The perfect pairing
sportsnet.ca 5/20/2008 — There will be several young stars like Marc-Andre Fleury and Sidney Crosby on display in the final.

Whatifsports - Stanley Cup Finals Prediction
whatifsports.com 5/21/2008 — Whatifsports uses its super-computer to simulate the Stanley Cup finals 10,000 times to see who will win between the Red Wings and the Penguins. One team wins 68% of the time, with the most common occurrence a 5-game series.

With Pittsburgh, real fun begins for Wings | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com 5/20/2008 — DALLAS — It is going to get harder now. And more fun. Way, way more fun. The Red Wings are going to face the Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals, which is all sorts of perfect. The television ratings will be comically low; that's just reality for ...

Russia defeats Canada, Renew Rivalry at World Finals
bizofhockey.com 5/21/2008 — Hockey fans watching the finals of the 2008 World Championships were treated to a thrilling finale, as Russia defeated hosts Canada 5-4 in overtime. These championships which marked the 100th anniversary of the IIHF were celebrated in style as the Canadians and Russians resumed a rivalry which has seen some of the all time classic matches, including the 1972 Summit Series and 1987 Canada Cup. ...

Best matchup in sports? Wings', Pens' dynamic duos take center stage | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com 5/21/2008 — Fates could not have bestowed upon hockey fans a better Stanley Cup finals than the Red Wings against the Penguins. The series, which begins Saturday night in Detroit, will feature the two most dynamic teams in the NHL, headlined, of course, by two ...

Young Penguins in Stanley Cup finals (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 5/19/2008
Everybody in the NHL knew these Pittsburgh Penguins would be very good, and soon. How could a team with players as young and talented as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury and Jordan Staal not be? This good, this soon? This dominating, ...

Growing-up-fast Penguins in Cup finals — NHL.com News in English 5/19/2008
PITTSBURGH (AP) -Everybody in the NHL knew these Pittsburgh Penguins would be very good, and soon. How could a team with players as young and talented as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury and Jordan Staal not be? This good, this so...

Stanley Cup finals breakdown: Red Wings vs. Penguins — ESPN.com - NHL 5/20/2008
The Red Wings will be the toughest opponent yet for the Penguins this postseason. Still, Scott Burnside believes Detroit won't have any answer for Sidney Crosby and Co.

Young Pens vs. old Wings in Cup finals (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 5/20/2008
His first NHL goal didn't leave him in awe. Neither did winning his first scoring title or MVP award, even if The Kid accomplished all of this while still a teenager. So being the youngest team captain in Stanley Cup finals history isn't about to get ...

Sid will seize his biggest stage ever — SI.com - NHL 5/21/2008
The hour is nearly at hand. Not three years after he was drafted number one overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins -- a less surprising pick we have never known -- Sidney Crosby, already a Hart Trophy-winner, already an NHL captain, has taken his so ...