Game 1: San Jose 2, Detroit 0
Evgeni Nabokov makes 34 saves for his fifth career playoff shutout. Matt Carle and Mike Grier provide the offense for San Jose, scoring 24 seconds apart midway through the first period.
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Game 2: Detroit 3, San Jose 2
Pavel Datsyuk scores with 1:24 left in the third period to give Detroit a tie in the series. The Red Wings dig a hole by giving up two quick goals in the first period, but fight back with tallies by Henrik Zetterberg and Daniel Cleary.
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Game 3: San Jose 2, Detroit 1
Jonathan Cheechoo fights off two Red Wings in front of the net and pushes in the game-winner with 6:41 to play in the third period. Evgeni Nabokov finishes with 29 saves for San Jose.
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Game 4: Detroit 3, San Jose 2 (OT)
Mathieu Schneider's slap shot tips off a skate and past goalie Evgeni Nabokov with 3:56 left in overtime. It is the second time in three games Detroit overcomes a two-goal deficit.
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Game 5: Detroit 4, San Jose 1
Pavel Datsyuk finishes with the eventual game-winning goal and two assists as the Red Wings score four unanswered goals to take the series lead. Datsyuk's linemate Henrik Zetterberg also posts a goal and two assists.
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Game 6: Detroit 2, San Jose 0
Dominik Hasek makes 28 saves for his 13th career playoff shutout and Mikael Samuelsson contributes a pair of first-period goals. Detroit moves on to the Conference Finals for the first time since 2002.
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Series MVP

Lidstrom   Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Lidstrom wasn't perfect against Joe Thornton and didn't post the numbers he did against the Flames. But the Red Wings captain was a workhorse, and he only got better as the series went on. Over the final three games, Lidstrom held Thornton to just one assist and recorded at least 29 minutes of ice time in each contest. In Game 5, Lidstrom skated 36 minutes, the combination of his usual workload and filling in for Mathieu Schneider, who left the game with a broken wrist. He also kept the Red Wings from losing momentum in Game 6 when he made a diving save on Mike Grier's wraparound attempt to preserve Dominik Hasek's shutout.