Detroit 2 - Anaheim 1

The Detroit Red Wings opened the Western conference final with a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Detroit take the early 1-0 series lead. Tomas Holmstrom scored the game-winner on the power play for Detroit with only 4:56 to go in the 3rd period.

Despite shooting 32 times on Dominic Hasek's net, the Ducks only managed to score a single goal. Detroit only needed 19 total shots to win the game.

Game 2 will be presented in Detroit.

Western conference final.
Detroit Red Wings 2 - Anaheim Ducks 1
(Detroit lead the series 1-0)

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