Detroit edge closer to Stanley Cup finals

2008-05-13 HKT 11:30

Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk celebrates his third goal. Photo: Reuters.
Ice Hockey: The Detroit Red Wings have moved to within one game of reaching the Stanley Cup finals after a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars. Pavel Datsyuk scored twice in the first period then again with 2:41 left, as the Red Wings took a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. This was Detroit's ninth straight win, its most ever in a single postseason and the longest in the NHL since Montreal won 11 in a row in 1993.

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