Stanley Cup Finals

Stanley Cup Finals

Stanley Cup Finals

Includes the latest news, schedule, expert commentary, injury reports, highlight clips, stats and more for the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals.

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New look, same stage for Devs-Rangers

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Rangers-Devils: Both teams are sporting new looks this season, but the rivalry remains the same. Scott Burnside previews the Thursday Night Hockey tilt.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Our Stanley Cup player reviews: Crosby, Osgood, Malkin and more

Scott Burnside

DETROIT -- Evgeni Malkin won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, but here's a review of all the top players from the Stanley Cup finals: •...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2009

Cup win completes incredible journey

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Pittsburgh's first championship since 1992 is as much a celebration of an improbable journey as it was the celebration of a game.

Story | Conversation | June 12, 2009

First-period report: Goalies strong, Crosby seeing lots of Zetterberg ... we smell overtime

Scott Burnside

DETROIT -- After a pretty tentative start to the first period, this winner-take-all Game 7 contest got pretty lively in the last five minutes or so. ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009

Penguins pregame report: Crosby as superstitious as ever before Game 7

Scott Burnside

DETROIT -- You have to love Sidney Crosby and his completely transparent devotion to his myriad superstitions. The Pens are staying at their third ho...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2009

A playoff pattern? Not in these finals

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

A playoff series will often follow some sort of pattern, but not these Cup finals. It has made the series both compelling and maddeningly difficult to predict. Here's a review.

Story | Conversation | June 11, 2009

Don't forget teams' journeys to Game 7

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

What shouldn't get lost heading into Game 7 of the Cup finals? The two teams' journeys to get to this point.

Story | Conversation | June 10, 2009

Pittsburgh Penguins will switch up the digs again heading into Game 7

Scott Burnside

...and offer a few words before Friday's game. "You know, Ruslan was one that started the playoffs [talking] and Billy Guerin, a lot of guys have been guys that stepped up and said certain...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 10, 2009

Will? Character? Penguins show both

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

Sheer will? Character? The Pens proved they are a team that possesses those qualities after denying the Red Wings a chance to duplicate their feat from last year of celebrating a Cup win on Mellon Arena ice.

Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009

What to watch for in Game 6: Fleury, Datsyuk and setting the tone

Scott Burnside

PITTSBURGH -- Here are things we will be looking out for in tonight's Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Pe...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009

Game 6's defining moment:

Scott Burnside

Game 6's defining moment: Fleury's stop on Cleary's breakaway PITTSBURGH -- Although the Wings' push with 13.2 seconds left was dramatic, perhaps the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009

First-period report: Strong start for Penguins, but they failed to score

Scott Burnside

PITTSBURGH -- Well, lots of positives after the first period of Game 6 if you're the Pittsburgh Penguins. First, they limited the Red Wings to three s...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 09, 2009

Our special take on the mundane quote

Scott Burnside, ESPN.com

We're taking it one game at a time. There's no "I" in team. An elimination game brings out the cliches, and we're breaking out our own translations of the mundane and predictable.

Story | Conversation | June 08, 2009

After a day's rest, Penguins back at work

Scott Burnside

PITTSBURGH -- The Penguins, with the exception of Bill Guerin (who met with the media Sunday morning), had a complete day off before returning to work...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009

Off the playoff map: Group was interested in buying, moving Thrashers

Scott Burnside

PITTSBURGH -- With the NHL embroiled in bankruptcy court in Phoenix over the future of the Coyotes, there are spin-off stories...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009