Red Wings fly into Stanley Cup Finals
- Wednesday, May 27, 2009 6:52 PM
- Written By: Josh Marks
The Detroit Red Wings will have a chance to defend their title against the team they beat in last year's Stanley Cup Finals.
The Wings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in overtime tonight at Joe Louis Arena. The victory sets up a rematch with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who swept the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Detroit center Darren Helm scored the game winner four minutes into the extra session, ruining a valiant effort between the pipes by the Blackhawks' backup goaltender Cristobal Huet, who stopped 50 shots out of 52 he faced. Huet replaced injured starter Nikolai Khabibulin. Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood was also solid behind the net, making 30 saves.
Detroit's Dan Cleary scored the first goal in the third period and Chicago's Patrick Kane tied it with 7:07 left in regulation.
The first game of the Stanley Cup Finals takes place Saturday, May 30 at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST on NBC.
