Keith Tkachuk had two goals and an assist Saturday when St.

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.

David Backes scored his third goal of the game with 4:07 to play Thursday, bringing the St. Louis Blues a huge 5-4 victory over Detroit. The Blues defeated the Red Wings for the first time this season and made sure they would be among the top eight in the Western Conference. St.

Goals by Marian Hossa and Valtteri Filppula in the space of 32 seconds in Tuesday's third period rallied the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over Edmonton. Ty Conklin turned in 24 saves for Detroit, which won for the fifth time in its last six games and took over first place in the Western Conference by one point over idle San Jose. Denis Grebeshkov and Ales Kotalik tallied for the host Oilers.

Rick Nash recorded his fourth NHL career hat trick Saturday night in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 8-2 rout of Detroit. It was the second time this season that Nash scored three goals in one game against the Red Wings. He scored his 29th (shorthanded, unassisted) at 15:40 of the second, his 30th (unassisted) just 15 seconds into the third, and his 31st (unassisted) at 12:16 of the third. R.J.