News - Johan Franzén
Sergei Gonchar's goal midway through the third period broke a 2-2 tie and Pittsburgh took a 4-2 win from Detroit Tuesday in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Maxime Talbot had his second goal of the game on an empty net in the final minute.
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.
Jonathan Ericsson and Niklas Kronwall scored 48 seconds apart in the second period Thursday, lifting Detroit to a playoff-opening 4-1 win over Columbus. The Red Wings, trying to become the first back-to-back Stanley Cup winner since they did it 11 years ago, spoiled the first playoff game in the history of the Blue Jackets. After a scoreless first period, the teams traded goals in the span of a minute midway through the second.
The Detroit Red Wings signed right wing Johan Franzen to an unprecedented 11-year contact Saturday, the longest in franchise history. No dollar figure was disclosed. Entering Saturday's contest against Chicago, Franzen, 29, had set personal single-season marks with 34 goals and 25 assists (59 points) in 69 contests. He played 17 minutes in the Red Wings' 4-2 loss. In three previous NHL seasons, the native of Vetlanda, Sweden, had not compiled 27 goals or 38 points in any season. We are thrilled that Johan will remain a member of the Detroit Red Wings, said Detroit General Manager Ken Holland.