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Jun 13, 2009 9:49 am US/Eastern

Penguins Win The Stanley Cup!

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― What a difference a year makes!

In a Stanley Cup rematch that had fans on the edge of their seats through the end, the Penguins have defeated the defending champions!

With a pair of goals from Maxime Talbot, the Pens beat the Red Wings in Detroit by a final score of 2-1.

After a stinging loss to Detroit last year in the Stanley Cup Finals, Mario Lemieux was confident the Penguins would be back to battle for the Stanley Cup.

"We'll be back and we'll be much better next time," he said last year.
 
Boy, was he right.

The Penguins were the underdog as Detroit had 11 Stanley Cup titles under their belt and had won all previous home games in the series.

The Pens who struggled early in the season, put up a hard fight and fought harder in the post-season with saves like Rob Scuderi's shin guard block in Game 6 advancing Pittsburgh to a chance at winning in Game 7.

During the season, the Pens proved to Detroit that they wanted revenge and they meant business, but struggled on the road.

Game 7 proved to be different with the Pens coming out victorious in Joe Louis Arena.

Finally, they hold Lord Stanley's Cup that they have been fighting for all year.

"We're gonna go in there and we're gonna be determined and play our game. We've given ourselves a chance to do what only one other team has right now, and that's Detroit and us," Coach Dan Bylsma said before the game. "We get one match for the Cup."

He was right that the Pens fought harder this season, coming back full force.

There could be many events that helped the Penguins beat the Red Wings like Sidney Crosby violating a long standing superstition that says you don't touch the conference trophy.

"I wanted to change things up," said Crosby. "We didn't touch it last year. We might as well as grab it and get a picture with it and move on and go after the one we want."

Or maybe it was the thought of revenge since the Wings skated the Stanley Cup on the Penguins' home ice last year.

Either way, they brought the Cup back.

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