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The Pittsburgh Penguins will travel to the city called Hockeytown for their second Stanley Cup final in as many seasons against the Detroit Red Wings. (AP Images)

The Penguins appear to have everything going for them. They have momentum from a conference final sweep, two of the league’s best players in high gear, and the kind of fan support that most franchises wish they had.

There’s only one thing missing, which is a Stanley Cup, at least one more recent than those won by the Penguins of 1991 and 1992.

The Pens appear to own several advantages over the Red Wings. Pittsburgh is relatively healthy, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby are rolling with a league-leading 28 points apiece, and Marc-Andre Fleury is leading by example in net.

The Red Wings were missing stars Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk for part of the series against Chicago and they are hoping both will return for Game 1 on Saturday. Get your NHL odds in the Bodog Sportsbook.