DETROIT, May 14 (UPI) -- Daniel Cleary's slap shot found the net with 3 minutes to play Thursday, giving Detroit a 4-3 win over Anaheim and a berth in the Western Conference finals.
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.
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.
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.
DALLAS, May 19 (UPI) -- The Detroit Red Wings took a slot in the Stanley Cup Finals Monday for the first time since winning the NHL title in 2002 with a 4-1 victory over Dallas.
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.
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.
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7 (UPI) -- Dominik Hasek stopped all 28 shots he faced Monday night as the Detroit Red Wings beat San Jose, 2-0, to advance to the NHL Western Conference finals.
TAMPA, Fla., May 7 (UPI) -- The battle for the NHL's Stanley Cup resumes in Tampa Saturday, with the Philadelphia Flyers taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning.
DETROIT, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Igor Larionov, who scored perhaps the most important goal in the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, will be back to help the Detroit Red Wings defend their title.