Penguins Level The Series

jordan staal

The Pittsburgh Penguins levelled the Stanley Cup finals with a 4-2 victory on home ice on Thursday night, taking the series score to 2-2 against Detroit with three games to play.

A year to the day since Detroit lifted the Cup in Pittsburgh, the Penguins hit back from 2-1 behind when Jordan Staal scored in the second period despite the Red Wings having the powerplay – Detroit were 0 for 4 with the man advantage.

The Penguins killed the second power play and, less than a minute later, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin – who had scored their opener – worked a 2-on-1 rush for Crosby’s 15th goal of the playoffs and 30th point.

Tyler Kennedy finished off the scoring burst, winning a race against Henrik Zetterberg to a loose puck to make it 4-2.

So a series that looked over when the defending champions won the opening two games is now back in the balance, with Game Five in Detroit on Saturday.

Source SkySports

Posted on June 5, 2009 | Filed Under Sport