Cleary comes up with another big goal

Pavel Datsyuk wasted no time making his presence felt in the Stanley Cup Final, assisting on a Dan Cleary goal to give the Detroit Red Wings a 1-0 lead over the Penguins after the first period of Game 5 tonight at Joe Louis Arena.

DETROIT (AP) -- Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said on Saturday that he will have regular-season leading scorer Pavel Datsyuk in the lineup for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals.

Pavel Datsyuk returned to help the Red Wings move one win from their 12th Cup, writes Sarah Kwak.

DETROIT (AP) -- On one of his first shifts in two-plus weeks, Pavel Datsyuk put Evgeni Malkin on his...

DETROIT | Experience was expected to be maybe the biggest advantage for the Detroit Red Wings in this Stanley Cup Finals, and it's hard to argue with that after this beatdown in Motown. The Red Wings welcomed back MVP candidate Pavel Datsyuk, secured an early lead and let the young Pittsburgh Penguins unravel en route to a 5-0 thrashing Saturday night in Game 5 at sold-out Joe...

DETROIT -- The Penguins trailed the Detroit Red Wings, 1-0, after the first period of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final tonight at Joe Louis Arena.

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings skated into Pittsburgh for this very game last year, outpla...

The Detroit Red Wings sure don't look tired now. After watching their two-game lead in the Stanley Cup finals disappear in Pittsburgh, the defending champions returned to the friendly confines of Joe Louis Arena and blew away the supposedly fresher Penguins 5-0 in Game 5 on Saturday night.

Detroit -- The Red Wings' specialty units have been terrible this postseason and Henrik Zetterberg said it's about time to "get desperate."

Datsuyk's return seemed to be a catalyst for the Red Wings tonight as they destroyed the Pittsburgh Peguins 5-0 to take Game 5 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Wings now lead the series 3-2. History seems likely to repeat itself as the Wings get closer to another Back-to Back Stanley Cup Win! Pittsburgh got frustrated tonight and had 12 penalties with three 10-minute game misconducts...

The Detroit Red Wings sure don't look tired now.

Until the Detroit Red Wings won Game 6 there last year, Mellon Arena — the former Civic Arena — never had hosted a Stanley Cup-clinching game. (The Pittsburgh Penguins entered the NHL in 1967.) Now, the Stanley Cup could be won there for the secon...

The Detroit Red Wings will try to regain some momentum in the Stanley Cup Finals when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 tonight at Joe Louis Arena.