A lot has been said this entire Stanley Cup Finals series about the rematch. The rematch being the Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins for the second year in a row, with Detroit taking last year’s Cup in Game 6 in Pittsburgh. As you all know Detroit has a chance to repeat history and clinch the Stanley Cup with a Game 6 victory in Pittsburgh. That’s not the only history they would be repeating, though.
For starters this would be the 12th time the Red Wings hoist the Stanley Cup in their illustrious franchise history, and 5th in the last 15 years. The Wings currently stand in third behind only the Montreal Canadians (24) and the Toronto Maple Leafs (13) in all-time Stanley Cup Championships.
Another interesting history note is that nine teams have won back-to-back Stanley Cups in its history. With a win tonight, the Red Wings will win their fourth (fourth!) back-to-back Stanley Cup. Only one team in Stanley Cup history has won more back-to-back championships and that is the Montreal Canadians who have won a ridiculous seven back-to-back Cups (5 in a row at one point and 4 in a row at another point). Toronto has two different strings of three Championships in a row, too.
It’s not a given tonight as the Wings will have to play in front of a very lively Melon Arena crowd where the Pens have been just as dominant as the Wings have been on their home ice. Also, the Penguins are coming off the shalacking of a lifetime so they will definitely be playing to prove they won’t just roll over after last game’s embarassment.
I expect this to be a very good game, but with Datsyuk back in the lineup and making everyone around him better, I fully believe the Red Wings and former-Penguin Marian Hossa will be hoisting the Cup on the Melon Arena ice as Pens fans facepalm in their seats, once again. Wings in 6, Wings tonight, Wings4lyfe!
GO WINGS!
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