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GDT - Game #58: Red Wings at Kings (4:00)
by Jeff OKWingnut on 02/06/10 at 08:19 AM ET
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Matinee today against the Kings, the hottest team in the Western Conference, winners of a franchise record-tying eight straight games. Anze Kopitar is on fire, he has at least one point in each game of the Kings’ winning streak (7 G, 8 A), and he tied a career high with a four-point game on Thursday (2 G, 2 A). The U.S. Olympian, Jonathan Quick, who leads W.C. goalies with 33 wins, has a 2.20 goals-against average in the Kings eight game win streak. Hopefully, Quick will play to his usual form against the Wings, he is 1-5-0 with a 3.19 GAA in his career against DET.
The Wings task isn’t made any easier as Niklas Kronwall will not play after having injured his knee during the Shark game. With the Wings reaching desperation measures, they have not won back-to-back games in nearly a month (Jan. 7-9), Howard is in net again today.
The W.C. standings have COL in 6th with 68 pts, NSH and CGY round out the 8 with 66 pts. DET has 64, DAL and ANA each have 61. It would take a major miracle for DET to reach the 4th spot (PHX 75). Given DET’s play of late, 3-4-3, it may well take a minor miracle for DET just to make the playoffs this season.
Standings:
DET: 57 GP, 27-20-10, 64 pts (9 in Conf, 3 in Central), 147 GF, 152 GA, Last 10 3-4-3, Streak Lost 1
LAK: 57 GP, 35-19-3, 73 pts (5 in Conf, 3 in Pacific), 174 GF, 156 GA, Last 10 9-1-0, Streak Won 8
DET on road: 12-12-6
LAK at home: 16-9-2
Stats (rank):
DET: .561 point% (14), 2.51 g/g (26), 2.56 ga/g (9), 0.91 5-5 f/a (23), 18.3 pp (14), 81.6 pk (15), 32.8 s/g (3), 30.2 sa/g (17), 51.4 fo% (8).
LAK: .640 point% (6), 2.91 g/g (7), 2.68 ga/g (13), 1.02 5-5 f/a (13), 19.7 pp (8), 80.0 pk (22), 28.9 s/g (23), 27.7 sa/g (3), 49.2 fo% (18).
Goal Differential/Game:
DET = -0.05
LAK = +0.23
Player Stats:
DET Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
C Pavel Datsyuk 55 15 30 45 11 20:24
L Henrik Zetterberg 49 14 29 43 5 19:58
D Nicklas Lidstrom 57 6 26 32 18 25:30
R Todd Bertuzzi 57 15 16 31 -7 17:09
R Dan Cleary 45 12 14 26 -3 17:48
D Brian Rafalski 53 4 21 25 13 24:23
L Tomas Holmstrom 44 15 8 23 4 15:59
C Valtteri Filppula 31 4 16 20 -5 17:36
C Kris Draper 56 6 11 17 -1 12:38
R Patrick Eaves 46 9 7 16 -1 14:19
C Darren Helm 50 8 8 16 -1 15:03
L Drew Miller 55 7 7 14 4 12:50
D Niklas Kronwall 26 5 8 13 1 21:13
D Brad Stuart 57 2 9 11 -11 23:42
D Jonathan Ericsson 42 3 7 10 -13 17:45
C Jason Williams 19 3 5 8 -6 14:32
L Ville Leino 42 4 3 7 -10 13:12
D Brett Lebda 53 1 5 6 -7 15:15
L Justin Abdelkader 50 3 3 6 -11 10:35
L Kirk Maltby 48 3 2 5 0 10:03
D Derek Meech 38 2 3 5 -10 13:23
D Doug Janik 13 0 2 2 -3 13:28
C Johan Franzen 3 1 1 2 0 18:41
L Brad May 39 0 1 1 -5 7:06
C Kris Newbury 4 1 0 1 1 8:41
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 39, 20-12-6, 2.27, 0.927 - - - Jimmy’s 0.927 is tied for 4th in the league.
Chris Osgood 21, 7-8-4, 2.94, 0.891
LAK Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
C Anze Kopitar 57 26 35 61 9 21:48
D Drew Doughty 57 11 31 42 15 24:35
L Dustin Brown 57 14 26 40 -2 19:21
L Ryan Smyth 42 17 18 35 7 20:19
C Jarret Stoll 48 12 23 35 11 17:22
L Alexander Frolov 56 12 22 34 -8 18:45
R Wayne Simmonds 53 14 20 34 19 15:03
C Michal Handzus 57 13 17 30 3 18:23
R Justin Williams 33 8 16 24 3 17:33
D Jack Johnson 55 6 18 24 -17 22:51
R Brad Richardson 56 7 13 20 2 12:29
R Scott Parse 45 8 11 19 9 11:16
D Randy Jones 27 5 9 14 0 18:24
D Sean O’Donnell 53 2 9 11 13 18:38
D Davis Drewiske 38 1 7 8 -2 15:33
D Rob Scuderi 48 0 7 7 10 19:25
D Matt Greene 53 2 5 7 5 17:21
R Teddy Purcell 40 3 3 6 -1 11:31
C Oscar Moller 29 2 2 4 -8 8:58
D Peter Harrold 34 1 2 3 -3 9:11
R Brandon Segal 23 1 1 2 0 7:01
C Corey Elkins 3 1 0 1 -2 11:54
L Raitis Ivanans 51 0 0 0 -7 5:02
C Trevor Lewis 5 0 0 0 -3 9:07
D Alec Martinez 4 0 0 0 -2 15:24
C Andrei Loktionov 1 0 0 0 0 11:52
C Brayden Schenn 1 0 0 0 -1 12:31
LAK Goalies:
Player GPI W L OT GAA PCT
Jonathan Quick 52, 33-16-3, 2.54, 0.907
Erik Ersberg 7, 2-3-0, 3.21, 0.882
Injury Report:
DET:
Niklas Kronwall (D) Left knee injury (Day to day)
Johan Franzen (LW/RW) Left knee surgery (Mid-February)
LAK:
Justin Williams (RW) Broken right leg (Sidelined indefinitely)
Davis Drewiske (D) Shoulder injury (Sidelined indefinitely)
Andrei Loktionov (C) Shoulder injury (Sidelined indefinitely)
HOT and NOT:
DET: Hot:
Brian Rafalski (D) 2 pts in last 2 GP
Pavel Datsyuk (C/LW) 8 pts in last 6 GP
Henrik Zetterberg (C/LW) 6 pts in last 6 GP
Tomas Holmstrom (LW/RW) 2 pts in last 2 GP
Valtteri Filppula (C/LW) 4 pts in last 4 GP
Dan Cleary (LW/RW) 4 pts in last 5 GP
Jimmy Howard (G) 2-1-1, 1.97, .950 in last 4 GPI
DET: Not Hot:
Jason Williams (W/C) 0 pts in last 3 GP
Todd Bertuzzi (LW/RW) 1 pts in last 5 GP
Chris Osgood (G) 0-2-0, 4.40, .814 in last 3 GPI
LAK: Hot:
Jack Johnson (D) 4 pts in last 2 GP
Anze Kopitar (C) 5 pts in last 2 GP
Michal Handzus (C) 3 pts in last 2 GP
Dustin Brown (RW/LW) 7 pts in last 6 GP
Wayne Simmonds (RW) 3 pts in last 3 GP
Ryan Smyth (LW) 6 pts in last 6 GP
Alexander Frolov (LW/RW) 2 pts in last 2 GP
LAK: Not Hot:
Jarret Stoll (C) 0 pts in last 3 GP
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Khan(!) says Jimmy starting, no Kronner, and Maltby in for May:
Defenseman Niklas Kronwall (knee) did not skate and will not play Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings (4 p.m., Fox Sports Net Detroit). . .
Jimmy Howard will start in net for Detroit. Kirk Maltby will be back in the lineup, replacing Brad May.
Here are the lines they skated with:
Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Holmstrom (Franzen working in)
Bertuzzi-Filppula-Cleary
Draper-Helm-Eaves (Leino working in)
Maltby-Miller-Williams (May working in)Lidstrom-Rafalski
Stuart-Ericsson
Meech-LebdaHoward
Osgood
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From the LATimes.com:
With a point today, the Kings’ Anze Kopitar, who has seven goals and eight assists in his last eight games, would set a career best with points in nine consecutive games. When he scores a goal, the Kings are 17-3. Goaltender Jonathan Quick is 13-3 in his last 16 games. Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk has four goals and four assists in his last six games. The Red Wings, struggling after reaching the Stanley Cup finals in each of the previous two seasons, are 1-2 on their trip and 3-4-3 in their last 10 games.
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Given DET’s play of late, 3-4-3, it may well take a minor miracle for DET just to make the playoffs this season.
Thank you Jeff for your hard work today.
As for me, I’m keeping the faith. You know, believing in things unseen. Bitches.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 02/06/10 at 08:57 AM ET
//sigh//
maybe a Saturday afternoon game can break the funk ...
Thanks for the write-up, Okie.
//sigh//
L.G.R.W.
never, never, never give up
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 02/06/10 at 09:23 AM ET
Thanks, Okie.
I think Cal and his wife are going to the game this afternoon, so he could be wearing the gamewrecker tag.
Miracle shmiracle. Hard work will be rewarded, except when it’s not. Like when they run up against a hot goalie. But other than that, hard work will be rewarded.
I’m channeling my inner Babcock this morning. That, or there were too many shots of espresso in my americano this morning.
Posted by CaptainDennisPolonich from Warm and sunny SoCal on 02/06/10 at 11:18 AM ET
Thanks Jeff, CGY has moved ahead with a win. NSV is ahead and has a game in hand.
RSV.
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Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/06/10 at 11:28 AM ET
3-4-3 in their last 10 games
“We’ve gotten better, but we’re not as good.” - Uncle Mike.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/06/10 at 11:33 AM ET
that’s a highly unrealistic example. so unrealistic it’s not even worth arguing.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 02/05/10 at 02:12 PM ET
And yet that didn’t stop you from doing just that?
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/06/10 at 11:38 AM ET
Wings trade Leino to Flyers - rumored.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/06/10 at 11:41 AM ET
the Wings have traded Ville Leino to Philly for a fifth round pick in 2011 and defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen ($600,000). No word from the Detroit media just yet (of course).
http://onthewingsblog.com/2010/02/06/leino-to-philadelphia/
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/06/10 at 11:48 AM ET
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=516556
Official: Leino to Flyers
Posted by BuzzFledderjohn on 02/06/10 at 11:49 AM ET
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2010
RED WINGS TRADE VILLE LEINO TO PHILADELPHIA
Receive 5th Round Pick in 2011 and Defenseman Tollefsn
Detroit, MI… Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland today announced that the club has traded forward Ville Leino to the Philadelphia Flyers. In return, the Flyers send their fifth round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and defenseman Ole-Kristian Tollefsen to Detroit.
http://inplaymagazine.blogspot.com/2010/02/red-wings-trade-ville-leino-to.html
Not really a surprise. A healthy scratch for the last 6 or 7 games.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 02/06/10 at 11:50 AM ET
I think Cal and his wife are going to the game this afternoon, so he could be wearing the gamewrecker tag.
With the way this team has been playing lately it’s hardly a gamewrecker tag anymore. More like an “enabling assist”. Anyway we’ll still be cheering for the Wings and hoping for the best. 2 days of rest and an afternoon game may provide the background for some fiestyness. Either that or it could be a blow-out… and not the good kind.
Posted by calquake on 02/06/10 at 12:04 PM ET
Not really a surprise. A healthy scratch for the last 6 or 7 games.
So, how much cap rooms is freed up by this and the waiving of Tollefsen?
Posted by MarkK from Maryland on 02/06/10 at 12:10 PM ET
Not really a surprise. A healthy scratch for the last 6 or 7 games.
Posted by RWBill from The Road to 94 began 3 games ago. Wake Up! on 02/06/10 at 11:50 AM ET
Not really a surprise at all. Sometimes a player, for whatever reason, just doesn’t fit. I have thought that from the beginning. To me he never seemed to care enough.The bar is set pretty high when you finally get your chance to show “how bad do you want it?”
Apparently not bad enough. If he was good enough to make the grade he would still be in the system.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 02/06/10 at 12:26 PM ET
So, how much cap rooms is freed up by this and the waiving of Tollefsen?
Posted by MarkK
I think it is more about staying under the roster limits without having to clear waivers when sent down. I am assuming of course that Tolefson can be sent down without the waiver wire.
Just a reminder:
I was the first to point out that Leino was E/Conf material.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 02/06/10 at 01:01 PM ET
Just a reminder:
I was the first to point out that Leino was E/Conf material.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd from the “NOT QUITE DEAD PIRATE” on 02/06/10 at 01:01 PM ET
Good call HTT.
Hmmm ... pirate, not quite dead, and a prophet. Interesting.
Will the Wings win the cup in the near future?
L.G.R.W.
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 02/06/10 at 02:18 PM ET
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Morning Okie, well done once again.
I’m on the fence about the El Bee today. I have things I could, would or should do… but ya know.
The streaking hot Kings and our flat lining team don’t make me too anxious for the game… heh.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 02/06/10 at 08:34 AM ET