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Pittsburgh Penguins Marc-Andre Fleury (29) and Maxime Talbot (25) celebrate after defeating the Detroit Red Wings in the sixth game of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh on June 9, 2009. .(UPI Photo/Stephen Gross) 
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Published: June 9, 2009 at 11:13 PM

PITTSBURGH, June 9 (UPI) -- Tyler Kennedy scored in the third period Tuesday to give Pittsburgh a 2-1 victory over Detroit and a 3-3 tie in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Jordan Staal also scored for Pittsburgh, which forced a Game 7 Friday in Detroit.

This is the first time the Cup Finals have gone seven games since 2006, when the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers.

Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves.

Kris Draper scored the lone goal for the Red Wings, who will try to claim their second straight title at home where they are 11-1 in this year's playoffs. Detroit goalie Chris Osgood blocked 29 shots.

Topics: Jordan Staal, Kris Draper, Marc-Andre Fleury, Tyler Kennedy
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