The Pittsburgh Penguins recorded their first win of the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday night with a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Sidney Crosby scored a goal at the 17:25 mark of the first period, and followed that up with another score early in the second to put the Penguins up 2-0 in Game Three. Johan Franzen answered with a goal of his own at the 14:48 mark in the second, giving the Red Wings hope heading into the final twenty minutes of action. Adam Hall added an insurance goal for Pittsburgh seven minutes into the third period. Detroit kept things interesting, as Mikael Samuelsson found the net on a wrist shot at the 13:37 mark. The Red Wings recorded several shots on goal in the ensuing minutes, but Marc Andre-Fleury kept them out of the net. The Red Wings attempted 34 goals on shot, against just 24 shots for the Penguins. Only sixteen penalty minutes were handed out, ten for Pittsburgh and just six for Detroit. Game Four will be Saturday night in Pittsburgh as the Penguins look to even up the series.

The Red Wings are not only beating the Penguins, they are shutting them out. With first-period goals from Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom and another outstanding effort from goaltender Chris Osgood, the Red Wings topped the Penguins 3-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night, as reported by the Associated Press.

Mikael Samuelsson busted out of a slump with two goals, and Chris Osgood stifled the Penguins? young and talented forwards with 19 saves to lead the Red Wings to a 4-0 victory in the opening game of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday night, as reported by the Associated Press.

The Red Wings are headed back to the Stanley Cup finals, as reported by the Associated Press. Just when the Red Wings were starting to look vulnerable, they bounced back in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals, getting first-period goals from Kris Draper, Pavel Datsyuk and Dallas Drake on their way to knocking out the Stars 4-1 on Monday night.

Ilya Kovalchuk scored his second goal in overtime, giving Russia its first world hockey title since 1993 with a 5-4 win Sunday over Canada, as reported by the Associated Press. Canada took a two-goal lead into the third period but couldn?t hold off the Russians. Alexei Tereshchenko and Kovalchuk scored to tie, setting the stage for the winning goal.

The Pittsburgh Penguins streaked past the Philadelphia Flyers, 6-0, at home on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. Ryan Malone and Evgeni Malkin each scored in the first period to put the Penguins up 2-0, and the Flyers never challenged as the Pittsburgh crowd was on its feet for nearly the full sixty minutes. Pittsburgh attempted 25 shots on goal, to just 21 for Philadelphia. Things got out of hand rather quickly in the second period, as the Pens scored three times in an eleven-minute stretch to put the nail in the coffin. Marian Hossa, Malone and Jordan Staal found the net in the second, as the Philadelphia defense and goalie Martin Biron appeared shell-shocked for most of the afternoon. Pascal Dupuis then joined the party at the 4:03 mark of the third period, pushing the score to 6-0 in favor of the Eastern Conference Champion Penguins. Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury recorded 21 saves en route to a series-clinching shutout. Both teams served ten minutes in the penalty box, but Pittsburgh made their opportunities count as they scored a pair of power play goals. The Penguins will play in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1992, as they await the winner of the Detroit/Dallas series.

Finland beat Sweden 4-0 on Saturday for the bronze medal at the World Hockey Championship behind first-period goals by Antti Pihlstrom and Janne Niskala and 36 saves by Niklas Backstrom, according to an Associated Press report.

Rick Nash scored the go-ahead goal to put Canada in the title game of the World Championships with a 5-4 win over Sweden on Friday night, as reported by the Associated Press. On Sunday, Canada will face Russia, which advanced to the final with a 4-0 victory against Finland.

The Philadelphia Flyers spoiled the Pittsburgh Penguins' bid at sweeping their way to the Stanley Cup Finals on Thursday night with a 4-2 win in Game Four. The Flyers played inspired hockey in the first period, jumping out to a 3-0 lead on goals by Joffery Lupul, Daniel Briere, and Jeff Carter. The Penguins recorded twenty-five shots on goal in the first and second periods, but Philadelphia goalie Martin Biron kept Pittsburgh off the board through the first forty minutes. Just as the Flyers appeared to have the game wrapped up, Jordan Staal found the net at the 3:16 mark in the third. The Penguins continued to attack throughout the final period, and Staal scored again just ten minutes after putting Pittsburgh on the board. The entire Wachovia Center appeared to collectively hold its breath over the next five minutes, but Biron and the Philadelphia defense were able to keep Sidney Crosby and the Penguins from tying the game. Marc-Andre Fleury was pulled in the final minute, and Lupul scored his second goal of the night on the empty net to put the game away with just 32 seconds left. Soon after, tempers flared. Pittsburgh's Ryan Malone and Philadelphia's Derian Hatcher exchanged punches behind the home goal and drew five-minute majors for fighting. Just seconds later, the teams began pushing and shoving once again after a face-off. The Penguins may be up 3-1, but the Flyers still seem to have a large amount of fight left. Biron finished the game with 36 saves while Fleury had 30 of his own in the loss. Game Five will be Saturday night in Pittsburgh as the Flyers look to push the series to a sixth game back home in Philadelphia.

Sami Lepisto?s goal at 3:59 of overtime led Finland to a 3-2 win over the U.S. on Wednesday night in the world hockey quarterfinals, as reported by the Associated Press. Lepisto took a pass from Saku Koivu at the point and fired the puck through a crowd and underneath U.S. goalie Robert Esche for the victory. ?It?s hard to lose like this, especially the way we played the third period,? U.S. Coach John Tortorella said. ?We lost a tied faceoff. Really, we won it, but we didn?t come up with the loose puck, and it ends up going in the net.?