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Red Wings Top Blackhawks in Season Finale

President's Trophy winners get two goals from captain Lidstrom

By Mike Buss,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 6, 2008 7:57 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Nicklas Lidstrom scored twice to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on the regular season’s final day. Detroit locked up the Presidents' Trophy, which goes to the team with the NHL's best record and ensures home ice throughout the playoffs, with 115 points and faces Nashville in the first round of the playoffs.

Jiri Hudler added a goal and an assist for the Red Wings and Mark Hartigan also scored. Dominik Hasek made 26 saves. Patrick Kane got Chicago's goal and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 34 shots. Hudler opened the scoring 7:21 into the first period when he converted Darren McCarty's pass from behind the net. Lidstrom made it 2-0 late in the second period.

Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom accepts the 2008 President's Trophy as the league's regular season champion prior to their game against the Chicago Blackhawks Sunday, April 6, 2008.
Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom accepts the 2008 President's Trophy as the league's regular season champion prior to their game against the Chicago Blackhawks Sunday, April 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings Jiri Hudler's (26) shot beats Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, of Russia, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Sunday, April 6, 2008.
Detroit Red Wings Jiri Hudler's (26) shot beats Chicago Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, of Russia, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Sunday, April 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings' Jiri Hudler, of the Czech Republic, celebrates his goal against the Chicago Blackhawks in the first period of NHL action in Detroit, Sunday, April 6, 2008.
Detroit Red Wings' Jiri Hudler, of the Czech Republic, celebrates his goal against the Chicago Blackhawks in the first period of NHL action in Detroit, Sunday, April 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Detroit Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek, right, of the Czech Republic, stops a Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane (88) shot in the second period of an NHL game in Detroit Sunday, April 6, 2008.
Detroit Red Wings goalie Dominik Hasek, right, of the Czech Republic, stops a Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane (88) shot in the second period of an NHL game in Detroit Sunday, April 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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NHL • Chicago Blackhawks • Detroit Red Wings • hockey • Jiri Hudler • Dominik Hasek • Nikolai Khabibulin • Patrick Kane • Nicklas Lidstrom • President's Trophy • Mark Hartigan • Darren McCarty

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