Hockey......
The Pittsburgh Penguins showed a lot of heart yesterday. They easily could have given up. After leading the Detroit Red Wings 2-0, they found themselves down 3-2 with less than one minute remaining. However, the Pens scored in that final minute, fought through two overtimes and finally prevailed in the third overtime. Now they head back to Pittsburgh for one more time.
The first period will decide the game. In game 5, Pittsburgh jumped out to an early 2-0, which had two effects. First, it gave them a cushion for the run that Detroit would make. Secondly, it gave the Pens confidence that they could hang with Detroit in Detroit. In their last trip here (2 games), the Pens lit the red light a grand total of zero times.
Detroit, meanwhile, came out flat. Though they eventually took the lead, they spent too much energy coming back. And maybe, just maybe they relaxed a little bit, thinking they had the Stanley Cup won.
Tomorrow, Lord Stanley will once again be close to the building. Will it enter?
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