Talkin’ Hockey

AFter a dominating performance in Game #1, the Detroit Red Wings jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the 1st period of Game #2 and the defense held tight as neither team scored again on Saturday night. As a result of the 2-1 win, the Detroit Red Wings now lead the Dallas Stars 2-0 n their best-of-seven series as they head to Dallas for Game #3 on Monday night.

Despite being without the 2008 NHL Playoffs’ leading goal-scorer, Johan Franzen, the Wings were able to come up with just enough offense as Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg each scored a goal to lead the Wings’ offense. With the win the Red Wings apparel continues to be a hot-seller online as the Detroit Red Wings have now won 8 consecutive playoff games.

With the Western Conference Finals set to begin on Thursday night, Pro Hockey Fans has released their Western Conference Finals preview. With Dallas and Detroit set to face off in a best-of-seven series to determine the Western Conference Championship and a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals, Pro Hockey Fans writer Kevin Chavez gives us the main things to look for in this series. Check out the entire Western Conference Finals preview online over at ProHockey-fans.com.

Pro Hockey Fans continues to provide fantastic coverage of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs and they have continued that coverage with recaps of the first two games in the semifinals series. The Philadelphia vs Montreal recap tells us how the Flyers escaped Montreal with the series tied 1-1 while the Penguins were able to win games #1 & 2 vs the NY Rangers. Finally, the Stars continue to surprise after knocking off the defending Stanley Cup Champions in the 1st round, Dallas has taken a 2-0 lead over San Jose with two road wins at the Shark Tank. Keep checking back at Pro Hockey Fans for more NHL Playoff coverage all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals.