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They rallied from a non-playoff team to the No. 2 seeding in the Western Conference, set a team record for consecutive home wins, displayed an exciting comeback nature, surprisingly emerged with dueling goalies, and locked up their two pending star free agents.

The Detroit Red Wings congratulate Pavel Datsyuk after his first-period goal against the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the Western Conference quarterfinals at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on Friday, May 10, 2013.

Jimmy Howard was better than Jonas Hiller . He made a save in the second period that I'm still not sure how he got.

The second-seeded Anaheim Ducks will try to close out their Western Conference quarterfinal series on Friday, as they visit the Detroit Red Wings for Game 6 at Joe Louis Arena.

Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca ! Hi Kerry, Love your column! I have a question about the 2-2 goal in the Leafs-Bruins game Wednesday night, when David Krejci made contact with Mikhail Grabovski into the James Reimer , and the puck ... (more)

A man prepares to jump from a fifth-floor window of a 13-story government building that caught fire Thursday.

Nick Bonino buried the game winner 1:54 into overtime, as the Anaheim Ducks downed the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, in Game 5 of this Western Conference quarterfinal series from Honda Center.

Defenseman Ben Lovejoy took the puck behind the Detroit net and fed it in front.

Nick Bonino scored 1:54 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks moved to the brink of the second round with a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 5 on Wednesday night.

The Detroit Red Wings played with desperation Monday, they had a lot of jump and applied a lot of pressure on the Anaheim Ducks, spending most of the game in the offensive zone.

Nyquist scored a power-play goal 1:21 into overtime, and the Red Wings regrouped to earn a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night at Honda Center.

First, there was video review during a long plane ride here, of that zigzagging, random Game 2, a big third-period Ducks' comeback followed by an overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings.

The final two series to open did so on Thursday, while two more series played their second game.

Well this game will probably make me angry by the time Saturday night rolls around and I have to face the fact that the Wings blew a three-goal lead in the third period and had to get bailed out by a dumb penalty by Sheldon Souray .

Scoring on three power plays, including in overtime, while the Ducks took undisciplined penalties gave the Red Wings a 5-4 victory.

He may never run for the Kentucky Derby roses, but Illinois race horse Magna Fortuna and his owners are celebrating a victory none-the-less - his survival.

Gustav Nyquist 's power-play goal at 1:21 of overtime after the Red Wings blew a three-goal lead in the third period gave Detroit a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks to even their playoff series Thursday night.

The question they've been asking all season. In the past, the Red Wings have been able to find ways to overcome the retirement or departure of a superstar player, but the salary cap era is making that increasingly difficult.

We did it. The Wings battled hard, dug deep, went in to "Fuck You" mode, and earned their 22nd consecutive playoff appearance.

Mar 24, 2013; Anaheim, CA, USA; Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf and defenseman Brian Beauchemin argue with referee Gord Dwyer as Detroit Red Wings left wing Henrik Zetterberg listens in the third period at the Honda Center.