2009 Stanley Cup Finals Finals: Penguins-Red Wings TV Schedule and Spreads

May 29, 2009 By 4 Comments

Stanley Cup Finals TV Schedule and Spreads - Red Wings-Penguins TV Schedule and Spreads | Stanley Cup Dates, Start Times, ChannelsIf you are a regular reader of this site, you know that I do not write much about hockey; and by “much” I mean that I don’t write about it all. It’s not that I don’t “like” hockey or that I don’t appreciate the greatness and athletic ability of the players in the NHL, but I never played hockey growing up in Indiana and never developed the passion for it that I did for football, basketball, and baseball.

However, as a devoted sports lover, I enjoy watching any sporting event in which the best players in the world at their respective sport are playing with something great on the line. Certainly, when the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins take to the ice in the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals, some of the best hockey players in the world will be battling it out for something great on the line.

And I will watch. (Although, as we all know, hockey is much better viewed live. But I don’t think I’m getting out to Detroit or Pittsburgh anytime soon…)

——————–

Click Here for Great Deals on Stanley Cup Finals Tickets from StubHub

Stanley Cup Finals TV Schedule and Spreads - Red Wings-Penguins TV Schedule and Spreads | Stanley Cup Dates, Start Times, Channels

——————–

Maybe I won’t watch every game, but I’ll tune it for most of them. Or at least flip over during the commercials if the Stanley Cup Finals are played concurrently with any NBA games.

And here is the TV Schedule for the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals, a rematch of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins.


Pittsburgh Penguins v Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Finals TV Schedule and Spreads

Game Matchup Date Time Location TV Spread / Result
1 Red Wings def. Penguins 3-1 Sat, May 30 8:00 ET Detroit NBC DET leads 1-0
2 Red Wings def. Penguins 2-1 Sun, May 31 TBD Detroit NBC DET leads 2-0
3 Penguins def. Red Wings 4-2 Tue, June 2 8:00 ET Pittsburgh Versus DET leads 2-1
4 Penguins def. Red Wings 4-2 Thu, June 4 8:00 ET Pittsburgh Versus Tied 2-2
5* Red Wings def. Penguins 5-0 Sat, June 6 8:00 ET Detroit NBC DET leads 3-2
6* Penguins def. Red Wings 2-1 Tue, June 9 8:00 ET Pittsburgh NBC Tied 3-3
7* Penguins at Red Wings Fri, June 12 8:00 ET Detroit NBC DET -1.5
             
  * - if necessary          

Last year, the Red Wings came out on top and won their first Stanley Cup since 2002. In addition to being the defending Stanley Cup winners, the Red Wings are the last team to win the Stanley Cup in back-to-back seasons (1997,1998). Pittsburgh is looking to take home the Stanley Cup for the first time since they won it back-to-back in 1991 and 1992.

Yesterday, our good friends from BetOnline broke down the matchups and offered up a Red Wings-Penguins Stanley Cup Finals prediction. They picked the Pens to come out on top in 6 games. What do you think?

Who will win the Stanley Cup in 2009?

  • Detroit Red Wings (75%, 153 Votes)
  • Pittsburgh Penguins (25%, 51 Votes)

Total Voters: 204

Loading ... Loading ...

Sharing This Article Supports Operation Homefront -- Here's How

Filed Under: Featured Column, NHL, TV and Betting Tagged With: 2009 Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins
About Jerod Morris

A proud graduate of Indiana University, Jerod Morris founded Midwest Sports Fans in August of 2008 and has been its Managing Editor every day since. Follow him on Twitter (@JerodMorris) for MSF updates, sports discussion, and a compelling daily assortment of funny and interesting links.
In addition to his work at MSF, Jerod hosts the fast-growing Indiana basketball postgame show The Assembly Call and provides regular music recommendations at IndieChristmas.com. He also helped develop the Synthesis Managed WordPress Hosting platform on which MSF and all of his other sites are run.

  • Pingback: Around the Lot Links for Friday May 29 | UsTailgate

  • vince imbier

    I will have to go to a friends house to watch games 3 and 4 . i do not have Versus.

  • asdf

    Games 3 and 4 on Versus is why hockey in the US is destined to always be a small time regional sport that only appeals to a few hard core fans. The finals is the face of a sport to the general public (ie look at super bowl, nba finals, etc and is often only games non fans ever watch) and not broadcasting all the games on public television speaks volumes to casual fans. If hockey wants to grow its fan base it needs to work much harder on delivering their product to people when they are actually interested in it. It seems versus is not on the basic cable package of most people in the country. I would have watched the games 3 and 4 if they were on one of the big stations, but now the NBA finals have started I like many other people have lost interest and will probably not watch the rest of the series. Hockey marketing has a long way to go.

  • “Gar” Shannon

    I agree with ASDF completly, I have no coverage for Versus unless I purchase the entire 250 Dish Network package. So in order to watch a few Pens games it would cost me a whole lot more then I already pay.