Game 1: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan. In net: Ilya Bryzgalov for Phoenix and Jimmy Howard for Detroit. Phoenix opened with Kyle Turris in the first period, getting help from Ray Whitney and Shane Doan. Detroit answered on a Pavel Datsyuk goal, fueled by Johan Franzen and Tomas Holmstrom. Franzen put the Red Wings on top with his goal, an unassisted tally. Brian Rafalski kept Detroit going with a power play goal powered by Valtteri Filppula. The Red Wings added on again with a Jiri Hudler goal assisted by Drew Miller. The Coyotes cut the deficit to 4-2 with Radim Vrbata netting a goal from Martin Hanzal and Lauri Korpikoski. This would be the final, with Franzen, Howard (26 for 28 saves), and Datsyuk taking the three stars.
Game 2: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan. In net: Ilya Bryzgalov for Phoenix and Jimmy Howard for Detroit. Please note that all goals in this game are on the power play unless otherwise mentioned. Detroit opened with the second of the playoffs by Pavel Datsyuk, with help from Nicklas Lidstrom and Todd Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with Brian Rafalski netting his second of the postseason, assisted by Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom. Darren Helm also scored for Detroit at even-strength, with Datsyuk and Lidstrom taking the assists. The Red Wings made it 4-0 in the second period with Holmstrom's even-strength goal, aided by Valtteri Filppula and a sock trick completing assist from Datsyuk. Phoenix got on the board with Radim Vrbata notching his second of the postseason, with Shane Doan and Keith Yandle providing the helpers. The Coyotes pulled within a goal at a 4-3 score on Doan's first two playoff goals, with Yandle finishing his sock trick by recording two assists and Martin Hanzal and Vrbata doing the rest of the assistance. This score would be final, though, and the three stars went to Datsyuk, Doan, and Holmstrom. The Red Wings took a 2-0 series lead.
Game 3: Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Arizona. In net: Jimmy Howard for Detroit and Ilya Bryzgalov for Phoenix. Detroit opened with Ruslan Salei's goal, assisted by Darren Helm and Niklas Kronwall. Drew Miller extended the Red Wings lead, helped by Kronwall. Valtteri Filppula also tallied for Detroit, and he got aided by Jiri Hudler. Phoenix got on the board with David Schlemko on the power play, guided in by Mikkel Boedker and Kyle Turris. Johan Franzen answered in the third period for the Red Wings with his second of the postseason, fueled by Jonathan Ericsson. The Coyotes made it 4-2 with another power play goal, Ray Whitney's tally being powered by Radim Vrbata and Keith Yandle. This was a final, and Howard (28 for 30 saves), Turris, and Kronwall were the three stars. Detroit extended their series lead to 3-0.
Game 4: Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, Arizona. In net: Jimmy Howard for Detroit and Ilya Bryzgalov for Phoenix. Detroit opened with Tomas Holmstrom netting his second of the postseason, courtesy of Pavel Datsyuk and Mike Modano. Phoenix answered with Taylor Pyatt's goal, thanks to Ed Jovanovski. Shane Doan put the Coyotes in front with his third of the playoffs, made possible by Kyle Turris and Keith Yandle. The Red Wings tied it back up with Patrick Eaves' goal, assisted by Darren Helm. Phoenix retook the lead with a power play goal by Martin Hanzal, powered by Radim Vrbata and Ray Whitney. Detroit also had a power play goal, as Niklas Kronwall tied the game at 3 with his tally, helped along by Danny Cleary and Jiri Hudler. Cleary tallied in the third period to put the Red Wings in front, guided in by Valtteri Filppula and Todd Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi tacked on his own goal for Detroit, with assistance coming from Cleary and Filppula. The Red Wings finished it up with Eaves' second goal in the game, an unassisted tally to make it a 6-3 final. The three stars went to Cleary, Doan, and Filppula. Detroit's win completed a 4-0 sweep and advanced them to the semifinals, whereas the Coyotes now face an uncertain future for the franchise as the go golfing.
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