The Detroit Red Wings, stunned to have lost Game 5 at home in triple overtime, played a perfect road game Wednesday night at Mellon Arena, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2, in Game 6 of the 2008 Stanley Cup Final to go wire-to-wire as the best team in the National Hockey League this season. Henrik Zetterberg was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the postseason and defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom became the first European captain to lift the Stanley Cup aloft.

I Detroit Red Wings hanno vinto la Stanely Cup. Dopo aver perso gara-5 sul ghiaccio amico, riaprendo la serie con i Pittsburgh Penguins, sono riusciti a espugnare la Mellon Arena in gara-6 vincendo 3-2 e chiudendo la finale Nhl sul punteggio di 4 partite a 2 in proprio favore. Un successo dal sapore speciale per Nicklas Lidstrom, primo capitano di una squadra campione Nhl nato in Europa. Henrik Zettenberg e’ stato invece nominato Mvp dei play off.