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Turco-Led Stars Force Game 6 Against Red Wings

Marty Turco picked the perfect time for his first NHL victory at Joe Louis Arena.

Turco made 38 saves to lift the Dallas Stars to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in Game 5, extending the Western Conference finals.

Trevor Daley scored in the first period and Joel Lundqvist had a go-ahead goal in the second to help the Stars pull to 3-2 in the series after losing the first three games.

Game 6 is Monday night in Dallas. If necessary, the final game will be Wednesday night in Detroit.

Turco, who had been 0-9-2 as a pro at The Joe, seemed to build confidence after turning away Dan Cleary's shot about a minute into the game.

Detroit's Jiri Hudler scored late in the first period, but that was the only shot the NHL's top-seeded team got past Turco in its 27 shots through two periods.

Chris Osgood made 19 saves for the Red Wings after helping Detroit win a franchise-record nine straight playoff games before losing 3-1 Wednesday night in Dallas.

The Western Conference finals are starting to look like the Stars' previous matchup in the playoffs, but they hope to stop the similarities soon.

Dallas won the first three games in the second round against the San Jose Sharks before they rallied with two straight wins. The Stars put San Jose away in the fourth overtime of Game 6.

Detroit was 7-0 at home in the playoffs, outscoring opponents 24-10.

The Red Wings were without center Johan Franzen for the fourth straight game because of concussionlike symptoms. Franzen, who has been cleared for light workouts off the ice, leads the NHL with 12 playoff goals that broke a team single-postseason record.

Dallas scratched four players because of injuries, including forward Jere Lehtinen.

Turco, a seven-year veteran, helped the Stars get off to a good start at both ends of the rink.

After making a key stop early in the game, he skated away from the net to play a puck in the left circle midway through the first period.

Turco got the puck up the ice to Niklas Hagman, who passed it to Brad Richards. His drop pass between his legs set up Daley for his first goal of the playoffs.

The Red Wings tied the game with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first period, snapping an 0-for-14 skid with an extra skater. Hudler scored off his own rebound, shooting the puck off the inside of the left post with 4 seconds left on the power play.

The Stars took the lead shortly after Detroit defenseman Chris Chelios went off the ice for a line change. Lundqvist got into open ice and beat Osgood at 6:04 of the second period.

Detroit struggled on offense in the third period. Its comeback chances were hurt when Tomas Holmstrom was called for a roughing penalty as he skated by Dallas' bench with more than 7 minutes left.

The Stars had a chance to take a two-goal lead during the power play, but Brenden Morrow's shot hit the crossbar.

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