A Date with Destiny

This guy is all heart. Its baffling me how he is able to 1) walk 2) play without further injurying himself 3) deal with that pain. Ericsson, who is also a rookie, played almost 17 minutes in game-1 of the Stanley Cup Finals tonight and had 3 hits.

Hockey fans rejoice! The conference finals were a big yawn, but the Stanley Cup offers an intriguing matchup. Sid the Kid looks to dethrone Hockeytown and spoil the back-to-back title party being planned in the Motor City. The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings were the preseason favorites to meet once again in the Cup finals, [...]

DETROIT | Chris Osgood has won the Stanley Cup three times, but he rarely is mentioned among the top goaltenders in the NHL. He moved one step closer to hoisting the Cup a fourth time - and maybe that much closer to the respect he deserves. Osgood made 31 saves Saturday night, and the Detroit Red Wings began this championship rematch the same way they did last year - with an impressive...

It's "Go Time". Geno served notice at the end of the third period when he took exception to Zetterberg's two-handed punch to Talbot.I know the end result is the same as last year after two games, but this Pens team is ready to take the next step. They haven't backed down from Detroit one bit, and while the Wings have held serve, that's all they've...

The rematch is a reality and I couldn't be more excited. If you are a hockey fan how could you not be amped up for the finals? You have the reigning cup champs and possibly the best run franchise in all of sports in the Detroit Red Wings and the star power of Crosby, Malkin and Fleury for the Penguins.Its the old guard versus the young stars for the second straight season. The...

For hockey players, those few seconds of skating with the Lord Stanley's Cup is what they work for their entire career. Just think, their name will be forever etched on the sports most cherished possession. Sometimes the engraver doesn't always get it right and it's kind of hard to change a letter. Here's a great report from the WSJ.com on why spell check might...

Johan Franzen scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Chris Osgood made 31 saves.

Turns out they are actually going to play Game 5 despite everyone saying the series is over.  So take some time from all that reading you’re doing about a Stanley Cup Finals rematch and remember that the Western Conference Finals aren’t over yet.  The Blackhawks have plenty going for them that no one talks about.  First, [...]

The 2009 Stanley Cup Finals between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins will be televised on NBC and Versus. MSF gives you a look at the TV Schedule and Spreads for the Red Wings-Penguins series.

The Detroit Red Wings have some of the best players in the NHL. Nicklas Lidstrom is the reigning Norris Trophy winner and one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history. Henrik Zetterberg is the reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner and could be working on another. Pavel Datsyuk is the reigning Selke Trophy winner and is a finalist for the Hart Trophy this year. Marian Hossa and Johan...

From NHL.com: The National Hockey League announced today that Game 2 of the 2009 Stanley Cup Final on May 31, 2009, has been assigned an 8:00 p.m. ET start time. The game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit will be broadcast on NBC in the United States and [...]

The Stanley Cup finals opener was full of flashbacks. Pittsburgh superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were slowed down and the Detroit Red Wings scored some fortunate goals.

Stanley Cup Finals Detroit Red Wings (2) versus Pittsburgh Penguins (4) The Red Wings are not exactly happy that television scheduling needs have given them less time off than usual this year.  Mitch Albom chimes in with his take on this odd scheduling.  With so little time between games, the Wings are just trying to get some [...]

Hockey is a fickle lady and quite often in close games this time of year a strange bounce or a bad break can be the difference between a win and a loss. Tonight the Penguins were victims of a couple of bad bounces that ultimately decided the winner. Having said that, it was only one game and the Pens strategy heading into the weekend should've been to win one of the first two...

No major team sport has a post-season which is more physically gruelling than the NHL’s. At the moment, the Detroit Red Wings [i.e. the defending champs] are -141 to re-capture the championship vs the Pittsburgh Penguins. At that price, and given their defensive prowess, the Red Wings are an extremely attractive proposition to win this series.