Home ice was the cure for the Penguins tonight as they won game three of the Stanley Cup finals against the Red Wings 3-2 before a ruckus crowd at the Igloo. It was tense towards the end as the Red Wings tried to tie the game and force overtime, but the Pens prevailed.

His Sidness scored twice to break the Penguins scoreless streak in these finals and Adam Hall got the game winner which he banked in off of Osgood from behind the net. After Crosby’s first goal I turned to John who sits next to me in section D27 and quoted a line from Predator; “If it bleeds – we can kill it.”

Well, the wounded beast almost would not die. Goals by Franzen and Samuelsson made the final score 3-2. The game saw the return of Daryl Sydor to the lineup to try and spark a Penguins blue line that has been less than spectacular. He played well but the team allowed far too many shots on Fleury – 34 total.

The Red Wings strategy is obvious – pepper Fleury early and often, hunt the rebounds and put the garbage in the net.

Pittsburgh needs to tighten up the D to help recover in this series.