Clinching on the road usually a cinch for Red Wings

ANAHEIM, Calif. - No NHL team knows how to clinch a round on the road like the Detroit Red Wings do.They've done it eight consecutive times, most recently vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets but most impressively last June when they clinched the Stanley Cup vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. With a win tonight in Game 6 at Honda Center, the Red Wings will advance to a third consecutive Western Conference finals; with a loss, the series goes to Game 7 on Thursday in Detroit.Their experience of never giving an opponent room to breathe was honed last month when Columbus staged a furious attempt to extend the first-round series to five games."We ended up winning 6-5 in a crazy game where we were in control of it twice," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "That, to me, is usually how these final games go. They're tough. Anaheim is preparing just so they can play again they'll have a Game 7 mentality, and we'll have to have the same."The Red Wings haven't had to win a series in seven games since the 2002 Western Conference finals. The current team, largely together since 2005-06, has gained invaluable experience over the years at knowing what it takes to win on a night like this."We've got a group of guys that now, everyone knows what kind of game to expect," forward Dan Cleary said. "When a team is facing elimination, you're going to get their A-plus game plus more. You've got to match that level and weather the storm early, and we've got to push back when they're pushing, just push back harder and skate faster. It's going to be tight game. We just have to be patient and grind it out."It's a different mind-set on the road. You've got to make sure the situation doesn't take you over. You've got to be focused and stay within yourself, and we've been able to do that the last few times, and our people will be able to draw on those experiences."