DETROIT, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Poised to build on its long and storied heritage as a powerhouse of amateur hockey, Little Caesars Amateur Sports today announced the appointment of

Mikael Samuelsson scored 5:14 into overtime Tuesday to give Detroit to a 3-2 win over Chicago and a 2-0 lead in their Western final. Hawks defenseman Brian Campbell sent the puck to Jiri Hudler who relayed it to Valteri Filppula, who fed back to Samuelsson. Dan Cleary and Brian Rafalski also scored for the Red Wings.

Chris Osgood's 14th career playoff shutout Saturday keyed the Detroit Red Wings' 4-0 win over Columbus in Game 2 of their Western Conference quarterfinal. The veteran netminder was credited with 25 saves, 10 in the third period.

Milan Michalek had a goal and two assists Saturday night and the San Jose Sharks slugged out a 6-5 victory over Detroit. Christian Ehrhoff and Dan Boyle had a goal and an assist apiece and Ryane Clowe had four assists for the Sharks (33-6-5), who won for the fourth time in five games and finished the night with a three-point lead over the Red Wings (31-8-6) for the best record in the Western Conference. Evgeni Nabokov allowed five goals on 34 shots for San Jose. Marian Hossa scored twice and had two assists for Detroit, which also got a goal and assist each from Brian Rafalski and Henrik Zetterberg.

By Neil Stevens, THE CANADIAN PRESS DETROIT - The Pittsburgh Penguins remain in the hunt for the Stanley Cup after winning one of the most sensational games in NHL championship series history Monday night.