Jordan Staal's shorthanded goal to tie Game 4 is undoubtedly the biggest goal scored in Pittsburgh Penguins' playoff history this century.  If the Penguins' continue to play like this, it's status may be short-lived.  Don't call it a comeback—yet.  But it's starting to look like one.

The good, the bad and the ugly after the jump.

The good for Detroit: For the second straight game, the Penguins got ahead on a power play goal, and you worked hard to tie the game...for the second straight game, you came out and started the second period as if you were going to dominate it, going ahead early in the process and then drawing back-to-back penalties to earn four minutes of power play time, with two seconds as a 5-3 advantage.

Even though those power plays went unconverted, the Penguins didn't get another power play the rest of the game.  But then again, it's not like they needed it...

And then....

The bad for Detroit: It all went south, didn't it?  You thought you survived your shorthanded scare when Evgeni Malkin was denied on the backhand...but then Jordan Staal tied the game while you were on the power play.  Oops. 

Chris Osgood has proven mortal, and Eddie Olczyk's analysis at the end of the game, something like: "Detroit's older players look tired...like they hit a wall" is damning.  Casual fans may not realize how much hockey is a game of matchups.  With the series heading back to Detroit, it may be time to pray that the casual fan is wrong on this, and that with the last line change, the Penguins' resurgent offense can be held in check.

Oh—Marc-Andre Fleurry is looking like a franchise goalie.  That can't be good.

The good for Pittsburgh: You beat Detroit scoring more even strength goals than power play goals.  As importantly, you didn't let a fast Detroit start in the second seal your fate to play another second period as awful as the one you played in Game 3.  The second period was the most complete period of hockey the team has played all season, and it resulted in three deflating goals against Detroit.

The "Geno" is out of the bottle and the most dominant player on the ice virtually every time he steps foot on it.  Fleurry is playing up to expectations, and Sidney Crosby has found a way to shake free of Detroit's defense and create offense.  The pass to set up Kennedy for the fourth goal was unbelievable—the last time a tic-tac-toe play of that precision was carried out on Mellon Arena ice, #66 figured into the scoring.

The bad for Pittsburgh: There are still too many defensive lapses—both of Detroit's goals were avoidable.  This game should have been a shutout.

The ugly: I'm in Ft. Collins Colorado for a friend's wedding and bachelor's party.  When his fiance got home from work, I asked her if she liked whiskey, since I bought a bottle of Crown Cask No. 16 for our group.  After answering yes, I realized that the five of us had used up all of the whiskey glasses.  I begin my first impression by offering her my glass and saying "You'll want to wash this..." before I'm cut off by everyone making fun of me.

I meant to suggest that she should wash it before using it, since I had drank out of it...but yeah.  There are times that I should insert my foot in my mouth, and I'm still learning when those are.

After two sizeable glasses of Crown Cask No. 16 would be a good start.