Samuelsson’s Cup Final Burst Still Stands Out For Red Wings

On this day, Mikael Samuelsson put his stamp on the Cup Final opener with a two-goal performance that helped the Red Wings blank the Penguins. Those are the kinds of games that stick in a team’s memory because they set the tone before the series has even found its legs. Detroit got the perfect start, and Pittsburgh was left chasing a game that had already started to tilt hard in the other direction.