Zetterberg comes a long way to capture Conn Smythe, first Stanley Cup

PITTSBURGH - No player has ever come from further away than Henrik Zetterberg to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

The Detroit Red Wings didn't select the Swede until late in the seventh round of the 1999 NHL draft and that decision has never looked better than right now.

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Flying high: Red Wings win fourth Stanley Cup since 1997

PITTSBURGH - There is no debate within the Detroit Red Wings organization. It all starts with Nicklas Lidstrom.

"He's the best player on our team," said Wings GM Ken Holland.

Lidstrom captured his fourth Stanley Cup ring Wednesday night as the Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 to capture the Stanley Cup in six games. In doing so, he also became the first European captain to ever hold the Cup above his head.

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Still kicking: Penguins win triple OT thriller to force Game 6

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.

Petr Sykora's goal 9:57 into the third overtime period lifted the Penguins to a 4-3 win over Detroit, extending the Stanley Cup final by at least one more game.

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Wings know work not done, while Penguins try to stay positive

DETROIT - The freak show is over and the Detroit Red Wings are concentrating on winning the Stanley Cup now.

They can hoist the NHL's biggest prize by defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5 of the championship series Monday night.

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Why the Detroit Red Wings are on the verge of winning another Cup

DETROIT - The NHL's model organization is on the verge of adding a fourth Stanley Cup championship in 11 years.

But this one would be especially sweet for GM Ken Holland and his all-star cast of front-office personnel.

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