It is just the fourth time in Stanley Cup Final history a team has opened a series with back-to-back shutouts.

"My focus was to win two games at home," said Osgood. "Not ever did I think about getting two shutouts in a row against that team. They've got great offensive players."

So far those offensive players have been quiet in this series. Pittsburgh coach Michel Therrien juggled his lines and the second line, anchored by Evgeni Malkin, generated no shots on goal in the game.

The Penguins have been outscored 7-0 in the first game of the series and didn't register their first shot at even strength in the game until the second period Monday night.

"I don't know about surprised," Babcock said when asked about his team's ability to shut down the Penguins so far. "All year long we've done a pretty good job defensively. We had the fewest goals against in the National Hockey League. That doesn't happen by accident. That's over 82 games. We have committed people that way, and we feel we have a pretty good plan and our plan is simple. We like to play on offense. So the faster and better you play defense, the more time you have the puck."

Therien saw a different reason behind Detroit's defensive success and was planting seeds for the next game in his post-game comments.

"It's really tough to generate offense against that team. They're good on obstruction," said Therrien. "It's going to be tough to generate any type of offense, if the rules remain the same. So it's the first time we're facing a team that the obstruction is there, and we're having a hard time skating to take away ice."

Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby echoed Therrien's sentiments about the obstruction issue.

"I think they do a good job of definitely clogging up the neutral zone and holding up. Sometimes they get sticks or they clutch a bit," said Crosby. "But that's just, as players, you have to battle through that sometimes and hope they get the calls."

The Penguins struggled again to generate much at even strength for the first half of the game, but finally generated some momentum in the second period. Their best chance came when Wings defenseman Andreas Lilja fell in his own zone and that led to a great chance in the slot for Jordan Staal, but his shot went wide of the net and his rebound attempt hit the post.

At that point the Red Wings were up by two goals. Brad Stuart and Tomas Holmstrom scored in the first 11:18 of the game to give the Red Wings early control of the contest. 

"We wanted to come out and get going here tonight," said Detroit coach Mike Babcock. "And we didn't think we did that last game. We thought we were nervous. And tonight I thought we were a little bit better in that area. And we got some timely goals."

Filppula put the game away with a highlight reel goal in the third to make it a 3-0 score. That goal came at four-on-four and was scored 44 seconds after the Penguins were taken off a power play for interfering with Osgood.

The Penguins ended up 0-3 on the power play in the game and Detroit was 0-8 with the man-advantage.

Game 3 is Wednesday night at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, where the Penguins are 8-0 in the playoffs.

• Off a nice feed from Valtteri Filppula, Wings defenseman Brad Stuart scores 6:55 into the game to give the Red Wings the early lead.
   
• After  Pittsburgh turnover, Tomas Holmstrom sets up Henrik Zetterberg in front of the net and then scores off the rebound of Zetterberg's shot at 11:18 of the first to make it a 2-0 game.
   
• The Penguins generate some strong momentum in the second period and have a great chance to get on the board with about 4:30 remaining in the period, but a Jordan Staal shot from the slot goes wide of the net
   
• Pittsburgh lost a power play chance in the third period when Ryan Malone was penalized for goalie interference and 44 seconds later Valtteri Filppula scored a four-on-four goal to make it a 3-0 game.

Penguins coach Michel Therrien accused Osgood of diving after the Penguins were taken off a power play in the third period when Ryan Malone was penalized for goalie interference. Detroit's Valtteri Filppula scored 44 seconds later while the two teams were playing four-on-four.

Late in the game Pens forward Petr Sykora was penalized for goalie interference and that one touched off a major scrum that included Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk and Pittsburgh's Gary Roberts, back in the lineup for the Penguins Monday night, trading some blows.

"We took two penalties tonight on the goalie. We never take penalty to the goalie in the playoff. I'll tell you something, I reviewed those plays. He's a good actor," said Therrien. "He goes to players, and he's diving. Took away our power play. Got to get focused. I know our players are frustrated right now. It's tough to play the game. But Osgood did the same thing against Dallas under [Mike] Ribeiro.
Our team never go to goalie. We never did it. And we don't target the goalie. But this is, want to talk about experience, he goes to players, and he knows what to do, I guess."

Said Pens forward Maxime Talbot: "I don't think he got pushed really hard out there. He did the same thing against Ribeiro. It's a shame we're not playing soccer."

Osgood's response?

"A lot of times this stuff happens after the whistle or between. It doesn't concern me. I've been called worse," Osgood said when asked about Therrien's comments. "I'm not really concerned about it right now. The minute the buzzer goes, it's out of my head. I don't think about the past. I just played between the whistles, that's all I do. I'm really - I'm more concerned about next game than about this game."

Franzen returns

Red Wings forward Johan Franzen returned to the lineup after missing six games due to concussion-type symptoms. He picked up an assist and was a plus-two in 16;21 of ice time.

He was a target at times in the game. He took a punch to the head from Roberts at one point in the game and was hit in the head again later by Pens defenseman Ryan Whitney.

"That's playoff hockey," Franzen said. "Nothing to worry about. I just need to protect myself better."

Detroit coach Mike Babcock

As far as execution, it's more just getting shots through when we get odd-man rushes. Probably two or three three-on-twos. We didn't capitalize on them. We missed a pass or hit a skate. We had a few chances for some open shots and they blocked them. So we've just got to find ways to make sure that we avoid that and we capitalize on our opportunities. That's basically it. We have a skilled group. And every guy can make plays. So we'll just have to really bear down and make sure on those chances we make them pay.

Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby

"I play the game as it comes. We have a very good team. I love playing behind these guys. I just play the games. I don't need 40 shots to play the game or to feel good. I feel good regardless. I'm confident regardless. I play the game as it comes. Just win games. I'm not really into stats too much, just into winning."

Detroit goalie Chris Osgood

"We're going back home and a place that we were tough to play against. We're going to try to keep skating, and hopefully with the work ethic by moving our feet. I've always been a true believer, when you've got speed, you can usually generate more scoring chances or you're capable to generate penalties. And we don't have the calls, and we're having a hard time to generating scoring chances."

Pittsburgh coach Michel Therrien