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Red Wings, Pens launch Stanley Cup finals

May. 30, 2009
Wings host Penguins in Cup finals opener
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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.

NHL: Detroit 4, Dallas 1

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.
NHL: Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1

NHL: Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1

PHILADELPHIA, May 13 (UPI) -- Marian Hossa scored twice Tuesday in Pittsburgh's 4-1 win over Philadelphia that gave the Penguins a 3-0 edge in their NHL Eastern Conference 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.

NHL: Detroit 2, San Jose 0

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.

Larionov signs with Red Wings

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.

Avs attempt to close out Wings

DENVER, May 29 (UPI) -- The Colorado Avalanche look to advance to their third Stanley Cup Finals and second in a row Wednesday night when they host the Detroit Red Wings in Game Six of
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler