SCF: It Started So Well…
May 25, 2008 NHL
…then the Red Wings woke up and totally outclassed the Pittsburgh Penguins, winning 4-0 in game one of the Stanley Cup Finals. The Pens carried the play in the first period, with the help of a Detroit goal getting called back by yet another Goaltender Interference penalty on Holmstrom (that’s a rule they might just take a look at in the off-season, considering the impact it’s had in these playoffs). It looked like Pittsburgh would be able to stand toe-to-toe with Detroit.
It all came apart in the final 40 minutes, however. No matter what they threw at Osgood, he stopped it. Not that there was much in those final two periods, as the Wings were constantly winning faceoffs, stealing the puck and generally harrassing the Penguins players. Mikael Samuelsson scored two unassisted goals, Dan Cleary netted a shorty and Zetterberg finished things with a power play goal. Game two is Monday in Detroit, and Pittsburgh must regroup and bring some better play back to the Joe.
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