Crosby, who hadn’t scored in five games, made it 2-0 at 2:34 of the second with his sixth playoff goal. Sergei Gonchar’s shot found traffic in front and bounced to Ryan Malone, who also couldn’t get the puck through.

Hossa put a shot off Osgood, and Crosby slammed in the rebound at the right post. He celebrated with a fist pump as he crouched near the end boards.

“I don’t think I changed a whole lot,” Crosby said. “I got some good bounces. I went to the same spots I typically would go to. The puck ended up on my stick.”

That was the last of Pittsburgh’s three power plays and snapped a 2-for-19 drought. The Penguins carried a 2-1 lead into the third period that featured many hard hits and very few whistles.

“They got to the puck a little quicker at times,” Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. “They scored first, which helped them. I thought Crosby and Hossa were better. More energy and controlled more plays.”

Despite Therrien’s complaints for two days that Detroit was getting away with obstruction at home, the Red Wings took only three penalties and were given five power plays.

Osgood had a nervous moment in the first few minutes of the final frame when Hossa sent a shot off the post, and Pascal Dupuis followed with a drive that slid toward the goal line before Osgood stopped it just in time.

His good luck ran out soon after.

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Gary Roberts played a physical shift that created a chance for Hall, who put a puck onto the outside of the net and worked it free. After Osgood failed to clear it from danger with an empty swipe of his stick, Hall smacked a shot that hit Osgood leg and found its way in.

“They’re very dangerous,” said Red Wings forward Kris Draper, who flipped Crosby with a big second-period hit. “If you give them second and third opportunities, they’re going to make us pay.”

Fleury’s frightening moment was yet to come. With the Red Wings pressing to get back in it, Holmstrom banged a drive off the post with 11:43 left in the period.

It didn’t take long for Detroit to put the heat back on. Samuelsson, who scored twice in Detroit’s 4-0 series-opening win, brought the Red Wings within a goal with 6:23 remaining.

The Red Wings had a chance to tie it when Evgeni Malkin took a tripping penalty with 4:18 remaining, but couldn’t beat Fleury, who calmly covered a puck in traffic late in the advantage.

Franzen, in his second game back after missing six following a bout with recurring headaches, netted his NHL-leading 13th goal of the playoffs with 5:12 remaining in the second.

Notes: Penguins D Darryl Sydor, a two-time Cup winner, played for the first time since March 30. He replaced rookie Kris Letang. ... Detroit, the champions in 1997, 1998 and 2002, had won 14 of its previous 15 games in the finals.

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