'd much rather they win tonight and be able to wear a 2009 Stanley Cup Champions T-shirt to the game.

Well then, let's hope for some D-Train domination of Mark Buehrle and the White Sox!

**Oblong** · 06-09-2009, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by dadair6

Yes, that's why they HAVE to win tonight. I'll be in Pittsburgh for the series and have tickets five rows behind the Tigers dugout. I don't want to have to leave the game after three innings and, more importantly, watch a Game 7 in Pittsbugh. I'd much rather they win tonight and be able to wear a 2009 Stanley Cup Champions T-shirt to the game.

That could be dangerously close to the situation in Cleveland in 2007 when the Cavs eliminated the Pistons as the Tigers were losing to the Indians.

Can you see Mellon arena from the stadium?

**dadair6** · 06-09-2009, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by Oblong

That could be dangerously close to the situation in Cleveland in 2007 when the Cavs eliminated the Pistons as the Tigers were losing to the Indians.

Can you see Mellon arena from the stadium?

No, the Igloo is downtown to where PNC is across the river on the water. If for some reason there is a Game 7 I'm confident there will be hundreds, if not a couple thousand, Tigers/Wings fans in the city to watch the game with.