Stanley Cup Finals Game Six: Penguins Stymie Red Wings, Force Game Seven

Ladies and gentlemen, for the last time in the Mellon Arena in the 2008-09 season, Elvis has just left the building.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 2 Detroit 1

Series: 3-3

- There aren't enough words in the English language to describe Rob Scuderi's performance in this game. Truly a season saving effort by Scuds.

- It was good to see Petr Sykora back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch since Game Two of the Caps' series. Sykie didn't get on the score sheet, but he did lay horizontally across the ice to block a shot in the second period in the midst of the Wings' most sustained attack of the game.

- There wasn't a player in a Penguins' uniform who didn't play 110 percent tonight.

- Chris Osgood is a joke. How a goaltender is allowed to stop play for well over two minutes after an icing call to "have his helmet adjusted" by the equipment manager on the bench is unreal.

- The Pens' third line was their best line for all 60 minutes tonight. When that happens, you are going to win hockey games.

- Game Seven is set for Friday night at 8:00 in Joketown. All the ups and downs this season has thrown our way as fans will culminate at 8:20 p.m. when some dork throws a dead octopus on the ice and the puck is dropped at the Joe.

After Game Four, the world was behind the Pittsburgh Penguins.

After Game Five, not many people outside of Pittsburgh were giving the Penguins a snowball's chance in hell at winning this series.

After Game Six, none of those people matter anymore.

Sixty minutes remain in the Penguins' season, that's all that matters.

There are no guarantees that after those 60 minutes you won't experience that same empty feeling you experienced just over a year ago when you watched the Stanley Cup grace the Mellon Arena ice with its presence for the first time in history, and then you watched it being awarded to the Detroit Red Wings.

There are also no guarantees that after those 60 minutes you won't be rejoicing in what is likely to be the biggest victory you have ever witnessed as a sports fan.

As Sidney Crosby said after Game Six, "Last year at this time, our season was already over."

Let's Go Pens

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