Detroit Red Wings Eliminate Dallas Stars
May 20, 2008 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Fan Fare, NHL, NHL Playoffs, News, Scores, Western Conference
Despite a valiant effort on the part of the Dallas Stars, they were eliminated from the 2008 Western Conference Final. The title went to the Detroit Red Wings. I am extremely impressed that the Stars even made it to Game 6 when it looked like the Wings were going to sweep them.
Last night’s game was a bit of a heartbreaker in the sense that the Stars did fight against elimination – it just came two periods too late. Throughout the first two periods, the Stars were given ample opportunities to get on the scoreboard – the Wings had seven penalties called against them – but they just couldn’t get it done. Heading into the third, Dallas trailed 4-0 and it seemed like the they suddenly woke up and were determined to avoid being completely shut out. Their opportunity came early in the final period on a power-play when Stephane Robidas scored the lone goal for the Stars. Here is the scoring summary:
DET: Draper, K. (03:45 in 1st), Datsyuk, P. (PPG, 11:41 in 1st), Drake, D. (16:17 in 1st), Zetterberg, H. (SHG, 03:11 in 2nd)
DAL: Robidas, S. (PPG, 02:27 in 3rd)
In the end, I really think the game came down to goaltending. While I believe the offensive play could have been more aggressive during those first two periods, it’s important to note that both goalies faced 29 shots on goal – Chris Osgood (Wings) only let one slip by him but Marty Turco failed to stop four. Who knows what would have happened had he been on top of his game?
Tomorrow, I’ll begin reviewing the playoffs up to this point and discussing the Stanley Cup Finals where the Detroit Red Wings will face the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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