Crosby Nets Two; Pens Take Game 3

Crosby scores twice; Detroit now leads series 2-1

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted May 28, 2008 10:00 PM CDT

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Crosby Nets Two; Pens Take Game 3 — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby lines up his goal against Detroit goalie Chris Osgood in the second period. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Sid the Kid saved his team from the brink tonight. Teen phenom Sidney Crosby scored twice to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory over Detroit in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Post-Gazette reports. The Penguins finally found their offense after being shut out in the first two games. Now they hope to even the series when they host Game 4 Saturday night.

Adam Hall scored the other Pittsburgh goal, while Johan Franzen and Mikael Samuelsson scored for Detroit. Samuelsson's goal made the game 3-2 with about 7 minutes to play and set up a tense finish. (Read more Stanley Cup stories.)