By Edward Fraser

With the dust settled after the Penguins’ dramatic road victory in Game 7 over Detroit, here is my annual look at the best performers from the final series.

(Remember: These acknowledgments are only for the Pens-Wings showdown, not the entire playoffs. Awards for the first three rounds can be found HERE.)

Most Valuable Player – Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh
After a complete disappearing act in the latter stage of the 2008 tournament, Geno pulled an about-face this time around, scoring two goals and eight points in the final. The 22-year-old scored 14 goals and 36 points in 24 playoff games – the most since Wayne Gretzky in ’93 with the Kings – and became the first Russian to capture an award with only slightly more prestige than the Edward Fraser Stanley Cup Final MVP Award – the Conn Smythe.
Honorable mentions: Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit; M-A Fleury, Pittsburgh

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