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So there were rumors going around that Nicklas Lidstrom's injury in the WCF was groin related....Most, like myself, figured a sports hernia or maybe a pulled muscle...But this, this is about 100x worseInquiring minds wanted to know why Detroit's incomparable defenceman Nick Lidstrom missed the final two games of the Western Conference final between the Red Wings and Chicago. The...

DETROIT -- Brian Rafalski said his fascination for Game 7s in the Stanley Cup playoffs actually started before he played in his first NHL game with the New Jersey Devils in 1999-2000. That might not have been the answer that many report...

Nicklas Lidstrom, Chris Osgood and Kirk Maltby spread out like a perfectly shaped triangle in the Detroit Red Wings dressing room and tried to explain how Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals is really like any other game.

DETROIT (AP) -- Nicklas Lidstrom, Chris Osgood and Kirk Maltby spread out like a perfectly shaped tr...

DETROIT – As if you needed reminding, Marian Hossa turned down big bucks from the Penguins this offseason to sign a one-year deal with the Red Wings because he thought it gave him a better shot at winning the Stanley Cup. Hossa is...

Need to beat Pittsburgh Penguins for fifth Stanley Cup in 12 seasons DETROIT -- Lining one wall of the Detroit Red Wings' locker room are replicas of the 11 Stanley Cups the franchise has captured, beginning with its first in 1936 and ending with one representing last season.

What a cruel and extraordinary twist it would be for Wings forward Marian Hossa to watch the Penguins skate around Joe Louis Arena with the Stanley Cup Friday night.

DETROIT (CP) -- The only thing Marian Hossa would like to change is the final result of Game 7 of th...

Brian Rafalski is the only Wings player who has played in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Notebook: Losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins the way the Detroit Red Wings did wasn't easy. Especially not for Marian Hossa, who left the Pens last season to join the Wings to win a Cup.

by Adam GretzFiled under: Penguins, Red WingsThe Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings have combined to play 209 games this season, and at 8 PM ET, not one of them will matter, as everything these two teams have accomplished this season will come down to 60 minutes. Perhaps the biggest 60 minutes any of these guys will ever play in their careers. If you like the historical perspective...

After a hard-fought Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the Pittsburgh Penguins squeaked out a win against the Detroit Red Wings to force Game 7 on Friday. But what happens if its Pittsburgh who prevails this time around and not Detroit? What comes of Marian Hossa? If you don’t recall, Hossa jumped ship to the Wings [...]

Marian Hossa ended up doing a favor for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

In the face of history and a hostile crowd, Pittsburgh takes the Cup.