Bodog Beat

We recap one of the most memorable Stanley Cup Finals in recent memory. (AP Image)

Few gave the underdog Pittsburgh Penguins much of chance to dethrone the Detroit Red Wings in the first Stanley Cup final rematch in 25 years. Even fewer thought they could dig out of a 2-0 hole and beat the defending champions four times in five games.

Add the loss of Sidney Crosby in the second period of Game 7, and the situation became even more dire.
But the scrappy Pens won Game 7, 2-1 as +170 underdogs, and finished the comeback by becoming the first club to take the Cup with a Game 7 road victory since Montreal in 1971.

This instant classic series featured two one-goal games, four two-goal games, and one Red Wings 5-0 blowout in Game 5 that seemed likely to propel them to a repeat.

Pittsburgh finished the postseason as the fourth best money team, cashing in 14 times, while the  Red Wings were the third best for bettors.