Red Wings beat Penguins 3-1, help playoff position

Posted: 03.22.2010 at 10:53 PM

DETROIT (AP) --
      DETROIT (AP) - Henrik Zetterberg scored his second goal early in
the third period and had an assist, lifting the Detroit Red Wings
to a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.
      Valtteri Filppula scored in the final minute of the first period
and Jimmy Howard finished with 26 saves for the surging Red Wings.
      Pascal Dupuis pulled Pittsburgh within a goal late in the second
period and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 30 shots.
      A lot more was at stake the last time the past two NHL champions
met in Joe Louis Arena. The Penguins hoisted the Stanley Cup on
June 12, 2009 after Game 7 to deny Detroit's quest to repeat.
      The Red Wings, though, padded their lead for the final spot in
the Western Conference playoffs with their fifth win in six games.