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GDT - Game #71: Red Wings at Canucks (10:00)
by Jeff OKWingnut on 03/20/10 at 09:52 AM ET
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Somewhat predictably, DET fell to EDM last night in OT. Only a miraculous game tying goal by Rafalski with two-tenths of a second remaining in the tilt, allowed DET to escape with a point. CGY beat SJS 4-3, last night. As a result, DET and CGY are tied with 81 points each. DET still lays claim to the 8th spot, as they have a game in hand on CGY. That game in hand is tonight at VAN, and it will be no small task to claim points at GM Place; on back to back nights no less.
VAN are 7-2-1 since the Olympic break, including a 3-2 win over fellow division leader SJS Thursday night. At GM Place, the ‘Nucks have a 26-8-1 record, 3rd best in the league. Henrik Sedin is a scoring monster, in 71 games he has 28 goals, 66 assists, and is +32 (#2 in points, #1 in assists, #3 in +/-).
The Wings still control their own fate in the quest for 19 straight playoff appearances. But, they are going to have to fight for their right to party this postseason, and 60 minutes a night would certainly help.
Standings:
G/P, W L OTL PTS Last 10 Streak
7 NSH 71 40 26 5 85 7-3-0 Won 4
8 DET 70 34 23 13 81 7-2-1 OTL
9 CGY 71 36 26 9 81 7-3-0 Won 2
DET: 70 GP, 34-23-13, 81 pts (8 in Conf, 3 in Central), 189 GF, 189 GA, Last 10 7-2-1, Streak OTL
VAN: 71 GP, 44-24-3, 91 pts (3 in Conf, 1 in Northwest), 233 GF, 183 GA, Last 10 2-7-1, Streak Won 1
DET on road: 15-13-8 (13th)
VAN at home: 26-8-1 (3rd)
Stats (rank):
DET: .579 point% (12), 2.64 g/g (17), 2.57 ga/g (10), 0.88 5-5 f/a (24), 19.6 pp (7), 83.3 pk (10), 32.9 s/g (3), 29.9 sa/g (14), 51.1 fo% (8).
VAN: .641 point% (5), 3.24 g/g (2), 2.54 ga/g (7), 1.29 5-5 f/a (2), 21.6 pp (5), 81.4 pk (18), 30.6 s/g (11), 29.0 sa/g (7), 51.3 fo% (6).
Goal Differential/Game:
DET = +0.07
EDM = +0.70
Player Stats:
DET Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
C Pavel Datsyuk 68 22 37 59 14 20:21
L Henrik Zetterberg 62 19 39 58 6 19:57
D Nicklas Lidstrom 70 8 35 43 19 25:33
R Todd Bertuzzi 70 15 22 37 -8 16:36
D Brian Rafalski 66 7 30 37 18 24:21
L Tomas Holmstrom 56 20 13 33 6 15:28
R Dan Cleary 58 13 16 29 -7 17:44
C Valtteri Filppula 43 7 19 26 -7 17:38
C Darren Helm 63 10 11 21 -4 14:42
C Kris Draper 69 7 13 20 0 12:00
R Patrick Eaves 56 11 9 20 -3 13:41
L Drew Miller 68 8 9 17 2 12:45
D Niklas Kronwall 36 5 11 16 0 21:30
D Brad Stuart 70 2 13 15 -16 23:32
C Jason Williams 32 6 5 11 -9 13:58
D Jonathan Ericsson 50 3 8 11 -17 17:17
C Johan Franzen 15 7 4 11 0 18:27
D Brett Lebda 62 1 7 8 -2 15:02
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 9 0 1 1 0 14:07
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 52, 27-15-9, 2.31, 0.924 #4 in save%
Chris Osgood 22, 7-8-4, 2.97, 0.890
VAN Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
C Henrik Sedin 71 28 66 94 32 19:23 #2 in points, #1 in assists, #3 in +/-
L Daniel Sedin 53 19 50 69 30 18:43
C Ryan Kesler 71 21 45 66 3 19:49
L Alexandre Burrows 71 32 27 59 30 17:45
R Mikael Samuelsson 70 30 23 53 14 17:19
L Mason Raymond 71 22 25 47 1 17:22
D Christian Ehrhoff 71 13 26 39 26 22:54
D Alexander Edler 65 4 30 34 3 22:17
D Sami Salo 59 8 16 24 20 20:20
R Steve Bernier 56 11 10 21 -2 14:24
C Kyle Wellwood 64 10 10 20 6 13:48
D Kevin Bieksa 44 1 15 16 -4 21:33
D Willie Mitchell 48 4 8 12 13 22:36
R Jannik Hansen 36 8 4 12 -3 12:04
R Pavol Demitra 21 2 9 11 3 16:01
D Andrew Alberts 69 2 9 11 5 15:10
L Tanner Glass 62 4 7 11 7 10:27
C Rick Rypien 60 3 4 7 -2 7:19
D Shane O’Brien 59 1 5 6 13 17:12
C Ryan Johnson 50 1 4 5 -3 10:25
R Michael Grabner 10 2 3 5 -1 14:56
D Aaron Rome 39 0 4 4 1 14:53
D Nolan Baumgartner 10 1 1 2 4 13:52
D Brad Lukowich 13 1 1 2 5 11:13
L Matt Pettinger 7 1 1 2 2 11:07
L Darcy Hordichuk 48 1 1 2 -6 6:17
C Yan Stastny 4 1 0 1 1 9:29
R Guillaume Desbiens 1 0 0 0 0 9:25
C Alexandre Bolduc 15 0 0 0 -3 9:58
C Mario Bliznak 2 0 0 0 -2 8:31
L Sergei Shirokov 6 0 0 0 -4 12:49
D Evan Oberg 1 0 0 0 0 5:24
VAN Goalies:
Player GPI W L OT GAA PCT
Roberto Luongo 60, 37-19-2, 2.45, 0.916 Tied for 3rd in wins
Cory Schneider 2, 0-1-0, 3.80, 0.915
Andrew Raycroft 18, 7-4-1, 2.30, 0.912
Injury Report:
DET:
Kirk Maltby (RW/LW) Shoulder surgery (Early April)
VAN:
Willie Mitchell (D) Concussion (Sidelined indefinitely)
Mikael Samuelsson (RW/LW) Upper body injury (Late March)
Steve Bernier (RW) Groin (Day to day)
Alexandre Bolduc (C/LW) Shoulder injury (Sidelined indefinitely)
HOT and NOT:
DET: Hot:
Brian Rafalski (D) 7 pts in last 6 GP
Brad Stuart (D) 2 pts in last 3 GP
Pavel Datsyuk (C/LW) 12 pts in last 10 GP
Henrik Zetterberg (C/LW) 10 pts in last 8 GP
Johan Franzen (LW/RW) 4 pts in last 4 GP
Patrick Eaves (RW/LW) 3 pts in last 4 GP
Jimmy Howard (G) 3-0-1, 1.48, .937 in last 4 GPI
DET: Not Hot:
Dan Cleary (LW/RW) 0 pts in last 6 GP
Todd Bertuzzi (LW/RW) 0 pts in last 5 GP
Jason Williams (W/C) 0 pts in last 5 GP
Valtteri Filppula (C/LW) 0 pts in last 3 GP
VAN: Hot:
Alexander Edler (D) 4 pts in last 4 GP
Christian Ehrhoff (D) 2 pts in last 2 GP
Henrik Sedin (C) 11 pts in last 7 GP
Daniel Sedin (LW) 14 pts in last 9 GP
Ryan Kesler (C/RW) 11 pts in last 9 GP
Alexandre Burrows (LW/RW) 8 pts in last 10 GP
VAN: Not Hot:
Kevin Bieksa (D) 0 pts in last 4 GP
Roberto Luongo (G) 1-1-0, 3.60, .870 in last 2 GPI
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Khan(!) on last nights result:
Detroit forward Patrick Eaves left the game with a head injury after taking a hit with about 13:30 to play in the second period. He said he isn’t sure if he’ll be able to play Saturday night in Vancouver.. . .
The Oilers jumped all over the Red Wings from the opening faceoff, scoring twice in the first 5 minutes. Edmonton held a 13-2 edge in shots at the midway mark and might have blown it open if not for Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard, who made several key stops. . .Ryan Whitney scored at 4:58 after a pass by Cogliano sailed right past the blade of Zetterberg’s stick.
Babcock called timeout at that point to settle his team, which was being outshot 9-1. Detroit finished with a 33-24 edge, including a 17-3 advantage in the third period.
“We took that timeout, and once we settled down, we started to play a lot better,’’ said Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom, who played his 1,400th game. “In the second and third, we took the game over but their goalie played well.’‘
Said Babcock: “They were better than us at the start, and we cost ourselves a point at the start of the game for sure. We didn’t play hard enough at the start. They were quick, we were slow, they were better.’‘
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(and any other news on Eaes? Or will we have to endure Bertuzzi and Meech on the offense?)
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 03/20/10 at 11:01 AM ET
Red Wings’ Patrick Eaves (head) taken out as a precaution, not sure of his status for Saturday
By Ansar Khan
March 20, 2010, 1:07AM
EDMONTON, Alberta—Post-game update on Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Eaves:He basically said he had his bell rung and they decided to play it safe by pulling him from the game after the second period. He said it’s too early to tell if he’ll be available for Saturday’s game in Vancouver.
“I didn’t see who hit me (it was defenseman Aaron Johnson) Collision at the blue line,’’ Eaves said. “I talked it over with Piet (trainer Van Zant). I was a little bit off there. We thought it was necessary to play it safe.’’
Asked if he has a concussion, he said, “I think it’s just precautionary.’’
If Eaves is unable to play, the Red Wings can insert defenseman Derek Meech into the lineup as a forward Due to salary-cap constraints, they have no spare forwards and cannot recall a forward from Grand Rapids (AHL) until the start of the playoffs.
Posted by stonehands-78 from the beginning ... a WingsFan, on 03/20/10 at 10:14 AM ET
Kool-aid talking:
All things considered, Bert looked pretty dangerous last night. It looks like he’s starting to come out of his slump and is only barely missing doing the right thing now instead of doing the exact opposite of that. He showed that “starting to heat up” jump right before he caught fire the first time this season. Having him on another 8-game tear would sure as shit be nice.
Of course, if he’s only good for one more 8-game tear this season, I’d prefer that it wait until June.
Posted by J.J. from Kansas on 03/20/10 at 10:41 AM ET
All things considered, Bert looked pretty dangerous last night. It looks like he’s starting to come out of his slump and is only barely missing doing the right thing now instead of doing the exact opposite of that. He showed that “starting to heat up” jump right before he caught fire the first time this season.
I’ll wait to see how he looks tonight…
My current opinion of Bert looking good has to do with the quality of the competition.
Thanks, Jeff.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 03/20/10 at 10:56 AM ET
Well, I’m hoping for a Vancouver win. Just to keep the playoff race tight, and the A2Y interesting to read.
A game winner from Hansen would be ideal.
Posted by Moq from Denmark on 03/20/10 at 11:20 AM ET
The Canucks are playing as good as anyone in the NHL right now, they are a joy to watch. Confident and disciplined, with a balanced scoring attack. I just hope they can maintain their form into the playoffs.
In spite of this being Babs first return to his Gold Medal home, I hope their are no ceremonies for the Detroit Olympians, just seems like we need to put that behind us now. However, seeing as this is a HNIC game, I suspect there will be some recognition.
Bertuzzi is such an under-achiever, so frustrating to watch him aimlessly skating around. He deserves to be playing in Atlanta or something.
Personally, I’m cheering for the Flames to grab the 8th spot but I have a ton of respect for the Wings. They definitely deserve to be in the playoffs. Can either/both of them chase down the Preds?
Gonna be a good one boys, go ‘Nucks!
Posted by blammo from Vancouver, BC on 03/20/10 at 11:34 AM ET
I don’t know what to say about Bertuzzi. Never has there been someone with so much potential, do so little. Not in a Red Wings jersey anyway. I know there is a ton of things to consider regarding Bert, but still I can’t think of any situation in which I wouldn’t rather have Abdelkader out there. But I’m not a GM or coach and probably don’t know shit.
Posted by ITDeuce from The Land of Ice and Snow on 03/20/10 at 12:37 PM ET
Oh yeah, great job as usual Jeff.
Posted by ITDeuce from The Land of Ice and Snow on 03/20/10 at 12:44 PM ET
As always, well done Okie.
No batting practice this morning but we had our first weekend baseball practice of the year, so I’m hoping the good juju from last year carries over.
I’m not sure which team will play tonight, hopefully it’s the one that played in the 3rd last night and not the first period.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 03/20/10 at 12:55 PM ET
I’m not sure which team will play tonight,
Posted by MOWingsfan19
Not to worry….
The Wings will make a showing tonight, it is going to be a good game.
Posted by HockeyTownTodd on 03/20/10 at 01:31 PM ET
No Eaves tonight.. sigh..
Red Wings won’t have Patrick Eaves’ services vs. Vancouver
By George Malik
March 20, 2010, 2:11PM
According to the Detroit Free Press’s Helene St. James, Red Wings forward Patrick Eaves won’t take part in tonight’s tilt against the Vancouver Canucks (10 PM, FSD/CBC/WXYT):
March 20, Detroit Free Press: Eaves collided with Oilers defenseman Aaron Johnson during Friday’s 3-2 shootout loss at Edmonton. Eaves played through the second period – even scoring a goal – but didn’t return for the third period, saying afterwards he was pulled for precautionary reasons.
General manager Ken Holland said Eaves is “day to day” and hope is he’ll be ready to play Monday when the Wings host the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins.
The Wings didn’t hold a morning skate today, but in the past they’ve used defenseman Derek Meech up front when needed.
Posted by Nati from school or work, either would apply on 03/20/10 at 01:56 PM ET
If I had the stomach to bet against the Wings I could have made a lot of money last night. Who didn’t see that coming?? But I agree, the Wings will come out flying tonight.
Posted by cainer4wingsglory on 03/20/10 at 01:59 PM ET
Great info as usual JeffOK.
Tall order at VAN tonight agaynst a streaking team and talented offense who are tough at home. If you want the Wings version of Jordan Tootoo, then you’d put Abdelkader out there. 50 games, 6 points, -11. No thank you. But I understand cap issues prevent any personnel movement at this point anyhoo.
The top 2 teams have hit a wall, even if temporary, but can certainly snap out of it. The Peloton of Suck still exists but stays mired well below DET and CGY, for now. The top 9 are spread down pretty evenly.
This shows teams 1-13, last 10 games only.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 03/20/10 at 02:13 PM ET
I made a bet with the boys at practice in a timed sprint drill kinda drill, for each second they beat their previous individual time, I’d do 10 push-ups per second to the good, they’d do 10 push ups per second to the bad against the stop watch.
I did 120 push ups in about 8 minutes. 
2 of the boys had to do a 10 push ups each.
D’oh.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 03/20/10 at 03:25 PM ET
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 03/20/10 at 04:25 PM ET
Kids love stickin’ it to the man! That’s a lot in a short time. if you haven’t been doing many lately that should show up in your chest and shoulders come Monday morning.
Posted by RWBill from the Land of 12 in 12. on 03/20/10 at 03:45 PM ET
You pumping iron to get psyched for the game too, MO? Damn I feel alive.
(and any other news on Eaes? Or will we have to endure Bertuzzi and Meech on the sauce?)
Fixed. Like those guys bring ‘offense’ anyway.
Posted by AndrewFromAnnArbor from Fortress Europe on 03/20/10 at 03:45 PM ET
Khan has that Ericsson could be a forward tonite. I’m ok with that.
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 03/20/10 at 04:22 PM ET
Khan also has Jimmah in net again tonight.
This will be the fourth time he has started both games when the team has played on consecutive days. In the second game of the previous three occasions, he defeated Vancouver 3-1 on Nov. 12, when Chris Osgood had the flu, lost to Chicago 4-3 in a shootout on Jan. 17 and lost at Anaheim 3-1 on Feb. 3.
Posted by Jeff OKWingnut from Quest for 12 on 03/20/10 at 04:30 PM ET
Johnny is a good hockey player, but this transition to Defense has been really rough for him. Let’s see what that monster can do on the wing.
Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 03/20/10 at 04:31 PM ET
DET: Not Hot:
Dan Cleary (LW/RW) 0 pts in last 6 GP
Todd Bertuzzi (LW/RW) 0 pts in last 5 GP
Jason Williams (W/C) 0 pts in last 5 GP
Valtteri Filppula (C/LW) 0 pts in last 3 GP
Not surprising. These are the four I think of right now when I think of who is underachieving.
Posted by Tyler from Arizona on 03/20/10 at 04:32 PM ET
But I’m not a GM or coach and probably don’t know shit.
C’mon, dont’ be so hard on yurself Deuce…...we all know Jack Shit.
Missed the LB last night. The heir and the spare had a varsity lacrosse game under the lights. Pretty good time. Got their butts kicked, but had some good moments. Cool watching both boys on the same team.
Plan to sit in tonight. This could be a tough one. Hopefully the Wings will rise to the occasion.
Posted by Rumbear from Top O da Hasek, sippin rum & catchin some rays on 03/20/10 at 06:10 PM ET
Cool watching both boys on the same team.
Thats awesome Rummie.
Posted by MOWingsfan19 on 03/20/10 at 06:30 PM ET
The heir and the spare
Posted by Rumbear from Sandy Eggo on 03/20/10 at 07:10 PM ET
Haven’t heard that one before. (Mayhaps I’ve been living under some variety of rock.) We are amused.
Posted by Modnar on 03/20/10 at 07:39 PM ET
Thanks OKie. 10:00? Crap.
Lets Go Red Wings!!!!!
Posted by Kate from Pa.-made in Detroit on 03/20/10 at 07:55 PM ET
New LB is up now. Sorry for the radio silence, 19, I have been quite busy these days.
Posted by VooX from Behind the Bar in the Hasek Club Car on 03/20/10 at 08:17 PM ET
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I hope Jim’s in tonight. We need the point(s).
And of course,
setfiretoEricsson.(and any other news on Eaes? Or will we have to endure Bertuzzi and Meech on the offense?)
Posted by Guilherme from Brazsil on 03/20/10 at 10:01 AM ET