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				<title><![CDATA[Red Wings beat Ducks in Game 7 on Cleary's goal]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer

DETROIT(AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings were pushed to the brink of
elimination on home ice by the Anaheim Ducks.

Dan Cleary came through, though, scoring a tiebreaking goal with
3 minutes left that lifted Detroit to a 4-3 win on Thursday
night that sent the defending Stanley Cup champions to the
Western Conference finals for the third straight year.

"Most teams that have won the Stanley Cup don't even get here,"
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "For us to be in this
situation is a real positive, but we have a hungry Chicago team
waiting for us."

Detroit will host the Blackhawks in Game 1 on Sunday, matching
up the Original Six teams in the playoffs for the first time
since the conference finals in 1995.

"It should be fun," Babcock said.

Before Detroit did it, Colorado was the most recent NHL team to
reach the conference finals after hoisting the Cup. The
Avalanche lost to Detroit 7-0 in the deciding game in 2002.

The previous two Cup champions met for the third time since the
NHL expanded in 1967, and all three series went the distance.
The Edmonton Oilers needed overtime to get past Calgary in 1991,
and Montreal beat Boston by two goals in 1971.

Unlike those winners, second-seeded Detroit was at home against
eighth-seeded Anaheim, which knocked off the top-seeded San Jose
Sharks in the first round.

Five games were decided by a goal, including Game 2 in triple
overtime.

"It was the best series I've been in," Babcock said.

Anaheim's Jonas Hiller had a lot to do with the competitiveness,
making 36 saves in the finale.

"What made this series so hard and what people don't understand,
the people that have won know what it takes to win," Babcock
said. "That's what made them so hard to get rid of."

Chris Osgood stopped 24 shots for the Red Wings, who couldn't
protect a two-goal lead in the second period.

"It was a tough series, probably one of the toughest we've
played in a long time," Osgood said.

Detroit's Jiri Hudler, Darren Helm and Mikael Samuelsson scored.

Cleary set up a matchup with his former team by scoring the
winning goal, stuffing the puck past Hiller after Henrik
Zetterberg flipped it into the crease.

"Z was in the corner and made a good play, put it on net,"
Cleary said. "I stayed with it and got it under Hiller."

Ducks coach Randy Carlyle wasn't sure the goal should have been
allowed, but didn't complain much about it.

"When (Hiller) went down, Cleary pushed his pads," Carlyle said.
"It's moot at this point."

The Ducks, though, showed a lot of resolve to make Game 7
necessary and to give Detroit all it could handle.

"When you're that close with so few minutes left, it's tough to
lose," Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer said.

Teemu Selanne and Corey Perry cut into deficits, and Bobby Ryan
made it 3-all at 7:37 of the third.

The game ended in thrilling fashion after it appeared the Red
Wings might win in a rout.

Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf was called for two penalties in the
first period and Detroit took advantage of the second.

Anaheim failed on an extended 5-on-3 power play in the first
period when the game was scoreless.

"That was huge to keep us in the game and not give them any
momentum," Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom said.

Detroit took a 2-0 lead 1:17 into the second period.

Selanne committed a turnover in Detroit's end, Helm got to the
loose puck and scored on a breakaway.

Selanne left the ice late in the second after Brad Stuart's hit,
which drew a penalty and cut Selanne's nose. He returned and
started an offensive outburst with a goal off a rebound in what
was the first of three scores in 2 1/2 minutes.

Samuelsson and Perry also scored off a rebound late in the
second period, and Detroit went into the third with a 3-2 lead.

"The series was 3-3, but in my opinion, we outplayed them in
every game and their goalie stood on his head," Babcock
said.

Notes: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman attended the game and
said the league didn't just become intriguing when three of the
conference semifinal series were decided in a Game 7. "This
entire season - the regular season, the first round of the
playoffs and second round - have been incredibly competitive,
exciting and entertaining," Bettman said. "That's something we
have strived for and built toward since coming out of work
stoppage with a new economic system, changing the rules, and
officiating standards." ... Detroit has won three of five series
against Anaheim. ... The Red Wings have advanced to at least the
conference finals eight times in the last 14 seasons, winning
the Cup in 1997, '98, 2002 and '08.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 05:36:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ducks-Red Wings Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer

Anaheim At Detroit, Game Seven, 7:00 p.m. EDT

ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) --  The previous two Stanley Cup champions are
meeting in the playoffs for the third time since the NHL
expanded four decades ago.

Perhaps fittingly, a Game 7 is necessary.

The Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks have pushed their
Western Conference semifinal series to the limit just as
Edmonton and Calgary did in 1991 and Montreal and Boston did in
1971 in the last two matchups of Cup winners.

"It should be exciting," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said
Wednesday when the team plane landed in rain on a miserable
evening that matched its mood following a 2-1 loss. "Game 7s are
always a lot of fun.

"It's a good opportunity for us. We played all year to have
home-ice advantage."

The second-seeded Red Wings will face the eighth-seeded Ducks on
Thursday night at home, hoping to follow a trend.

Entering Wednesday's night's Pittsburgh-Washington finale, home
teams have won 63 percent of Game 7s since 1939.

Two of the exceptions, though, happened when the Oilers defeated
the Flames in overtime and the Canadiens beat the Bruins by two
goals as road teams in matchups of previous champions.

This postseason, the Ducks have proven they can win anywhere and
their confidence has grown.

"Everyone is believing we can beat this team," Anaheim star Ryan
Getzlaf said.

Anaheim won Game 2 at Joe Louis Arena in triple overtime and
opened the playoffs with two road wins against the top-seeded
San Jose Sharks.

"Nobody expected us to beat San Jose," Ducks forward Todd
Marchant said. "We're trying to ride the unexpected.

"Hopefully, we can pull another one off."

Ducks coach Randy Carlyle hopes his team turns the tide in shots
on goal, but said that statistic isn't foolproof.

"They've gotten more shots than we have. So did San Jose,"
Carlyle said. "But where is San Jose?"

The Ducks avoided elimination with a 2-1 win Tuesday night, then
Scott Niedermayer roughed up Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk, and Corey
Perry pounded Detroit's Brian Rafalski.

"I felt that some guys took liberties on certain players unknown
to fight," Red Wings forward Daniel Cleary said. "So, we just
have to see Thursday."

With so much at stake, Red Wings star Henrik Zetterberg doesn't
expect gloves to drop again.

"I think the feelings and emotions will carry over to Game 7,
but I don't think the fighting will carry over," Zetterberg said
on the eve of his first Game 7.

The winner will advance to play the Chicago Blackhawks in the
Western Conference finals.

The loser will go home.

"I said a few words last night, and Babs said a few words,"
Detroit's soft-spoken captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. "We know
what's on the line for us, and for them."

As experienced as Lidstrom is, with a franchise-record 224 games
of postseason experience, he hasn't played in a Game 7 since
Detroit beat Colorado 7-0 in the 2002 conference finale and he's
been in just five in his career.

"Everything is on the line," Lidstrom said. "We have play with a
sense of desperation from the start, and we have to do that for
60 minutes."

Early or late, Detroit simply needs Datsyuk to score.

The NHL MVP finalist is goalless in his last eight games and has
just two assists against Anaheim.

Datsyuk was inches away from an overtime-forcing goal in the
final seconds of Game 6.

"It's not like he's been void of chances," Carlyle said. "Even
if stat-wise he hasn't had a huge impression, he still has
quality chances on creates a lot."

Babcock is hoping for Datsyuk and the team, his scoring drought
ends against Anaheim goaltender Jonas Hiller, whose first NHL
postseason has been nothing short of sensational.

"Any time you're scorer and you haven't score, no matter what
anybody says, you always are squeezing a little bit," Babcock
said. "The big thing for him, he's a real good, dominant player
is to just play. Don't think too much.

"It would be a good time for him to break out."]]></description>
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