Thank God for Max Talbot
Mad Max did his best Mario Lemieux impression in the third period - total force. He hit he post, and looked like he was ona mission. He also scored the empty netter which is huge - especially against the Wings.
Honestly, I was a little worried after the second period - Detroit dominated ,and you just knew if they scored there was a very good chance they would win.
But Pittsburgh came out guns a blazing, and they earned a power play with their continuous pressure.
Gonchar finally did something other than give the puck away, and blasted a shot from the line for the winner.
It was nice to see Osgood give up weak goal (Letang) and look up to the heavens after a softie.
It seemed the breaks started going the way of the Pens, after getting away with 6 men on the ice for 20 seconds, and a few hit posts by the Wings.
About freaking time
Other notables:
Geno with 3 points and a huge blocked shot late in the third period when the game was in doubt ...another thing you won't see Ovechkin do.
Kunitz with 11 hits.....11 !
Cooke with 5 epic hits - momentum changers.
Letang with 2 big points - and to think he was almost replaced with Boucher before the game.
If the Pens can win the next game at home, they could actually have the momentum going back to Detroit....That's a pretty big if, but they're doing everything right - so it should be interesting.
13 down - 3 to go
GO PENS
Long ways to go yet...Game 4 is pivotal...Wings win - bye bye flightless birds...Pens Win - well now we have a series and a momentum shift...maybe not a big shift though - the Wings are just way to seasoned to get rattled by the series being tied...
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