Red Wings force Game 7, thanks to Zetterberg's OT goal

Henrik Zetterberg sank a rising slap shot a minute into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 overtime victory over the Anaheim Ducks at the Joe Louis Arena to push the Western Conferece quarterfinal series to a Game 7 this Sunday night in Anaheim.

The Wings had a 3-1 lead with four minutes to go in the 3rd period, and then Anaheim made it a 3-3 tie to foce overtime. In the extra period, Pavel Datsyuk won the face-off against Saku Koivu, tying the puck up until Zetterberg sent it to Niklas Kronwall. Kronwall sent it right back to Zetterberg for the winner.

Game 7 Sunday night is set for 10 pm and should the Red Wings come out on top, they will pay a visit to Chicago to face the Blackhawks in the 2nd round.




Dustin Penner scored the tiebreaking goal in the final second of the 2nd period as the Los Angeles Kings advanced with their fourth straight victory over the St. Louis Blues, 2-1, in Game 6 to win their Western Conference quarterinal series, 4-2. Jonathan Quick made 21 saves and Drew Doughty scored his first goal of the postseason for the reigning Stanley Cup champions, who knocked off fourth-seeded St. Louis.


OTHER NHL PLAYOFF SCORES (GAME 5)

Toronto 2, Boston 1 (BOS leads series 3-2)
Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 - OT (WSH leads series 3-2)