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GDT - Game #68: Red Wings host Sabres (7:00)
by Jeff OKWingnut on 03/13/10 at 12:33 PM ET
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The Red Wings appear to be heating up. They have scored a power-play goal in eight straight games, the longest active streak in the league. Johan Franzen has six goals in eight games since returning from a four-month injury absence, including two goals in Thursday’s 5-1 defeat of the Wild. TPH has recorded seven power-play assists in his last eight games, after registering only five power-play assists in his first 59 games this season. DET will try to win consecutive games for the second time since the Olympic break and regain the 8th spot in the W.C. CGY are idle tonight, they play at VAN tomorrow.
This is DET’s last home game before a three-game western swing that takes them to CGY, EDM, and VAN. I fully expect Ryan Miller to receive much love from his home town fans at the Joe before the game. I also expect the Wings to abuse his sterling 2.15 GAA (2), and 0.931 save % (1).
Pressure packed game tonight.
Standings:
G/P, W L OTL PTS Last 10 Streak
7 NSH 68 37 26 5 79 6-4-0 Won 1
8 CGY 67 34 24 9 77 6-3-1 Won 4
9 DET 67 32 23 12 76 5-3-2 Won 1
10 STL 66 31 26 9 71 6-4-0 Won 1
DET: 67 GP, 32-23-12, 76 pts (9 in Conf, 3 in Central), 182 GF, 183 GA, Last 10 5-3-2, Streak Won 1
BUF: 66 GP, 36-21-9, 81 pts (3 in Conf, 1 in Northeast), 181 GF, 167 GA, Last 10 4-4-2, Streak Lost 1
DET at home: 18-10-5 (15)
BUF on road: 15-12-3 (16)
Stats (rank):
DET: .567 point% (14), 2.66 g/g (18), 2.61 ga/g (11), 0.88 5-5 f/a (27), 19.4 pp (8), 82.8 pk (12), 32.9 s/g (3), 30.1 sa/g (14), 51.4 fo% (6).
BUF: .614 point% (9), 2.70 g/g (14), 2.44 ga/g (7), 1.07 5-5 f/a (9), 16.8 pp (22), 85.8 pk (3), 31.7 s/g (7), 31.6 sa/g (23), 49.0 fo% (20).
Goal Differential/Game:
DET = +0.05
BUF = +0.26
Player Stats:
DET Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
C Pavel Datsyuk 65 20 36 56 13 20:21
L Henrik Zetterberg 59 19 37 56 7 19:58
D Nicklas Lidstrom 67 8 34 42 19 25:33
R Todd Bertuzzi 67 15 22 37 -8 16:47
D Brian Rafalski 63 5 29 34 18 24:16
L Tomas Holmstrom 53 19 13 32 6 15:25
R Dan Cleary 55 13 16 29 -6 17:44
C Valtteri Filppula 40 7 19 26 -5 17:33
C Kris Draper 66 7 12 19 -1 12:07
C Darren Helm 60 10 9 19 -5 14:49
R Patrick Eaves 53 9 9 18 -4 13:54
L Drew Miller 65 8 9 17 2 12:49
D Niklas Kronwall 33 5 10 15 -1 21:27
D Brad Stuart 67 2 11 13 -17 23:35
C Jason Williams 29 6 5 11 -9 14:17
D Jonathan Ericsson 49 3 8 11 -17 17:21
C Johan Franzen 12 7 2 9 -1 18:17
D Brett Lebda 60 1 7 8 -1 15:06
L Kirk Maltby 52 4 2 6 1 10:06
D Derek Meech 42 2 4 6 -11 12:51
L Justin Abdelkader 50 3 3 6 -11 10:35
D Doug Janik 13 0 2 2 -3 13:28
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 18 0 2 2 1 9:51
L Brad May 40 0 1 1 -5 6:58
D Andreas Lilja 6 0 1 1 1 14:31
C Mattias Ritola 5 0 0 0 0 11:41
D Jakub Kindl 3 0 0 0 -2 10:49
DET Goalies:
Player GPI W L OT GAA PCT
Jimmy Howard 49, 25-15-8, 2.35, 0.924
Chris Osgood 22, 7-8-4, 2.97, 0.890
BUF Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
C Tim Connolly 66 15 43 58 8 18:40
C Derek Roy 64 18 31 49 3 19:10
R Jason Pominville 66 17 29 46 10 18:44
L Thomas Vanek 61 22 22 44 6 16:56
D Tyler Myers 66 9 27 36 8 23:43
C Jochen Hecht 66 14 19 33 10 17:09
L Raffi Torres 64 19 14 33 -8 13:39
R Drew Stafford 59 13 15 28 -2 14:41
D Chris Butler 50 1 19 20 -12 20:48
R Michael Grier 57 9 10 19 -4 15:47
L Tim Kennedy 62 6 12 18 -8 12:46
D Steve Montador 62 3 14 17 -7 16:46
D Henrik Tallinder 66 3 13 16 9 20:26
C Paul Gaustad 49 9 7 16 -5 15:57
D Craig Rivet 64 1 13 14 -5 18:55
D Toni Lydman 51 2 12 14 4 17:44
R Patrick Kaleta 47 9 5 14 4 10:07
C Adam Mair 53 4 6 10 0 8:54
D Andrej Sekera 39 4 5 9 2 18:04
L Matt Ellis 56 2 5 7 0 8:50
R Mark Mancari 4 1 1 2 3 15:09
C Nathan Gerbe 2 1 1 2 1 16:07
C Tyler Ennis 1 1 0 1 1 14:13
BUF Goalies:
Player GPI W L OT GAA PCT
Ryan Miller 56, 33-15-7, 2.15, 0.931 #1 in save %, #2 in GAA, #5 in shutouts
Patrick Lalime 12, 3-5-2, 3.19, 0.897
Jhonas Enroth 1, 0-1-0, 4.14, 0.892
Injury Report:
DET:
Kirk Maltby (RW/LW) Shoulder surgery (Early April)
BUF:
Paul Gaustad (C/LW) Right hand injury (Day to day)
Drew Stafford (RW) Groin (Sidelined indefinitely)
HOT and NOT:
DET: Hot:
Brian Rafalski (D) 4 pts in last 3 GP
Nicklas Lidstrom (D) 4 pts in last 3 GP
Tomas Holmstrom (LW/RW) 4 pts in last 2 GP
Henrik Zetterberg (C/LW) 5 pts in last 3 GP
Pavel Datsyuk (C/LW) 9 pts in last 7 GP
Johan Franzen (LW/RW) 2 pts in last 2 GP
Valtteri Filppula (C/LW) 4 pts in last 4 GP
DET: Not Hot:
Brad Stuart (D) 0 pts in last 5 GP
Dan Cleary (LW/RW) 0 pts in last 3 GP
Chris Osgood (G) 0-1-0, 4.75, .811 in last 2 GPI
BUF: Hot:
Tyler Myers (D) 4 pts in last 2 GP
Thomas Vanek (LW) 3 pts in last 2 GP
Derek Roy (C) 3 pts in last 2 GP
Jason Pominville (RW) 3 pts in last 2 GP
Mark Mancari (RW) 2 pts in last 2 GP
Jochen Hecht (C/LW) 3 pts in last 3 GP
Ryan Miller (G) 4-1-0, 1.78, .941 in last 5 GPI
BUF: Not Hot:
Patrick Lalime (G) 0-2-0, 3.06, .902 in last 2 GPI - - - Too bad he played last night.
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Amazingly, Uncle Mike is sticking with the winning lineup against MIN, Khan(!):
Coach Mike Babcock said he isn’t planning on any lineup changes for Saturday’s game against Buffalo at Joe Louis Arena (7 p.m., FSN), meaning Jimmy Howard will make his 15th consecutive start in goal and Brett Lebda stays in on defense in place of Jonathan Ericsson.
The lines remained the same in practice:
Franzen-Datsyuk-Holmstrom
Filppula-Zetterberg-Cleary
Bertuzzi-Miller-Williams
Draper-Helm-EavesLidstrom-Rafalski
Kronwall-Stuart
Lebda-Lilja
Ericsson-Meech (scratches)Howard (starting)
Osgood
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Expect BUF to come in with something to prove tonight, after their 3-2 loss, at home, against MIN last night (Lalime in net), John Vogl, Buffalo News:
It was a hostile environment to say the least. Contempt, derision and mocking calls repeatedly descended upon Patrick Lalime and the Buffalo Sabres. The crowd in HSBC Arena was furious and disappointed in its team almost from the outset, and it had no desire to hold the feelings in.
“I felt like I was on the road a little bit,” Lalime said.
The goaltender and his teammates brought most of the scorn upon themselves.
Lalime allowed two goals in the opening 10:11, and the Sabres’ inappropriately named “power play” struggled again during a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild. The visitors built a 3-0 lead before the Sabres’ attempt to extend their three-game winning streak ended in vain.
“When you give up the first two [in the first period], it makes it extremely tough on you,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. “The energy is sucked right out of your building, and that’s what happened. We didn’t do anything to get it back.”
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Comments
Thanks, Okie.
As all games will be until the playoffs,
a “W” is the only acceptable outcome for the Wings tonight.
Millers at the Joe - L.G.R.W.
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 03/13/10 at 12:39 PM ET
It was a hostile environment to say the least. Contempt, derision and mocking calls repeatedly descended upon Patrick Lalime and the Buffalo Sabres. The crowd in HSBC Arena was furious and disappointed in its team almost from the outset, and it had no desire to hold the feelings in.
props to Buffalo crowd,dont tolerate crap
and,thankx Jeff
are The Wings back in bussiness? I say yes,Swedes are rocking, Pavel is feelin good,Raffi looks confident, L&L are solid 3rd pair,just need Jimmy to kick those rebounds to the corner, and it’s payback time
Posted by edillac from isolation on 03/13/10 at 12:41 PM ET
Thanks Jeff, nice pre-game…
You don’t expect to see a pre-season game in March, right in the middle of a race for the final playoff slot. That is exactly what I saw Thursday against MIN. I wouldn’t even count that as a legitimate win while waiting for the 3 in a row. I am hoping for a bit of intensity tonight, and from what I read about last nights BUF game, I expect Ruff will have his guys ready to play.
Go Wings..
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 03/13/10 at 12:50 PM ET
You don’t expect to see a pre-season game in March, right in the middle of a race for the final playoff slot. That is exactly what I saw Thursday against MIN. I wouldn’t even count that as a legitimate win while waiting for the 3 in a row.
You can’t fool me Gramps, I know you’re just trying to poke Minny in the eye so we’ll have a good game on the 26th. 
Posted by calquake on 03/13/10 at 02:15 PM ET
3 little letters say it all, WIN.
I’ll be ready for the LB tonight, spent the morning prepping goodies for the smoker so I’ll be drinking beer and tending a fire all afternoon. Venison jerky and summer sausage galore by the end of the day.
Rummie, your care package will be headed your way this week.
Cap’n D, if you still have my e-mail add’y, e-mail me a ship to address for you as well.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 03/13/10 at 03:14 PM ET
Anyone else just see Huet poop the bed and allow two goals in the last 2:04 of the Hawks-Flyers game. Victory Flyers on a Pronger GWG. And he was named player of the game.
That’s gotta smart.
Ladies and gentlemen, Junior’s goaltender extraordinaire for the playoffs, Cristobal Huet. FMAO.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 03/13/10 at 03:26 PM ET
I’m about an hour east of Buffalo…I’m tempted to go out and rep the D amongst all the rivers of green puke that are sure to be flowing in the gutters tonight.
Posted by thethirdcoast from Rottenchester on 03/13/10 at 03:34 PM ET
@ Voox:
Doesn’t it feel great to realize that Junior’s, “built to win the Cup now,” totally untenable salary situation is completely undermined by their lack of an elite NHL netminder?
The City of Wind sports media is going to be a real hoot after Huet sieves the Hawks out of the playoffs.
Posted by thethirdcoast from Rottenchester on 03/13/10 at 03:38 PM ET
Anyone else just see Huet poop the bed
He played a damn good game…
His D (and backcheckers) kinda left him naked there for those 2…
Prongers GW was a 4 on 2.
At least it wasn’t Leino.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 03/13/10 at 03:42 PM ET
@MO postage from MO to OK, cannot be all that much - - venison jerky is awesome.
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/13/10 at 03:50 PM ET
He played a damn good game…
His D (and backcheckers) kinda left him naked there for those 2…
Prongers GW was a 4 on 2.At least it wasn’t Leino.
I’ll take your word for it, only saw the last 4 minutes of the game. Still funny to see it happen when the Wings aren’t the ones giving up the lead.
I’m about an hour east of Buffalo…I’m tempted to go out and rep the D amongst all the rivers of green puke that are sure to be flowing in the gutters tonight.
I’ve been to Rochester many times, it’s alright. People party really hard in Buffalo. Really fauxing hard. I can only imagine the level it gets raised to on Saint Patty’s weekend. My liver hurts just thinking about it.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 03/13/10 at 03:52 PM ET
Doesn’t it feel great to realize that Junior’s, “built to win the Cup now,” totally untenable salary situation is completely undermined by their lack of an elite NHL netminder?
The City of Wind sports media is going to be a real hoot after Huet sieves the Hawks out of the playoffs.
Posted by thethirdcoast from Rottenchester on 03/13/10 at 03:38 PM ET
Everyone keeps commenting about Huet but what about Niemi, hes 18-5 with 4 SOs and has a 91% save percentage and a 2.24GAA, I dont understand why he isn’t getting a longer look…
Posted by pgoody on 03/13/10 at 04:32 PM ET
@ pgoody:
I’d say it’s due to the fact Niemi is 26 and only has one season at the NHL level. He may have better physical tools than Huet at this point in their careers, but I’ve got to think that Niemi’s lack of experience makes Chicago really nervous about making him the #1 option in goal.
Posted by thethirdcoast from Rottenchester on 03/13/10 at 05:03 PM ET
Thank you OKie. Two points for The Wings tonight. Bitches.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 03/13/10 at 06:33 PM ET
Lets Go Red Wings!!!
WIN!
WIN!
WIN!
Posted by Little Redhead from the Engineer's chair on 03/13/10 at 06:53 PM ET
Just got in - put on the Winged Wheel
now
L.G.R.W.
Posted by Trish from PalmBeachCntyFL on 03/13/10 at 07:00 PM ET
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