The Detroit Red Wings couldn’t put the Pittsburgh Penguins away on Tuesday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, losing 4-2 and now they face the prospect of the series being tied if they lose Game 4 on Thursday night when they meet at Mellon Arena.

GAME: Detroit Red Wings (65-24-8-4) at Pittsburgh Penguins (58-34-4-6)
DATE/TIME: Thursday, June 04 - 8:00 PM EST
LINE: 120, -140 TOTAL: 5.5
Playoff Series: Stanley Cup Finals; Detroit leads 2-1
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Oddsmakers currently have the Penguins listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total is sitting at 5½.

Sergei Gonchar's power-play marker in the third period was the winner as the Penguins took out the Red Wings 4-2 in Game 3 of the final on Tuesday night.

Pittsburgh cashed as -165 home favorites as the teams played OVER the 5.5-goal total listed by oddsmakers.

Evgeni Malkin recorded three assists for the Penguins, who got two goals from Max Talbot in the win.

Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen each had a goal and an assist for Detroit, which now leads the best-of-seven series 2-1.
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Team records:
Detroit: 51-21-10
Pittsburgh: 45-28-9

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
Before playing Edmonton are 6-4
After playing Pittsburgh are 7-3
After a loss are 5-5

Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Pittsburgh
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
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