National Hockey League


June 7, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

National Hockey League

Playoffs

CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-7)

Sunday, May 17

Detroit 5, Chicago 2

Monday, May 18

Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 2

Tuesday, May 19

Detroit 3, Chicago 2, OT

Thursday, May 21

Pittsburgh 7, Carolina 4

Friday, May 22

Chicago 4, Detroit 3, OT

Saturday, May 23

Pittsburgh 6, Carolina 2

Sunday, May 24

Detroit 6, Chicago 1

Tuesday, May 26

Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 1, Pittsburgh wins series 4-0

Wednesday, May 27

Detroit 2, Chicago 1 (OT); Detroit wins series, 4-1

STANLEY CUP FINALS

Detroit vs. Pittsburgh

Saturday, May 30: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1

Sunday, May 31: Detroit 3, Pittsburgh 1

Tuesday, June 2: Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 2

Thursday: Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 2

Saturday: Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 0, Detroit leads series 3-2

Tuesday: Detroit at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Friday, June 12: Pittsburgh at Detroit, 8 p.m., if necessary

saturday’s summary

Red Wings 5, penguins 0

Pittsburgh000—0

Detroit140—5

First Period—1, Detroit, Cleary 9 (Datsyuk, Rafalski), 13:32. Penalties—Kronwall, Det (tripping), 7:16; Kunitz, Pit (goaltender interference), 19:39.

Second Period—2, Detroit, Filppula 3 (Hossa, Osgood), 1:44. 3, Detroit, Kronwall 2 (Franzen, Zetterberg), 6:11 (pp). 4, Detroit, Rafalski 3 (Datsyuk, Lidstrom), 8:26 (pp). 5, Detroit, Zetterberg 11 (Hudler, Samuelsson), 15:40 (pp). Penalties—Gonchar, Pit (slashing), 5:53; Malkin, Pit (elbowing), 6:48; Kunitz, Pit (roughing), 13:50; Crosby, Pit (slashing), 17:37; Talbot, Pit (slashing), 17:57.

Third Period—None. Penalties—Hossa, Det (roughing), 1:53; Malkin, Pit (hooking), 7:14; Adams, Pit, misconduct, 15:50; Dupuis, Pit (high-sticking), 15:50; Cooke, Pit, misconduct, 18:08; Talbot, Pit, misconduct, 18:08; Malkin, Pit (cross-checking), 18:08; Lebda, Det, misconduct, 18:08.

Shots on Goal—Pittsburgh 10-6-6—22. Detroit 8-15-6—29.

Power-play opportunities—Pittsburgh 0 of 2; Detroit 3 of 9.

Goalies—Pittsburgh, Fleury 14-8-0 (21 shots-16 saves), Garon (15:40 second, 8-8). Detroit, Osgood 15-6-0 (22-22).

A—20,066 (20,066). T—2:28.

Referees—Paul Devorski, Dennis LaRue. Linesmen—Derek Amell, Pierre Racicot.