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Red Wings Raise Another Cup

Posted Jun 4, 08 9:49 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – The Detroit Red Wings held off the resilient Pittsburgh Penguins tonight to win their fourth Stanley Cup in 11 years, the Detroit News reports. Detroit won Game 6 by a score of 3-2 after surviving a near repeat of their late collapse in the previous game. The Penguins scored with about 90 seconds left to make it a one-goal game, then came within a whisker of a miraculous tying goal by Marion Hossa as time ran out. Brian Rafalski, Valtteri Filippula and playoff MVP Henrik Zetterberg scored for the Wings.

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Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood hoists the Stanley Cup after Detroit beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in Game 6.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Detroit Red Wings' Valtteri Filppula celebrates his goal in front of Pittsburgh Penguins' Brooks Orpik during the second period of Game 6.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Detroit Red Wings celebrate a goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins by defenseman Brian Rafalski during the first period of Game 6.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby (87) watches as Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood (30) deflects a shot during the first period of Game 6.   (AP Photo/Dave Sandford, Pool)
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury deflects a shot during the first period of Game 6.   (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Detroit Red Wings' Dan Cleary hoists the Stanley Cup after Detroit beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 in Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey finals, Wednesday, June 4, 2008.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom, of Sweden, and Jiri Hudler, left, of Czech Republic, celebrate with the Stanley Cup.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Detroit Red Wings backup goaltender Dominik Hasek kisses the Stanley Cup after the Wings' 3-2 win.   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
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