Darren Helm scored 3:58 into overtime Wednesday, giving Detroit a 2-1 win over Chicago and putting the Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals. For the second straight year, Detroit will be taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins for the NHL title.

Detroit's Marian Hossa and Henrik Zetterberg each scored twice and the Red Wings ripped Chicago 6-1 Sunday for a 3-1 lead in their playoff series. The defending Stanley Cup champion Wings are a win away from returning to the cup series.

Patrick Sharp scored his second goal of the game 1:52 into overtime Friday, giving Chicago a vital 4-3 victory over Detroit in the Western Conference finals. The Blackhawks let a three-goal lead disappear in the second period, but fought back to cut their series deficit to 2-1.

Dustin Byfuglien scored the decisive goal on a penalty shot with 27.6 seconds left in regulation Saturday in the Chicago Blackhawks' 4-2 win over Detroit. Niklas Hjalmarsson scored for Chicago and Valtteri Filppula got it back for the Red Wings in the first.

Montreal right wing Alex Kovalev led the NHL in points last week and earned the first star among the league's players of the week. The NHL each Monday selects three players of the week. While Kovalev claimed first-star honors, Chicago goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin and St.