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Red Wings Win Opener  

Posted May 8, 08 9:53 PM CDT in Sports    Most Covered

(newser) – Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night.

After Valtteri Filppula put the top-seeded Red Wings ahead 4-0, Brenden Morrow scored with a minute left in the second period to prevent the fifth-seeded Stars from getting shut out. Game 2 is Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena, where Stars goalie Marty Turco is 0-8-2 in his NHL career. Turco made 27 saves, and Detroit's Chris Osgood turned away 20 shots.

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Red Wings Win Opener
Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood (30) makes a save during the third period.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Red Wings Win Opener
Detroit Red Wings center Valtteri Filppula (51), right, of Finland, celebrates with teammate winger Johan Franzen, of Sweden, after scoring in the second period.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Red Wings Win Opener
Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk (13), of Russia, and Dallas Stars winger Brenden Morrow (10) hit at mid-ice during the third period.   (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Red Wings Win Opener
Dallas Stars winger Brenden Morrow (10), center, is congratulated by teammates Trevor Daley (6) and center Mike Ribeiro (63) after his goal during the second period.   (AP Photo/Jerry Mendoza)
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