Wings push towards playoffs
Nicklas Lidstrom scored and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves, helping the Detroit Red Wings beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on
Sunday night and clinch the Central Division title. Darren Helm, Tomas Holmstrom and Johan Franzen also scored for the Red Wings.
Detroit has won nine division titles in 10 seasons and 14 since the 1991-92 season when Lidstrom was a rookie.
The Red Wings moved one point ahead of idle San Jose, which has played one fewer game, for second place in the Western Conference with a week left in the regular season.
Brad Staubitz scored his third goal of the season to pull Minnesota within a goal early in the second period and helped set up Carson McMillan's goal in his NHL debut with 3:06 left to make it 4-2.
