NEW YORK (June 10, 2009) -- The Rematch is going the distance. The 2008-09 Stanley Cup champion will be crowned Friday when the Detroit Red Wings host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final at Joe Louis Arena (8 p.m., ET, NBC, CBC, RDS). The Penguins avoided their fate of 2008, when the Red Wings captured the Stanley Cup on Pittsburgh ice in Game 6, by posting a 2-1 victory Tuesday at Mellon Arena.
The Red Wings seek the 12th Stanley Cup in franchise history and their fifth championship since 1997. They would be the first repeat champion since they captured consecutive titles in 1997 and 1998.
The Penguins are seeking their third Stanley Cup and first since 1992. A victory would mark just the third time in NHL history a road club captured Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.
A total of 14 Stanley Cup Final series have been decided in a Game 7, with the home club posting a 12-2 record (.857). Overall, 128 playoff series have gone to seven games since the NHL introduced the best-of-seven format in 1939. The home team has won 80 (.625).
Several Red Wings and Penguins have previous experience in a Stanley Cup Final Game 7. Penguins forward Ruslan Fedotenko was the hero for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004, tallying both goals in a 2-1 victory over Calgary. Penguins forward Craig Adams was in the Carolina Hurricanes' lineup for their 3-1 win over Edmonton in 2006. Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock was the bench boss for the Anaheim Ducks in 2003 when they dropped a 3-0 decision to the New Jersey Devils. Among the players dressing for Babcock that night were Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma and Penguins forward Petr Sykora. They faced then-Devils and current Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski.
| Game 7 Stats - Wings | Game 7 Stats - Pens | History of Stanley Cup Won on OT Goal |
All-Time Results, Stanley Cup Final Game 7
| Year | Result | Notes |
| 1942 | Detroit 1 at Toronto 3 | Three goals in third period overcame 1-0 deficit |
| 1945 | Toronto 2 at Detroit 1 | Babe Pratt's power-play goal in third period broke 1-1 tie |
| 1950 | NY Rangers 3 at Detroit 4 (2OT) | First Game 7 in Final decided in overtime |
| 1954 | Montreal 1 at Detroit 2 (OT) | Most recent Game 7 in Final decided in overtime |
| 1955 | Montreal 1 at Detroit 3 | Alex Delvecchio scored two; Gordie Howe added the other |
| 1964 | Detroit 0 at Toronto 4 | Leafs' third straight Cup win; Johnny Bower recorded shutout |
| 1965 | Chicago 0 at Montreal 4 | All goals in first period; Gump Worsley recorded the shutout |
| 1971 | Montreal 3 at Chicago 2 | Henri Richard scored game-winner in third period |
| 1987 | Philadelphia 1 at Edmonton 3 | Oilers tallied one goal in each period to overcome early deficit |
| 1994 | Vancouver 2 at NY Rangers 3 | Mark Messier scored game-winner in second period |
| 2001 | New Jersey 1 at Colorado 3 | Alex Tanguay had three points; Ray Bourque gets first Cup |
| 2003 | Anaheim 0 at New Jersey 3 | Home clubs won all Final games for the first time since 1965 |
| 2004 | Calgary 1 at Tampa Bay 2 | Ruslan Fedotenko scored both Tampa Bay goals |
| 2006 | Edmonton 1 at Carolina 3 | Frantisek Kaberle scored the game-winner in second period |
Game 7 Statistics for the Detroit Red Wings
| Detroit | GP | W-L | G | A | Pts. |
| Justin Abdelkader | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Chelios | 5 | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Cleary | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pavel Datsyuk | 2 | 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris Draper | 4 | 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Ericsson | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valtteri Filppula | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Johan Franzen | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Helm | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tomas Holmstrom | 2 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marian Hossa | 4 | 1-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jiri Hudler | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Niklas Kronwall | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Lebda | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | 6 | 4-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Andreas Lilja | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Maltby | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Rafalski | 6 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikael Samuelsson | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Stuart | 3 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Detroit Goaltenders | ||||||
| GP | Mins | W-L | GAA | SO | Sv% | |
| Chris Osgood | 5 | 319 | 2-3 | 2.44 | 1 | .903 |
| Ty Conklin | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Osgood | |||||
| Date | Score | Dec. | Shots | ||
| 5/14/09 | ANA 3 at DET 4 | Win | 27 | ||
| 4/22/03 | STL 1 at VAN 4 | Loss | 32 | ||
| 4/30/02 | NYI 2 at TOR 4 | Loss | 29 | ||
| 5/16/96 | STL 0 at DET 1 (2OT) | Win | 29 | ||
| 4/30/94 | S.J. 3 at DET 2 | Loss | 17 | ||
| Detroit Head Coach | ||
| Mike Babcock (1-1) | ||
| Date | Score | Dec. |
| 5/14/09 | ANA 3 at DET 4 | Win |
| 6/9/03 | ANA 0 at N.J. 3 | Loss |
| Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 (12-7) |
| 5/14/09, Western Conference SF vs. Anaheim (ANA 3 at DET 4) |
| 5/31/02, Western Conference Final vs. Colorado (COL 0 at DET 7) |
| 5/16/96, Western Conference SF vs. St. Louis (STL 0 at DET 1, OT) |
| 4/30/94, Western Conference SF vs. San Jose (S.J. 3 at DET 2) |
| 5/1/93, Norris Division SF vs. Toronto (TOR 4 at DET 3, OT) |
| 4/30/92, Norris Division SF vs. Minnesota (MIN 2 at DET 5) |
| 4/16/91, Norris Division SF vs. St. Louis (DET 2 at STL 3) |
| 5/3/87, Norris Division Final vs. Toronto (TOR 0 at DET 3) |
| 4/15/65, Semifinal vs. Chicago (CHI 4 at DET 2) |
| 4/25/64, Stanley Cup Final vs. Toronto (DET 0 at TOR 4) |
| 4/9/64, Semifinal vs. Chicago (DET 4 at CHI 2) |
| 4/14/55, Stanley Cup Final vs. Montreal (MTL 1 at DET 3) |
| 4/16/54, Stanley Cup Final vs. Montreal (MTL 1 at DET 2, OT) |
| 4/23/50, Stanley Cup Final vs. NY Rangers (NYR 3 at DET 4, OT) |
| 4/9/50, Semifinal vs. Toronto (TOR 0 at DET 1, OT) |
| 4/5/49, Semifinal vs. Montreal (MTL 1 at DET 3) |
| 4/22/45, Stanley Cup Final vs. Toronto (TOR 2 at DET 1) |
| 4/3/45, Semifinal vs. Boston (BOS 3 at DET 5) |
| 4/18/42, Stanley Cup Final vs. Toronto (DET 1 at TOR 3) |
Game 7 Statistics for the Pittsburgh Penguins
| Pittsburgh | GP | W-L | G | A | Pts. |
| Craig Adams | 3 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Philippe Boucher | 4 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Cooke | 5 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sidney Crosby | 1 | 1-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pascal Dupuis | 2 | 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Eaton | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruslan Fedotenko | 3 | 3-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Hal Gill | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergei Gonchar | 3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Guerin | 5 | 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Tyler Kennedy | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kunitz | 2 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brooks Orpik | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Miroslav Satan | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rob Scuderi | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Petr Sykora | 5 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Maxime Talbot | 1 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Goaltenders | ||||||
| GP | Mins | W-L | GAA | SO | Sv% | |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | 1 | 60 | 1-0 | 2.00 | 0 | .905 |
| Mathieu Garon | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | |||
| Date | Score | Dec. | Shots |
| 5/13/09 | PIT 6 at WSH 2 | Win | 21 |
| Pittsburgh Head Coach | ||
| Dan Bylsma (1-0) | ||
| Date | Score | Dec. |
| 5/13/09 | PIT 6 at WSH 2 | Win |
| Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7 (6-4) |
| 5/13/09, Eastern Conference SF vs. Washington (PIT 6 at WSH 2) |
| 5/10/01, Eastern Conference SF vs. Buffalo (PIT 3 at BUF 2, OT) |
| 5/4/99, Eastern Conference QF vs. New Jersey (PIT 4 at N.J. 2) |
| 6/1/96, Eastern Conference Final vs. Florida (FLA 3 at PIT 1) |
| 5/18/95, Eastern Conference QF vs. Washington (WSH 0 at PIT 3) |
| 5/14/93, Patrick Division Final vs. NY Islanders (NYI 4 at PIT 3, OT) |
| 5/1/92, Patrick Division SF vs. Washington (PIT 3 at WSH 1) |
| 4/15/91, Patrick Division SF vs. New Jersey (N.J. 0 at PIT 4) |
| 4/29/89, Patrick Division Final vs. Philadelphia (PHI 4 at PIT 1) |
| 4/26/75, Quarterfinal vs. NY Islanders (NYI 1 at PIT 0) |
History of Stanley Cup Won on Overtime Goal
The Stanley Cup-winning goal has been scored in overtime on 15 occasions, twice in Game 7. The last time Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final went to overtime was 1954.
| Year | OT Goal-Scorer | Club | Game | Result | OT |
| 1933 | Bill Cook | NY Rangers | 4 | NY Rangers 1 at Toronto 0 | 7:33 |
| 1934 | Mush March | Chicago | 4 | Detroit 0 at Chicago 1 | 30:05 |
| 1940 | Bryan Hextall | NY Rangers | 6 | NY Rangers 3 at Toronto 2 | 2:07 |
| 1944 | Toe Blake | Montreal | 4 | Chicago 4 at Montreal 5 | 9:12 |
| 1950 | Pete Babando | Detroit | 7 | NY Rangers 3 at Detroit 4 | 28:31 |
| 1951 | Bill Barilko | Toronto | 5 | Montreal 2 at Toronto 3 | 2:53 |
| 1953 | Elmer Lach | Montreal | 5 | Boston 0 at Montreal 1 | 1:22 |
| 1954 | Tony Leswick | Detroit | 7 | Montreal 1 at Detroit 2 | 4:29 |
| 1966 | Henri Richard | Montreal | 6 | Montreal 3 at Detroit 2 | 2:20 |
| 1970 | Bobby Orr | Boston | 4 | St. Louis 3 at Boston 4 | 0:40 |
| 1977 | Jacques Lemaire | Montreal | 4 | Montreal 2 at Boston 1 | 4:32 |
| 1980 | Bob Nystrom | NY Islanders | 6 | Philadelphia 4 at NY Islanders 5 | 7:11 |
| 1996 | Uwe Krupp | Colorado | 4 | Colorado 1 at Florida 0 | 44:31 |
| 1999 | Brett Hull | Dallas | 6 | Dallas 2 at Buffalo 1 | 54:51 |
| 2000 | Jason Arnott | New Jersey | 6 | New Jersey 2 at Dallas 1 | 28:20 |
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