Going, going, Gonchar!

It’s now 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Finals thanks to a 3rd period power play blast from Sergei Gonchar, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, per the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Maxime Talbot scored two goals– the first one and the last one for the Pens who will face off with the Wings again in Game 4 on Thursday night.

Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen scored in the first period for Detroit, which briefly took a 2-1 lead before Kris Letang evened the score before intermission.

What were the happy/sad’s from the Twitterscape?

1. 
   greerzi WOOOOOO!!! GO PENS…CUP COMING BACK TO PITTSBURGH…It’s been MISSING SINCE 92…LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO….WOOOO GONCHAR!! 03 Jun 2009 from web
2. 
   kjerstinklein @iheartpgh Just in case you didn’t get a proper update Gonchar rocketed one in on a power play to make it 3-2 #Pens 03 Jun 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to iheartpgh
3. 
   taeleen stinkin gonchar curse you, curseee you!! 03 Jun 2009 from web
4. 
   Ahaley Guerin, Gonchar, and Crosby is one hell of a line. #NHL 03 Jun 2009 from Tweetie

A Twitterer captured this twitpic of the Pittsburgh whiteout in full force:

The new Terrible Towel minus the yellow and black

(Twitpic by @whizhouse)

Hockeytown has to be nervous now, right?

1. 
   chadmiles Red Wings still lead the series and will have home ice advantage in game 5 and 6! 03 Jun 2009 from TweetDeck
2. 
   72suited Red Wings 2 – Referees/NHL 1. 03 Jun 2009 from Ping.fm
3. 
   curly_girl71 Crosby what? Malkin who? We Red Wings fans Knew that the Penguins would win one game. The Wings are not allowing these 2 to run wild on us! 03 Jun 2009 from web

Penguins fans don’t care. They just want goals and wins and the empire to fail:

1. 
   kristynac Umm yea penguins showed the red wings what happens when u come to our house! 2 goals talby! Incredible! He loves me….and I love him! 03 Jun 2009 from UberTwitter
2. 
   naum elvis has just left the building. penguins prevail 4-2 over loathesome red wings! 03 Jun 2009 from Twitterrific
3. 
   ryan_foster3 Lets go pens…still alive 03 Jun 2009 from txt
4. 
   simongui Pens pulled through. Maybe this can become a good series afterall. 03 Jun 2009 from Twitterrific

END OF SECOND PERIOD:

Offense in the first, defense in the second.

First scoreless period of the Stanley Cup Finals, still 2-2. Get ready for a frenetic third!

1. 
   paulhogard Stanley cup game three intermission. Turnovers have cost the wings so far. Need to tighten up on the forecheck. Time for Coach’s Corner. 03 Jun 2009 from TwitterFon
2. 
   ChillieFalls @morganpressel Pens scored early. Wings came right back. Then Wings Power play, followed by Pens Power Play. Lots of action and hitting 03 Jun 2009 from TweetDeck in reply to morganpressel
3. 
   OrangeChuck Wife is out with her friend and I get to watch hockey, life is good sometimes. 03 Jun 2009 from web
4. 
   morganpressel Pretty boring 2nd period in terms of firewors. But good hockey! 03 Jun 2009 from UberTwitter

END OF FIRST PERIOD:

Pittsburgh, in the comfort of their home arena, is attempting to get on the board in Game 3 of the series, but the Detroit Red Wings aren’t making it easy for them.

Maxime Talbot got the Pens up 1-0 before Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen scored to lift the Wings to a 2-1 advantage.

But a penalty by Detroit allowed the Penguins a man advantage and they did not miss the opportunity, Kris Letang slapping a goal in 5-hole on Detroit goalie Chris Osgood.

It’s 2-2 after one period. Here’s what hockey Twitterers are saying, including about the home crowd’s approach to cheering on their beloved birds:

1. 
   jclaneve RT @iceburghNHL: Mario to drop the puck for Game 3 … wish he’d grab Sid’s stick and BURY IT! to make the Whiteout crowd go insane! DO IT!! 02 Jun 2009 from Seesmic Desktop
2. 
   StephanieT313 @Penguins, why a white out when Detroit is wearing white???? Shouldn’t it be a BLACK OUT?? Since the Penguins are in BLACK??? 02 Jun 2009 from twhirl
3. 
   mpilatow RT @goaliemom31: Gotta keep it “even” by giving the #Pens an extra man. One way or another! Go Red Wings! #RedWings 03 Jun 2009 from twhirl
4. 
   bdos83 How do you miss six penguins on the ice for 20 seconds refs??? and then you give the red wings some bs penalties? 03 Jun 2009 from txt

The white out crowd starts to fill up the seats:

The Penguins and Red Wings warm up while fans in white make their way inside Mellon Arena

(Twitpic by @real_espn_nhl)

The Zamboni guy was ready for tonight’s Game 3:

Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh gears up for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals

(Twitpic by @behindthejersey)

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