Detroit Red Wings vs Chicago Blackhawks: Detroit wins 2-1 (Detroit wins series 4-1)
It took an extra 4 minutes, but the Detroit Red Wings completed their domination of the Chicago Blackhawks, with Darren Helm scoring 4 minutes into overtime to secure a ticket to the Stanley Cup finals in a rematch against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Red Wings were once again without Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Lidstrom, yet they still managed to unload 46 shots on Cristobal Huet (21 in the first period alone), who actually managed to stop 44 of them. Chris Osgood on the other end was just as good, stopping 30 of 31 shots. The 2nd and 3rd periods were heavily contested, but once overtime came, the Red Wings were too much for the Blackhawks, as Chicago couldn't even register a shot on goal.
And so the feel good story of the Chicago Blackhawks comes to an end, but there will probably be nothing but positives coming out of this postseason. A team that wasn't expected to be a contender for at least another year or two ended up making it to the Conference finals on the backs of their two young superstars Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, and their huge multi-million signing of Brian Campbell paid off as well. And who knows what would've happened if Khabibulin wasn't injured in game 2.
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