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Detroit Red Wings held off Pittsburgh Penguins to clinch a 3-2 win in game six and lift the Stanley Cup.
The Red Wings went 2-0 up after a powerplay goal from Brian Rafalski in the first period and a second-period strike from Valtteri Filppula.
Evgeni Malkin hit back for the Penguins before Henrik Zetterberg made it 3-1 early in the third period.
Marian Hossa scored on a powerplay with 87 seconds left in regulation but Detroit held on to win the series 4-2.
The Red Wings had been 35 seconds from securing the Cup in game five on Monday, but were pegged by a late equaliser and then stunned by a triple overtime winner.
The Red Wings went 2-0 up after a powerplay goal from Brian Rafalski in the first period and a second-period strike from Valtteri Filppula.
Evgeni Malkin hit back for the Penguins before Henrik Zetterberg made it 3-1 early in the third period.
Marian Hossa scored on a powerplay with 87 seconds left in regulation but Detroit held on to win the series 4-2.
The Red Wings had been 35 seconds from securing the Cup in game five on Monday, but were pegged by a late equaliser and then stunned by a triple overtime winner.
But this time, the Red Wings refused to buckle under an all-out Penguins assault and Detroit netminder Osgood made a last-second stop to seal the win.
Detroit's Swedish captain Nicklas Lidstrom became the first European to lead his team to an NHL championship.
He said: "It felt great being the first guy on our team to touch the Cup. Experience has a lot to do with it (winning).
"I think that gives the whole team some calmness. We're not going to panic. Losing (game five) in triple overtime, I think we did a good job of putting that behind us.
"The main thing is we didn't get rattled."
Detroit's Swedish captain Nicklas Lidstrom became the first European to lead his team to an NHL championship.
He said: "It felt great being the first guy on our team to touch the Cup. Experience has a lot to do with it (winning).
"I think that gives the whole team some calmness. We're not going to panic. Losing (game five) in triple overtime, I think we did a good job of putting that behind us.
"The main thing is we didn't get rattled."
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