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GDT - Game #65: Red Wings at Blackhawks (12:30)
by Jeff OKWingnut on 03/07/10 at 09:43 AM ET
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“Detroit has been Chicago’s nemesis. The Blackhawks have challenged the Red Wings but have never been able to overtake them. But this year, Chicago leads the Central. The United Center will be filled with 20,000-plus fans screaming their lungs out. It will be raucous,” so says Mike “Doc” Emrick. Doc is also a subscriber to Uncle Mike’s theory: “Detroit is starting to get healthy and you wouldn’t want to run into them in the first round. They will be one of the foremost interesting teams to watch down the homestretch.”
All of that presupposes that the Wings can survive the Peloton of Suck. Since the Olympic break DET looked very good at COL, then imploded against VAN, and followed that up with am impressive win against NSH. DET, when they are on their game, look dangerous. But, shockingly, their play has been erratic and inconsistent. The stress train siren, she is calling again, and it is sure to be a wild ride. Todays destination CHI, where the ‘Hawks are an obscene 25-6-2.
Matinee today bitches, all aboard.
Standings:
DAL got doubled up by PIT (6-3), STL were thrashed by COL (7-3 ), and PHX blanked ANA (4-0).
G/P, W L OTL PTS Last 10 Streak
7 NSH 64 35 24 5 75 5-3-2 Lost 1
8 DET 64 30 22 12 72 4-3-3 Won 1
9 CGY 64 31 24 9 71 5-4-1 Won 1
10 STL 65 30 26 9 69 6-4-0 Lost 1
11 DAL 64 28 24 12 68 4-5-1 Lost 3
12 MIN 63 31 27 5 67 5-4-1
DET: 64 GP, 30-22-12, 72 pts (8 in Conf, 3 in Central), 170 GF, 174 GA, Last 10 4-3-3, Streak Won 1
CHI: 64 GP, 43-16-5, 91 pts (2 in Conf, 1 in Central), 213 GF, 156 GA, Last 10 6-3-1, Streak Won 2
DET on road:13-13-7 (13)
CHI at home: 25-6-2 (2)
Stats (rank):
DET: .563 point% (13), 2.59 g/g (19), 2.59 ga/g (10), 0.88 5-5 f/a (25), 19.1 pp (10), 82.1 pk (15), 33.1 s/g (2), 30.2 sa/g (15), 51.4 fo% (7).
CHI: .715 point% (2), 3.17 g/g (2), 2.37 ga/g (1), 1.29 5-5 f/a (4), 22.2 pp (7), 86.2 pk (5), 34.0 s/g (1), 24.2 sa/g (1), 55.9 fo% (3).
Goal Differential/Game:
DET = -0.00
CHI = +0.70
MISC: The ‘Hawks have won each of their last three games against the Red Wings. The Blackhawks have outscored the Red Wings 9-3 in those three games.
Player Stats:
DET Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
C Pavel Datsyuk 62 18 36 54 13 20:27
L Henrik Zetterberg 56 18 33 51 7 20:02
D Nicklas Lidstrom 64 7 31 38 18 25:39
R Todd Bertuzzi 64 15 20 35 -9 16:59
D Brian Rafalski 60 4 26 30 15 24:25
R Dan Cleary 52 13 16 29 -4 17:46
L Tomas Holmstrom 50 17 11 28 7 15:26
C Valtteri Filppula 37 6 17 23 -7 17:34
C Darren Helm 57 10 9 19 -3 14:57
C Kris Draper 63 7 11 18 -1 12:17
R Patrick Eaves 50 9 8 17 -4 14:02
L Drew Miller 62 7 8 15 1 12:49
D Niklas Kronwall 30 5 9 14 1 21:15
D Brad Stuart 64 2 11 13 -13 23:40
D Jonathan Ericsson 48 3 8 11 -17 17:27
C Jason Williams 26 5 5 10 -7 14:27
D Brett Lebda 58 1 6 7 -2 15:09
C Johan Franzen 9 5 2 7 -1 18:28
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 3 0 1 1 0 14:16
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 46, 23-14-8, 2.33, 0.925 Jimmah is still #5 in save%
Chris Osgood 22, 7-8-4, 2.97, 0.890
CHI Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
R Patrick Kane 64 26 47 73 21 19:15
D Duncan Keith 64 12 45 57 20 26:41
C Jonathan Toews 58 20 35 55 26 20:03
R Patrick Sharp 64 19 35 54 21 18:09
R Marian Hossa 40 19 19 38 20 18:42
D Brian Campbell 64 7 31 38 18 23:30
R Kris Versteeg 61 14 20 34 10 15:48
R Troy Brouwer 64 19 14 33 9 16:39
R Dustin Byfuglien 64 16 12 28 -7 15:39
L Andrew Ladd 64 12 16 28 2 13:31
D Brent Seabrook 62 3 19 22 20 23:36
C John Madden 61 9 9 18 -2 15:33
D Kim Johnsson 57 7 9 16 7 23:17
R Tomas Kopecky 61 4 8 12 -7 9:15
C Colin Fraser 61 2 10 12 -1 9:28
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 59 2 10 12 9 19:21
L Ben Eager 43 5 5 10 2 8:04
C Dave Bolland 22 4 6 10 2 17:52
D Nick Boynton 42 1 6 7 1 16:45
D Brent Sopel 58 1 5 6 3 14:06
D Jordan Hendry 28 1 5 6 3 11:23
L Bryan Bickell 14 2 1 3 4 9:05
C Jake Dowell 3 1 1 2 1 6:56
R Jack Skille 6 1 1 2 -3 7:39
CHI Goalies:
Player GPI W L OT GAA PCT
Antti Niemi 23, 17-4-1, 2.26, 0.910
Cristobal Huet 45, 26-12-4, 2.32, 0.900
Injury Report:
DET:
Kirk Maltby (RW/LW) Shoulder surgery (Early April)
CHI:
No injured players.
HOT and NOT:
DET: Hot:
Nicklas Lidstrom (D) 5 pts in last 5 GP
Pavel Datsyuk (C/LW) 7 pts in last 4 GP
Henrik Zetterberg (C/LW) 3 pts in last 2 GP
Tomas Holmstrom (LW/RW) 4 pts in last 3 GP
Darren Helm (C/LW) 2 pts in last 2 GP
Johan Franzen (LW/RW) 5 pts in last 6 GP
DET: Not Hot:
Valtteri Filppula (C/LW) 1 pts in last 4 GP
Dan Cleary (LW/RW) 2 pts in last 6 GP
Chris Osgood (G) 0-1-0, 4.75, .811 in last 2 GPI
Jimmy Howard (G) 1-1-0, 3.95, .860 in last 2 GPI
CHI: Hot:
Duncan Keith (D) 3 pts in last 2 GP
Jordan Hendry (D) 3 pts in last 3 GP
Niklas Hjalmarsson (D) 2 pts in last 2 GP
Brian Campbell (D) 3 pts in last 3 GP
Jonathan Toews (C) 8 pts in last 4 GP
Patrick Kane (RW/LW) 6 pts in last 3 GP
Marian Hossa (RW) 4 pts in last 2 GP
Patrick Sharp (W/C) 11 pts in last 7 GP
David Bolland (C) 2 pts in last 2 GP
Dustin Byfuglien (RW/LW) 3 pts in last 3 GP
CHI: Not Hot:
Brent Seabrook (D) 0 pts in last 5 GP
Andrew Ladd (LW) 1 pts in last 7 GP
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For a change, Uncle Mike is sticking with his winning formula, Khan(!)
Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock will stick with the same lineup and line combinations he used Friday against Nashville for Sunday’s game in Chicago (12:30 p.m., NBC). Brett Lebda stays in on defense, but Babcock said Jonathan Ericsson will be back in the lineup Tuesday against Calgary.
Here are the lines and defense pairings:
Franzen-Datsyuk-Holmstrom
Cleary-Zetterberg-Williams
Miller-Filppula-Bertuzzi
Draper-Helm-EavesLidstrom-Rafalski
Kronwall-Stuart
Lebda-Lilja
Meech-Ericsson (scratches)Howard (starting)
OsgoodThe Blackhawks are coming off a 6-3 win over Vancouver on Friday. They are 6-1 in their last seven and tied for the top spot in the Western Conference with San Jose. Each team has 91 points. Washington leads the league with 94 points.
Then there are these comments:
The Red Wings were much more physical in Friday’s win over Nashville than in their previous game, an ugly loss to Vancouver. If they continue to play that way, the offense will come, Babcock said.
“Dan Cleary, Bert, all these guys, they got to be way more physical and harder to play against. When you do that the goals will come,” Babcock said. “Worry about playing hard, worry about taking the puck to the net, playing good without it, and the rest will happen for you.”
Penalty-killing improves
Being able to use role players like Darren Helm, Patrick Eaves and Drew Miller on the penalty-kill, instead of over-using stars Henrik Zetterberg, Datsyuk and Franzen has made a huge difference. The Red Wings have allowed only three power-play goals on 34 chances in their past 11 games and rank 15th in the NHL in penalty-killing (82.1 percent).
That’s a significant improvement from last season (78.3 percent in the regular season, 73.2 percent in the playoffs).
“It’s come a million miles since the start of the year and since last year it’s done a really good job,” Babcock said. “Your goaltending bails out your penalty-kill lots of times.
“But you add it all together and I think we got a good scheme. We got guys that are blocking shots, like Eaves and Helm and Miller. The back end’s done a good job. With (Andreas) Lilja coming back it helps solidify our third pair and gives us another penalty-killer.”
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Comments
For a change, it will be the same. Love it.
Won’t watch because I’ll be at a party, but I hope the Wings can play the way they have potential to play.
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 03/07/10 at 10:17 AM ET
Williams made Z and Buckets look much better than ‘Tuzzi. Sorry to say it Unibomber, but on the second line you don’t belong.
Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 03/07/10 at 10:23 AM ET
Screw the hawks, its time the wings take it to these little ucks and show who their daddy is like last years games. The hawks are getting a bit too bold,for my liking and its time the wings spank them around today. If they play physical like Friday they can do it. Franzen should steal 20 cents mouthpiece to set the tone early today.
Posted by squirrely from Dirty Jersey on 03/07/10 at 10:23 AM ET
LGRW:
Posted by Behind_Enemy_Lines from the Big House,January1,2013. already there bitches on 03/07/10 at 10:36 AM ET
For a while now, Iv’e been thing that McCosky at the Detroit News, was a much better Digger than his counter-parts; that is until today when I read this:
Even though Chicago and San Jose have been resting comfortably at the top of the heap all season, and the Wings are fighting like dogs just to make the playoffs—there isn’t such a wide disparity between them.
Really?
CHI are 2 in scoring and 1 in GAA, they rank in the top 5 in every major stat category except PP (7). DET, not so much.
DET: .563 point% (13), 2.59 g/g (19), 2.59 ga/g (10), 0.88 5-5 f/a (25), 19.1 pp (10), 82.1 pk (15), 33.1 s/g (2), 30.2 sa/g (15), 51.4 fo% (7).
CHI: .715 point% (2), 3.17 g/g (2), 2.37 ga/g (1), 1.29 5-5 f/a (4), 22.2 pp (7), 86.2 pk (5), 34.0 s/g (1), 24.2 sa/g (1), 55.9 fo% (3).
Yes, I know DET’s season numbers are skewed because of injury. But they are what they are.
Geebuuzus, I am all for rooting for the home team - - but lets be a little realistic too.
Todays game is an opportunity for DET to make a statement - - and hopefully an emphatic one.
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/07/10 at 10:40 AM ET
Thank you, Okie.
I’m looking for a Wings team that wants to make a statement today.
NBC, national tv, center stage, Red Wings / Blackhawks, original six, playoff runs in motion, Detroit healthy and claiming they belong - Uncle Mike talking “preparation” and what is & isn’t “acceptable”.
ALLLLLLL a-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOAARRRRDDDD!!!
L.G.R.W.
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 03/07/10 at 10:50 AM ET
Really, not much disparity between the Hawks and Detroit? Do these guys watch or even pay attention? That’s almost Khan!-like.
Not saying Detroit can’t compete and win, but the first 65 games not even close.
Hossa 40 games under his belt already? An impressive 19+19, how we could sure use another pt per game.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 03/07/10 at 10:52 AM ET
Great point about Eaves and Helm and MIller successfully employed on what has been a rockin’ good PK the last… 30? or more… If Z and Dats have energy for skating hard on regular shifts they are dominant against any line in the league.
Adding Franzen has really bumped up the scoring capability to additional lines, finally.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 03/07/10 at 10:56 AM ET
Posted by WingsFanInBeanLand from Lidstrom's head telling him 1 more year on 03/07/10 at 10:59 AM ET
It’s sunny today and is going to be in the mid-40s this afternoon.
Honestly, that sounds better than sitting inside fending off Pierre-induced nausea.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 03/07/10 at 11:02 AM ET
^^ More from above ^^
Yes, I know DET’s season numbers are skewed because of injury. But they are what they are.
I got to thinking - - scarry I know - - we all should agree that DET’s number are skewed because of the absurd rash of injury.
BUT, they are also skewed because of - - Osgood’s terrible play:
Chris Osgood 22, 7-8-4, 2.97, 0.890. 2.97 would have DET ranked 23 in GA/G
Jimmah, on the other hand is 46, 23-14-8, 2.33, 0.925. 2.33 would have DET ranked 1 in GA/G.
Note: I am pretty certain E/N are included in team GA/A, but not in goalie stats, so the numbers are a little off.
BUT - - Jimmah’s point percentage 31/46 = 0.6739 would have DET ranked 4th in the league, behind CHI, ahead of PIT.
Yes, Virginia, there is great reason for some optimism. We are getting healthy, and getting hugely improved goal-tending.
If I had tons of time, I would go back and pull out the team stats for all of Jimmah’s games. But that isn’t going to happen.
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/07/10 at 11:03 AM ET
Won’t watch because I’ll be at a party,
Chalk up two goals for Helm.
Posted by monkey from here to Timbuktu on 03/07/10 at 11:05 AM ET
BTW nice work on the GDT. I <3 Randy Rhoads + Ozzy \m/,
Posted by Behind_Enemy_Lines from the Big House,January1,2013. already there bitches on 03/07/10 at 11:07 AM ET
I am not all that excited going into today’s game. What hasn’t been discussed is whether or not Nashville brought their best game on Friday. I do expect Chicago to be playing their A game today. Even if the Wings play them head to head, with both teams showing up, Chicago (like 27 other teams) will have the edge in goaltending.
That is my gut feeling…..and I hope I am wrong.
NHL games played before 7:00 PM shouldn’t even count.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 03/07/10 at 11:11 AM ET
That is my gut feeling…..and I hope I am wrong.
Forgot to thank you for the GDT, Jeff, topnotch job as usual.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 03/07/10 at 11:14 AM ET
^^ More ^^
IF, I repeat, IF DET can get their G/G up around 2.75 (which right now would have them ranked 10th ) for the remainder of the season - - should they get in the playoffs, they will be a force. (Assuming Jimmah holds to form).
I’ll track the numbers since the Olympic break, and continue till the end of the season:
COL 3-2 win
VAN 3-6 loss
NSH 5-2 win
AVG: 3.67
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/07/10 at 11:17 AM ET
Wow the Senators holding down the 5th playoff spot in the East with a -8 G.D., oh to be in the eastern conference…
Posted by pgoody on 03/07/10 at 11:49 AM ET
I’m gonna be pulling am all-nighter. Hosted a party last night and just never wemt to sleep. Energize me Wings. LETS GO RED WINGS!
Posted by Alzy from pulling an all-nighter because of f*cking NBC on 03/07/10 at 11:55 AM ET
Posted by squirrely from Dirty Jersey on 03/07/10 at 10:23 AM ET
An appearance of Boognish can only mean good things.
Wow the Senators holding down the 5th playoff spot in the East with a -8 G.D., oh to be in the eastern conference…
The Leastern Conference is home of the backchecking dynamo, Rosby. It must be a defensively solid conference. /sarcasm
You’d think that at some point a team would emulate the success of the Devils in the Eastern Conference. Just like in the West we have teams modeling themselves after the Organ-I-zation.
’m gonna be pulling am all-nighter. Hosted a party last night and just never wemt to sleep. Energize me Wings. LETS GO RED WINGS!
How about some coffee laced with a substantial dose of Irish Whiskey? Kill two birds with one stone.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 03/07/10 at 11:59 AM ET
Thanks Okie. Now onto the LB. Bitches.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 03/07/10 at 12:07 PM ET
Good info Okie. Wings gotta play with some heart…drive it like ya stole it
Posted by Rumbear from Top O da Hasek, sippin rum & catchin some rays on 03/07/10 at 12:16 PM ET
Thanks for the GDT, Okie.
LGRW
Posted by Little Redhead from the Engineer's chair on 03/08/10 at 12:08 PM ET
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If the Lebda/Lilja pairing plays today like they played against Nashville, I wonder if Uncle Mike will keep his promise and let Ericsson in another game. Those two played one of the best 3rd-pair games the Wings have seen all season and I don’t want them broken up until somebody pinches me and I wake up and realize Lebda still sucks.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 03/07/10 at 10:12 AM ET