The hot Wings easily downed the gassed Stars, who were coming off a marathon 4-OT win over San Jose in Game 6 of the conference semifinals. Johan Franzen (12 goals in 11 playoff games) ran his postseason scoring streak to five consecutive matches, tying Gordie Howe's franchise mark, and Tomas Holmstrom (96) took up residence in front of Stars netminder Marty Turco, setting a contentious tone that would result in two disputed goals in the series. On this night, Holmstrom's screens created in a pair of goals, one of which went in off the winger.