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The Turning Point Of The Series
by Paul on 06/08/09 at 07:24 AM ET
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from David Staples of The Cult Of Hockey,
Though they won only two of them, the Pittsburgh Penguins looked to be the clearly superior team over the first four games of the 2009 Stanley Cup finals.
Then Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings, the league’s rightful most valuable player, got in the game.
The moment when the series shifted, when Detroit established itself as the team that would almost certainly win the Cup, came at 8:11 of the first period, Game Five, when the Russian star of the Red Wings cranked the Russian star of the Penguins, knocking him over and knocking Pittsburgh off its high horse.
added 9:05am, from Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press,
So, finally, no matter how grizzled, bearded or tired they looked, the Wings line up with all their big weapons, ready for 60 minutes at full strength against the Penguins. One victory needed. Two chances to get it. Datsyuk has Gordie Howe behind him, the ice in front of him, and a smile all over him. Dat’s the ticket. We’ll see if destiny punches it.
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