That's it. The Wings are just one win away from capturing an 11th Stanley Cup. They took a 3-1 lead in the Finals with a 2-1 win over the Penguins at Mellon Arena on Saturday. Detroit forward Henrik Zetterberg has earned his superstar status with offensive skill, but in the 4th game of the Finals he also showed remarkable defensive play.
(Video: Best of Henrik Zetterberg)
Henrik Zetterberg was born on October 9, 1980, in Njurunda, Sweden. He has mostly played left wing since coming to the NHL in 2002.
Zetterberg played his youth league games for the Njurunda Sports Club. He was selected by the Detroit Red Wings 210th overall in the seventh round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
(Video: NHL Player Profiles - Henrik Zetterberg)
After playing for Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien for two seasons, Zetterberg came to Detroit to play in the NHL for the 2002–03 season. In his rookie season, he played in 79 games, scored 22 goals and had 22 assists for a total of 44 points.
(Video: Henrik Zetterberg Highlight Compilation)
At the start of the 2007–08 season, Zetterberg recorded at least one point in each of the Red Wings first 17 games, breaking the record of 14 games set by former Red Wing Norm Ullman in 1960.
(Video: Zetterberg scores another beautiful shootout goal)
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