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All-powerful Red Wings

Red Wings Reclaim Stanley Cup

Red Wings' experience trumps Penguins' youth but the Penguins redeemed their early disappointments by winning an epic Game 5 and fighting gallantly in Game 6.

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  • June 2008

    • Loyalty Is the Wind Beneath These Wings

      ESPN  |  Jun 5, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      Loyalty Is the Wind Beneath These Wings

      (Newser) - Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom and Finals MVP Henrik Zetterberg both learned their hockey skills in Sweden, but it's not Detroit's strategy of drawing European talent that secured them this year's Stanley Cup. The team's success, writes Scot Burnside for ESPN, is due to management's willingness to gamble on older mainstays of the Hockeytown franchise. More »

    • Red Wings Raise Another Cup

      Detroit News  |  Jun 4, 08 9:49 PM CDT

      Red Wings Raise Another Cup

      (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. More »

    • Pens Stay Alive in Triple OT Win

      Associated Press  |  Jun 3, 08 12:13 AM CDT

      Pens Stay Alive in Triple OT Win

      (Newser) - The Detroit Red Wings' road to the Stanley Cup has another stop to make. Against all odds, the Pittsburgh Penguins stayed alive in the Stanley Cup finals with a 4-3 victory in Game 5 that ended on Petr Sykora's goal 9:57 into the third overtime last night. More »

    • Wings Bring Familiar Fury to Stanley Cup Ice

      Detroit News  |  Jun 1, 08 2:57 PM CDT

      Wings Bring Familiar Fury to Stanley Cup Ice

      (Newser) - If the Red Wings are marching inexorably toward possession of another Stanley Cup, it's thanks in large part to their remarkable composure, writes Bob Wojnowski for the Detroit News . Henrik Zetterberg and Co. kept their cool last night despite an early deficit and potential peril of a long 5-on-3, making every play and stuffing Kid Crosby over and over. More »

  • May 2008

    • Wings 1 Win Away From Cup

      Detroit Free Press  |  May 31, 08 10:54 PM CDT

      Wings 1 Win Away From Cup

      (Newser) - Detroit is just one game away from yet another meeting with Lord Stanley. The Red Wings beat Pittsburgh 2-1 tonight to take a 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals. Jiri Hudler broke a 1-1 tie early in the third, and goalie Chris Osgood turned in one of his best games of the playoffs, the Detroit Free Press reports. Nicklas Lidstrom scored Detroit's other goal, while Marion Hossa got Pittsburgh's. Game 5 is Monday night in Detroit. More »

    • NHL Headed For Friendly Confines

      Chicago Tribune  |  May 29, 08 4:00 PM CDT

      NHL Headed For Friendly Confines

      (Newser) - It appears Chicago’s famed Wrigley Field will host an outdoor NHL game next year, after competitor Yankee Stadium was deemed unsuitable “for a variety of reasons,” the Tribune reports. The hometown Blackhawks would play the rival Detroit Red Wings in the third edition of the open-air contest, played in 2003 in Edmonton and this year in Buffalo.  More »

    • Crosby Nets Two; Pens Take Game 3

      Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  |  May 28, 08 10:00 PM CDT

      Crosby Nets Two; Pens Take Game 3

      (Newser) - Sid the Kid saved his team from the brink tonight. Teen phenom Sidney Crosby scored twice to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory over Detroit in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Post-Gazette reports. The Penguins finally found their offense after being shut out in the first two games. Now they hope to even the series when they host Game 4 Saturday night. More »

    • Wings Skate by Waddling Penguins, 3-0

      Detroit News  |  May 27, 08 1:00 AM CDT

      Wings Skate by Waddling Penguins, 3-0

      (Newser) - In the second game of the Stanley Cup finals last night, the Red Wings had made eight shots and scored two goals before the Penguins attempted their first shot, and the lopsidedness continued throughout the game, writes the Detroit News . After a 3-0 loss last night, Pittsburgh has yet to score, as experience appears to be trumping youth. More »

    • Red Wings Ice Penguins in 4-0 Rout

      Detroit Free Press  |  May 25, 08 1:00 AM CDT

      Red Wings Ice Penguins in 4-0 Rout

      (Newser) - For a while it looked like the kickoff of the Stanley Cup finals would be a goalie's battle, but then Detroit's Mikael Samuelsson kicked into gear with goals in the second and third periods. Two more Red Wings goals on Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury, by Dan Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg, sealed the Penguins' 4-0 fate, reports the Detroit Free Press. More »

    • Wings' Franzen may be ready for Game 2 of finals

      CBC.ca  |  May 25, 08

      Fresh off a shutout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals, the Detroit Red Wings could add more firepower as forward Johan Franzen may be ready to return to the lineup.

    • NHL Hopes Star-Studded Final Lifts Hockey

      Washington Post  |  May 24, 08 1:39 PM CDT

      NHL Hopes Star-Studded Final Lifts Hockey

      (Newser) - The NHL may have dinky ratings and a long way to go to catch the big three of American sports, but it couldn’t ask for a better pick-me-up than this year’s Stanley Cup final. The Pittsburgh-Detroit matchup that starts tonight is one of the most compelling in years, the Washington Post notes. The Penguins are loaded with young phenoms like Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, while Detroit boasts a veteran lineup well suited for "Hockey Town." More »

    • No Octopi for Wings Fans, Seller Says

      Detroit Free Press  |  May 23, 08 8:33 PM CDT

      No Octopi for Wings Fans, Seller Says

      (Newser) - Red Wings fans, save room in that suitcase—it may be tough to buy an octopus in Pittsburgh next week. One steel-town fishmonger refuses to sell octopi to Detroit fans once the Wings-Penguins Stanley Cup finals kick off on Saturday. In a tradition spanning more than 50 years, Detroit fans have been tossing eight-leggers on the ice to boost their team, the Detroit Free Press reports. More »

    • The Canadian Press: First meeting in two years between Pens and Wings will decide Stanley Cup

      Canadian Press  |  May 20, 08

      When the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins meet for the first time in two seasons, it will be for all the marbles.The Red Wings clinched their first Stanley Cup final appearance since 2002 with a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars Monday night, winning the Western Conference series in six games.The Red Wings will meet the Eastern-champion Penguins when the series opens Saturday.

    • Stars Avoid Sweep, Send West Finals Back to Detroit

      Associated Press  |  May 14, 08 11:27 PM CDT

      Stars Avoid Sweep, Send West Finals Back to Detroit

      (Newser) - Detroit's goal with a guy barely in the crease, if at all, didn't count. Dallas' goal with a guy clearly in the crease did count. Apparently, that's what it takes to slow th