NHL News Break

Detroit took game two of the series beating Pittsburgh three to zero. Pittsburgh finally was able to more than 10 shots off in a period with eleven in the third period of game two. Pittsburgh managed only 12 shots total in the first two periods. Meanwhile, Detroit shot 34 times with goalie Chris Osgood and the great defense of Detroit getting the shutout victory for the second straight game. Detroit’s defense was led by Brad Stuart who scored a goal in the first period and had an assist in the third period. Niklas Kronwall was on the ice for all three of Detroit’s goals and continues to have a great postseason. Kronwall’s monster check on Pittsburgh’s Ryan Malone resulted in a broken nose. Malone was able to play and racked up eight penalty minutes. Pittsburgh was able to come alive a bit in the third period racking up 48 penalty minutes and getting more shots off. Johan Franzen assisted on Valtteri Filppula’s third period goal and should now factor into the series more heavily. Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin was held without a shot and has been inconsistent since the Eastern Conference Championship series against the Flyers.