Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Penguins lost on home ice for the first time in these playoffs. The Detroit Red Wings are now only one game away from being sacred champions.
With a 2-1 victory at Mellon Arena in game 4, the Red Wings will now host game five at Joe Louis Arena tomorrow and they will try to win the Stanley Cup in front of their fans.
Yesterday, the Penguins scored first early into the first period during a man-advantage when Marian Hossa scored his 10th goal of the playoffs. Hossa stick handled his way at the side of the net and scored on a mesmerized Chris Osgood.
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But the Red Wings tied the game at 1 five minutes later from defense men Niklas Lidstrom who scored his third goal with a shot from the blue line. Marc-André Fleury was screened by his own defense men and missed the puck.
The winning goal of the contest was scored during the third period when a high backhand shot from Jiri Hudler was mishandled by Fleury and bounced in the net. The Penguins had an ultimate chance of tying the game with a double man-advantage but weren't able to convert it into a goal.
Final score: Detroit Red Wings 2 - Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (Detroit leads the series by 3-1)
(Picture: Wings celebrates, Getty Images.)
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5 months ago
the first home loss came at the worst moment ever.
one of them commented before the game that they could not afford to come down 3-1 in Detroit ... is the end near?
from 5 months ago
Well, it IS near. There is less than four games to be played... ;)
5 months ago
Can't imagine Detroit losing three in a row to the Pens. I think Detroit is teaching them a thing or two about puck control. And their learning. Particularly their defensemen are making crisp passes and playing a little more keep away back ice. This seems to be taking off some of the pressure from their forwards and is leading to more opportunities. Don't think Pittsburgh can rebound from this series, but they will be an extremely tough out next year!
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