Stanley Cup Finals Game 3

Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Pittsburgh wins 4-2 (Detroit leads series 2-1)

Oh how a rescinded suspension can alter a series. Evgeni Malkin was able to play game 3 after he cheap-shotted Henrik Zetterberg at the end of game 2, and he came in huge for the Penguins, notching 3 assists on the first 3 Penguin goals in a 4-2 Pittsburgh victory. After a dominating two first periods by the Red Wings and a dominating performance by Marc-Andre Fleury, the Pittsburgh offense came through for their goaltender, outshooting the Red Wings 10-3 in the third period and getting the game winning goal on the power play a little over the 10 minute mark in the period. Detroit is still in the driver's seat, because a couple of missed calls that would've gone their way could've have won the game for them, so Pittsburgh still has a lot of work to do, especially in front of their goaltender.

One missed call was late in the first period, when Pittsburgh had six skaters on the ice for about 30 seconds in Detroit's defensive zone. They pretty much had a power play, but all four zebras on skates did not even notice the infraction, even when the sixth skater was called back to the bench and skated away, right in front of a linesman. This came minutes after Detroit scored on their first power play, and a penalty call on the Penguins right there could've made it a 3-1 game at the end of the first instead of a 2-2 tie. And you know everyone in Detroit is calling for NHL VP Colin Campbell to be fired for rescinding the automatic suspension of Evgeni Malkin.