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Move over Terry Sawchuk! There’s a new shutout king on the rink, and his name is Martin Brodeur!

Yes, folks, Martin Brodeur has further solidified his case for being the best NHL goaltender of all time. His 104th career shutout against the Pittsburgh Penguins broke Terry Sawchuk’s shutout record and puts…

Steel City is host to a bowl: the Super Bowl (or at least the trophy). Today, the city is now host to a cup: the Stanley Cup. With a 2-1 victory over the defending champion Detroit Red Wings, the Pittsburgh Penguins have won their first Stanley Cup since 1992. In…

In what may possibly be considered one of the best things to happen to Gary Bettman’s National Hockey League, the Pittsburgh Penguins have successfully defeated the defending champion Detroit Red Wings in Game Seven of the 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Finals.  The win gives NHL-Face Sidney Crosby and his conrad Evengi…

The 2008 and 2009 NHL seasons ended with the same two teams duking it out for the coveted Stanley Cup. The Detroit Red Wings represented the West while the Pittsburgh Penguins represented the East.

Game 1:

2008- After a scoreless first period, the Red Wings got their groove going with four goals…

Just like last year’s Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Pittsburgh Penguins scored two goals. Unlike last year, two goals was good enough to force a Game 7. With a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, the Pittsburgh Penguins did what they weren’t able to do last…

Although the Penguins broke last year’s Stanley Cup series sequence with a victory in Game 4, the Detroit Red Wings at least managed to put themselves in a similar situation as last year heading into Game 6: One game away from the coveted Stanley Cup.

With a 5-0 victory over the…

Just like last year’s Stanley Cup Finals, the Penguins found themselves down two games to one heading into Game 4. Unlike last year’s series, Pittsburgh ended up on top to avoid a must-win situation.

Behind three second-period goals from Jordan Staal, Sidney Crosby, and Tyler Kennedy, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the…

Similar to last year, the Penguins were down 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals heading into Game 3. Similar to last year, the Penguins won Game 3 to avoid a must-win situation.

It was far from an easy task, however, for Pittsburgh as netminder Marc-Andre Fleury had to make 27 saves…

You might as well have replayed Game 1 if you wanted to watch Game 2. Pavel Datsyuk gets sidelined. Justin Abdelkader scores the last goal of the game. Red Wings win 3 to 1.

This time, however, it was Pittsburgh who scored the first goal of the game on an Evgeni…

Just like last year, the Detroit Red Wings took Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins. With a 3-1 victory over the Penguins, the Red Wings lead the series one game to none.

Pavel Datsyuk was sidelined with a foot injury, but Nicklas Lidstrom and Jonathan Ericsson…