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2009 SBJ/SBD Sports Business Award Winners

May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Boston Celtics and NBA Among the Winners of the

2009 Sports Business Awards

Dick Ebersol and Lucas Oil Stadium also Honored as the Best in Sports Business

Peter Ueberroth Recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award

New York, N.Y. – Sixteen leaders representing the best in sports business were honored Thursday night with the second annual Sports Business Awards.

The awards, which recognize excellence and outstanding achievement in the sports industry for 2008, were presented by Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, the two leading publications on the business of sports. The Sports Business Awards were presented at a live ceremony held Thursday, May 28th at the New York Marriott Marquis in Manhattan.

“With the success of the inaugural Sports Business Awards last year, we decided to expand our program and recognize even more excellence in sports business,” says Richard Weiss, publisher of the SportsBusiness Journal. “The winners and nominees being honored tonight represent those at the forefront of the sports industry.”

Awards were presented in 16 categories. The winners, which were chosen from 67 nominees, included:

Lifetime Achievement – Peter Ueberroth

Sports Executive of the Year – Dick Ebersol, Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics

Athletic Director of the Year – Joe Castiglione, University of Oklahoma

Professional Sports Team of the Year – Boston Celtics

Professional Sports League of the Year – National Basketball Association

Sports Event of the Year – Amp Energy NHL Winter Classic

Best in Sports Media – ESPN

Best in Sports Television – NBC Sports

Best in Digital Sports Media – ESPN Digital Media

Best in Talent Representation and Management – CAA Sports

Best in Corporate Consulting, Marketing and Client Services – IMG

Best in Property Consulting, Sales and Client Services – IMG

Sports Event Marketing Firm of the Year – GMR Marketing

Sports Sponsor of the Year – Coca-Cola

Sports Facility of the Year – Lucas Oil Stadium

Best in Sports Technology – MLB Advanced Media for MLB At Bat

Please visit the web site for articles on the winners and nominees – http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/ or http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/

About SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily

Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal is the industry’s leading weekly trade publication, providing breaking news and comprehensive reporting and analysis on sports business. With 80 reporters, editors and guest columnists, SBJ keeps its readers up to date on the latest developments in sports marketing, sponsorships, media, facilities, agents and labor, finance and more. For more information, visit www.sportsbusinessjournal.com.

Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Daily is the leading daily provider of real-time news and information for sports business executives, tracking more than 500 news sources worldwide, including newspapers, television and radio. SBD keeps its readers on top of the day’s events and ahead of the news cycle. For more information, visit www.sportsbusinessdaily.com.

Both publications are part of the Street & Smith’s Sports Group, which consists of the Street & Smith’s Conference Group, the Sports Business Resource Guide & Fact Book, NASCAR Scene, NASCAR Illustrated and SceneDaily.com. Street & Smith’s is a division of American City Business Journals (ACBJ), which comprises weekly business journals across the country, BizJournals.com, Hemmings Motor News, Sporting News Magazine, Sporting News Today, Sporting News Yearbooks, Sporting News Radio Network and www.SportingNews.com. ACBJ is part of the Advance Publications family.

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Filed Under: ESPN, NBC

“The theater will not intimidate Pittsburgh like it did last year in Games 1 & 2.” – NBC’s McGuire

May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment


PITTSBURGH-DETROIT STANLEY CUP REMATCH OPENS ON NBC THIS WEEKEND

“The most intelligent team I’ve ever seen.” – NBC’s Milbury on Detroit

“The theater will not intimidate Pittsburgh like it did last year in Games 1 & 2.” – NBC’s McGuire

NEW YORK – May 28, 2009 – In the first Stanley Cup Final rematch in 25 years, Sidney Crosby and Pittsburgh Penguins seek to dethrone the defending champion Detroit Red Wings, who defeated the Penguins in six games last year. NBC Sports, the network home of the National Hockey League, will broadcast up to five games in the series, all in primetime, beginning with Game 1 Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET (see complete schedule below).

Mike “Doc” Emrick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (analyst) and Pierre McGuire (inside-the-glass analyst) call the action. McGuire will pull double duty in the on-location studio show alongside Mike Milbury and former NHL netminder Darren Pang. NBC Sports’ coverage is produced by Sam Flood, the architect of the “Inside the Glass” analyst position.

In addition to Crosby, the matchup features some of the NHL’s greats, including Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal against Detroit’s Marian Hossa, Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom. Hossa skated for Pittsburgh against Detroit last year. Detroit has won 11 Stanley Cup championships in their long history as an NHL “Original Six” franchise and the Penguins, two (1991 & 92). Twenty-one current Red Wings players (total of 40 times) have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup compared with just five for the Penguins.

NBC Sports today conducted a media conference call with Emrick, Olczyk, McGuire, Milbury and Flood to preview the Final and NBC Sports’coverage. Highlights of the call follow:

FLOOD ON NBC’S PRODUCTION: “The rule from Dick Ebersol is to provide the best seat in the house for the audience and that’s our goal and it will always be. The sport is the thing and we are here to showcase hockey. In doing so we take advantage of ‘Inside the Glass,’ which Pierre has turned into the gold standard. It really changed the way we look at a hockey game. His insights and access, changes the entire broadcast. Everyone on our hockey production team is number one a hockey fan and number two a television person.”

FLOOD ON INSIDE-THE-GLASS: “To begin with I thought it was a unique opportunity to get an ex-coach in a position where he could listen to both benches and know how to translate what’s happening down there because it is a short hand and it takes a unique talent to take that information and translate it on air. When we created this position back when we got into hockey in 2004, Pierre was the first person I talked to. I knew he had the skill set so we put him in there.”

MCGUIRE ON WORKING INSIDE THE GLASS: “Sometimes you can relay a lot of the things you hear down there and there are other things that you just can’t. I’ve never once been editorialized, not once by the National Hockey League, not once by NBC. Sometimes that gets me in trouble but that’s okay. I’m there to tell it the way it is. There have been a bunch of coaches and a bunch of players who have come up to me and said, ‘we love having you there because we know it’s a big game.’ Doc and Edzo allow this thing to flourish because they have to change and accommodate me and by doing that we try to translate a bit of the speed that happens at the arena back to the people watching at home. This would never work if it hadn’t been for the spirit of cooperation between the coaches and the players.”

MCGUIRE ON WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES: “The theater will not intimidate Pittsburgh like it did last year in games one and two when they were shut out and they looked hopeless. They will look a lot better because of that experience of losing last year. Sidney has become a much better leader. Malkin has become a much more effective player, especially in key times in games and Fleury is a much more refined goalie.”

MILBURY ON THE PENGUINS: “We’re all excited to see what they can do in the second go around. I think you’ve seen the two superstars, Crosby and Malkin continue to grow up along with Marc-Andre Fleury. That growth pattern is going to be tested against what I consider to be the most intelligent team that I’ve ever seen; as a group that obviously has enough depth to handle a half a dozen players on the injured list and still manage to beat Chicago and advance to the Final. It should be fun. I think the goalies, as always, play a big part. Fleury looked very comfortable, so did Chris Osgood.”

EMRICK ON WINNING A STANLEY CUP: “It is the hardest prize to win — the combination of the tenacity that these guys have to be in the lineup and play as hard as they possibly can, as well as the fatigue factor that normally enters in when you have so much competition just to get to this point. They’ve played six weeks now and they’ve got two more weeks to go.”

MCGUIRE ON THE BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: “I think players like playing back-to-back games. They’d rather play back-to-back then have long drawn out situations. It will be important for the team that loses to control the emotions and control enthusiasm pretty quickly. They’re going to have to reel it in fast. It is a little bit like the Olympics. It is a short tournament; you don’t have a lot of time to rehash your mistakes. You’re going to have to wipe the board clean pretty quick. I don’t think it’s going to be an issue.”

MILBURY ON BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: “I think it absolutely favors the Pittsburgh Penguins. They’ve had some time off, a little more than Detroit, and they’re not as banged up.”

MCGUIRE ON CHANGES TO PITTSBURGH: “It’s going to be about tempo more than anything else. Both these teams like to air it out; both these teams are highly skilled. Pittsburgh has gone through a huge cultural metamorphosis since they made the coaching change. And now rather than playing passive resistance hockey, they’re playing aggressive in-your-face skilled hockey. They’re playing to their strengths rather than to their weakness.”

MCGUIRE ON COACHING CHANGE HELPING PITTSBURGH: “I know Ray Shero wrestled with this for a long period of time, even going back to last summer.
I can tell you that because I talked to him on the phone and it was something that was really eating him up. Ray Shero is a man of honor, he’s a man of integrity and he’s a man of loyalty. And he just realized at that point that in order to be loyal to franchise, to his owner and to his players, he had to make a coaching change. He didn’t want to do it, he had to do it.

“What Danny Bylsma brings is an intelligent approach to the game, educating players through a common sense approach. Rather than coaching them through intimidation, he coaches them through vocalization, imagery, passion and energy. And you can see that’s how they play. He turned these guys loose.”

MILBURY ON COACHING CHANGE: “If nothing else, Dan Bylsma just wanted to let the guys have some fun and play the game with a little more passion and letting loose a little bit. They were able to find balance both offensively and defensively and boy it’s been a heck of a balance. A change in approach, and change in attitude, comes with a change in coaches and no more clearly than in this case with Dan Bylsma.”

MCGUIRE ON CHRIS OSGOOD: “It’s a Chris Osgood I told you so moment. Everybody was picking on him all year long. Osgood has something to prove and he’s still proving it. Had he not been stellar, this thing would probably not be going to the Stanley Cup Final game one, we’d still be talking about Chicago in Detroit playing game six at the United Center.”

OLCZYK ON MARIAN HOSSA: “I guess the one thing I’m looking forward to most is the battle within the big battle with Marian Hossa now wearing a Detroit Red Wings jersey and last year, coming over at the trade deadline and helping the Penguins get to the Final. Now he’s playing against the team he played with last year. So that’s the one story I’m looking at.”

STANLEY CUP FINAL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Game 1 Saturday, May 30 Pittsburgh at Detroit NBC 8 p.m. ET
Game 2 Sunday, May 31 Pittsburgh at Detroit NBC TBA ET
Game 3 Tuesday, June 2 Detroit at Pittsburgh Versus 8 p.m. ET
Game 4 Thursday, June 4 Detroit at Pittsburgh Versus 8 p.m. ET
Game 5 * Saturday, June 6 Pittsburgh at Detroit NBC 8 p.m. ET
Game 6 * Tuesday, June 9 Detroit at Pittsburgh NBC 8 p.m. ET
Game 7 * Friday, June 12 Pittsburgh at Detroit NBC 8 p.m. ET

*if necessary

Filed Under: NBC, NHL

Up to 55 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Games on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com; Begins May 29

May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Up to 55 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Games on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com; Begins May 29 First Time ESPNU in High Definition; ESPN360.com to Simulcast Every ESPN & ESPN2 Telecast; Content Across Social Networking Sites to be Incorporated ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will televise up to 55 games of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship from May 29 to June 24, including complete coverage from two Regional and all eight Super Regional sites and every College World Series game.  ESPN360.com will simulcast every ESPN and ESPN2 telecast.   ESPNU will offer both Regional series in high definition on ESPNU HD, marking the first time a Regional or Super Regional series will be televised in high definition.  For the seventh straight year, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise the entire Men’s College World Series from Omaha, Neb. (June 13-24), including the best-of-three Series Final, with every game in high definition on ESPN HD or ESPN2 HD.   In addition to traditional coverage, ESPN.com and other digital platforms will include unique, original coverage from the College World Series.  In addition to its own digital platforms, ESPN will utilize social networking sites Facebook (ESPN College World Series) and Twitter (will be launched as http://twitter.com/ESPN_CWSKyle) to provide fans with updates and behind-the-scenes insight into the Tournament.  Details include:

  • Select teams will receive flip cameras to personally capture their journey to Omaha.  ESPN.com will feature “best of” flipcam video clips, with extended footage available on both Facebook and ESPN.com.  The initial eight teams are UC Irvine, Georgia, Florida State, Texas, Cal State Fullerton, LSU North Carolina and Arizona State.
  • ESPN.com and the College World Series Facebook page will also serve as a location for fans to post comments and photos, and play trivia games.
  • ESPN analyst Kyle Peterson will provide commentary, updates, his perspective of the action and baseball news via Twitter from the Super Regionals through the conclusion of the College World Series.

Coverage will begin Friday, May 29 with four Regional games from two sites on ESPNU.  The Tallahassee, Fla. site will include Ohio State vs. Georgia at noon ET and Marist vs. Florida State at 4 p.m.  The Irvine, Calif. site will be highlighted by San Diego State, led by pitcher Stephen Strasburg who is 13-0 with a 1.24 ERA and expected to be the number one overall draft pick in the upcoming MLB Draft, vs. Virginia at 7 p.m. and 2008 College World Series Champion Fresno State vs. UC Irvine at 11 p.m.   Five of the eight analysts working the Regionals and Super Regionals have played in the College World Series, highlighted by one who won the National Championship (Morgan Ensberg with USC in 1998): Robin Ventura (Oklahoma State), Kyle Peterson (Stanford), Phil Nevin (Cal-State Fullerton) and Keith Moreland (Texas).

  • Regionals: For the fifth consecutive year, ESPNU will offer complete coverage of two Regional sites (May 29-June 1), beginning with four games on Friday, May 29:
  • Each site will feature four teams competing in a double-elimination format and each site winner (a total of 16 sites) will advance to the Super Regionals.
  • Clay Matvick and Peterson will work games from the Tallahassee. Fla. site while Justin Kutcher and Nevin will call games from the Irvine, Calif. site.
  • Super Regionals: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360.com will combine to televise every game of the eight best-of-three Super Regional sites (up to 24 games) June 5-8:
  • Up to eight of ESPN and ESPN2′s possible 12 windows will feature two games and whip-around to the best action from both games for viewers in most of the nation (except in the home market of the competing teams where the game of local interest will be the primary telecast).
  • ESPNU will televise at least eight games, including four games exclusively.  In addition, the network will simulcast an ESPN2 Game 3 telecast.
  • Each Super Regional winner will advance to the College World Series.
  • Coverage will feature eight commentator teams (site assignments are to be determined): Matvick and Peterson; Kutcher and Ensberg; Dan McLaughlin and Ventura; Dave Ryan and Mike Rooney; Bob Wischusen and Brian Jordan; Mike Gleason and Jim Bowden; Eric Collins and Moreland; and Pam Ward and Eric Young.
  • College World Series: For the seventh straight year, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN360.com will combine to televise the entire College World Series (up to 17 games), including the best-of-three College World Series Finals.  ESPN’s 30th consecutive year of coverage will begin June 13 and conclude June 24.
  • Every ESPN and ESPN2 game will be offered in high definition on ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD.
  • For the second year, all three games of the Championship Series will be televised live in primetime (Monday, June 22 to Wednesday, June 24).
  • Commentator teams include Mike Patrick or Sean McDonough with analyst Orel Hershiser and reporter Erin Andrews; Karl Ravech or Sean McDonough with analyst Robin Ventura and reporter Kyle Peterson.
  • Patrick will call the Championship Series with Hershiser, Ventura, Andrews and Peterson.

SportsCenter From Omaha In addition to game coverage, Karl Ravech and Erin Andrews will rotate as hosts of live segments from Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha for SportsCenter June 15-17. College World Series Production Elements ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN360.com’s coverage of the Men’s College World Series will feature several notable production elements:

  • For the second year, O.A.R’s single This Town from their album All Sides will be utilized throughout the coverage.
  • Similar to ESPN’s Major League Baseball coverage, ESPN and ESPN2 will utilize an on-field handheld camera on College World Series telecasts for the third year.  The handheld camera will bring viewers closer to the action with in-game live shots of home run celebrations, head coaches’ trips to the mound, batters in the on-deck circle and more.
  • Every umpire will wear a microphone for live and short turn-around audio, capturing the sounds of the game from all angles on the field.

NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Schedule NCAA Baseball Regionals Presented on ESPNU by Capital One

Date Time (ET) Network Matchup Game Commentators
Fri., 5/29 noon ESPNU HD Ohio State vs. Georgia (from Tallahassee, Fla.) 1 Matvick and Peterson
Fri., 5/29 4 p.m. ESPNU HD Marist vs. Florida State (Tallahassee) 2 Matvick and Peterson
Fri., 5/29 7 p.m. ESPNU HD San Diego State vs. Virginia (from Irvine, Calif.) 1 Kutcher and Nevin
Fri., 5/29 11 p.m. ESPNU HD Fresno State vs. UC Irvine (Irvine) 2 Kutcher and Nevin
Sat., 5/30 noon ESPNU HD Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (Tallahassee) 3 Matvick and Peterson
Sat., 5/30 4 p.m. ESPNU HD Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Tallahassee) 4 Matvick and Peterson
Sat., 5/30 7 p.m. ESPNU HD Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (Irvine) 3 Kutcher and Nevin
Sat., 5/30 11 p.m. ESPNU HD Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Irvine) 4 Kutcher and Nevin
Sun., 5/31 noon ESPNU HD Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (Tallahassee) 5 Matvick and Peterson
Sun., 5/31 4 p.m. ESPNU HD Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 (Tallahassee) 6 Matvick and Peterson
Sun., 5/31 7 p.m. ESPNU HD Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (Irvine) 5 Kutcher and Nevin
Sun., 5/31 11 p.m. ESPNU HD Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 (Irvine) 6 Kutcher and Nevin
Mon., 6/1 7 p.m. ESPNU HD Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 (Tallahassee) 7* Matvick and Peterson
Mon., 6/1 11 p.m. ESPNU HD Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 (Irvine) 7* Kutcher and Nevin

* If necessary Road to Omaha Super Regionals Presented on ESPN by Capital One Date    Time (ET)       Network Matchup

Fri., 6/5 noon ESPN / ESPN360.com Site 1 – Game 1
Fri., 6/5 2 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN360.com Site 2 – Game 1
Fri., 6/5 7 p.m. ESPN / ESPN360.com Site 3 – Game 1
Fri., 6/5 10:30 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN360.com Site 4 – Game 1
Sat., 6/6 noon ESPNU Site 5 – Game 1
Sat., 6/6 noon ESPN2 / ESPN360.com** Site 1 – Game 2
Site 2 – Game 2
Sat., 6/6 3 p.m. ESPNU Site 6 – Game 1
Sat., 6/6 6 p.m. ESPNU Site 7 – Game 1
Sat., 6/6 5 p.m. ESPN / ESPN360.com** Site 3 – Game 2
Site 4 – Game 2
Sat., 6/6 9 p.m. ESPNU Site 8 – Game 1
Sun., 6/7 noon ESPN / ESPNU / ESPN360.com** Site 5 – Game 2 ^
Site 1 – Game 3*
Sun., 6/7 3 p.m. ESPN / ESPNU / ESPN360.com** Site 6 – Game 2 ^
Site 2 – Game 3*
Sun., 6/7 7 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPNU / ESPN360.com** Site 7 – Game 2 ^
Site 3 – Game 3*
Sun., 6/7 10 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPNU / ESPN360.com** Site 8 – Game 2 ^
Site 4 – Game 3*
Mon., 6/8 1 p.m. ESPN / ESPN360.com** Site 5 – Game 3*
Site 6 – Game 3*
Mon., 6/8 7 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN360.com** Site 7 – Game 3* %
Site 8 – Game 3* %

* If necessary ** ESPN and ESPN2 will showcase two games within one window and “whip-around” to the best action from those games in most of the nation.  Viewers in the home markets of the competing teams will receive their local game in its entirety with constant updates from the other game. ^ ESPNU will offer complete coverage of Game 2 while ESPN will provide “whip-around” action % ESPNU will simulcast Game 3 from Site 7 or Site 8 if no Game 3 from Site 7 College World Series Schedule Date    Time (ET)       Network Game    Matchup Commentators

Sat., 6/13 2 p.m. ESPN HD / ESPN360.com 1 Game 1 – TBD Ravech, Ventura and Peterson
Sat., 6/13 7 p.m. ESPN HD / ESPN360.com 2 Game 2 – TBD Patrick, Hershiser and Andrews
Sun., 6/14 2 p.m. ESPN HD / ESPN360.com 3 Game 3 – TBD Ravech, Ventura and Peterson
Sun., 6/14 7 p.m. ESPN2 HD / ESPN360.com 4 Game 4 – TBD McDonough, Hershiser and Andrews
Mon., 6/15 2 p.m. ESPN2 HD / ESPN360.com 5 Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 Ravech, Ventura and Peterson
Mon., 6/15 7 p.m. ESPN2 HD / ESPN360.com 6 Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 Patrick, Hershiser and Andrews
Tue., 6/16 2 p.m. ESPN2 HD / ESPN360.com 7 Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 Ravech, Ventura and Peterson
Tue., 6/16 7 p.m. ESPN2 HD / ESPN360.com 8 Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 McDonough, Hershiser and Andrews
Wed., 6/17 7 p.m. ESPN2 HD / ESPN360.com 9 Loser Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5 Patrick, Hershiser and Peterson
Thu., 6/18 7 p.m. ESPN2 HD / ESPN360.com 10 Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 7 McDonough, Ventura and Peterson
Fri., 6/19 2 p.m. ESPN2 HD / ESPN360.com 11 Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 6 Patrick, Hershiser and Peterson
Fri., 6/19 7 p.m. ESPN2 HD / ESPN360.com 12 Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8 McDonough, Ventura and Peterson
Sat., 6/20 2 p.m. ESPN HD / ESPN360.com 13 If necessary Patrick, Hershiser and Andrews
Sat., 6/20 7 p.m. ESPN HD / ESPN360.com 14 If necessary McDonough, Ventura and Peterson
Mon., 6/22 7 p.m. ESPN HD / ESPN360.com 1 Series Final Patrick, Hershiser, Ventura, Andrews and Peterson
Tue., 6/23 7 p.m. ESPN HD / ESPN360.com 2 Series Final Patrick, Hershiser, Ventura, Andrews and Peterson
Wed., 6/24 7 p.m. ESPN HD / ESPN360.com 3 * Series Final Patrick, Hershiser, Ventura, Andrews and Peterson

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Filed Under: Baseball, ESPN

Weekly Features Across ESPN Platforms

May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Logo Enterprise Journalism
Weekly Features Across ESPN Platforms
May 28, 2009
OTL: Broncos WR Brandon Marshall’s Alleged Domestic Violence
Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m. ET ESPN; noon ESPN2)

Outside the Lines has obtained police reports and conducted interviews that detail seven separate cases of alleged domestic violence, over nearly two years in three states and Puerto Rico, involving Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall and his former girlfriend, Rasheedah Watley. Marshall is scheduled to go on trial next month in Atlanta on two counts of simple battery. The first report was in June 2006, shortly after Marshall was drafted by the Broncos. Watley, speaking publicly for first time about her relationship with Marshall, says she declined to press charges until March 2008, when, according to a police report, she was found in their Atlanta condo with “several cuts on her lips” after a fight with Marshall. Watley’s mother, Vienna Watley, tells OTL‘s John Barr that a Broncos front-office employee called her in an attempt to get her daughter to reconcile with Marshall shortly after he was arrested for false imprisonment and domestic violence in March 2007. Last year, the NFL suspended Marshall for three regular-season games but reduced the suspension to one game, after Marshall appealed the discipline.

“I don’t want to see him do it to nobody else. And that’s really why I’m doing this today, because I feel like somebody has to stand up and stop him from doing this, ’cause the Broncos haven’t done it. The NFL hasn’t done it. The Atlanta police department hasn’t done it. Somebody has to do it.” – Rasheedah Watley, on filing charges leading to June’s trial

ESPN Deportes Visits Manny Ramirez’s N.Y. Neighborhood for Reaction to Suspension

ESPN Deportes SportsCenter (Sunday, 11 p.m.) and ESPNdeportes.com

Manny Ramirez’s 50-game suspension for illegal substance use was a hard blow to his fans. Among the hardest hit were those in Washington Heights, the New York neighborhood where the Dominican-born Ramirez grew up. ESPN Deportes visited this community to talk with those who have known Manny through the years, including his friends and high school coach.

“It was almost like, ‘Say it isn’t so, Joe,’ type of thing. That was what I was getting from a lot of people, like ‘No, he couldn’t have.’ Some people were saying, ‘Is he stupid? What is he doing?’ Some people were just really disappointed. To a lot of kids, a lot of young people, he was a hero — baseball players are. And unfortunately or however we want to look at it, they hold him to a higher standard, they put him on pedestals… when they do something like that it’s like kids get shocked and ‘What do I do now?.’” – Steve Mandl, Manny Ramirez’s high school coach

Where are they Now? Michael Chang
SportsCenter (Sunday 10 a.m. ESPN)

Twenty years ago, Michael Chang stunned the world’s No. 1-ranked player Ivan Lendl, in the fourth round of the French Open in one of the most dramatic matches in Grand Slam history. The 17-year-old went on to defeat Stefan Edberg in the final to become the youngest male Grand Slam title holder. While Chang eventually reached No. 2 in the rankings, the 1989 victory was his only Grand Slam win when he retired in 2003. Today, much of Chang’s time is dedicated to his Chang Family Foundation and the Christian Sports League he created.

Filed Under: ESPN

Hockey and Hollywood Stars Align in Las Vegas at 2009 NHL Awards

May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

HOCKEY AND HOLLYWOOD STARS ALIGN IN LAS VEGAS AT 2009 NHL AWARDS
NHL’s Annual Awards Show Set for Thursday, June 18, at Palms Hotel
Limited Tickets On Sale Now To Public

NEW YORK (May 28, 2009) – The National Hockey League’s biggest names,
together with celebrities from music, stage and screen, will unite for a
spectacular celebration of hockey at the star-studded 2009 NHL Awards on
Thursday, June 18, at the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Hotel in
Las Vegas. The 2009 NHL Awards will be broadcast in high definition on
VERSUS in the United States at 7:30 p.m. ET and on CBC in Canada at 8:30
p.m. local time.

Award-winning multi-platinum recording artist Robin Thicke and
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Chaka Khan will perform. The NHL Awards
house band will be led by Saturday Night Live bandleader Katreese Barnes.
Canadian buzz band Arkells will perform a set at the NHL Awards Party at
the Palms Pool and Rain Nightclub following the Awards broadcast.

Notable hockey fans Snoop Dogg, Michael Bublé, William Fichtner (
Prison Break, Blades of Glory), Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galatica, Burn
Notice), Lauren Holly (NCIS, Dumb & Dumber), Colin Ferguson (Eureka) and
others are scheduled to appear alongside NHL stars such as Washington
Capitals Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni
Malkin, Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom, the Chicago
Blackhawks’ Kris Versteeg, Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara and Tim Thomas, the
Philadelphia Flyers’ Mike Richards and many more.

NHLers past and present scheduled to participate in the 2009 NHL
Awards include Tony Esposito, Sergei Fedorov, Ron Francis, Doug Gilmour,
Kelly Hrudey, Pat LaFontaine, Igor Larionov, Brian Leetch, Reggie Lemelin,
Mark Messier, Stan Mikita, Andy Moog, Joe Nieuwendyk, Luc Robitaille and
Jeremy Roenick. Former NHL coach Pat Burns also is scheduled to present.

Players, coaches, presenters and special guests will arrive on the red
carpet at the Palms Hotel beginning at 3:15 p.m. PT / 6:15 p.m. ET.
NHL.com will provide streaming coverage of the red carpet arrivals.

Tickets to the 2009 NHL Awards are on sale now to the public at
www.ticketmaster.com/nhlawards and at the Pearl Concert Theater Box Office.
Tickets include access to the 2009 NHL Awards show and the official NHL
Awards Party held immediately after at Rain Nightclub inside the Palms
Hotel.  You must be 21 years or older to attend the NHL Awards Party at
Rain.

Individual honors to be presented at the 2009 NHL Awards include: Art
Ross Trophy (top scorer for the regular season), Bill Masterton Memorial
Trophy (perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey), Calder
Memorial Trophy (outstanding rookie), Frank J. Selke Trophy (outstanding
defensive forward), Hart Memorial Trophy (most valuable player to his
team), Jack Adams Award (outstanding coach), James Norris Memorial Trophy
(outstanding all-around defenseman), King Clancy Memorial Trophy
(leadership and humanitarian contribution to his community), Lady Byng
Memorial Trophy (sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct), Mark Messier
Leadership Award Presented by Bridgestone (superior leader in hockey and a
contributing member of society), Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy (top
goal-scorer for the regular season), Scotiabank/NHL FAN FAV™ Award (voted
the best overall regular season performer), Williams M. Jennings Trophy
(goaltender(s) with fewest goals scored against) and Vezina Trophy
(outstanding goaltender).

The Lester B. Pearson Award, which is presented annually to the “most
outstanding player” in the NHL as voted by fellow members of the National
Hockey League Players’ Association, also will be announced.

Following are the finalists for each award, in alphabetical order:

BILL MASTERTON MEMORIAL TROPHY
Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings
Steve Sullivan, Nashville Predators
Richard Zednik, Florida Panthers

CALDER MEMORIAL TROPHY
Steve Mason, Columbus Blue Jackets
Bobby Ryan, Anaheim Ducks
Kris Versteeg, Chicago Blackhawks

FRANK J. SELKE TROPHY
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Stanley Cup Final Storylines and Statistical Preview

May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

2009 Stanley Cup Final Storylines

Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Rematch! This year’s Final marks the first time in 25 years that clubs have met in the Stanley Cup Final in consecutive years. The New York Islanders swept the Edmonton Oilers to claim their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup in 1982-83. The Oilers turned the tables and ended the Isles’ ‘Drive For Five’ with a 4-1 series win in 1983-84, their first of five Stanley Cups in a seven-year stretch (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990).

Stanley Cup Final rematches are rare; there have been just two since 1970 (Oilers-Islanders in 1983/1984 and Montreal Canadiens-Boston Bruins in 1977/1978) and five in the past 50 years.

Championship Round Rematches, Past Half Century (since 1959)

NHL – 5   Oilers-Islanders in 82-83 and 83-84

Canadiens-Bruins in 76-77 and 77-78

Canadiens-Blues in 67-68 and 68-69

Maple Leafs-Red Wings in 62-63 and 63-64

Maple Leafs-Canadiens in 58-59 and 59-60

NBA – 9   Bulls-Jazz in 96-97 and 97-98

Lakers-Celtics in 83-84 and 84-85

Lakers-76ers in 81-82 and 82-83

Sonics-Bullets in 77-78 and 78-79

Knicks-Lakers in 71-72 and 72-73

Celtics-Lakers in 67-68 and 68-69

Celtics-Lakers in 64-65 and 65-66

Celtics-Lakers in 61-62 and 62-63

Celtics-St. Louis Hawks in 59-60 and 60-61

NFL – 3   Bills-Cowboys in 1993 and 1994

Giants-Packers in 1961 and 1962

Colts-Giants in 1958 and 1959

MLB – 1   Yankees-Dodgers in 1977 and 1978

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Repeat After Me: The Red Wings were the last team to win consecutive Stanley Cups, doing so in 1997 and 1998. Five of the players who competed for both champions have appeared for the Red Wings in the 2009 playoffs: Kris Draper, Tomas Holmstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom, Kirk Maltby and Chris Osgood. A sixth, Darren McCarty, also is on the roster.

The Red Wings and Penguins also are the first teams to appear in consecutive Finals since the New Jersey Devils in 2000 and 2001. The Devils defeated the Dallas Stars in six games in 2000 and dropped a seven-game series to the Colorado Avalanche in 2001.

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Making It Back: The Penguins are the first club since the 1983-84 Oilers to return to the Stanley Cup Final after losing in the Final the previous season.

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2008 Stanley Cup Final: Looking Back At A Classic: The series started with Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood becoming the fourth goaltender in Stanley Cup Final history to post consecutive shutouts in Games 1 and 2.

The Penguins got back in the series with a 3-2 victory in Game 3, highlighted by defenseman Brooks Orpik delivering several big hits in succession with the Penguins defending a 3-1 lead in the third period.

The Red Wings got a split in Pittsburgh and went home with a 3-1 series lead thanks in large part to center Henrik Zetterberg, who shined on the penalty-killing unit that kept Pittsburgh from scoring during five-on-three power plays for 1:26 late in the third period of a 2-1 win.

In an instant classic Game 5, the Penguins became the first team in more than 70 years and just the second team ever to escape elimination in the Stanley Cup Final by scoring a game-tying goal in the final minute of the third period (Maxime Talbot, 19:25). Petr Sykora‘s power-play goal at 9:57 of the third overtime period won it for the Penguins in the fifth-longest contest in Stanley Cup Final history. Sykora made good on his bold prediction during the second OT period that he would score. Earning an assist on the play was defenseman Sergei Gonchar, taking his first shift since suffering an injury in the second period hours earlier. Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 55 saves, the most in a Stanley Cup Final game since 1998. Fleury’s best of the 55 was his diving stop to rob Mikael Samuelsson late in the second period.

Zetterberg again was the hero for the Red Wings in Game 6 as the Red Wings captured the 11th Stanley Cup in franchise history with a 3-2 win. Zetterberg earned an assist on Brian Rafalski‘s first-period goal to open the scoring, scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in the third period and helped kill another 5-on-3 for 1:33 in the first period. Typifying the valiant effort by the Penguins throughout the series, a last-ditch scoring attempt by the Penguins’ Marian Hossa sent the puck trickling across the Red Wings’ crease as time expired. Vasteras, Sweden native Nicklas Lidstrom became the first European-trained captain to lift the Stanley Cup in triumph. Zetterberg earned the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in recognition of his contributions at both ends of the ice.

Game 6 drew an average of 6.8 million viewers in the U.S. on NBC, making it the most-watched Game 6 since the NHL returned to network television in 1995 and the third most-watched Stanley Cup Final game overall in that same span. The 4.0 national rating and 7 share was a 111 percent increase over Game 6 in 2006 (Edmonton-Carolina, 1.9/4).

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Who’s Missing From Last Year? Nine Penguins who faced the Red Wings in 2008 are no longer with the club, including forward Marian Hossa and reserve goaltender Ty Conklin, who signed with the Red Wings as unrestricted free agents last summer. The others are forwards Adam Hall, Gary Roberts, Ryan Malone, Georges Laraque and Jarkko Ruutu and defensemen Darryl Sydor and Ryan Whitney.

In contrast, 18 of the 20 Red Wings who dressed against the Penguins last year remain with the club. The exceptions are forward Dallas Drake and goaltender Dominik Hasek, each of whom retired following the season.

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Who’s New To The Party? Since meeting the Red Wings in last year’s Final, the Penguins signed unrestricted free agent forwards Ruslan Fedotenko, Miroslav Satan, Matt Cooke and Eric Godard over the summer; acquired defenseman Philippe Boucher from Dallas in November, reserve goaltender Mathieu Garon from Edmonton in December and forwards Bill Guerin and Chris Kunitz from the New York Islanders and Anaheim, respectively, at the March 4 trade deadline. The club also claimed forward Craig Adams on waivers from Chicago at the deadline and promoted rookie defenseman Alex Goligoski from AHL Wilkes-Barre Scranton.

The Red Wings’ only major roster acquisitions since winning the Stanley Cup a year ago have been the free agent signings of the two former Penguins, forward Marian Hossa and goaltender Ty Conklin. The other newcomers are rookies from the Red Wings’ successful developmental pipeline: forwards Justin Abdelkader and Ville Leino and defenseman Jonathan Ericsson.

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Crosby, Malkin Producing At Historic Playoff Rate: Penguins centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin rank third and fourth all-time in playoff points per game, joining Hall of Fame legends Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux and Mark Messier in the top five.

Highest Career Point-Per-Game Average, Stanley Cup Playoffs

1. Wayne Gretzky, 1.84          (208 GP, 122-260–382)

2. Mario Lemieux, 1.61            (107 GP, 76-96–172)

3. Sidney Crosby, 1.43          (42 GP, 23-37–60)

4. Evgeni Malkin, 1.29          (42 GP, 22-32–54)

5. Mark Messier, 1.25              (236 GP, 109-186–295)

* Crosby and Malkin rank 1-2 in playoff scoring, each with 28 points in 17 games (Crosby 14-14–28, Malkin 12-16–28).

* Crosby is five goals from the NHL single-playoff record of 19, shared by Reg Leach (Philadelphia, 1976) and Jari Kurri (Edmonton, 1985).

* Malkin tallied 16 points in a six-game span (May 9-23) — the last NHL player with 16+ points over a six-game span in one playoff year was Gretzky, for the Los Angeles Kings in 1993 (6 goals, 10 assists, April 27-May 9).

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Hossa In The Spotlight: Red Wings forward Marian Hossa is the first player to switch sides in a Stanley cup Final rematch since 1964 and just the second player ever to do so. Forward John MacMillan, who appeared in one game of the 1963 Final with Toronto against Detroit, was claimed on waivers by the Red Wings in December, 1963 and played four games against the Maple Leafs in the 1964 Final.

The Penguins had obtained Hossa, a four-time 80-point scorer and five-time All-Star, from the Atlanta Thrashers at the 2007-08 trade deadline, and the move paid off: Hossa ranked third among playoff scorers with 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) in 20 games and led the Penguins in scoring during the Stanley Cup Final against the Red Wings. He became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2008 and signed with Detroit the following day. He is in quest of his first Stanley Cup championship.

“It’s attractive hockey, it’s a lot of offense and a lot of great players. I want to play that way. I liked playing like that in Pittsburgh, and when I look at Detroit, it’s a similar style. But it’s all about winning and that’s what I’m looking for.”

- Marian Hossa, July 2, 2008, after signing with the Red Wings

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More Familiarity: The Red Wings and Penguins had never met in postseason play entering the 2008 Stanley Cup Final and had not faced each other during the 2007-08 regular season. This year, the clubs can break down tape of eight recent games — last year’s classic six-game Stanley Cup Final and two regular-season contests in 2008-09.

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Season Series: The clubs split their two regular-season meetings in 2008-09, each winning on the road:

* On Nov. 11, the Penguins posted a wild 7-6 comeback victory at Joe Louis Arena. Pittsburgh center Jordan Staal scored a hat trick in the third period and set up the overtime winner by Ruslan Fedotenko as the Penguins won a game they had trailed 3-1, 5-2 and 6-4.

* On Feb. 8, a pair of former Penguins were key players as the Red Wings blanked Pittsburgh 3-0 at Mellon Arena. Goaltender Ty Conklin made 25 saves to post his sixth shutout of the season and forward Marian Hossa scored an insurance goal with the Red Wings nursing a 1-0 lead midway through the third period.

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Ozzie Rules: Detroit G Chris Osgood replaced Dominik Hasek midway through Game 4 of the Red Wings’ opening-round victory over Nashville in the 2008 postseason and has been the Red Wings’ playoff starter since. In that span he has posted a playoff record of 26-8 with a 1.79 goals-against average, .927 save percentage and four shutouts.

* Osgood recorded his 71st career playoff victory in the series-clinching 2-1 overtime victory over Chicago in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final, moving into a tie with Jacques Plante for eighth place on the all-time list. The only goaltenders with more career playoff victories than Osgood are Patrick Roy (151), Martin Brodeur (98), Grant Fuhr (92), Ed Belfour (88), Billy Smith (88), Ken Dryden (80) and Mike Vernon (77).

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Tale of the Tape: The Stanley Cup Finalists offer a contrast in size and age. Among players who have appeared in at least one playoff game in 2009, the Red Wings’ average age is 33.4, more than four years older than the Penguins’ average of 29.0. The Penguins measure in at 6’1″ and 203 pounds; the Red Wings average 6’0″ and 196 lbs.

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Perennial Playoff Performers: Since 1991, both the Red Wings and Penguins rank among the top five clubs in postseason games among the major pro sports. The Red Wings have played in the most (237), followed by the Los Angeles Lakers (214) and San Antonio Spurs (211) of the NBA, the New Jersey Devils (197) and Penguins (188).

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Conklin A Fixture At Big Events: Months after becoming the only NHL player to dress for each of the first three NHL Winter Classics, Red Wings goaltender Ty Conklin is making his third trip to the Stanley Cup Final — with three different clubs — in the past four seasons. In 2006, Conklin’s Edmonton Oilers dropped a seven-game decision to the Carolina Hurricanes. Last year, Conklin’s Penguins fell in six games to the Red Wings.

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Head Coaching Ties: Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma played under current Red Wings bench boss Mike Babcock in 2002-03, when Babcock, as a rookie head coach in the NHL, guided the Anaheim Ducks to the Stanley Cup Final. “To me, he’s always been a student of the game,” Babcock told ESPN.com. “I think it was his destiny to be a coach. I think he’ll be a coach as long as he wants.”

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Babcock Making Finals A Habit: Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock is making his third trip to the Stanley Cup Final in seven NHL seasons behind the bench. He guided the Anaheim Ducks to Game 7 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Final before falling to the New Jersey Devils and won his first championship with the Red Wings last year.

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Bylsma Vies For Stanley Cup As Rookie NHL Coach: Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma is attempting to become the 14th rookie head coach, and just the fourth since 1956, to capture the Stanley Cup. Of these, only Montreal’s Al MacNeil (1970-71) took over in mid-season.

Bylsma, 38, replaced Michel Therrien Feb. 15 and went 18-3-4 thereafter. Bylsma had been an assistant coach for two seasons with Pittsburgh’s AHL affiliate Wilkes Barre-Scranton before being elevated to that club’s head coach to begin this season.

The last team to win the Stanley Cup after making a coaching change during the season was the 1999-2000 New Jersey Devils, who replaced Robbie Ftorek with Larry Robinson.

Rookie Head Coaches Who Have Won The Stanley Cup

Coach                            Age        Team

Dick Carroll                    —           1918 Toronto Arenas

Pete Green                     —           1920 Ottawa Senators

George O’Donoghue      —           1922 Toronto St. Pats

Dave Gill                         —           1927 Ottawa Senators

Cy Denneny                   37           1929 Boston Bruins

Bill Stewart                     43           1938 Chicago Blackhawks

Frank Boucher               38           1940 New York Rangers

Joe Primeau                   45           1951 Toronto Maple Leafs

Jimmy Skinner               38           1955 Detroit Red Wings

Toe Blake                       43           1956 Montreal Canadiens

Claude Ruel                   30           1969 Montreal Canadiens

Al MacNeil                      35           1971 Montreal Canadiens

Jean Perron                   39           1986 Montreal Canadiens

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Trophy Candidates: Three members of the Red Wings are 2008-09 NHL trophy finalists. C Pavel Datsyuk is a finalist for four awards, the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP; the Lester B. Pearson Award as the most outstanding player as selected by NHL players; the Selke Trophy as top defensive forward; and the Lady Byng Trophy for skill and gentlemanly play. Nicklas Lidstrom is in contention for the Norris Trophy as top defenseman, while D Chris Chelios is a finalist for the Masterton Trophy for sportsmanship and dedication. Penguins C Evgeni Malkin joins Datsyuk as a finalist for Hart and Pearson honors.

Winners will be announced at the 2009 NHL Awards, broadcast live from the Pearl Concert Theater inside the Palms Hotel Las Vegas on Thursday, June 18.

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Detroit Red Wings

NHL Playoff Appearance: 57th (18th consecutive)

Stanley Cups: 11 (1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008)

All-Time Playoff Series Record: 65-45

All-Time Playoff Game Record: 297-258-1

Key Acquisitions During The Season

None.

Playoff Series Recaps

Conference Finals: The Red Wings advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive season and the sixth time since 1995 with a five-game triumph over the Chicago Blackhawks. With multiple NHL trophy finalist Pavel Datsyuk sidelined for the final three games of the series and perennial Norris Trophy nominee Nicklas Lidstrom out for the last two, the Red Wings showcased their unparalleled organizational depth. Valtteri Filppula led all scorers with seven points (one goal, six assists), Dan Cleary tallied a series-high five goals and +6 rating, Mikael Samuelsson notched a pair of game-winning goals and Darren Helm dazzled defensively and scored the series-winning goal in overtime.

Conference Semifinals: In a match-up of Stanley Cup champions from the past two seasons, the Red Wings eliminated the Anaheim Ducks in a thrilling seven-game series. The outcome hung in the balance until Detroit forward Dan Cleary scored with three minutes remaining in the third period of Game 7, lifting the Red Wings to a berth in the Western Conference Final for the third consecutive year and for the eighth time in the past 14 seasons.

Conference Quarterfinals: The Red Wings posted a four-game sweep over Columbus, outscoring the Blue Jackets 18-7. The Red Wings were the only club that did not trail throughout its opening-round series. Forward Johan Franzen led the club in scoring with 2-4–6, capped by the series-winning goal with 47 seconds remaining in Game 4 that broke a 5-5 tie. It marked the sixth consecutive series in which Franzen tallied a game-winning goal and the seventh in his eight series since the start of the 2007 post-season.

Regular-Season Highlights

The Red Wings set an NHL record by posting their ninth consecutive 100-point season with a 4-0 victory at Columbus Mar. 15, passing the Montreal Canadiens’ eight-season streak from 1974-75 through 1981-82. The Red Wings also clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 18th consecutive season — the longest active streak of playoff qualifying among the major pro sports — and captured the Central Division title for the eighth consecutive season.

The Red Wings had three defensemen in the top 11 in NHL defense scoring – Nicklas Lidstrom (third, 16-43–59), Brian Rafalski (fifth, 10-49–59), and Niklas Kronwall (11th, 6-45–51). Lidstrom has recorded 997 career regular-season points, just shy of becoming just the eighth defenseman in League history to reach the 1,000-point milestone, and earned his 10th selection as a Norris Trophy finalist in the past 11 seasons.

C Pavel Datsyuk finished fourth in the NHL scoring race with 97 points (32 goals, 65 assists), equaling his career high set in 2007-08. He led the club in scoring for a fourth consecutive season, surpassing the three-year runs of franchise greats Ted Lindsay, Gordie Howe and Steve Yzerman. Datsyuk also excelled at the defensive end, ranking third among NHL players in plus-minus with a +34 rating. Voted a finalist for the Hart, Lady Byng and Frank Selke Trophies, Datsyuk could become the first player ever to sweep these awards in the same season.

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The Red Wings were counting on big production from RW Marian Hossa when they signed him as an unrestricted free agent last summer and he responded, notching the third 40-goal season of his NHL career. Hossa, who also tallied 40-goal seasons with the Ottawa Senators and Atlanta Thrashers, is just the eighth player in NHL history to do with three different clubs.

LW Henrik Zetterberg tallied his fourth consecutive 30-goal season, finishing second on the Red Wings in scoring (31-42–73). He is the reigning Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, finishing at or near the top of several 2008 post-season categories including points (1st, 27), goals (T-1st, 13), plus-minus (T-1st, +16), shots (1st, 116), game-winning goals (2nd, four) and assists (T-3rd, 14).

LW Johan Franzen continued his knack for clutch scoring this season, sharing the Red Wings lead in game-winning goals with Marian Hossa (eight). Last season, Franzen franchise records for most game-winners in a calendar month (six in March 2008) and in a single playoff year (five). “The Mule” ranked second on the Red Wings in goals this season with a career-high 34.

Chris Osgood and Ty Conklin are one of three NHL club goaltending tandems who each made at least 40 appearances this season, joining Jean-Sebastien Giguere/Jonas Hiller (Anaheim) and Cristobal Huet/Nikolai Khabibulin (Chicago). Conklin set career highs in wins (25-11-2) and shutouts (six), while Osgood rose to a tie for 10th on the all-time victories list (389) and second on the Red Wings’ all-time list (305).

Key Regular-Season Wins

Oct. 11: It didn’t take long for the Red Wings’ Johan Franzen to resume his clutch goal-scoring from the Stanley Cup-winning 2007-08 season. Franzen tallied twice in the third period to give the Red Wings a 3-2 comeback victory at Ottawa in the club’s second game of the season. Franzen set a franchise record with 13 post-season goals in 2008 after scoring 15 times in Detroit’s final 16 regular-season games.

Dec. 13: Johan Franzen scored the game-tying goal with 19.9 seconds remaining in regulation and Henrik Zetterberg and Jiri Hudler tallied in the shootout as the Red Wings escaped with a 5-4 victory at Phoenix. The game also marked the return of Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios for his 25th NHL season. Chelios had missed Detroit’s first 28 games due to injury.

Jan. 1: Playing in front of 40,818 fans outdoors at Chicago’s Wrigley Field and the largest regular-season television audience in nearly 13 years, the Red Wings posted a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2009 Winter Classic. Trailing 3-1 after the first period, the Red Wings scored five consecutive goals, highlighted by strikes by defensemen Brian Rafalski and Brett Lebda 17 seconds apart in the third period.

Feb. 4: Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom celebrated his 1,300th career regular-season game in style, scoring a power-play goal with 39 seconds remaining in the third period to give Detroit a 5-4 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes at Joe Louis Arena. The goal negated a third-period Phoenix comeback in which the club rebounded from a 4-2 deficit to tie the game with five minutes to play.

Feb. 25: Henrik Zetterberg scored twice, including a highlight-reel shorthanded effort, as the Red Wings defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-1 and earned a split of their season series. The home club won each time in the four contests between the Western Conference leaders.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL Playoff Appearance: 23rd (third consecutive)

Stanley Cups: 2 (1991, 1992)

All-Time Playoff Series Record: 26-21

All-Time Playoff Game Record: 136-114

Key Acquisitions During The Season

Nov. 16: Acquired D Philippe Boucher from Dallas for D Darryl Sydor.

Jan. 17: Acquired G Mathieu Garon from Edmonton for G Dany Sabourin, C Ryan Stone and a 4th-round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft.

Feb. 26: Acquired LW Chris Kunitz and LW Eric Tangradi from Anaheim for D Ryan Whitney.

Mar. 4: Acquired RW Bill Guerin from NY Islanders for a conditional pick in the 2009 Entry Draft.

Mar. 4: Claimed RW Craig Adams on waivers from Chicago.

Playoff Series Recaps

Conference Finals: The Penguins posted a four-game sweep over the Carolina Hurricanes, earning the clinching victory on the road for the third consecutive series. The Penguins outscored Carolina 20-9. Penguins center Evgeni Malkin recorded multiple points in the first three games and led all scorers with nine points (six goals, three assists). Sidney Crosby added seven points (two goals, five assists) and posted a series-high +6 rating.

Conference Semifinals: Pittsburgh emerged from a star-studded, seven-game Conference Semifinal series with Washington by drubbing the Capitals, 6-2, in Game 7. The Penguins rallied after losing the first two games to win three straight. Crosby (8-5–13) and Caps LW Alex Ovechkin (8-6–14) more than lived up to the hype that surrounded their first postseason meeting. G Marc-Andre Fleury’s glove save on an Ovechkin breakaway early in Game 7 enabled the Pens to burst out to a 4-0 lead. Malkin (2-8–10) came on strong after a slow start in the series, scoring the OT winner in Game 5. D Kris Letang scored three goals in the series, including one in overtime to end Game 5.

Conference Quarterfinals: The Penguins eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers in six games, vanquishing their intra-state rival for the second consecutive playoff year. The series was capped by a 5-3 victory in Philadelphia, a game the Penguins had trailed, 3-0. Malkin, the NHL's scoring champion in the regular season, also led all players in the first round with 4-5--9. Crosby was one of three players tied for second with eight points (4-4--8).

Regular-Season Highlights

The Penguins went 18-3-4 after Dan Bylsma replaced Michel Therrien as head coach on Feb. 15, surging from 10th place to fourth in the Eastern Conference.

C Sidney Crosby began the season in milestone, hat trick fashion and ended it soaring. He scored his 100th NHL goal, recorded his 200th assist and his 300th point all in the same game, Oct. 18 vs. Toronto. The Pens’ 21-year-old captain also recorded a point in 16 consecutive games in which he played — nine goals, 18 assists — from Feb. 16 through Apr. 1. With two goals at Tampa Bay on Apr. 7, Crosby eclipsed the 30-goal and 100-point marks for the third time in four NHL seasons.

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C Evgeni Malkin followed up his brilliant 2007-08 season with another Hart Trophy-contending year. His 113 points and 78 assists, both career-highs, led the NHL, making him the eighth player to win the Art Ross Trophy in the last eight seasons. Lethal on the power play (14 goals), Malkin was the League’s most productive even-strength player, amassing an NHL-high 70 even-strength points. He recorded his 300th career point in his 240th NHL game on Apr. 7 vs. Tampa Bay, tied a career-high with a five-point (2-3–5) game Mar. 17 vs. Atlanta and had four other four-point games.

Trades for LW Chris Kunitz and RW Bill Guerin in the week leading up to the Mar. 4 trade deadline bolstered the Penguins’ depth up front. Kunitz, acquired from Anaheim Feb. 26, scored seven goals with 11 assists in 20 games as a Penguin. Guerin, acquired from the NY Islanders Mar. 4, had 12 points in 17 games after the trade.

D Sergei Gonchar, who had missed the first four months recovering from shoulder surgery, made his 2008-09 debut Feb. 14, immediately energizing the Pittsburgh power play. Clicking at just a 16.2 percent success rate without him, the Pens’ PP scored on 19.3 percent of its chances (22 for 114) upon his return. Of Gonchar’s 19 points, 13 came on the power play. Jumping right back into the role of the team’s No. 1 defenseman, Gonchar led the Pens in average ice time (25:11).

When G Marc-Andre Fleury‘s game soared, so did the Pens’ position in the standings. The 24-year-old who backstopped Pittsburgh to the 2008 Final went 9-1-2 with a 1.87 goals against average and .938 save percentage in March. He started 19 straight games from Feb. 3 through Mar. 10, going 12-4-3. With 111 career victories, Fleury trails only Tom Barrasso (226) on the franchise’s goaltending wins list.

Key Regular-Season Wins

Oct. 4: The Penguins opened defense of their Eastern Conference championship with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators at a sold-out Globe Arena in Stockholm. Penguins forward Tyler Kennedy scored with 25 seconds remaining in the extra period to win the first regular-season game ever played in Sweden. Kennedy also had opened the scoring at the 0:40 mark of the first period.

Nov. 11: Facing the Detroit Red Wings for the first time since the 2008 Stanley Cup Final — and former teammate Marian Hossa for the first time in a Red Wings uniform — the Penguins posted a wild 7-6 comeback victory at Joe Louis Arena. Jordan Staal scored a hat trick in the third period and set up the overtime winner by Ruslan Fedotenko as the Penguins overcame deficits of 3-1, 5-2 and 6-4.

Feb. 4: The Penguins trailed the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 entering the third period but turned the tables on their visitors with a rally that culminated with Evgeni Malkin‘s game-winning goal with 15.5 seconds remaining in overtime. “You always look back at seasons, and turning points, and hopefully this is one for us,” captain Sidney Crosby said.

Feb. 21: Sidney Crosby scored his second goal of the game to break a tie with 2:15 left in regulation as Pittsburgh defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4, ending the Penguins’ five-game winless drought on the road. It marked the second consecutive game in which the Penguins had surrendered a two-goal lead in the third period but rebounded to win.

Apr. 7: The Penguins clinched a playoff berth for the third consecutive season with a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Captain Sidney Crosby scored a pair of goals 1:04 apart in the second period to join teammate Evgeni Malkin as 100-point scorers — the first time two Pittsburgh players have reached the century mark in the same season since Mario Lemieux (161) and Jaromir Jagr (149) in 1995-96.

2009 STANLEY CUP FINAL STATISTICAL PREVIEW

DETROIT RED WINGS vs. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

REGULAR SEASON RECAP

- DETROIT -                – PITTSBURGH -

Overall Record                51-21-10 — 112             45-28- 9 –  99

Games  1-20                 14- 2- 4 –  32             12- 5- 3 –  27

Games 21-40                 14- 5- 1 –  29              7-12- 1 –  15

Games 41-60                 11- 6- 3 –  25             10- 8- 2 –  22

Games 61-82                 12- 8- 2 –  26             16- 3- 3 –  35

Home Record                   27- 9- 5 –  59             25-13- 3 –  53

Road Record                   24-12- 5 –  53             20-15- 6 –  46

Goals For/Against (+/-)        295/244 (+51)               264/239 (+25)

Power Play %                  25.5% ( 90/353)             17.2% ( 62/360)

Penalty Killing %             78.3% ( 71/327)             82.7% ( 60/347)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Goals                     MARIAN HOSSA…….. 40     EVGENI MALKIN……. 35

Assists                   PAVEL DATSYUK……. 65     EVGENI MALKIN……. 78

Points                    PAVEL DATSYUK……. 97     EVGENI MALKIN…….113

Game-Winning Goals        MARIAN HOSSA……..  8     PETR SYKORA……… 10

JOHAN FRANZEN…….  8

Power-Play Goals          HENRIK ZETTERBERG… 12     EVGENI MALKIN……. 14

Short-Handed Goals        HENRIK ZETTERBERG…  2     MAXIME TALBOT…….  2

EVGENI MALKIN…….  2

Plus/Minus                PAVEL DATSYUK…….+34     ROB SCUDERI………+23

RESULTS OF 2008-2009 REGULAR SEASON MEETINGS

DATE     SCORE                                GOALTENDERS

NOV. 11  PITTSBURGH 7 AT DETROIT 6 (OT)       FLEURY(W)-OSGOOD(O)

FEB.  8  DETROIT 3 AT PITTSBURGH 0            CONKLIN(W)-FLEURY(L)

-POWER PLAY-  —SHORT HANDED—

GP  W  L OTL  GF GA PTS  PP GF   PP%   TS GA   PK%  GF GA

DETROIT            2  1  0   1   9  7  3    8  4  50.0%   9  1  88.9%  0  0

PITTSBURGH         2  1  1   0   7  9  2    9  1  11.1%   8  4  50.0%  0  0

2009 STANLEY CUP FINAL STATISTICAL PREVIEW

DETROIT RED WINGS vs. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF 2008-09 REGULAR SEASON MEETINGS

DETROIT RED WINGS                        PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

GP  G  A TP PM +/-                       GP  G  A TP PM +/-

P DATSYUK             2  3  0  3  0  -2  J STAAL               2  3  1  4  0  +3

J HUDLER              2  1  2  3  0  +1  S CROSBY              2  1  2  3  4  +1

M HOSSA               2  1  2  3  0  -1  E MALKIN              2  1  1  2  0  -1

N LIDSTROM            2  0  3  3  2  -1  M TALBOT              2  1  1  2  0  +1

H ZETTERBERG          2  1  1  2  0  -2  M COOKE               2  0  2  2  0  +1

M SAMUELSSON          2  0  2  2  4  +1  M SATAN               2  0  2  2  0   E

D MCCARTY             1  1  0  1  0   E  C KUNITZ       (ANA)  4  1  1  2  6   E

J FRANZEN             1  1  0  1  4  -2  R FEDOTENKO           1  1  0  1  0  +1

T HOLMSTROM           1  1  0  1  0   E  A GOLIGOSKI           1  0  1  1  2  +1

A LILJA               2  0  1  1  2  -1  M ZIGOMANIS           1  0  1  1  2   E

B RAFALSKI            2  0  1  1  2  -2  K LETANG              2  0  1  1  2   E

K MALTBY              2  0  1  1  0  +1  P SYKORA              2  0  1  1  2  +1

K DRAPER              2  0  1  1  2   E  B THOMAS              1  0  0  0  0  -1

N KRONVALL            2  0  1  1  2  +1  L CAPUTI              1  0  0  0  2   E

V FILPPULA            2  0  1  1  2  +1  M EATON               1  0  0  0  0   E

B STUART              1  0  0  0  0   E  M GARON        (EDM)  1  0  0  0  0   E

B LEBDA               1  0  0  0  0  +1  B ORPIK               2  0  0  0  0  -1

C CHELIOS             1  0  0  0  0  +1  E GODARD              2  0  0  0  2  -1

C OSGOOD              1  0  0  0  0   E  H GILL                2  0  0  0  0  +2

D CLEARY              1  0  0  0  0   E  M FLEURY              2  0  0  0  0   E

D HELM                1  0  0  0  0   E  P DUPUIS              2  0  0  0  2  -3

D MEECH               1  0  0  0  0  -1  R SCUDERI             2  0  0  0  0  +2

T CONKLIN             1  0  0  0  0   E  T KENNEDY             2  0  0  0  0   E

V LEINO               1  0  0  0  0  +1  C ADAMS        (CHI)  3  0  0  0  2  -1

T KOPECKY             2  0  0  0  0   E

GOALTENDERS      GP W L MINS GA  GAA     GOALTENDERS      GP W L MINS GA  GAA

C OSGOOD          1 0 0   64  7 6.56     M FLEURY          2 1 1  123  9 4.39

T CONKLIN         1 1 0   60  0  .00     M GARON    (EDM)  1 0 1   49  1 1.22

DETROIT RED WINGS CAREER PLAYOFF STATISTICS

OVERALL            AGAINST PITTSBURGH

SCORERS                 GP    G    A  PTS       GP    G    A  PTS

Nicklas Lidstrom       228   46  116  162        6    1    2    3

Chris Chelios          266   31  113  144        4    1    4    5

Brian Rafalski         135   23   59   82       11    5    7   12

Tomas Holmstrom        145   38   41   79        5    1    1    2

Marian Hossa            91   31   42   73        -    -    -    -

Henrik Zetterberg       78   37   33   70        6    2    4    6

Pavel Datsyuk           95   22   39   61        6    1    3    4

Darren McCarty         174   23   26   49        -    -    -    -

Johan Franzen           56   27   20   47        5    1    2    3

Kris Draper            198   23   21   44        6    0    0    0

Mikael Samuelsson       62   13   21   34        6    3    1    4

Daniel Cleary           72   15   18   33        6    1    0    1

Kirk Maltby            162   16   15   31        6    0    1    1

Valtteri Filppula       56    9   21   30        6    2    2    4

Brad Stuart             89    5   21   26        6    1    4    5

Jiri Hudler             44    9   16   25        6    1    0    1

Niklas Kronwall         44    1   24   25        6    0    3    3

Brett Lebda             53    0   10   10        6    0    0    0

Darren Helm             34    5    2    7        6    1    1    2

Jonathan Ericsson       15    2    3    5        -    -    -    -

Andreas Lilja           42    1    2    3        6    0    0    0

Justin Abdelkader        7    0    1    1        -    -    -    -

Tomas Kopecky           12    0    1    1        -    -    -    -

Derek Meech              2    0    0    0        -    -    -    -

Ville Leino              3    0    0    0        -    -    -    -

Aaron Downey             5    0    0    0        -    -    -    -

GP  Mins    W    L   GAA   SO      GP  Mins  W    L   GA   GAA

Chris Osgood   122  7234   71   45  2.11   14       6   409  4    2   10  1.47

Ty Conklin       2    25    0    1  2.38    0       -     -  -    -    -     -

Jimmy Howard     -     -    -    -     -    -       -     -  -    -    -     -

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS CAREER PLAYOFF STATISTICS

OVERALL            AGAINST DETROIT

SCORERS                 GP    G    A  PTS       GP    G    A  PTS

Petr Sykora            114   32   37   69       10    1    1    2

Sergei Gonchar          98   18   48   66       10    0    4    4

Bill Guerin            122   35   29   64        8    0    4    4

Sidney Crosby           42   23   37   60        6    2    4    6

Evgeni Malkin           42   22   32   54        6    1    2    3

Miroslav Satan          67   16   28   44        -    -    -    -

Ruslan Fedotenko        70   19    9   28        -    -    -    -

Chris Kunitz            52    5   23   28        1    1    0    1

Matt Cooke              56    9   10   19        6    3    2    5

Pascal Dupuis           50    7   11   18        6    0    1    1

Maxime Talbot           39    7   10   17        6    1    1    2

Jordan Staal            42   11    5   16        6    0    0    0

Philippe Boucher        64    4   10   14        6    0    1    1

Kris Letang             32    3    8   11        2    0    0    0

Tyler Kennedy           37    3    7   10        6    0    0    0

Mark Eaton              40    4    2    6        6    0    0    0

Rob Scuderi             42    1    5    6        6    0    0    0

Brooks Orpik            42    0    6    6        6    0    0    0

Craig Adams             46    3    2    5        -    -    -    -

Hal Gill                73    0    5    5        6    0    0    0

Alex Goligoski           2    0    1    1        -    -    -    -

Eric Godard              7    0    1    1        -    -    -    -

Paul Bissonnette         -    -    -    -        -    -    -    -

Luca Caputi              -    -    -    -        -    -    -    -

Connor James             -    -    -    -        -    -    -    -

Dustin Jeffrey           -    -    -    -        -    -    -    -

Ben Lovejoy              -    -    -    -        -    -    -    -

Chris Minard             -    -    -    -        -    -    -    -

Janne Pesonen            -    -    -    -        -    -    -    -

Jeff Taffe               -    -    -    -        -    -    -    -

Bill Thomas              -    -    -    -        -    -    -    -

Tim Wallace              -    -    -    -        -    -    -    -

Mike Zigomanis           -    -    -    -        -    -    -    -

GP  Mins    W    L   GAA   SO      GP  Mins  W    L   GA   GAA

Marc-Andre Fleury  42  2593   27   15  2.43    3       6   407  2    4   17  2.51

Mathieu Garon       1    12    0    0  0.00    0       -     -  -    -    -     -

John Curry          -     -    -    -     -    -       -     -  -    -    -     -

HOW THEY GOT HERE

CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS

                                   SERIES 'D'


                Wed  Apr 15  PHILADELPHIA   1  AT  PITTSBURGH     4


                Fri  Apr 17  PHILADELPHIA   2  AT  PITTSBURGH     3 (OT)


                Sun  Apr 19  PITTSBURGH     3  AT  PHILADELPHIA   6


                Tue  Apr 21  PITTSBURGH     3  AT  PHILADELPHIA   1


                Thu  Apr 23  PHILADELPHIA   3  AT  PITTSBURGH     0


                Sat  Apr 25  PITTSBURGH     5  AT  PHILADELPHIA   3


                             (PITTSBURGH WON SERIES 4-2)




SERIES ‘F’




Thu  Apr 16  COLUMBUS       1  AT  DETROIT        4


Sat  Apr 18  COLUMBUS       0  AT  DETROIT        4


Tue  Apr 21  DETROIT        4  AT  COLUMBUS       1


Thu  Apr 23  DETROIT        6  AT  COLUMBUS       5


(DETROIT WON SERIES 4-0)


CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS


                                   SERIES 'J'




                Sat  May  2  PITTSBURGH     2  AT  WASHINGTON     3


                Mon  May  4  PITTSBURGH     3  AT  WASHINGTON     4


                Wed  May  6  WASHINGTON     2  AT  PITTSBURGH     3 (OT)


                Fri  May  8  WASHINGTON     3  AT  PITTSBURGH     5


                Sat  May  9  PITTSBURGH     4  AT  WASHINGTON     3 (OT)


                Mon  May 11  WASHINGTON     5  AT  PITTSBURGH     4 (OT)


                Wed  May 13  PITTSBURGH     6  AT  WASHINGTON     2


                             (PITTSBURGH WON SERIES 4-3)


SERIES ‘K’




Fri  May  1  ANAHEIM        2  AT  DETROIT        3


Sun  May  3  ANAHEIM        4  AT  DETROIT        3 (OT)


Tue  May  5  DETROIT        1  AT  ANAHEIM        2


Thu  May  7  DETROIT        6  AT  ANAHEIM        3


Sun  May 10  ANAHEIM        1  AT  DETROIT        4


Tue  May 12  DETROIT        1  AT  ANAHEIM        2


Thu  May 14  ANAHEIM        3  AT  DETROIT        4


(DETROIT WON SERIES 4-3)


CONFERENCE FINALS


                                   SERIES 'M'




                Mon  May 18  CAROLINA       2  AT  PITTSBURGH     3


                Thu  May 21  CAROLINA       4  AT  PITTSBURGH     7


                Sat  May 23  PITTSBURGH     6  AT  CAROLINA       2


                Tue  May 26  PITTSBURGH     4  AT  CAROLINA       1


                             (PITTSBURGH WON SERIES 4-0)




                                   SERIES 'N'




                Sun  May 17  CHICAGO        2  AT  DETROIT        5


                Tue  May 19  CHICAGO        2  AT  DETROIT        3 (OT)


                Fri  May 22  DETROIT        3  AT  CHICAGO        4 (OT)


                Sun  May 24  DETROIT        6  AT  CHICAGO        1


                Wed  May 27  CHICAGO        1  AT  DETROIT        2 (OT)


                             (DETROIT WON SERIES 4-1)


2009 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFF STATISTICS (through Conference Finals)






DETROIT RED WINGS




                                  AVG


POS NO. PLAYER               GP   TOI   G   A PTS +/-  PIM PP SH GW OT   S  PCTG




R   93  JOHAN FRANZEN        16 19:46  10   9  19  9    10  3  0  2  0  52  19.2


C   40  HENRIK ZETTERBERG    16 22:07   9   9  18 10     6  3  0  0  0  59  15.3


R   11  DANIEL CLEARY        16 16:59   8   6  14 16     8  0  0  2  0  38  21.1


C   51  VALTTERI FILPPULA    16 17:10   1  13  14  9     6  1  0  0  0  26   3.8


D    5  NICKLAS LIDSTROM     14 25:55   4   9  13  7     6  3  0  1  0  45   8.9


R   81  MARIAN HOSSA         16 18:38   6   6  12  5     8  2  1  1  0  77   7.8


R   37  MIKAEL SAMUELSSON    16 15:22   5   4   9  6     4  0  0  2  1  66   7.6


L   26  JIRI HUDLER          16 14:19   4   5   9  2     6  2  0  1  0  30  13.3


D   28  BRIAN RAFALSKI       11 22:54   2   6   8  8    11  2  0  1  0  19  10.5


C   13  PAVEL DATSYUK        13 20:22   1   6   7  4     9  1  0  0  0  47   2.1


D   23  BRAD STUART          16 25:00   1   6   7  8    10  1  0  0  0  28   3.6


D   55  NIKLAS KRONVALL      16 23:59   1   6   7  4    25  1  0  0  0  24   4.2


D   22  BRETT LEBDA          16 14:18   0   6   6  7    10  0  0  0  0  17    .0


D   52 *JONATHAN ERICSSON    15 19:58   2   3   5  8    21  0  0  1  0  25   8.0


L   96  TOMAS HOLMSTROM      16 14:08   2   3   5  1    20  0  0  0  0  16  12.5


C   43 *DARREN HELM          16 11:08   3   0   3  2     4  0  0  1  1  27  11.1


L    8 *JUSTIN ABDELKADER     7  6:50   0   1   1  0     0  0  0  0  0   7    .0


C   82  TOMAS KOPECKY         8  9:31   0   1   1  0     7  0  0  0  0  13    .0


R   18  KIRK MALTBY          13  9:06   0   1   1  2-    2  0  0  0  0   6    .0


G   30  CHRIS OSGOOD         16 61:49   0   1   1  0     2  0  0  0  0   0    .0


G   29  TY CONKLIN            1 19:36   0   0   0  0     0  0  0  0  0   0    .0


D   14  DEREK MEECH           2  4:04   0   0   0  0     0  0  0  0  0   1    .0


L   21 *VILLE LEINO           3  7:59   0   0   0  0     0  0  0  0  0   1    .0


C   33  KRIS DRAPER           4 10:14   0   0   0  0     0  0  0  0  0   4    .0


D   24  CHRIS CHELIOS         6  7:21   0   0   0  0     2  0  0  0  0   4    .0




PITTSBURGH PENGUINS




                                  AVG


POS NO. PLAYER               GP   TOI   G   A PTS +/-  PIM PP SH GW OT   S  PCTG




C   87  SIDNEY CROSBY        17 21:42  14  14  28 12    12  5  0  1  0  63  22.2


C   71  EVGENI MALKIN        17 21:17  12  16  28  3    22  5  0  3  1  80  15.0


R   13  BILL GUERIN          17 17:28   7   7  14 11    11  2  0  2  1  50  14.0


D   55  SERGEI GONCHAR       15 23:12   2  10  12  3    10  1  0  1  0  32   6.3


L   14  CHRIS KUNITZ         17 17:12   1  11  12  6    15  0  0  0  0  34   2.9


L   26  RUSLAN FEDOTENKO     17 14:01   6   5  11  6     4  0  0  0  0  43  14.0


D   58  KRIS LETANG          16 19:22   3   6   9  3    26  1  0  1  1  43   7.0


C   25  MAXIME TALBOT        17 14:39   4   3   7  4     5  0  0  1  0  23  17.4


L   24  MATT COOKE           17 15:23   1   6   7  2-   12  0  0  0  0  24   4.2


D    7  MARK EATON           17 17:58   4   2   6 10     6  1  0  0  0  12  33.3


C   48  TYLER KENNEDY        17 13:59   3   3   6  3-    4  0  0  2  0  51   5.9


C   11  JORDAN STAAL         17 19:35   2   4   6  5-    6  0  0  0  0  41   4.9


R   81  MIROSLAV SATAN       11 10:26   1   5   6  5     9  0  0  0  0  16   6.3


R   27  CRAIG ADAMS          17  9:38   3   2   5  2     4  0  0  0  0  22  13.6


D   43  PHILIPPE BOUCHER      8 11:26   1   3   4  1-    4  1  0  1  0   9  11.1


D   44  BROOKS ORPIK         17 20:03   0   4   4  1-   16  0  0  0  0   7    .0


D    4  ROBERT SCUDERI       17 20:56   1   2   3  4     6  0  0  0  0   7  14.3


D    2  HAL GILL             17 19:51   0   2   2  6     4  0  0  0  0  15    .0


D    3 *ALEX GOLIGOSKI        2 10:21   0   1   1  1-    0  0  0  0  0   1    .0


R   17  PETR SYKORA           6 12:49   0   1   1  3-    0  0  0  0  0   7    .0


R    9  PASCAL DUPUIS        10  8:24   0   0   0  3-    6  0  0  0  0  14    .0


G   29  MARC-ANDRE FLEURY    17 62:02   0   0   0  0     2  0  0  0  0   0    .0


CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS STATISTICS – PITTSBURGH


PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (4-2)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


C  71  Evgeni Malkin             6   4   5   9   0    10  2  0  0  0   21  19.0


C  87  Sidney Crosby             6   4   4   8   2     8  1  0  0  0   23  17.4


D  55  Sergei Gonchar            6   1   4   5   1-    2  0  0  1  0   13   7.7


C  48  Tyler Kennedy             6   2   1   3   2     4  0  0  2  0   21   9.5


RW 13  Bill Guerin               6   2   1   3   3     5  1  0  1  1   18  11.1


LW 26  Ruslan Fedotenko          6   1   2   3   0     2  0  0  0  0   13   7.7


D  58  Kris Letang               5   0   3   3   0     9  0  0  0  0   12   0.0


D   7  Mark Eaton                6   2   0   2   3     6  0  0  0  0    4  50.0


LW 24  Matt Cooke                6   0   2   2   3    10  0  0  0  0    8   0.0


LW 14  Chris Kunitz              6   0   2   2   0     9  0  0  0  0   13   0.0


D   4  Rob Scuderi               6   1   0   1   1     4  0  0  0  0    1 100.0


C  25  Maxime Talbot             6   1   0   1   0     5  0  0  0  0    7  14.3


D   2  Hal Gill                  6   0   1   1   3     4  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


RW 27  Craig Adams               6   0   1   1   0     0  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


C  11  Jordan Staal              6   0   1   1   1-    4  0  0  0  0   18   0.0


D  44  Brooks Orpik              6   0   1   1   1-    6  0  0  0  0    0   —


D  43  Philippe Boucher          1   0   0   0   2-    0  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


RW 81  Miroslav Satan            2   0   0   0   0     0  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


RW 17  Petr Sykora               4   0   0   0   2-    0  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


LW  9  Pascal Dupuis             6   0   0   0   2-    0  0  0  0  0    7   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               6  18  28  46   2    90  4  0  4  1  200   9.0


OPPONENT TOTALS           6  16  27  43   2-  116  4  1  2  0  194   8.2


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA   SV% G  A PIM


GK 29  Marc-Andre Fleury    6   377  2.39  4  2  0  1  0  15  193  .922 0  0   2


TEAM TOTALS          6   378  2.54  4  2  0  1  0  16  194  .918 0  0   2


OPPONENT TOTALS      6   378  2.86  2  4  0  2  1  18  200  .910


PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (2-4)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


RW 28 *Claude Giroux             6   2   3   5   2     6  0  0  0  0    9  22.2


C  18  Mike Richards             6   1   4   5   4-    6  1  0  0  0   21   4.8


LW 12  Simon Gagne               6   3   1   4   4-    2  1  1  1  0   19  15.8


C  48  Daniel Briere             6   1   3   4   1-    8  1  0  0  0   10  10.0


RW 22  Mike Knuble               6   2   1   3   2-    2  0  0  0  0   19  10.5


LW 36 *Darroll Powe              6   1   2   3   0     7  0  0  0  0   10  10.0


D  25  Matt Carle                6   0   3   3   0     4  0  0  0  0   13   0.0


D   5  Braydon Coburn            6   0   3   3   2     7  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


LW 13  Daniel Carcillo           5   1   1   2   3     5  0  0  0  0    4  25.0


RW 15  Joffrey Lupul             6   1   1   2   1     2  0  0  0  0   14   7.1


LW 19  Scott Hartnell            6   1   1   2   2-   23  1  0  0  0   15   6.7


RW 45  Arron Asham               6   1   1   2   1-    6  0  0  1  0    4  25.0


C  17  Jeff Carter               6   1   0   1   2-    8  0  0  0  0   30   3.3


C  42 *Jared Ross                6   1   0   1   0     0  0  0  0  0    3  33.3


D  44  Kimmo Timonen             6   0   1   1   3-   12  0  0  0  0   10   0.0


D   6  Randy Jones               6   0   1   1   1     0  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


D  41  Andrew Alberts            6   0   1   1   1    10  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


D  47 *Luca Sbisa                1   0   0   0   0     2  0  0  0  0    0   —


D  77 *Ryan Parent               6   0   0   0   3-    6  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               6  16  27  43   2-  116  4  1  2  0  194   8.2


OPPONENT TOTALS           6  18  28  46   2    90  4  0  4  1  200   9.0


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA   SV% G  A PIM


GK 43  Martin Biron         6   375  2.56  2  4  0  2  1  16  198  .919 0  0   0


TEAM TOTALS          6   378  2.86  2  4  0  2  1  18  200  .910 0  0   0


OPPONENT TOTALS      6   378  2.54  4  2  0  1  0  16  194  .918


* rookie


CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS STATISTICS – DETROIT


DETROIT RED WINGS (4-0)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


LW 93  Johan Franzen             4   2   4   6   4     0  1  0  1  0   11  18.2


RW 11  Daniel Cleary             4   2   3   5   6     2  0  0  1  0    9  22.2


C  40  Henrik Zetterberg         4   3   1   4   4     2  0  0  0  0   11  27.3


RW 96  Tomas Holmstrom           4   2   2   4   2     6  0  0  0  0    2 100.0


RW 81  Marian Hossa              4   2   2   4   2     2  1  0  0  0   17  11.8


LW 26  Jiri Hudler               4   2   2   4   1     0  1  0  0  0   12  16.7


D  55  Niklas Kronwall           4   1   3   4   1     0  1  0  0  0    6  16.7


D   5  Nicklas Lidstrom          4   1   3   4   4     0  1  0  0  0   10  10.0


D  28  Brian Rafalski            4   1   2   3   5     4  1  0  1  0    9  11.1


C  51  Valtteri Filppula         4   0   3   3   3     0  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


D  23  Brad Stuart               4   0   3   3   1     0  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


C  13  Pavel Datsyuk             4   1   1   2   2     2  1  0  0  0    9  11.1


RW 37  Mikael Samuelsson         4   0   2   2   1     0  0  0  0  0   14   0.0


D  52 *Jonathan Ericsson         4   1   0   1   2     8  0  0  1  0    3  33.3


LW 82  Tomas Kopecky             4   0   1   1   0     2  0  0  0  0    7   0.0


C  43 *Darren Helm               4   0   0   0   2-    2  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


RW 18  Kirk Maltby               4   0   0   0   2-    2  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


D  22  Brett Lebda               4   0   0   0   1     0  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               4  18  32  50   7    32  7  0  4  0  140  12.9


OPPONENT TOTALS           4   7  12  19   7-   60  3  0  0  0  110   6.4


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA . SV% G  A PIM


GK 30  Chris Osgood         4   240  1.75  4  0  0  0  1   7  110 . 936 0  0   0


TEAM TOTALS          4   240  1.75  4  0  0  0  1   7  110 . 936 0  0   0


OPPONENT TOTALS      4   240  4.50  0  4  0  1  0  18  140 . 871


COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (0-4)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


C  18  R.J. Umberger             4   3   0   3   0     0  2  0  0  0    9  33.3


LW 61  Rick Nash                 4   1   2   3   4-    2  0  0  0  0   13   7.7


LW 20  Kristian Huselius         4   1   1   2   4-    4  1  0  0  0   11   9.1


D  10  Kris Russell              4   1   1   2   0     2  0  0  0  0    5  20.0


LW 14  Raffi Torres              4   0   2   2   3-    2  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


LW 33  Fredrik Modin             4   1   0   1   2-    0  0  0  0  0    4  25.0


D  24 *Aaron Rome                1   0   1   1   2     0  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


RW 29  Jason Williams            4   0   1   1   2-    2  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


D  97  Rostislav Klesla          4   0   1   1   0     0  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


RW 93 *Jakub Voracek             4   0   1   1   0     8  0  0  0  0   12   0.0


LW 25  Jason Chimera             4   0   1   1   0     2  0  0  0  0   11   0.0


RW 40  Jared Boll                1   0   0   0   2-    0  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


RW 15 *Derek Dorsett             3   0   0   0   1-    2  0  0  0  0    7   0.0


D   8  Jan Hejda                 3   0   0   0   5-    2  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


LW 50  Antoine Vermette          4   0   0   0   4-   10  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


D  22  Mike Commodore            4   0   0   0   7-   18  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


D  51  Fedor Tyutin              4   0   0   0   0     0  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


D   3  Marc Methot               4   0   0   0   3-    2  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


C  27  Manny Malhotra            4   0   0   0   2-    0  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


C  19  Michael Peca              4   0   0   0   1     2  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               4   7  12  19   7-   60  3  0  0  0  110   6.4


OPPONENT TOTALS           4  18  32  50   7    32  7  0  4  0  140  12.9


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA  .SV% G  A PIM


GK  1 *Steve Mason          4   239  4.27  0  4  0  1  0  17  139  .878 0  1   0


TEAM TOTALS          4   240  4.50  0  4  0  1  0  18  140  .871 0  1   0


OPPONENT TOTALS      4   240  1.75  4  0  0  0  1   7  110  .936


* rookie


CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS STATISTICS – PITTSBURGH


PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (4-3)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


C  87  Sidney Crosby             7   8   5  13   4     2  4  0  1  0   32  25.0


C  71  Evgeni Malkin             7   2   8  10   2-    6  2  0  1  1   39   5.1


D  58  Kris Letang               7   3   3   6   2     2  1  0  1  1   20  15.0


RW 13  Bill Guerin               7   3   3   6   4     4  0  0  1  0   19  15.8


LW 26  Ruslan Fedotenko          7   3   2   5   4     0  0  0  0  0   23  13.0


D  55  Sergei Gonchar            5   1   4   5   2     4  1  0  0  0   14   7.1


LW 14  Chris Kunitz              7   0   5   5   1     4  0  0  0  0    7   0.0


C  11  Jordan Staal              7   2   2   4   3-    2  0  0  0  0   16  12.5


RW 81  Miroslav Satan            5   0   4   4   4     0  0  0  0  0    8   0.0


D   7  Mark Eaton                7   2   1   3   3     0  1  0  0  0    6  33.3


D  44  Brooks Orpik              7   0   3   3   1-    8  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


C  25  Maxime Talbot             7   1   1   2   0     0  0  0  0  0    8  12.5


D   4  Rob Scuderi               7   0   2   2   1-    2  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


LW 24  Matt Cooke                7   1   0   1   5-    2  0  0  0  0   10  10.0


RW 27  Craig Adams               7   1   0   1   1     0  0  0  0  0   11   9.1


D   3 *Alex Goligoski            2   0   1   1   1-    0  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


RW 17  Petr Sykora               2   0   1   1   1-    0  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


D  43  Philippe Boucher          3   0   1   1   0     0  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


C  48  Tyler Kennedy             7   0   1   1   4-    0  0  0  0  0   19   0.0


LW  9  Pascal Dupuis             4   0   0   0   1-    6  0  0  0  0    7   0.0


D   2  Hal Gill                  7   0   0   0   2-    0  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               7  27  47  74   1    46  9  0  4  2  256  10.5


OPPONENT TOTALS           7  22  38  60   1-   76  5  1  3  1  180  12.2


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA  SV% G  A PIM


GK 29  Marc-Andre Fleury    7   438  3.01  4  3  0  0  0  22  180 .878 0  0   0


TEAM TOTALS          7   441  2.99  4  3  0  0  0  22  180 .878 0  0   0


OPPONENT TOTALS      7   441  3.67  3  4  0  0  0  27  256 .895


WASHINGTON CAPITALS (3-4)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


LW  8  Alex Ovechkin             7   8   6  14   5     6  2  0  1  0   41  19.5


C  19  Nicklas Backstrom         7   3   5   8   1-    4  2  0  0  0   19  15.8


LW 28  Alexander Semin           7   0   6   6   6-    8  0  0  0  0   15   0.0


C  21  Brooks Laich              7   2   2   4   0     8  1  0  0  0   11  18.2


RW 25  Viktor Kozlov             7   2   2   4   5     0  0  0  0  0   11  18.2


C  91  Sergei Fedorov            7   0   4   4   0     8  0  0  0  0   12   0.0


D  52  Mike Green                7   0   4   4   5-    4  0  0  0  0   10   0.0


C  39  Dave Steckel              7   3   0   3   0     2  0  0  1  1   13  23.1


LW 14  Tomas Fleischmann         7   2   1   3   0     2  0  0  1  0    9  22.2


RW 10  Matt Bradley              7   0   3   3   1     0  0  0  0  0    9   0.0


RW 17  Chris Clark               7   1   0   1   2-    8  0  0  0  0    7  14.3


D  23  Milan Jurcina             7   1   0   1   2     8  0  1  0  0    3  33.3


D  89  Tyler Sloan               2   0   1   1   1     0  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


C  15  Boyd Gordon               7   0   1   1   3-    0  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


D  26  Shaone Morrisonn          7   0   1   1   4-    2  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


D   2  Brian Pothier             7   0   1   1   0     4  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


D   3  Tom Poti                  7   0   1   1   6     2  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


C  92  Michael Nylander          1   0   0   0   0     2  0  0  0  0    0   —


RW 16  Eric Fehr                 2   0   0   0   0     0  0  0  0  0    0   —


C  83 *Jay Beagle                4   0   0   0   1-    0  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


D   4  John Erskine              5   0   0   0   2-    6  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               7  22  38  60   1-   76  5  1  3  1  180  12.2


OPPONENT TOTALS           7  27  47  74   1    46  9  0  4  2  256  10.5


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA  SV% G  A PIM


GK 60  Jose Theodore        1    38  3.16  0  0  0  0  0   2   12 .833 0  0   0


GK 40 *Simeon Varlamov      7   401  3.74  3  4  0  0  0  25  244 .898 0  0   2


TEAM TOTALS          7   441  3.67  3  4  0  0  0  27  256 .895 0  0   2


OPPONENT TOTALS      7   441  2.99  4  3  0  0  0  22  180 .878


* rookie


CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS STATISTICS – DETROIT


DETROIT RED WINGS (4-3)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


C  40  Henrik Zetterberg         7   3   7  10   4     2  1  0  0  0   28  10.7


LW 93  Johan Franzen             7   6   3   9   3     4  2  0  0  0   24  25.0


D   5  Nicklas Lidstrom          7   2   5   7   2     2  1  0  1  0   26   7.7


RW 37  Mikael Samuelsson         7   3   1   4   2     2  0  0  0  0   32   9.4


LW 26  Jiri Hudler               7   2   2   4   0     6  1  0  1  0   12  16.7


RW 11  Daniel Cleary             7   1   3   4   4     2  0  0  1  0   16   6.3


C  51  Valtteri Filppula         7   0   4   4   2     4  0  0  0  0   13   0.0


RW 81  Marian Hossa              7   2   1   3   0     2  1  0  1  0   40   5.0


D  23  Brad Stuart               7   1   2   3   3     8  1  0  0  0   16   6.3


C  13  Pavel Datsyuk             7   0   3   3   1     7  0  0  0  0   27   0.0


C  43 *Darren Helm               7   2   0   2   2     2  0  0  0  0   11  18.2


D  52 *Jonathan Ericsson         7   0   2   2   4     7  0  0  0  0   15   0.0


D  22  Brett Lebda               7   0   2   2   3     4  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


LW  8 *Justin Abdelkader         3   0   1   1   1     0  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


RW 18  Kirk Maltby               6   0   1   1   0     0  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


D  55  Niklas Kronwall           7   0   1   1   1    10  0  0  0  0   12   0.0


C  33  Kris Draper               1   0   0   0   1     0  0  0  0  0    0   —


D  14  Derek Meech               1   0   0   0   0     0  0  0  0  0    0   —


D  28  Brian Rafalski            2   0   0   0   0     7  0  0  0  0    0   —


LW 82  Tomas Kopecky             4   0   0   0   0     5  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


D  24  Chris Chelios             4   0   0   0   1-    2  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


RW 96  Tomas Holmstrom           7   0   0   0   2-    4  0  0  0  0   11   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               7  22  39  61   6    82  7  0  4  0  302   7.3


OPPONENT TOTALS           7  17  30  47   6-  129  8  0  3  1  193   8.8


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA  SV% G  A PIM


GK 30  Chris Osgood         7   459  2.22  4  3  0  0  0  17  193 .912 0  1   0


TEAM TOTALS          7   461  2.21  4  3  0  0  0  17  193 .912 0  1   0


OPPONENT TOTALS      7   461  2.86  3  4  0  2  0  22  302 .927


ANAHEIM DUCKS (3-4)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


RW 10  Corey Perry               7   5   5  10   2-   28  1  0  1  0   24  20.8


C  15  Ryan Getzlaf              7   2   8  10   2-   10  1  0  0  0   15  13.3


D  25  Chris Pronger             7   1   5   6   2-    6  1  0  0  0   15   6.7


D  27  Scott Niedermayer         7   2   3   5   3-   11  2  0  1  0   18  11.1


RW  8  Teemu Selanne             7   3   1   4   2-    2  1  0  0  0   21  14.3


C  20  Ryan Carter               7   1   2   3   1-    0  1  0  0  0   12   8.3


RW  9 *Bobby Ryan                7   1   2   3   4-    0  0  0  0  0   26   3.8


D  19  Ryan Whitney              7   1   1   2   3-    2  1  0  0  0    6  16.7


C  22  Todd Marchant             7   1   0   1   2-   16  0  0  1  1    8  12.5


C  26  Erik Christensen          2   0   1   1   0     0  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


D  34  James Wisniewski          6   0   1   1   3-    2  0  0  0  0    7   0.0


C  48 *Andrew Ebbett             7   0   1   1   1-    6  0  0  0  0    9   0.0


D  53 *Brett Festerling          1   0   0   0   1-    0  0  0  0  0    0   —


RW 16  George Parros             1   0   0   0   0     2  0  0  0  0    0   —


LW 12  Josh Green                5   0   0   0   0     0  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


C  17  Petteri Nokelainen        6   0   0   0   1-    0  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


RW 13 *Mike Brown                7   0   0   0   0    19  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


LW 18  Drew Miller               7   0   0   0   2-    2  0  0  0  0    9   0.0


D  23  Francois Beauchemin       7   0   0   0   0    13  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


LW 44  Rob Niedermayer           7   0   0   0   3-    0  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


D  21  Sheldon Brookbank         7   0   0   0   0     6  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               7  17  30  47   6-  129  8  0  3  1  193   8.8


OPPONENT TOTALS           7  22  39  61   6    82  7  0  4  0  302   7.3


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA   SV% G  A PIM


GK 35  J-S Giguere          1    17  0.00  0  0  0  1  0   0    6 1.000 0  0   0


GK  1  Jonas Hiller         7   442  2.71  3  4  0  1  0  20  294  .932 0  0   0


TEAM TOTALS          7   461  2.86  3  4  0  2  0  22  302  .927 0  0   0


OPPONENT TOTALS      7   461  2.21  4  3  0  0  0  17  193  .912


CONFERENCE FINALS STATISTICS – PITTSBURGH


PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (4-0)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG

C  71  Evgeni Malkin             4   6   3   9   5     6  1  0  2  0   20  30.0

C  87  Sidney Crosby             4   2   5   7   6     2  0  0  0  0    8  25.0

RW 13  Bill Guerin               4   2   3   5   4     2  1  0  0  0   13  15.4

LW 14  Chris Kunitz              4   1   4   5   5     2  0  0  0  0   14   7.1

C  25  Maxime Talbot             4   2   2   4   4     0  0  0  1  0    8  25.0

LW 24  Matt Cooke                4   0   4   4   0     0  0  0  0  0    6   0.0

RW 27  Craig Adams               4   2   1   3   1     4  0  0  0  0    6  33.3

LW 26  Ruslan Fedotenko          4   2   1   3   2     2  0  0  0  0    7  28.6

D  43  Philippe Boucher          4   1   2   3   1     4  1  0  1  0    3  33.3

RW 81  Miroslav Satan            4   1   1   2   1     9  0  0  0  0    5  20.0

C  48  Tyler Kennedy             4   1   1   2   1-    0  0  0  0  0   11   9.1

D  55  Sergei Gonchar            4   0   2   2   2     4  0  0  0  0    5   0.0

D   2  Hal Gill                  4   0   1   1   5     0  0  0  0  0    5   0.0

D   7  Mark Eaton                4   0   1   1   4     0  0  0  0  0    2   0.0

C  11  Jordan Staal              4   0   1   1   1-    0  0  0  0  0    7   0.0

D  44  Brooks Orpik              4   0   0   0   1     2  0  0  0  0    5   0.0

D   4  Rob Scuderi               4   0   0   0   4     0  0  0  0  0    2   0.0

D  58  Kris Letang               4   0   0   0   1    15  0  0  0  0   11   0.0

TEAM TOTALS               4  20  32  52   9    52  3  0  4  0  138  14.5

OPPONENT TOTALS           4   9  16  25   9-   60  1  0  0  0  118   7.6


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA  SV% G  A PIM

GK 29  Marc-Andre Fleury    4   240  2.25  4  0  0  0  0   9  118 .924 0  0   0

TEAM TOTALS          4   240  2.25  4  0  0  0  0   9  118 .924 0  0   0

OPPONENT TOTALS      4   240  5.00  0  4  0  3  0  20  138 .855


CAROLINA HURRICANES (0-4)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG

RW 26  Erik Cole                 4   0   3   3   1-    6  0  0  0  0   10   0.0

RW 59  Chad LaRose               4   2   0   2   2-    6  0  0  0  0   13  15.4

LW 14  Sergei Samsonov           4   1   1   2   2-    0  0  0  0  0    9  11.1

C  12  Eric Staal                4   1   1   2   7-    2  0  0  0  0   17   5.9

RW 44  Patrick Eaves             4   1   1   2   1     7  0  0  0  0    4  25.0

C   8  Matt Cullen               4   1   1   2   1     6  0  0  0  0    6  16.7

LW 13  Ray Whitney               4   0   2   2   7-    0  0  0  0  0    9   0.0

RW 24  Scott Walker              4   0   2   2   3-    2  0  0  0  0    5   0.0

C  17  Rod Brind’Amour           4   0   2   2   4-    0  0  0  0  0    6   0.0

D   4  Dennis Seidenberg         4   1   0   1   6-    8  0  0  0  0    9  11.1

D  77  Joe Corvo                 4   1   0   1   5-    4  1  0  0  0    8  12.5

LW 36  Jussi Jokinen             4   1   0   1   6-    2  0  0  0  0    7  14.3

RW 39 *Patrick Dwyer             2   0   1   1   1     0  0  0  0  0    0   —

D  25  Joni Pitkanen             4   0   1   1   4-    0  0  0  0  0    6   0.0

LW 18  Ryan Bayda                4   0   1   1   0    12  0  0  0  0    1   0.0

D  33  Anton Babchuk             1   0   0   0   2-    0  0  0  0  0    0   —

RW 15  Tuomo Ruutu               2   0   0   0   0     0  0  0  0  0    1   0.0

D   5  Frantisek Kaberle         3   0   0   0   2     0  0  0  0  0    2   0.0

D   6  Tim Gleason               4   0   0   0   4-    5  0  0  0  0    2   0.0

D   7  Niclas Wallin             4   0   0   0   1     0  0  0  0  0    3   0.0

TEAM TOTALS               4   9  16  25   9-   60  1  0  0  0  118   7.6

OPPONENT TOTALS           4  20  32  52   9    52  3  0  4  0  138  14.5


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA  SV% G  A PIM

GK 30  Cam Ward             4   236  4.32  0  4  0  3  0  17  135 .874 0  0   0

TEAM TOTALS          4   240  5.00  0  4  0  3  0  20  138 .855 0  0   0

OPPONENT TOTALS      4   240  2.25  4  0  0  0  0   9  118 .924


* rookie


CONFERENCE FINALS STATISTICS – DETROIT


DETROIT RED WINGS (4-1)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


C  51  Valtteri Filppula         5   1   6   7   4     2  1  0  0  0    8  12.5


RW 11  Daniel Cleary             5   5   0   5   6     4  0  0  0  0   13  38.5


RW 81  Marian Hossa              5   2   3   5   3     4  0  1  0  0   20  10.0


D  28  Brian Rafalski            5   1   4   5   3     0  1  0  0  0   10  10.0


C  40  Henrik Zetterberg         5   3   1   4   2     2  2  0  0  0   20  15.0


LW 93  Johan Franzen             5   2   2   4   2     6  0  0  1  0   17  11.8


D  22  Brett Lebda               5   0   4   4   3     6  0  0  0  0    8   0.0


RW 37  Mikael Samuelsson         5   2   1   3   3     2  0  0  2  1   20  10.0


D   5  Nicklas Lidstrom          3   1   1   2   1     4  1  0  0  0    9  11.1


D  52 *Jonathan Ericsson         4   1   1   2   2     6  0  0  0  0    7  14.3


C  13  Pavel Datsyuk             2   0   2   2   1     0  0  0  0  0   11   0.0


D  55  Niklas Kronwall           5   0   2   2   2    15  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


C  43 *Darren Helm               5   1   0   1   2     0  0  0  1  1   11   9.1


RW 96  Tomas Holmstrom           5   0   1   1   1    10  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


D  23  Brad Stuart               5   0   1   1   4     2  0  0  0  0    7   0.0


LW 26  Jiri Hudler               5   0   1   1   1     0  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


D  14  Derek Meech               1   0   0   0   0     0  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


D  24  Chris Chelios             2   0   0   0   1     0  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


LW 21 *Ville Leino               3   0   0   0   0     0  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


C  33  Kris Draper               3   0   0   0   1-    0  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


RW 18  Kirk Maltby               3   0   0   0   0     0  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


LW  8 *Justin Abdelkader         4   0   0   0   1-    0  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               5  19  30  49   8    65  5  1  4  2  190  10.0


OPPONENT TOTALS           5  10  17  27   8-  106  4  0  1  1  157   6.4


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA   SV% G  A PIM


GK 29  Ty Conklin           1    20  0.00  0  0  0  0  0   0    9 1.000 0  0   0


GK 30  Chris Osgood         5   291  2.06  4  1  0  0  0  10  148  .932 0  0   2


TEAM TOTALS          5   311  1.93  4  1  0  0  0  10  157  .936 0  0   2


OPPONENT TOTALS      5   311  3.67  1  4  0  1  0  19  190  .900


CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (1-4)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


C  19  Jonathan Toews            5   3   0   3   3-    2  2  0  0  0   12  25.0


C  36  Dave Bolland              5   0   3   3   2-    6  0  0  0  0    8   0.0


D   7  Brent Seabrook            5   0   3   3   3-    6  0  0  0  0   13   0.0


RW 10  Patrick Sharp             5   2   0   2   1-    4  1  0  1  1   12  16.7


C  26  Samuel Pahlsson           5   1   1   2   3-    4  0  0  0  0    3  33.3


LW 32 *Kris Versteeg             5   1   1   2   3-   14  1  0  0  0   12   8.3


RW 88  Patrick Kane              5   1   1   2   6-    0  0  0  0  0    6  16.7


RW 24  Martin Havlat             4   0   2   2   2-    0  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


D  25  Cam Barker                5   0   2   2   2-    2  0  0  0  0   10   0.0


RW 33  Dustin Byfuglien          5   0   2   2   2-    6  0  0  0  0   12   0.0


RW 37  Adam Burish               5   1   0   1   0     8  0  0  0  0    5  20.0


LW 16  Andrew Ladd               5   1   0   1   1-    2  0  0  0  0   15   6.7


D  51  Brian Campbell            5   0   1   1   5-    0  0  0  0  0   11   0.0


D   2  Duncan Keith              5   0   1   1   3-    6  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


C  46 *Colin Fraser              1   0   0   0   0     2  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


D   4 *Niklas Hjalmarsson        5   0   0   0   2-    2  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


LW 55  Ben Eager                 5   0   0   0   0    30  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


D   8  Matt Walker               5   0   0   0   0     4  0  0  0  0    8   0.0


LW 22 *Troy Brouwer              5   0   0   0   3-    4  0  0  0  0    8   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               5  10  17  27   8-  106  4  0  1  1  157   6.4


OPPONENT TOTALS           5  19  30  49   8    65  5  1  4  2  190  10.0


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L OT EN SO  GA   SA   SV% G  A PIM


GK 38  Cristobal Huet       3   130  3.23  1  2  0  0  0   7   78  .910 0  0   0


GK 39  Nikolai Khabibulin   3   164  3.66  0  2  0  1  0  10  104  .904 0  0   0


GK 50 *Corey Crawford       1    16  3.75  0  0  0  0  0   1    7  .857 0  0   0


TEAM TOTALS          5   311  3.67  1  4  0  1  0  19  190  .900 0  0   0


OPPONENT TOTALS      5   311  1.93  4  1  0  0  0  10  157  .936


* rookie


2008 STANLEY CUP FINAL STATISTICS


DETROIT RED WINGS (4-2)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


LW 40  Henrik Zetterberg         6   2   4   6   1     2  1  0  1  0   32   6.3


D  23  Brad Stuart               6   1   4   5   9     2  0  0  1  0    7  14.3


RW 37  Mikael Samuelsson         6   3   1   4   3     0  0  0  1  0   21  14.3


C  51  Valtteri Filppula         6   2   2   4   3     0  0  0  0  0   15  13.3


D  28  Brian Rafalski            6   2   2   4   0     6  1  0  0  0   15  13.3


C  13  Pavel Datsyuk             6   1   3   4   1     6  1  0  0  0   23   4.3


LW 93  Johan Franzen             5   1   2   3   4    10  1  0  0  0   22   4.5


D   5  Nicklas Lidstrom          6   1   2   3   1-    4  0  0  0  0   10  10.0


D  55  Niklas Kronwall           6   0   3   3   9     2  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


RW 96  Tomas Holmstrom           5   1   1   2   1-    6  0  0  0  0    8  12.5


C  43 *Darren Helm               6   1   1   2   1     2  0  0  0  0    7  14.3


RW 26  Jiri Hudler               6   1   0   1   1     6  0  0  1  0   17   5.9


RW 11  Daniel Cleary             6   1   0   1   2     4  0  1  0  0   16   6.3


RW 18  Kirk Maltby               6   0   1   1   1     6  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


RW 25  Darren McCarty            2   0   0   0   1     0  0  0  0  0    0   —


C  33  Kris Draper               6   0   0   0   3     4  0  0  0  0    7   0.0


LW 17  Dallas Drake              6   0   0   0   2     6  0  0  0  0    7   0.0


D   3  Andreas Lilja             6   0   0   0   1-    6  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


D  22  Brett Lebda               6   0   0   0   0     2  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               6  17  26  43   8    74  4  1  4  0  222   7.7


OPPONENT TOTALS           6  10  17  27   8-   98  5  0  2  1  142   7.0


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L EN SO  GA   SA  SV% G  A PIM


GK 30  Chris Osgood         6   409  1.47  4  2  0  2  10  142 .930 0  0   0


TEAM TOTALS          6   410  1.46  4  2  0  2  10  142 .930 0  0   0


OPPONENT TOTALS      6   410  2.49  2  4  0  0  17  222 .923


PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (2-4)


POS #  PLAYER                   GP   G   A PTS  +/-  PIM PP SH GW OTG  S   PCTG


RW 18  Marian Hossa              6   3   4   7   1     2  2  0  0  0   18  16.7


C  87  Sidney Crosby             6   2   4   6   1     4  1  0  0  0   18  11.1


C  71  Evgeni Malkin             6   1   2   3   2-    6  1  0  0  0   16   6.3


D  55  Sergei Gonchar            6   0   3   3   4-    2  0  0  0  0   10   0.0


RW 28  Adam Hall                 6   2   0   2   0     2  0  0  1  0    7  28.6


C  25  Maxime Talbot             6   1   1   2   1-   18  0  0  0  0    3  33.3


RW 17  Petr Sykora               6   1   0   1   4-    4  1  0  1  1    6  16.7


LW 10  Gary Roberts              5   0   1   1   2-   16  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


LW 12  Ryan Malone               6   0   1   1   2-    8  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


LW  9  Pascal Dupuis             6   0   1   1   2-    2  0  0  0  0   10   0.0


RW 27  Georges Laraque           1   0   0   0   1-    0  0  0  0  0    0   —


D  58 *Kris Letang               2   0   0   0   2-    2  0  0  0  0    3   0.0


D   5  Darryl Sydor              4   0   0   0   1     2  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


LW 37  Jarkko Ruutu              6   0   0   0   1-    2  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


D   2  Hal Gill                  6   0   0   0   3-    6  0  0  0  0    2   0.0


C  11  Jordan Staal              6   0   0   0   6-    4  0  0  0  0    6   0.0


D  19  Ryan Whitney              6   0   0   0   0     4  0  0  0  0   16   0.0


C  48 *Tyler Kennedy             6   0   0   0   3-    2  0  0  0  0    4   0.0


D  44  Brooks Orpik              6   0   0   0   5-    8  0  0  0  0    5   0.0


D   4  Rob Scuderi               6   0   0   0   3-    0  0  0  0  0    1   0.0


TEAM TOTALS               6  10  17  27   8-   98  5  0  2  1  142   7.0


OPPONENT TOTALS           6  17  26  43   8    74  4  1  4  0  222   7.7


POS #  GOALTENDER          GP  MINS   AVG  W  L EN SO  GA   SA  SV% G  A PIM


GK 29  Marc-Andre Fleury    6   407  2.51  2  4  0  0  17  222 .923 0  0   2


TEAM TOTALS          6   410  2.49  2  4  0  0  17  222 .923 0  0   2


OPPONENT TOTALS      6   410  1.46  4  2  0  2  10  142 .930


* rookie

		

		
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NFL NETWORK PROGRAMMING NOTES (5/27-6/2)


 


TY LAW GUEST ANALYST IN-STUDIO ON


NFL TOTAL ACCESS MONDAY & TUESDAY


 


Debut of NFL’s Top 10 Dallas Cowboys


Friday at 8:00 PM ET


 


Full Coverage of OTAs From Patriots, Cardinals and


Vikings Training Facilities


 


 


NFL’S TOP 10 DALLAS COWBOYS  - Friday at 8:00 PM ET


 


The bright lights of ‘Big D’ have been home to big talents like Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith andMichael Irvin. Friday’s episode of NFL’s Top 10 reveals the biggest stars to don the star with a countdown of the Top 10 Dallas Cowboys.


 


The 60-minute countdown features interviews and comments from: radio personalities George Dunham, Craig Miller, Mike Ryhner,Bob Sturm and Norm Hitzges, voice of the Cowboys Brad Sham, John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, USA Today’s Jarrett Bell, Jim Cramer of MSNBC’s Mad Money and DallasCowboys.com’s Mickey Spagnola.


 


NFL’s Top 10 provides a look at some of the most intriguing subjects in the NFL, creating and debating a top ten list for each category. Each 60-minute episode counts down from No. 10 to the top ranking in each category.


 


 


THIS WEEK ON NFL TOTAL ACCESS: Ty Law in-studio; Reports from Patriots, Cardinals and Vikings’ Training Facilities


 


Wednesday, May 27


    

  • Lindsay Soto reports from the Arizona Cardinal training facility
    • 

  • Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk, Jamie Dukes, and Warren Sapp discuss the Dallas Cowboys and if the team is better off without Terrell Owens.
    • 

  • Profile of Eagles head coach Andy Reid
    • 



 


Thursday, May 28


    

  • Kara Henderson reports from the New England Patriots training facility
    • 

  • Profile of Texans head coach Gary Kubiak
    • 

  • Steve Wyche goes Around the League
    • 



 


Friday, May 29


    

  • Randy Moss reports from the Minnesota Vikings training facility
    • 

  • Profile of Browns head coach Eric Mangini
    • 



 


Monday, June 1


    

  • Ty Law in-studio
    • 

  • Scott Hanson reports from the Carolina Panthers training facility
    • 



 


Tuesday, June 2


    

  • Ty Law in-studio
    • 

  • Simeon Rice in-studio
    • 

  • Comedian/actor Jay Mohr in-studio
    • 

  • Michelle Beisner reports from the Cleveland Browns training facility
    • 

  • Profile of Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo
    • 



 


 


 NFL.COM CHAT SCHEDULE


 


Thursday, May 28


    

  • 1:00 PM ET – NFL.com senior writer Thomas George
    • 

  • 6:00 PM ET – NFL Network contributor Brian Billick
    • 



 


Friday, May 29


    

  • 12:00 NOON ET – NFL.com fantasy editor Michael Fabiano
    • 

  • 2:00 PM ET – NFL.com writer Pat Kirwan
    • 



 


 


DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (all times listed are ET):


 


Wednesday, May 27


5:30 PM - NFL Replay: Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (Week 10, 2007) (HD)


7:00 PM - NFL Total Access (HD)


8:00 PM - America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots (HD)


9:00 PM - America’s Game: 2004 New England Patriots (HD)


10:00 PM - NFL Total Access (HD)


 


 


Thursday, May 28


1:00 PM - Lost Treasures #15: The World Football League


2:00 PM - Lost Treasures #16: Three Cheers for the Redskins


3:00 PM - America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots (HD)


4:00 PM - America’s Game: 2004 New England Patriots (HD)


5:00 PM - NFL Film Session: Super Bowl XIV – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams


5:30 PM - NFL Replay: Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens (Week 11, 2007) (HD)


7:00 PM - NFL Total Access (HD)


8:00 PM - Hard Knocks: 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #4 (HD)


9:00 PM - Hard Knocks: 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #5 (HD)


 


 


Friday, May 29


1:00 PM - Hard Knocks: 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #4 (HD)


2:00 PM - Hard Knocks: 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #5 (HD)


3:00 PM - NFL’s Greatest Games: 1986 AFC Divisional Playoff – New York Jets vs. Cleveland Browns


4:30 PM - NFL Film Session: 1986 Cleveland Browns


5:00 PM - Hard Knocks: 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #4 (HD)


6:00 PM - Hard Knocks: 2008 Dallas Cowboys: Episode #5 (HD)


7:00 PM - NFL Total Access (HD)


8:00 PM - NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Dallas Cowboys


9:00 PM - NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Foul-Ups


 


 


Saturday, May 30


1:00 PM - Game of the Week: San Diego Chargers vs. Baltimore Ravens (Week 4, 2006) (HD)


2:00 PM - Game of the Week: Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles (Week 5, 2006) (HD)


3:00 PM - America’s Game: 2001 New England Patriots (HD)


4:00 PM - America’s Game: 2004 New England Patriots (HD)


5:00 PM - NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Backfield Tandems


6:00 PM - NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Things That Changed The Game


7:00 PM - NFL Total Access: Week in Review (HD)


8:00 PM - Super Bowl Classics: Super Bowl XXX – Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers


 


 


Sunday, May 31


9:00 AM - NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Receiving Corps


10:00 AM - NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Football Families


11:00 AM - NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Dallas Cowboys


12 NOON - NFL’s Top 10: Top 10 Foul-Ups


1:00 PM - NFL Replay Real-Time: Week 12 (HD)


2:00 PM - Live Wire: Week 12 (HD)


2:30 PM - Starting 11: Week 12 (HD)


3:00 PM - NFL Replay: New York Jets vs. Tennessee Titans (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


4:30 PM - NFL Replay: New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


6:00 PM - NFL Replay: New York Giants vs. Arizona Cardinals (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


7:30 PM - NFL Replay: Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


9:00 PM - NFL Replay Real-Time: Week 12 (HD)


10:00 PM - Live Wire: Week 12 (HD)


10:30 PM - Starting 11: Week 12 (HD)


11:00 PM - NFL Replay: New York Jets vs. Tennessee Titans (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


12:30 AM - NFL Replay: New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


2:00 AM - NFL Replay Real-Time: Week 12 (HD)


 


 


Monday, June 1


7:00 AM - NFL Replay: New York Jets vs. Tennessee Titans (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


8:30 AM - NFL Replay: New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


10:00 AM - NFL Replay: New York Giants vs. Arizona Cardinals (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


11:30 AM - NFL Replay: Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


1:00 PM - NFL Replay: New York Jets vs. Tennessee Titans (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


2:30 PM - NFL Replay: New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


4:00 PM - NFL Replay: New York Giants vs. Arizona Cardinals (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


5:30 PM - NFL Replay: Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers (Week 12, 2008) (HD)


7:00 PM - NFL Total Access (HD)


8:00 PM - NFL Classic Games: 2007 AFC Wildcard – Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (HD)


 


 


Tuesday, June 2


11:00 AM - NFL Classic Games: 2007 AFC Wildcard – Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (HD)


2:00 PM - Live Wire: Week 5 (HD)


2:30 PM - Live Wire: Week 6 (HD)


3:00 PM - NFL Follies: The NFL TV Follies (1986)


4:00 PM - NFL Follies: Super Duper Football Follies (1986)


5:00 PM - NFL Film Session: Super Bowl XV – Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles


5:30 PM - NFL Replay: Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers (Week 10, 2007) (HD)


7:00 PM - NFL Total Access (HD)


8:00 PM - Game of the Week: Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos (Week 8, 2006) (HD)


9:00 PM - Game of the Week: Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots (Week 9, 2006) (HD)

		

		
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Nuggets/Lakers Game 4 – Most-Viewed NBA Game Ever on Cable

		
		
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Nuggets/Lakers Game 4 – Most-Viewed NBA Game Ever on Cable


Most-Viewed Cable Telecast of the Year; ESPN’s Most-Viewed Basketball Telecast 


ESPN’s exclusive telecast of the NBA Western Conference Finals Game 4 between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets Monday, May 25, at 9 p.m. ET earned a 6.9 rating, representing an average of 6,746,000 households and 9,883,000 viewers (P2+) to become the most-viewed NBA game ever on cable (among viewers). The telecast was the most-viewed program this year on cable.  It also became ESPN’s most-viewed basketball game ever (college or pro), surpassing last week’s mark (Game 1, May 19 – 7,352,000 viewers).  


Additional highlights: 


    

  • Game 4 of the Nuggets/Lakers series outpaced last year’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 between Boston/Detroit by 62 percent in viewers (6,086,000), 51 percent in households (4,469,000) and 50 percent in rating (4.6);
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  • ESPN’s 17 NBA Playoff telecasts are averaging 4,426,000 viewers, an increase of 16 percent over last season’s 19 telecasts to date (3,819,000).  The corresponding 3,299,000 households are up 12 percent (2,949,000), and the3.4 rating is up 10 percent (3.1 rating);
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  • The Nuggets/Lakers game delivered a 21.3 rating in Denver, the highest-rated NBA game on ESPN or ABC everlocally (records date back to 2003).  In L.A., the game posted a 16.1 rating, the highest-rated NBA Playoff game on ESPN (with records going back to 2003).
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 Western Conference Finals Game 3 Ratings Recap

The Western Conference Finals Game 3 (which aired Saturday, May 23, at 8:30 p.m. on ABC), garnered a final 5.4 rating representing 6,164,000 households and 8,731,000 viewers.  The Western Conference Finals Game 3 broadcast was ABC’s most-viewed Conference Finals game ever.  The broadcast was ABC’s best Saturday performance in viewers and young adults in over five months (since Dec. 6, 2008).   


Western Conference Finals Continue on ESPN

Following tonight’s Game 5 (May 27 at 9 p.m.), ESPN’s exclusive coverage of the Western Conference Finals will continue with Game 6 – an elimination game – when the Denver Nuggets host the Los Angeles Lakers Friday, May 29, at 9 p.m.  The series is currently knotted at two games apiece.  Mike Breen will call the game with analysts Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy and reporter Doris Burke.  The game will also be available via ESPN HD, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV.  Jim Durham will describe the game on ESPN Radio with analyst Dr. Jack Ramsay.  ESPN’s coverage will tip off with Kia NBA Shootaround, hosted by Stuart Scott with analysts Jon Barry, Magic Johnson and Michael Wilbon, at 8 p.m. If the Western Conference Finals extend to a decisive Game 7, ABC will broadcast the matchup Sunday, May 31, at 8:30 p.m., withGMC NBA Countdown previewing the action at 8 p.m.   The NBA Finals – exclusively on ABC – will begin Thursday, June 4, with coverage beginning at 8:30 p.m. 


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Rosenthal on Ortiz Steroid Rumors: “It’s Irresponsible and Unfair.”

		
		
May 27, 2009  By  Leave a Comment 
		

			
 


FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES


 


MLB on FOX: Dodgers/Cubs Revisit 2008 NLDS,


Braves/DBacks & Twins/Rays Face Off


 


Rosenthal on Ortiz Steroid Rumors: It’s Irresponsible and Unfair.


 


NASCAR on FOX Races To Final Lap of ’09 Season with Monster Mile Race in Dover


 


MANAGING TITANS MEET AT WRIGLEY - It’s a rematch of last year’s NLDS on the FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK as Lou Piniella‘s Cubs welcome Joe Torre‘s Dodgers to Chicago on Saturday, May 30 at 4:00 PM ET. Torre’s men have been more than able to cope with the suspension of slugger Manny Ramirez, maintaining MLB’s best record. In Phoenix, Chipper Jones and the Braves look to pick up a win out west when the take on the Diamondbacks in the desert. Also, Joe Mauer and hit scorching-hot bat travel down to Florida to face David Price and the Rays. Pregame originates live from Chase Field in Phoenix with host Chris Rose.  Once game action begins, Rose joins the game crew including Kenny Albert and Mark Grace as a field reporter.  For instant updates during the week and games from the entire MLB on FOX crew, follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MLBONFOX.


 


GAME                                                                                     PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST                                  COV.   


Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs                        Joe Buck, Tim McCarver                                  70%


                                                                                                & Ken Rosenthal


Wrigley Field – Chicago, IL                                              


MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Austin, Baltimore, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tulsa, Washington, West Palm Beach


Probable Pitchers: Eric Stults, LHP (4-1, 4.29 ERA) vs. Ryan Dempster, RHP (3-3, 4.99 ERA)


 


Atlanta Braves at Arizona Diamondbacks                   Kenny Albert & Mark Grace                                             15%


Chase Field – Phoenix, AZ                               


MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Greensboro, Greenville, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Nashville, Phoenix, Raleigh


Probable Pitchers: Javier Vazquez, RHP (4-4, 3.80 ERA) vs. Doug Davis, LHP (2-6, 3.77 ERA)


 


Minnesota Twins at Tampa Bay Rays                           DeWayne Staats & Eric Karros                                      14%


Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL                            


MARKETS INCLUDE: Boston, Detroit, Fort Myers, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Orlando, Providence, Tampa


Probable Pitchers:  Francisco Liriano, LHP (2-6, 6.42 ERA) vs. David Price, LHP (0-0, 5.40 ERA)


 


ROSENTHAL: BIG PAPI IS LIVING IN AN AGE OF ACCUSATIONS & IT’S UNFAIR - With David Ortiz’s continued struggles and his recent demotion to sixth in the Red Sox lineup, MLB on FOX’s Ken Rosenthal has noticed that the whispers of steroids and performance enhancing drugs has started and he believes its unfair. “Ten years ago, no self-respecting journalist would have speculated that a player was using PEDs without some form of proof. Today, respected journalists, blogs, chat rooms and other Internet vehicles, have blithely suggested that Ortiz is in a decline because he no longer take PEDs,” said Rosenthal.  “It’s irresponsible. It’s unfair. It needs to stop. Several times in recent weeks, radio talk-show hosts have asked me what I thought of the possibility that Ortiz was using PEDs. I have no idea if David Ortiz used PEDs; probably no journalist does. I could not even make an educated guess, and it would be unprofessional of me to do so. Here’s one thing I do know: Before steroids, players actually declined as they got older. Ortiz is 33. Maybe he is losing his skills. Maybe he just stinks. If I were an innocent player, I would fight back. But I wouldn’t even know where to start.” Click here to read more: http://tinyurl.com/qlcw3m


 


NASCAR ON FOX’S 2009 FINALE AT DOVER - The NASCAR on FOX 2009 Sprint Cup Series returns to Dover International Speedway on Sunday, May 31 (1:30 PM ET) for the networks’ final race of the season. David Reutimann, who notched his first Sprint Cup victory of 2009 at the rain shortened Coca-Cola 600, has risen to one spot out of the Chase. Despite the chaos of Memorial Day weekend, Jeff Gordon increased his points lead ever so slightly over second- running, Tony Stewart. Prerace host Chris Myers along with analysts Jeff Hammond and Darrell Waltripbring fans all the news and features from the Hollywood Hotel, FOX Sports’ traveling prerace set.


 


Once the green flag drops, race announcer Mike Joy will be alongside Waltrip and Larry McReynolds to call all the twists and turns on the track while Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Krista Voda and Matt Yocum patrol the pits for up-to-the-second reports on teams and pit stops. For instant updates during the week and race from the entire NASCAR on FOX crew, follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NASCARONFOX.

HAMMOND: DID NASCAR LEARN ANYTHING FROM CHARLOTTE? - Yesterday, NASCAR on FOX analyst Jeff Hammond gave NASCAR credit for meeting with drivers and owners to get their input on potential changes within the sport following a rough weekend for racing.  “You simply have to give all the drivers and crew a lot of credit because they put up with a lot.  [Over Memorial Day Weekend] we had, get ready, start, wait don’t start, finally start, stop, start, stop, take a time out during the race to pay tribute to the troops, which I think was the silver lining in all those clouds Monday,” said the former crew chief.  With all the starts and stops, Hammond wonders what NASCAR took away from that.  “We had the opportunity to see if shorter race lengths are right or wrong.  Did we learn anything from that?”


 


To read more on Hammond’s thoughts following Charlotte and what changes he thinks Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 needs to make click here: http://tinyurl.com/pcd8y9

		

		
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ESPN’s 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Schedule

		
		
May 27, 2009  By  6 Comments 
		

			
ESPN’s 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Schedule


All Matches in High Definition on ESPN and ESPN2; All Matches Live on ESPN360.com







ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise all matches of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, June 14-28, from four cities in South Africa, host nation for next summer’s 2010 FIFA World Cup.  All 16 matches will also be available live and for replay on ESPN360.com.


ESPN2 will air 12 matches.  ESPN will televise four, including two group stage matches – United States vs. 2006 FIFA World Cup champion Italy (June 15, 2:25 p.m. ET), and Italy vs. Brazil (June 21, 2:25 p.m.).  ESPN will also air both semifinals — Wednesday, June 24 at 2:25 p.m. in Bloemfontein, and Thursday, June 25, at 2:25 p.m. in Johannesburg.


All Matches in HD


Confederations Cup matches will be available in high definition on ESPN HD, and ESPN2 HD.  The high definition telecasts will be offered as a simulcast of ESPN and ESPN2′s Confederations Cup coverage.


In addition, ESPN’s high definition services will feature Confederations Cup studio programming – three 25-minute pre-match shows leading into USA vs. Brazil on ESPN2 HD (Thursday, June 18), Italy vs. Brazil, and the Confederations Cup Final on ESPN2 HD (Sunday, June 28). 


ESPN360.com


ESPN’s signature broadband network, available currently in 25 million homes nationwide (and soon to add 15 million Comcast households nationwide, making it available in nearly 41 million homes), will feature live English-language simulcasts of ESPN and ESPN2′s coverage of all 2009 Confederations Cup matches.  ESPN360 will also include live pre-game and halftime studio coverage for each match during the tournament.


ESPN Mobile TV


ESPN’s first 24/7 wireless network, available on FLO TV and MobiTV, will feature 12 Confederations Cup matches.  Some of the key matches on ESPN Mobile TV will include: USA vs. Italy (June 15), Egypt vs. USA (June 21), the third-place match, semifinals, and finals.  ESPN Mobile TV’s coverage begins on Sunday, June 14, with South Africa vs. Iraq at 9:55 a.m.


ESPN on Demand


ESPN on Demand will make six matches of the Confederations Cup available the day after their original air dates and will be accessible through Friday, July 31.  The matches include: U.S. vs. Italy, U.S. vs. Brazil, Italy vs. Brazil, semifinals and finals.


 


The Event


The FIFA Confederations Cup is one of the most competitive tournaments among national soccer teams. It features champions of each of the six FIFA confederations – CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football), UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), CAF (African Football Confederation), CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation), AFC (Asian Football Confederation) and OFC (Oceana Football Confederation), and both the upcoming host country and past winner of the FIFA World Cup.


Originally organized by and held in Saudi Arabia, and known as the King Fahd Cup, the tournament was founded in 1992. FIFA took control of the event in 1997, renaming it the FIFA Confederations Cup and hosting the tournament every two years. Now contested every four years (since 2005), the Confederations Cup is played one-year prior to the FIFA World Cup.


The teams:







CONCACAF: United States - 2007 Gold Cup


Italy – 2006 World Cup


UEFA: Spain – Euro 2008


CONMEBOL: Brazil – 2007 Copa America


South Africa – Host (2010 World Cup host)


AFC: Iraq – 2007 Asian Cup


CAF: Egypt – 2008 African Nations Cup


OFC: New Zealand – 2008 Oceanic


 


 


2009 Confederations Cup Team Groupings


Group A Group B


1. Spain - #1 1. Brazil - #4


2. South Africa - #77 2. Italy - #5


3. New Zealand - #79 3. USA - #15


4. Iraq - #85 4. Egypt - #37


#:  Current FIFA World Ranking 




2009 Confederations Cup TV SCHEDULE u All times EASTERN 


u Schedule is subject to  change






 Date Time (ET) Networks Match Group Site #-match




 


Group Phase


Su  6/14 9:55 a.m. E2/360/Mo. TV South Africa vs. Iraq A Johannesburg 1


 2:25 p.m. E2/360 New Zealand vs. Spain A Rustenburg 2






Mo 6/15 9:55  a.m. E2/360/Mo. TV Brazil vs. Egypt B Bloemfontein 3


 2:25 p.m. E1/360/Mo. TV USA vs. Italy B Pretoria 4






We  6/17 9:55 a.m. E2/360/Mo. TV Spain vs. Iraq A Bloemfontein 5


 2:25 p.m. E2/360/Mo. TV South Africa vs. New Zealand A Rustenburg 6






Th  6/18 9:55 a.m. E2/360 USA vs. Brazil B Pretoria 7


 2:25 p.m. E2/360/Mo. TV Egypt vs. Italy B Johannesburg 8






Sa  6/20 2:25 p.m. E2/360/Mo. TV Spain vs. South Africa A Bloemfontein 9


Su  6/21 1:00 a.m. E2/360* Iraq vs. New Zealand A Johannesburg 10


 




Su  6/21 2:25 p.m. E2/360/Mo. TV Egypt vs. USA B Rustenburg 11


 2:25 p.m. E1/360 Italy vs. Brazil B Pretoria 12  






Semifinals Stage




We  6/24 2:25 p.m. E1/360/Mo. TV 1st A vs. 2nd B Bloemfontein 13




Th  6/25 2:25 p.m. E1/360/Mo. TV 1st B vs. 2nd A  Johannesburg 14




 


Confederations Cup 3rd Place  Match and Final on ESPN2




Su  6/28 8:55 a.m. E2/360/Mo. TV 3rd Place Match  Rustenburg 15


 


 2:25 p.m. E2/360/Mo. TV Final  Johannesburg  16




*(Game will air live on ESPN360 on Saturday,  June 20, at 2:25 p.m.)




E1 – ESPN


E2 – ESPN2


360 – ESPN360.com


Mo-TV - ESPN Mobile TV 


FIFA World Cup on ESPN Inc.


ESPN and ABC are the U.S. English-language television homes of the Men’s and Women’s FIFA World Cup events through 2014, having acquired the rights in 2005, as well as the rights to the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2009 and 2013.  Beginning June 11, through July 11, 2010, ESPN will provide unprecedented multimedia coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.


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