Posted Friday, June 05, 2009 10:30 AM
At the start of the series, there was so much talk how Malkin will not show up for the Stanley Cup Finals. That the stage was too big for him. The Wings were too good. Nobody wanted to believe, or admitt, he was hurting pretty bad last year after he took the hit against the Flyers. He wasn't the same player in the playoffs after that. This year he is healthy and quite frankly Detroit does not have an answer for him. Malkin has now recorded 2 G 5 A in 4 games. Strange how the knocks on him have been silenced. The Wings legs looked very weak last night and could be showing their age. Anything can happen from here out in the best of three, but one thing for certain, Malkin and Crosby have just cemented their legacy into the books this playoff run.
Malkin 14 Goals 35 Points
Crosby 15 Goals 31 Points
29 Goals..The most by any two players in modern day Playoffs.