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Detroit nearly doubled Pittsburgh in shots. Ugh. Game 2 is on Monday in Detroit... LET'S GO PENS!
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Before leaving for Detroit, we deck out the car with Penguins magnets and flags. Nothing like asking for trouble!
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1st Star: Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 disallowed goal that should have been allowed, 1 assist, and 4 shots).
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Nothing beats Mike Lange's end-of-game call: "...the Penguins make the Flyers go fish, and they're gonna hafta fish all... summer... long!"
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No, it certainly isn't. And speaking of brotherly love, check out what some Penguins fans did to the Rocky statue in Philadelphia... HA!!!
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Just two minutes later, Tyler Kennedy challenges Scottie Upshall for the first fight of the series!!!
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Mayor Ravenstahl doesn't look too happy about this. And by the way, be sure to check out Dan Wholey's efforts to prevent any octopus from being thrown onto the Mellon Arena ice!
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Moment of the Game: This is what screwed everything up. Marc-Andre Fleury trips and falls flat on his face as he skates onto the ice. The crowd erupts with laughter.
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The Red Wings show their adulation of Krang, arch nemisis of the Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles.
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To see why Jarkko Ruutu loves Steve Downie's softness, click here. The first time I've EVER seen an NHL player turn his back and quit a fight.
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See you all at the Stanley Cup Finals!!! LET'S GO PENS!!!
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On the way to the game, we spot some excellent signage.
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Braydon Coburn takes a Hal Gill slapshot to the face and falls down in a pool of blood. The cut required over 50 stitches and Coburn is not expected to play in Game 3.
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The referees await a decision from the NHL's War Room in Toronto. Judge for yourself by watching the replay (the best angle is at the very end).
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See you all next Friday... LET'S GO PENS!!!
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The Mellon Arena.
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Penguins fans begin to gather at the stage.
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Next game is Sunday at 7:30 p.m. LET'S GO PENS!!!
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Al Sabotka, one of Detroit's Zamboni drivers, takes the octopus and twirls it above his head to excite the crowd. You can see the stupidity here, following the end of the National Anthem.
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The Cardiac Kids!
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With some luck getting extra tickets, John & Kim join us for this game. It's Kim's first-ever NHL playoff game!
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Pens win 5-4, next game on Sunday at 2:00!!!
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Round 1 of the 2007-08 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Pittsburgh Penguins (2nd place) vs. the Ottawa Senators (7th place). A rematch of last year's playoffs.
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We meet Dan Potash (a.k.a. "Mr. Hockey"), the FSN reporter who enforcer Georges Laraque recently kissed on the cheek during an intermission interview. Just one of many pranks the team has pulled on him...
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Final score: Pens 2, Rangers 0. Next game on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., at Madison Square Garden. LET'S GO PENS!!!
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1st Star: Petr Sykora (2 goals).
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Kim & I pose with Iceburgh. LET'S GO PENS!!!
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Upon entering Mellon Arena, the "Pens Patrol" girls insist that I take a picture with them. Not wanting to be rude, I of course obliged.
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Jordan Staal & Max Talbot prepare for the game. Talbot returns to the lineup -- with a broken foot -- after missing three games.
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1st Star: Marc-Andre Fleury (1st career playoff shutout, 26 saves).
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The video screen outside of Mellon Arena, where hundreds have been watching the games.
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Wow, Kim should be very glad that Mellon Arena doesn't have as many stores as Joe Louis Arena does!
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Even John enjoyed this one!
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Fans of the Game: A playoff-bearded fan plays taps while a friend hangs a Flyers effigy. A sign of things to come, perhaps? LOVE IT!!!
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We're about to see Game 1 of the STANLEY CUP FINALS! WOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!!!
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We arrive at Joe Louis Arena.
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Final score: Pittsburgh 0, Detroit 4.
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Sign of the Game: "Sufferin' succotash, the Pens tankt on poipuss!" (Making fun of Ottawa head coach Bryan Murray's lisping, Daffy-Duck-like accusation that the Pens intentionally lost their last game just so they'd play the Senators).
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The "Gordie Howe" entrance to the Joe, where we'll eventually enter.
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Things get rough as the Senators come back to tie the game up at 3-3.
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