Detroit -- Chris Osgood stopped 20 shots and Johan Franzen scored his 12th goal of the postseason as the Detroit Red Wings assumed early control of the Western Conference Finals with a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday.
Brian Rafalski opened the scoring with a power play goal just 4:28 into the game and Franzen followed that up with a power play tally of his own later in the period to put Detroit up 2-0. The Wings' success on the man advantage continued in the second period as well. With Mike Ribeiro in the box for hooking, Tomas Holmstrom beat Dallas netminder Marty Turco to make it 3-0. Brendan Morrow finally got the Stars on the board with 1:07 remaining in the second, but only after Valtteri Filppula added another goal for the Red Wings.
Game Two will take place Saturday evening at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
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