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Red Wings Dominate Stars 4-1

The Associated Press

Published: May 9, 2008

DETROIT - Johan Franzen, Brian Rafalski and Tomas Holmstrom scored power-play goals for the Detroit Red Wings, who built a big lead in the second period and coasted to a 4-1 win against the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Thursday night.

After Valtteri Filppula put the top-seeded Red Wings ahead 4-0, Brenden Morrow scored with a minute left in the second period to prevent the fifth-seeded Stars from getting shut out.

Game 2 is Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena, where Stars goalie Marty Turco is 0-8-2 in his NHL career.

Turco made 27 saves, and Detroit's Chris Osgood turned away 20 shots.

Dallas upset the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks in the first round and then topped the second-seeded San Jose Sharks after starting both series with two road wins.

The way the Franzen-led Red Wings are playing - winning seven straight - they're going to be tough to beat in any rink.

Franzen's 12th goal extended his team postseason scoring record, and the player known as Mule matched another club mark by finding the net for a fifth straight game.

Gordie Howe pulled off the feat in 1949 and '64. Ted Lindsay scored in five consecutive games in 1952.

Franzen has 15 points in the playoffs, tying Jaromir Jagr of the already-eliminated New York Rangers.

The Red Wings were so dominant in the first two periods it looked as though they had a man advantage in even-strength situations.

Dallas	0	1	0	-	1
Detroit	2	2	0	-	4

First Period-1, Detroit, Rafalski 2 (Lidstrom, Holmstrom), 4:28 (pp). 2, Detroit, Franzen 12 (Kronwall, Hudler), 15:34 (pp). Penalties-Kronwall, Det (hooking), 1:11; Norstrom, Dal (hooking), 3:45; Fistric, Dal (roughing), 4:19; Holmstrom, Det (interference), 7:52; Petersen, Dal (holding), 13:56; Modano, Dal (hooking), 18:30.

Second Period-3, Detroit, Holmstrom 3 (Lidstrom, Zetterberg), 6:40 (pp). 4, Detroit, Filppula 3 (Samuelsson, Kronwall), 15:37. 5, Dallas, Morrow 8 (Ott), 18:53. Pen.-Ribeiro, Dal (hooking), 6:14; Lidstrom, Det (hooking), 10:22.

Third Period-None. Penalties-Zetterberg, Det (high-sticking), 2:04; Winchester, Dal (slashing), 19:19; Ott, Dal (holding), 19:30.

Shots on Goal-Dallas 4-11-6-21. Detroit 12-13-6-31. Power-play opportunities-Dallas 0 of 4; Detroit 3 of 7. Goalies-Dallas, Turco 8-5 (31 shots-27 saves). Detroit, Osgood 7-0 (21-20). A-20,066 (20,066). T-2:22.

LEGAL: Former Sabres enforcer Rob Ray is suing the NHL Players' Association for a second time over money owed him during the NHL lockout, accusing the union of deceiving him into settling his initial suit two years ago.

Ray is seeking $2 million in punitive damages and back pay in a suit filed in State Supreme Court in Buffalo, N.Y., in January. The lawsuit first became public Thursday in a report published in The Toronto Star.

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