--The Red Wings have won eight straight playoff games and are 7-0 at home during the postseason.
--Chris Osgood wasn't tested often but made some big stops among his 17 saves to raise his playoff mark to 8-0.
--The Red Wings killed three straight Dallas power plays in the first half of the second period, which was a key stretch during the game, and four altogether in the period.
--Detroit's top three centers -- Henrik Zetterberg, Valtteri Filppula and Kris Draper -- combined to win 31 of 46 faceoffs.
QUOTE TO NOTE "I wasn't sure what he was thinking. It's an intense series, there's a lot on the line, it's physical, (but) that's just crossing the line. He swung from behind the net -- a two-hander right at Ozzie, our best player right now. The league's been great all year at stepping up and taking care of this stuff. You kind of shake your head at what he was thinking." -- Red Wings center Kris Draper, on Mike Ribeiro's slash on Chris Osgood. Osgood and Ribeiro were both fined by the league.
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Anyone have any news on Filppula Arbritation hearing? I have been looking and I have not seen anything yet... I know the Wings are trying to work out a deal before the hearing. Any updates?
Okay, Wings fans....time for your voice to be heard. The Official Penguins vs. Red Wings thread is approaching 300 pages and counting. Now that we've had a couple weeks to bask in the glow of once again claiming Lord Stanley's Cup, please vote for who you con
