Who won the stanley cup this year?
Penguins in seventh heaven with Cup win over Wings DETROIT (Reuters) – The Pittsburgh Penguins claimed their revenge and a Stanley Cup with a nervy 2-1 Game Seven win over the Detroit Red Wings Friday. The Penguins, who lost the Cup to the Red Wings in six games a year ago, join the 1971 Montreal Canadiens as the only team to drop the opening two games of a final on the road and then claw their way back to win the title. Pittsburgh’s Malkin reappears to claim MVP award DETROIT (Reuters) – Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin gave the best possible response to those who questioned his whereabouts during last year’s Stanley Cup finals by becoming the first Russian to win the Conn Smythe trophy on Friday. Largely silenced during the defeat to the Detroit Red Wings in 2008, Malkin’s contribution to the Penguins’ gaining their revenge and a third NHL championship on Friday was recognized when he was named most valuable player in the playoffs. Sources:
The Pittsburgh Penguins have won the Stanley Cup for a third time after a pair of second-period goals by Max Talbot gave them a narrow 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in the deciding game of the best-of-seven series. Talbot opened the scoring early in the second period and added a second on a two-on-one break midway through the session to help the Penguins to avenge their defeat to the Red Wings in last year’s finals. Jonathan Ericsson pulled a goal back for the home side with just over six minutes remaining in the game but Detroit were unable to prevent Pittsburgh from becoming the first team in 38 years to claim the Stanley Cup with a game seven victory on the road. The Penguins, who last won the title in 1992, were depriving the Red Wings of becoming the first team since Detriot themselves (in 1998) to retain the Stanley Cup. Sources: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/13/nhl.stanleycu
Penguins clinch Cup glory. The Pittsburgh Penguins clinched Stanley Cup glory with a 2-1 victory in game seven against the Detroit Red Wings. It was sweet revenge for the Penguins who were beaten in six games by the Red Wings just 12 months ago. Having found themselves 2-0 and 3-2 down in this year’s final, Pittsburgh battled back gamely to force a decider and produced a solid, courageous performance to clinch a 4-3 victory on the road in Detroit. Max Talbot scored twice in the second period for the Pens who overcame an injury to captain Sidney Crosby to capture the Cup for the third time. They also became just the third team in NHL finals history to win a seventh game on the road to lift the title, joining Montreal (1971) and Toronto (1945). Read the rest at the link Sources: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,13997_5377320,00.
