Daniel Cleary's slap shot found the net with 3 minutes to play Thursday, giving Detroit a 4-3 win over Anaheim and a berth in the Western Conference finals. The Game 7 victory kept alive the Red Wings' hopes of a second straight Stanley Cup and ended a thrilling series that saw five of the seven games decided by a single goal. Anaheim, which barely made the playoffs and then eliminated top-seeded San Jose in the first round, battled back from a two-goal deficit and tied the game 7:37 into the third period on a tip-in by Bobby Ryan. The contest appeared headed for the ultimate in thrilling hockey conclusions, a seventh-game overtime, before Cleary ripped a shot past Jonas Hiller. Jiri Hudler, Darren Helm and Mikael Samuelsson scored the other Detroit goals and Chris Osgood stopped 24 of 27 shots to get the victory. Detroit will now take on the Chicago Blackhawks for the Western Conference title and the right to play for the NHL championship.

Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and two assists Sunday and the Detroit Red Wings beat Anaheim 4-1 to go up 3-2 in their Western Conference playoff series. Chris Osgood faced only 17 shots on goal while Anaheim's Jonas Hiller made 34 saves. Detroit put the game on Darren Helm's first playoff goal with 3:08 remaining in regulation and Zetterberg's empty-net goal wrapped up the scoring. After a scoreless first period, the Red Wings took a 2-0 lead early in the second period.

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.

Marian Hossa's goal with less than a minute left in the third period Sunday boosted the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. His 38th goal this season was a wrist shot past Minnesota netminder Niklas Backstrom with just 55 seconds left in regulation, severely damaging Minnesota's faint playoff hopes. Detroit led 2-0 early after goals by Jiri Hudler (23) and Pavel Datsyuk (32), on which Hossa had an assist. Minnesota closed to 2-1 before the first period ended when Cal Clutterbuck (10, unassisted) scored at the 18:34 mark. Marian Gaborik's 10th after assists by Clutterbuck and Peter Olvecky made it 2-2 heading into the third. Goaltender Chris Osgood made 21 saves on 23 shots for the Red Wings, winners in the Central Division for the eighth straight season. Backstrom gave up three goals on 44 shots for the Wild, who trail Nashville and St.

Mike Cammalleri had a goal and two assists Monday night and the Calgary Flames beat Detroit 5-3. Curtis Glencross, Dion Phaneuf, Craig Conroy and Jamie Lundmark scored goals and Miikka Kiprusoff made 30 stops for the Flames, who won for just the third time in their last eight games but, with 90 points, still maintain a five-point lead over second-place Vancouver in the Northwest Division. Johan Franzen had a goal and an assist, and Pavel Datsyuk and Jiri Hudler each scored a goal for the Red Wings, who had won four straight coming into the contest. Detroit's starting goalie, Chris Osgood, was pulled after letting in three goals on 14 shots.