Per popular request, just about all of Mike Lange's calls from Game 5:

Courtesy: Penguins Playoff Video Blog.

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Playoff Stuff

Eastern Conference

Penguins-Flyers

-The Penguins aren't all that familiar with the Red Wings.

-Sergei Gonchar has Nicklas Lidstrom in his playoff pool or something.

-Video of Sidney Crosby and Michel Therrien talking about the Red Wings.

-How much money do the Penguins make per home playoff game?

-Tickets for Games 3 and 4 go on sale today.

-The Penguins shouldn't take this trip to the final for granted.

-Faceoff-Factor points out the Penguins have come a long way in five years.

-The Sidney Crosby Show has some pretty cool pictures from Game 5.

-The Confluence of the Three Rivers took a look at all the Penguins-Red Wings games since the 2000-01 season.

-Mondesi's House put together a handy guide to Detroit for Penguins fans.

-This is a really bad picture off our camera phone, but we spotted this hanging on the wall in Jimmy Johns on Liberty Ave. downtown. It's Sidney Crosby posing with the restaurant staff:

-The folks working there said the man came in there Monday. Mario Lemieux had a craving for a Bootlegger Club and made Crosby run down town and pick it up. We think.

-EN contributor Eric Politowski filed this video summary of the Eastern Conference final:

-We really don't know what to make of this. Former Nebraska linebacker and ESPN gas bag Trev Alberts, a noted hockey mind if there ever was one, thinks the Penguins will win the Cup:

-The Flyers realize they still have a lot of work to do in order to get to the Stanley Cup final.

-Philadelphia general manager Paul Holmgren needs to figure out how to deal with Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

-What do the Flyers need to address in the offseason?

Western Conference

Red Wings-Stars

-A whopping six fans showed up at Joe Louis Arena to buy tickets for Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup final.

-With the Red Wings and Pistons playing at the same time, Detroit fans have some decisions to make.

-Is the NHL making a mistake going head-to-head with the NBA?

-Detroit is tough.

-Red Wings forward Dallas Drake will be playing in his first career Stanley Cup final.

-Detroit forward Johan Franzen is still dealing with a head injury.

-The Red Wings might have the best grilling Zamboni driver in all of the NHL.

-Detroit coach Mike Babcock isn't taking anything for granted.

-Has anyone seen Red Wings forward Dan Cleary?

-Former Penguins and Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman is backing Detroit.

-This might be the best Tim Cheveldae article you read all day.

-The Stars exceeded expectations this season.

-Dallas coach and former Penguin Dave Tippett is expected to get a contract extension.

-More people in Dallas watched the NBA playoffs than Game 6.

-Stars forward Mike Modano expects to return next season.

AHL

-Deryk Engelland and Nathan Smith each had a goal and an assist for the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins in a 4-3 win at Portland. The series is tied, 2-2.

-The Penguins put on a nice comeback to claim Game 4.

Non-Playoff Stuff

IIHF World Championships

-Before Russia's 5-4 overtime win against Canada Sunday, Canadian police made the Russian team leave their bus and walk a kilometer to the arena the tournament was being held in.

Northeast Division

-The Bruins signed defenseman Aaron Ward to a contract extension.

Central Division

-With efforts to host an outdoor game at New York falling apart, the odds Chicago could host the next Winter Classic are getting better.

-The Blackhawks signed restricted free agent forwards Adam Burish and Dustin Byfuglien and defenseman James Wisniewski.

Pacific Division

-Today's sign the NHL doesn't get it: The Sharks are raising ticket prices.

-Remember how they had that lockout to maintain cost certainty and keep the sport affordable for fans?

-We don't either.

-Forward Jeremy Roenick will return to San Jose next season.