33 – Times that a team has won the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final, including Detroit a...

33 – Times that a team has won the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final, including Detroit against Pittsburgh in each of the last two springs. Of the previous 32, only the 1971 Chicago Blackhawks failed to win the Stanley Cup.

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You gotta think it frustrates the Pens that much more that it happened while the Wings were missing Datsyuk and and Lidstrom not at 100%. Tough missed opportunity.

It’s gonna be tough for them to prevent Detroit from taking one of the two in Pittsburgh.

by Costa24 on May 31, 2009 11:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Pens in six

Why not?

"It's a great day for hockey!" - "Badger" Bob Johnson

by PolishProdigy on May 31, 2009 11:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Because Justin Abdelkader is an unstoppable force. :D

"A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with." -- Tennessee Williams

by Baroque on Jun 1, 2009 12:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Missed One, Eh?

I guess the Leafs beating the Wings in seven in 1942 after being down 3-0 doesn’t count.

http://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/NHL_1942.html

by VinceCT on Jun 1, 2009 1:05 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

It never counts when the Leafs do good things.

by Habs on Jun 1, 2009 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That one required intervention from the league, including a suspension of Red Wings coach Jack Adams after Game 4.

by CPT Hoolie on Jun 3, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Correction:

34 – Times that the home team has won the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final, including Detroit against Pittsburgh in each of the last two springs. Of the previous 33, only the 1971 Chicago Blackhawks failed to win the Stanley Cup.

45 – Times that a team has won the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final, including Detroit against Pittsburgh in each of the last two springs. Of the previous 44, only 3 teams failed to win the Stanley Cup.

courtesy of http://www.whowins.com/tables/up20.html

by hockeynumbers on Jun 1, 2009 11:12 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs