NHL Picks -  Red Wings vs. Penguins Stanley Cup Playoffs Game-6: Thus far in the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs Finals battle for the Stanley Cup only the home team has been the hot team as home cooking has agreed with both  Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins. Tuesday night the Red Wings have an opportunity to return to Detroit with the Stanley Cup as champions if they can do what hasn't been accomplished in these finals. That is to win one on the road. If Detroit can't manage a win in game-6 then the series will be settled in game-7 back in Michigan.

An absolute must in Stanley Cup play is protect home ice and both Penguins and Red Wings did just that through the first four games of the seven games NHL Playoffs Finals series. Now the battle for the Stanley Cup becomes a best of three as the series kicks into alternating venu with game-5 in Detroit Saturday night. Either team that can steal a win on the road stands a good chance of winning the 2009 Stanley Cup.

The Pittsburgh Penguins did what they had to do Tuesday night, getting an absolute must-win in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals over the defending champion Detroit Red Wings. Now, they've got to do it again. Oddsmakers at BetUS.com list the Penguins as -140 moneyline favorites over the Red Wings with a 5 1/2-total. Detroit backers are getting +120 moneyline juice as a road underdog.

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