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It appears NHL fans will get the competitive Stanley Cup Finals they expected as the Penguins returned to form on Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory over the Red Wings. After miserable performances that saw the Pens go scoreless in the first two games of the series, they were able to put everything together in front of the hometown crowd.

Wednesday night marked the third night in the past week we had to decide whether to focus our attention on the NBA Eastern Conference Finals or watch the NHL's rising superstar take on one of the league's greatest franchises in the Stanley Cup Finals. Not only were these two crucial playoff series taking place on the same day, they were unfolding at the same time.

The Pittsburgh Penguins finally showed up to the Stanley Cup party as they pulled out an impressive 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on home ice in Game 3, largely thanks to a pair of huge goals from Sidney Crosby. How did the Pens turn things around, and will this give Pittsburgh the momentum heading into Saturday's Game 4?

It took the Penguins three games, but they finally decided to show up and make this a two team series, winning game three to make this series 2-1 Detroit. AccuScore NHL analyst Tim Williams has the AccuScore projections for game four.

It took the Penguins three games, but they finally decided to show up and make this a two team series, winning game three to make this series 2-1 Detroit. AccuScore NHL analyst Tim Williams takes a look at what the Penguins need to do to repeat their game three success.

Tonight was the perfect example of what home ice can do to a team. The Penguins looked so much better then the first two games. The crowd was into it and they fed off from that energy. In the third period it was evident. The best stretch of hockey I've seen in a while was in the third where there was no whistles for about six minutes. Brooks Orpik can plow my driveway anyday. He was...

TSN is reporting tonight that rugged winger Tomas Holmstrom may have a groin and/or sports hernia injury, not the knee injury that was first suspected, and that it could force Holmstrom out of the lineup for the reminder of the Stanley Cup Finals. Of course, as expected, the Red Wings are not providing any details, just that they'll know more Friday. Obviously, it would be...

Don't write off these Pittsburgh Penguins just yet. In a brutally physical game, the Penguins finally got off the scoring schnide, played a sound defensive game themselves for a change, and held off a late Wings rally in the closing minutes for a 3-2 win in Game Three. The Pens can knot the series at two games apiece with a win in Game Four Saturday night at the Igloo.