Tonight the Dallas Stars will return home where they will face the Detroit Red Wings in game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.  Dallas managed to avoid being eliminated last game when they defeated the Wings at home by a score of 2-1.  They will have to play with grit and determination again tonight as their backs are up against the wall again. 

Last game Dallas goaltender Marty Turco played phenomenal.  He picked the perfect time to get his first NHL victory at Joe Louis Arena.  He has 38 saves and kept the slim playoff hopes of the Stars alive.  Turco was 0-9-2 in his career at Joe Louis until he managed to get the monkey of his back last game.  Turco just seemed to build more and more confidence as they game went on.  Detroit fired a flurry of shots at him but he stayed strong and turned all but 1 aside.  He is going to need another dominate performance tonight.  Currently Oddsmakers at Sportsbetting.com have the Stars as +125 underdogs heading into tonight’s game.

Detroit was 7-0 on home ice during the playoffs and has outscored opponents 24-10.  Dallas snapped this steak last game, but look for Detroit to get back on pace tonight.  Last game the Red Wings were without key center Johan Franzen.  He missed his fourth straight game because of a concussion type of injury.  He has been cleared for light off ice workouts but doesn’t look to be back for game 6 tonight.  He leads the playoffs with 12 goals.  This is going to hurt Detroit, so they will have to compensate with some of their other offensive threats.  Even with his absence I still think that Detroit is going to be too much for the Stars to handle tonight.  I think the Red Wings will win and advance to the Stanley Cup Finals where the Pittsburg Penguins await them.

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