PITTSBURGH -- His nickname coming into the playoffs was "No Good."
Lately, Chris Osgood has been all good.
In what was billed as a goaltending duel, the veteran Red Wings netminder has clearly outplayed the younger Marc-Andre Fleury.
The Penguins goalie, meanwhile, has come under the microscope with the Penguins in exactly the same predicament they were in last year -- down 0-2 to the dominating Wings in the Stanley Cup final.
Fleury, who gave up two bad goals in the Game 1 Saturday on bounces off the boards, plus another ugly goal by Justin Abdelkader in Game 2 Sunday, wasn't anywhere to be seen during yesterday's media availability.
But the 24-year-old was the subject of plenty of questions directed at the Penguins, the chief among them being: Do you still have confidence in Fleury?
"(Fleury) played great for us throughout the year," said defenceman Sergei Gonchar. "He proved himself last year through the playoffs. We all believe in him.
"Obviously, we tried to cheer him up a bit, but I don't think we have to do too much ... And, I do believe he's going to do a good job (tonight)."
Coming into the series, Fleury was the odds-on choice to be the No. 3 goalie on Team Canada at the 2010 Olympics, behind Martin Brodeur and Roberto Luongo.
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Carolina's Cam Ward also received mention after leading the Hurricanes past the Devils and Bruins, before faltering against the Penguins.
The way the 36-year-old Osgood has performed in the playoffs, he's now on the Olympic radar screen.
"Just to be considered, and to be mentioned there, is great," said Osgood.
It's also great for a guy who was sent for a 10-day break in the middle of the season to clear his head.
Still, he struggles to get recognition.
"People ask me that all the time," said Osgood about the lack of respect he gets around the league.
"I get respect in Detroit. That means the most to me. My fans are there. It's been a great 15 years. I am not making it up, I don't really pay attention to anything else."
Osgood has stopped 62-of-64 shots in the first two games, improving his all-time Stanley Cup final record to 10-2.
"He's focused," said coach Mike Babcock. "He has re-established himself and he's been very good. His focus this year, was, the like the rest of ours, not very good. Now, he has that back, and he's had it back for some time, and he's played well for us.
"The other thing for him is, (the situation) is a 'been there, done that' for him. I said this earlier in the playoffs when they were talking about (Blue Jackets rookie goalie) Steve Mason. I said there's two guys in the league that have got three Stanley Cups (Brodeur is the other), and Chris Osgood is one of them who is playing right now."
As for the Penguins, coach Dan Bylsma said they must give Fleury more support.
"When you evaluate the goals, every one of them has been people in the crease, bounces, bouncing pucks and scramble situations," said Bylsma.
"(The Wings) make it difficult on the goaltender and defenders because they have guys standing in the blue paint a lot ... We need to do a better job of protecting that part of the net for our goalie."
If the Penguins don't, and Fleury doesn't start coming up with big saves, this series could end quickly.
