Penguins Survive to Force Game Seven

Despite two strong performances on home ice during games three and four, critics were seriously questioning the Pittsburgh Penguins after the 5-0 drubbing they suffered in game five on Sunday. Fans at Mellon Arena might not have much remaining in terms of finger nails, but the hometown Penguins were able to get the job done in game six. Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead by the early stages of the third period, and the defense managed to hold off the Red Wings in the closing seconds for a dramatic 2-1 victory.Following game five's disappointment, the Penguins knew that they wanted to get off to as strong of a start as possible in front of their home crowd. However, Henrik Zetterberg nearly gave the Red Wings the lead, when Sergei Gonchar cheated over to the boards to place a hit on Daniel Cleary. Zetterberg went 0-for-2 on the play, failing on the shot and earning a penalty for goaltender interference. The Pittsburgh power play went to work immediately, pu...