Red Wings beat Stars 2-1 for 2-0 lead in conference finals

Robidas caught Osgood flat-footed, getting a shot past him to tie the game for the first time in the series at 10:41 of the first period.

Turco and the Stars were too worried about net-front pest Tomas Holmstrom on the go-ahead goal.

After Turco tried to push Holmstrom away and a teammate was engaged with him, Zetterberg blasted a shot into the net as Turco was late getting down and to the left to stop it at 15:13 of the first.

That was all the scoring the Red Wings needed to win their eighth straight game, since the first-round series when they were tied 2-2 with the Nashville Predators and Osgood replaced Dominik Hasek.

Dallas upset the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks in the first round and the second-seeded San Jose Sharks after starting both series with two road wins.

Notes:@ Stars F Jere Lehtinen was sent off the ice because of a leg injury. ... Helm had an assist in the first round against Nashville. ... The Stars continue to be without C Stu Barnes (concussion-like symptoms) and D Philippe Boucher (hip). ... There were small pockets of empty seats in most sections in both the upper and lower bowl just as has been the case throughout the playoffs. .. Dan Cleary took Franzen's spot, centering the second line, and Darren McCarty played after being a healthy scratch in Game 1

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