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slap me silly, Cindy
Pens beat Wings 4-2 in Game 4 to even series
Behind a second-period performance for the modern ages - three goals in less than six minutes to pull even, go ahead and add insurance - the Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 4-2, on Thursday at Mellon Arena to even the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final, 2-2.
Behind a second-period performance for the modern ages - three goals in less than six minutes to pull even, go ahead and add insurance - the Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 4-2, on Thursday at Mellon Arena to even the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final, 2-2.
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Game 4 stars: 1. Evgeni Malkin
1A. Sidney Crosby
3. Marc-Andre Fleury
Game 4 defining moment: A shorthanded goal by Jordan Staal at 8:35 of the second period tied the game and started a three-goal rally in the space of 5:47.
Notable number: 3. The number of non-power play, non-empty net goals the Penguins scored in the game, which was one more than their total from the previous three games combined.
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Defenseman Rob Scuderi's deep defensive-zone turnover was intercepted by Red Wings center Darren Helm, who beat Fleury with 1:41 remaining in the first period to pull Detroit even, 1-1.
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That staggering blow was followed by what felt like a dead-to-rights punch by Red Wings defenseman Brad Stuart, whose second Final goal 46 seconds into the second period pushed Detroit to a 2-1 lead.
Bad became worse for the Penguins.
Malkin was penalized for hooking in the offensive zone at 5:44, and the Penguins were two seconds from killing the Red Wings' power-play chance when Orpik was sent to the box for tripping behind the cage in the defensive zone at 7:43.
A two-second 5-on-3 advantage nearly turned disastrous for Detroit, though, as Malkin stepped out of the box, won possession of the puck and broke into the offensive zone on Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood. However, Malkin was chased by rugged Red Wings winger Johan Franzen, who bumped him from the puck before he could get off a shot.
At that point, Malkin's failure to get a tying goal seemed like just another missed chance for the Penguins, who could not convert on several first-period chances to gain a two-goal cushion.
Plus, they still had to kill a power play.
Turns out, the Red Wings were about to be killed on their advantage.
Instead of just clearing the puck while defending on the Red Wing power play, Max Talbot took a chance and sent an up-ice pass to Jordan Staal (who had only two goals in 20 playoff games). He got loose, passing Zetterberg. Jordan Staal is 6'4" and 220 lbf.
Bad became worse for the Penguins.
Malkin was penalized for hooking in the offensive zone at 5:44, and the Penguins were two seconds from killing the Red Wings' power-play chance when Orpik was sent to the box for tripping behind the cage in the defensive zone at 7:43.
A two-second 5-on-3 advantage nearly turned disastrous for Detroit, though, as Malkin stepped out of the box, won possession of the puck and broke into the offensive zone on Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood. However, Malkin was chased by rugged Red Wings winger Johan Franzen, who bumped him from the puck before he could get off a shot.
At that point, Malkin's failure to get a tying goal seemed like just another missed chance for the Penguins, who could not convert on several first-period chances to gain a two-goal cushion.
Plus, they still had to kill a power play.
Turns out, the Red Wings were about to be killed on their advantage.
Instead of just clearing the puck while defending on the Red Wing power play, Max Talbot took a chance and sent an up-ice pass to Jordan Staal (who had only two goals in 20 playoff games). He got loose, passing Zetterberg. Jordan Staal is 6'4" and 220 lbf.
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Red Wings 2 Pens 4Tyler Kennedy on his Game 4 Goal wrote:
"With centers like Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal, you have to learn quickly that after you pass the puck, you go to the net and if you don't put your stick down, you're crazy," Kennedy added. "On the goal, I raced to get the puck and gave it back to Kunny (Chris Kunitz) and then when I headed to the net and Chris gave it to Sid, I knew I had to get my stick down. I knew where the puck was going to go.
"That's all I had to do, because Sid just rang it in off my stick."