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Late power play advances Detroit

Apr. 23, 2009
The Detroit Red Wings are moving on, although maybe with a little less swagger. Johan Franzen scored on a power play with 46.6 seconds left, giving the defending Stanley Cup champions a 6-5 victory and a series sweep over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on...
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NHL: Detroit 6, Columbus 5

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 23 (UPI) -- Johan Franzen scored with 47 seconds left in the third period Thursday, sending Detroit into the second round of the playoffs with a 6-5 win over Columbus.

NHL: Detroit 3, Carolina 1

RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Tomas Holmstrom scored in the second period and Ty Conklin made 27 saves Monday to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 win over Carolina.
NHL: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2

NHL: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 2

PITTSBURGH, June 4 (UPI) -- Chris Osgood completed a magical playoff run by making 20 saves Wednesday and the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup with a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh.

NHL: Detroit 2, Pittsburgh 1

PITTSBURGH, May 31 (UPI) -- Jiri Hudler's third-period goal Saturday gave the Detroit Red Wings a 2-1 win over Pittsburgh and a 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals.

NHL: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 0

DETROIT, May 26 (UPI) -- Detroit's Chris Osgood blocked 22 shots and the Red Wings knocked off Pittsburgh 3-0 Monday for a two-game lead in the Stanley Cup Finals.

NHL: Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 0

DETROIT, May 24 (UPI) -- Mikael Samuelsson scored two unassisted goals Saturday to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-0 win over Pittsburgh in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Detroit vs. Pittsburgh for Stanley Cup

DETROIT, May 23 (UPI) -- The Detroit Red Wings and their hot goaltender are set to meet the Pittsburgh Penguins and their young superstar Saturday in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

NHL: Detroit 8, Colorado 2

DENVER, May 2 (UPI) -- Johan Franzen and Henrik Zetterberg combined for five goals Thursday and the Detroit Red Wings stormed into the conference finals by blasting Colorado 8-2.

NHL: Anaheim 4, Detroit 3

ANAHEIM, Calif., May 22 (UPI) -- Rob Niedermayer scored Anaheim's first goal and helped on its last as the Ducks won the NHL Western Conference title Tuesday with a 4-3 victory over Detroit.

Red Wings D Fischer suspended

DETROIT, June 11 (UPI) -- The NHL handed Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer a one-game suspension on Tuesday for an illegal crosscheck.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch