Red Wings: Four Memorable Moments from the Last Four Titles

By Nate Brown | Jun 15, 2021

PITTSBURGH - JUNE 04: Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings takes a press conference with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins in game six of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Finals at Mellon Arena on June 4, 2008 in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. The Red Wings defeated the Penguins 3-2 to win the Stanley Cup Finals 4 games to 2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

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2002 Red Wings – Game 7 against Colorado

So this was a tough one to narrow down. This team was absolutely loaded with talent, led by a hall of fame coach who would retire from the game following the win. There’s Igor Larionov’s game winner in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. What about the rally against Vancouver where Detroit erased a 2-0 deficit? Or another classic: “The Goal Counts! The Goal Counts! The Goal Counts!”

But ask any Wings fan about the game they remember most from that run and it has to be Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals. It was a fitting end to a back and forth series that saw Dominik Hasek shut out the Avs in consecutive elimination games.

Everyone expected that game seven to be a tight, stressful game. Instead, the Wings blew them out 7-0 and sent Patrick Roy to the bench after the sixth goal. The taunts and my favorite, the Bronx cheer after he stopped a puck following the first four goals, is forever ingrained in my head.

As my buddy Mike, who’s a Blackhawks fan said as he watched it unfold: “Just give the Red Wings the Cup.”

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