Can the Penguins win Game 4 and beat the Red Wings?

Tying this series.

That's the mindset the Penguins should be in coming to Game 4 of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Finals this Saturday. They are down in this best-of-seven affair, 2-1, against the Red Wings but with Game 4 to be played in Pittsburgh, the Penguins have a good chance of bringing it back to square one.

The Pittsburgh Penguins should be confident too. After all, they did win their first game of the Stanley Cup finals at home, winning Game 3 to improve to a perfect 9-0 at the Mellon Arena in the postseason. Their 3-2 win over Detroit last Wednesday was also their 17th straight win on their home ice, making Pittsburgh a one nasty place to play hockey if you are a visiting team.

After the Detroit Red Wings simply dominated Pittsburgh during the first two games of the Stanley Cup finals, the Penguins fought back in Game 3, fueled by the support of their fans at the Mellon Arena.

The Penguins scored their first goal of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals in the very first quarter of Game 3 after suffering shutout losses in games 1 and 2. The Red Wings were playing catch-up all game long since, as Pittsburgh were already in a comfortable 2-0 lead before Detroit got their first goal of the game.

''Whether it was me or anybody else, we just wanted to get the first one,'' Sidney Crosby said. ''We wanted to get a goal, find a way. That was the mind-set going in, and it was nice to get it for sure.''

This Detroit Red Wings team has a knack for letting other teams catch up to them in a seven-game playoff series. They were leading the Nashville Predators 2-0 in the first round before they let the Predators tie it back to square one in Game 4. The Dallas Stars also caught this Red Wings team napping in the 2008 NHL Western Conference finals, forcing a Game 6 after being down to Detroit 3-0.

Can the Pittsburgh Penguins stage a comeback like most teams have against Detroit in these playoffs? Game 4 is this Saturday in Pittsburgh. Game on people. Game on.

Who will win the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

Detroit Red Wings 3.50

Pittsburgh Penguins 5.50

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