Team Canada 2010 Mens Olympic Ice Hockey Team Announced

Team Canada GM Steve Yzerman announced today in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan the roster for Team Canada.


The 23 man Canadian Team Roster.

The Forwards
Patrice Bergeron
Sidney Crosby (Alternate Captain)
Ryan Getzlaf
Dany Heatley
Jarome Iginla (Alernate Captain)
Patrick Marleau
Brendan Morrow
Rick Nash
Corey Perry
Mike Richards
Eric Staal
Joe Thornton
Jonathan Toews

On Defense
Dan Boyle
Drew Doughty
Duncan Keith
Scott Neidermayer (Captain)
Chris Pronger (Alternate Captain)
Brent Seabrook
Shea Weber

In Goal
Martin Broduer
Roberto Luongo
Marc Andre Fleury

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Detroit Shutout for Sixth Time This Season

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

In a goaltending duel that lasted into the final two minutes of overtime, the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped their loosing streak by dropping the Detroit Red Wings in a 1-0 victory.

The only goal of the game came three minutes into overtime when Fredrik Modin backhanded in his own rebound.

The story of this game was the goaltending clique that was being put on at both ends of the ice. Jimmy Howard stopped 39 shots of the 40 that he faced and finished the night with a .975 save percentage, a number that normally would end up with a check going into the win column. However, and maybe unfortunately for the rest of the Central Division, Chris Mason played with the poise that won him a Calder Trophy last season and stopped all 36 shots he faced.

In Play! Man of the Game: Jimmy Howard. Despite the loss, Howard played a better game than counterpart Mason and made 39 saves. The only goal that beat him he might have had a chance to get if Drew Miller hadn’t pushed a Blue Jacket into Howard.

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Bertuzzi Nets Two in Wings’ Victory

By AJ Petronzi
Photos by AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

Photo by AJ Petronzi / In Play! Magazine

The Detroit Red Wings came back after a bad first period to score two unanswered goals and extend the Columbus Blue Jackets loosing streak to 9 games in a 2-1 victory in Detroit.

Columbus’ Antoine Vermette scored the Blue Jacket’s lone goal in the first period. Then in the second, Todd Bertuzzi tied the game up on a powerplay breakaway fed from Pavel Datsyuk. In the third, Bertuzzi netted another goal to give the Wings the win.

Photo by AJ Petronzi / In Play! Magazine

Through 20 minutes the Wings looked like the team that got shutout twice by Chicago earlier in the week, but then they began to click and recorded 21 of their 27 shots in the last two periods.

Photo by AJ Petronzi / In Play! Magazine

Big for the Wings tonight was the return of Valtteri Filppula who hit the post on an empty net shot late in the game but looked ok throughout.

Darren Helm had the save of the game when he dove over Jimmy Howard late in the second and batted the puck out of mid air before it could go into the net.

In Play! Man of the Game: Todd Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi was rather quiet most of the game which is what led to him sneaking in for both of his goals.

ADDED BONUS! POST GAME AUDIO FROM THE DRESSING ROOM.

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No Goals as Red Wings Loose to Chicago Again

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

The Detroit Red Wings sent 20,066 fans home with heavy hearts as they celebrated 30 years at the Joe Louis Arena with a 3-0 shutout loss against the Chicago Blackhawks. This is the fifth time the Wings have been shutout this season, a first since the 1958-59 season.

Chicago opened scoring with a powerplay goal 30 seconds into the second period by Patrick Kane. Despite deafening boo’s from the fans, they then increased that lead with a four-on-four goal by Patrick Sharp, an assist was credited to Marian Hossa. The Blackhawks capped off the night in the third with a final goal by Jonathan Toews.

This is the second time the Wings faced a 3-0 shutout at the hands of the Blackhawks this week. After a hopeful run last week that put the Wings back into a playoff spot, this three game slump put them in ninth going into tonight and the Wings are now 10 points back from the Blackhawks in the Central Division. With Valtteri Filppula being injected back into the lineup on Saturday, and going up against the hard slumping Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit may be able to finally score some goals and maybe even bang out a win.

In Play! Man of the Game: Antti Niemi. Although his name sounds like something uttered from the mouth of a small child, Niemi put up a big game and recorded his fourth shutout in 10 starts. Niemi had 33 saves on the night.

ADDED BONUS. POST GAME AUDIO FROM THE DRESSING ROOM AFTER THE GAME


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Red Wings Seek Revenge Against Blackhawks

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

After a shutout loss in Chicago on Sunday, the Detroit Red Wings are looking for some holiday luck and a win for their fans today against the Blackhawks in Detroit.

The Blackhawks are coming off a loss last night in Chicago where they out-shot San Jose 47-14. Detroit is hoping to give their fans an early Christmas gift and pull a big win out tonight. The Wings made some changes after Sunday; the biggest being that forward Kris Newbery is being replaced by Mattias Ritola. Tonight will be Ritola’s first game of the season. The Wings will need to play a physical game tonight and make the Blackhawks to work hard to move the puck. The Wings will need to force turnovers tp avoid a repeat of Sunday.

The big news from the Wings is that injured forward Valtteri Filppula might be returning too the lineup the day after Christmas.

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RED WINGS RECALL FORWARD MATTIAS RITOLA

In Play Magazine

Detroit, MI... The Detroit Red Wings announced today that forward Mattias Ritola has been recalled from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. He will be inserted into Detroit’s lineup on Wednesday evening when the Red Wings play host to the Chicago Blackhawks at Joe Louis Arena.

Ritola, 22, appeared in two games for Detroit during the 2007-08 season. He played in his first career game on March 15, 2008 vs. Nashville and notched his first career point (assist) the following night at Columbus. The Borlange, Sweden native has appeared in 31 games for Grand Rapids this season registering 14 points (7-7-14), 20 PIM and a -4 plus-minus rating.

Mattias Ritola, Left Wing
Born Mar 14 1987 -- Borlange, Sweden
Height 5.11 -- Weight 205 -- Shoots L
Selected by Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round (#103 overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft

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Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

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2005-06 Leksands IF SEL 30 0 3 3 10

2006-07 Arboga IFK Swe-1 3 1 0 1 2

2006-07 Leksands IF Swe-1 23 1 4 5 4

2007-08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 72 7 15 22 62

2007-08 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 1 1 0

2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 66 15 27 42 32 8 0 2 2 0

2009-10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 31 7 7 14 20

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NHL Totals 2 0 1 1 0

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RED WINGS ASSIGN NEWBURY TO GRAND RAPIDS

Detroit, MI... The Detroit Red Wings announced today that center Kris Newbury has been assigned the Grand Rapids Griffins, the Wings’ American Hockey League affiliate.

Newbury, 27, was called up to Detroit on Dec. 14 and appeared in four contests. He scored one goal (1-0—1) and had four PIM in averaging 8:41 of ice time.

Kris Newbury
Center
Born Feb 19 1982 -- Brampton, ONT
Height 5.10 -- Weight 205 -- Shoots L
Selected by San Jose Sharks round 5 #139 overall 2002 NHL Entry Draft

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Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

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1998-99 Belleville Bulls OHL 51 6 8 14 89 21 4 6 10 23

1999-00 Belleville Bulls OHL 34 6 18 24 72 -- -- -- -- --

1999-00 Sarnia Sting OHL 27 6 8 14 44 7 0 3 3 16

2000-01 Sarnia Sting OHL 64 28 30 58 126 4 1 3 4 20

2001-02 Sarnia Sting OHL 66 42 62 104 141 5 1 3 4 15

2002-03 Sarnia Sting OHL 64 34 58 92 149 6 4 4 8 16

2003-04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 72 5 15 20 153 -- -- -- -- --

2004-05 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 6 2 4 6 20 -- -- -- -- --

2004-05 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 55 4 9 13 103 5 0 0 0 26

2005-06 Toronto Marlies AHL 74 22 38 60 215 5 0 1 1 12

2006-07 Toronto Marlies AHL 37 12 24 36 87 -- -- -- -- --

2006-07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 15 2 2 4 26 -- -- -- -- --

2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 28 1 1 2 32 -- -- -- -- --

2007-08 Toronto Marlies AHL 54 16 27 43 101 19 4 9 13 73

2008-09 Toronto Marlies AHL 33 6 23 29 72 -- -- -- -- --

2008-09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --

2009-10 Grand Rapids Griffins* AHL 27 7 12 19 95

2009-10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 1 0 1 4

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NHL Totals

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Red Wings Play Terrible, Killed by Blackhawks

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

The Detroit Red Wings played a terrible hockey game and got destroyed in a 0-3 shutout loss in Chicago on Sunday night.

Chicago opened the score column with a powerplay goal by Duncan Keith. In the end of the second period, the Blackhawks added to their lead with goals from Brian Campbell and Dustin Byfuglien, both goals coming within the last four minutes of the period.

The Wings played horribly tonight. Cristobal Huet, who got the shutout, didn’t really do anything to earn the shutout. The Red Wings managed one good scoring chance the whole night and really didn’t have any prolonged possessions of the puck the entire night. The Wings also didn’t get the goaltending from Chris Osgood that they had wanted. Seeing as the Wings played in Dallas Saturday and had a long night of travel coming into today, they may stand a better chance on Wednesday in Detroit.

In Play! Man of the Game: Kris Draper. Draper, who’s struggled on face-offs this season, went 3 for 3 in the face-off circle and played a strong game in a night when the Wings, and for that matter the Blackhawks, all played a weak game.

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Wings vs. Blackhawks – Round 2

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

The Detroit Red Wings will play the Chicago Blackhawks today for the second time this season, the first since the return of Blackhawks forward and former Red Wing, Marian Hossa.


The Wings dropped their last game yesterday against the Dallas Stars in a close 3-4 loss in regulation. The Blackhawks gave up more than two goals in a wild 5-4 shootout win against Boston on Friday.

The Wings are going to struggle to contain the division leading Blackhawks due to the injuries that are destroying Detroit’s lineup. Although the Wings did see the return of Darren Helm in yesterday’s game, they are still missing 8 skaters to injuries. The Wings will have to shut down Chicago’s top line to stand a chance at winning today. If all else fails, the Wings will get to try again on Wednesday.

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HENRIK ZETTERBERG INJURY UPDATE DEC 18

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

…Red Wings Forward Out A Minimum Of Two Weeks…

Detroit... Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg will be out of the Detroit lineup for a minimum of two weeks after suffering a slight left shoulder separation during last night’s 3-0 Red Wings victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Joe Louis Arena. Zetterberg was injured in a first period collision with Lightning defenseman Mattias Ohlund. He left the game at that point and did not return. Further tests performed after last night’s game revealed the slight separation.

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Howard Gets First Shutout, Wings Beat Lightning

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

The Red Wings played a dominating game over the Tampa Bay Lightning and took a 3-0 win in Jimmy Howard’s first career shutout.

Drew Miller (4) opened scoring on a breakaway that was set up by Brain Rafalski. Miller took the pass at almost at his shoulders and after the game he said his days of playing lacrosse helped him gather in the pass. Fans had to wait until the third for another goal, when both Todd Bertuzzi (9) and Patrick Eaves (4) put goals up on the board. Eaves' goal was his 100 career point.

Soon the “Man of the Game” section of this blog is going to change to the “Injured Man of the Game.” The Wings won their forth straight game all of which they have lost a player to injuries in. Tonight Henrik Zetterberg was injured on a crushing check from fellow Swedish player Mattias Ohlund. Zetterberg drove himself to the hospital for an MRI. The Wings outplayed the Lightning for most of the game, but looked very weak on their penalty kill. If not for the goaltending of Howard this game would have turned out completely differently.

In Play! Man of the Game: Jimmy Howard. Howard played a strong game and was forced to make several scrambling saves. He faced 10 shots a period and made all 30 saves to record his first career shutout.

Added bonus. Listen in to post game audio directly after the game as Jimmy Howard talks about his first career shut out and Babcock tells In Play! about his 300 NHL win.




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RED WINGS RECALL DEFENSEMAN DOUG JANIK

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

…Veteran Blue Liner Returns For Second Stint With Detroit This Season…

Detroit, MI... The Detroit Red Wings announced today that defenseman Doug Janik has been recalled from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. Janik, 29, will be inserted into Detroit’s lineup on Thursday evening when the Red Wings play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Agawam, MA native will be making his second appearance with the Red Wings this season. Janik played for Detroit on November 3rd vs. the Boston Bruins, finishing with an even plus/minus rating in 13:56 of ice time. In 162 career NHL games played, he has 16 points (3-13-16) and 123 PIM.

Janik has appeared in 27 games for Grand Rapids this season, recording three goals, 12 assists and 38 PIM.


Doug Janik, Defense

Born Mar 26 1980 -- Agawam, MA

Height 6.02 -- Weight 210 -- Shoots L


Selected by Buffalo Sabres in the second round (#55 overall) 1999 NHL Entry Draft
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Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

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2001-02 Rochester Americans AHL 80 6 17 23 100 2 0 0 0 0

2002-03 Rochester Americans AHL 75 3 13 16 120 3 0 0 0 6

2002-03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --

2003-04 Rochester Americans AHL 74 2 14 16 109 16 1 2 3 22

2003-04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4 0 0 0 19 -- -- -- -- --

2004-05 Rochester Americans AHL 76 2 10 12 196 9 0 2 2 10

2005-06 Rochester Americans AHL 71 5 19 24 161 -- -- -- -- --

2005-06 Buffalo Sabres NHL -- -- -- -- -- 5 1 0 1 2

2006-07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 75 2 9 11 53 1 0 0 0 0

2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 61 1 3 4 45 -- -- -- -- --

2008-09 Dallas Stars NHL 13 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- --

2008-09 Rockford IceHogs AHL 4 0 2 2 4 -- -- -- -- --

2008-09 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --

2008-09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 18 0 5 5 10 6 0 0 0 7

2009-10 Detroit Red Wings* NHL 1 0 0 0 0

2009-10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 27 3 12 15 38

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NHL Totals 162 3 13 16 123 6 1 0 1 2

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JONATHAN ERICSSON INJURY UPDATE

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…Red Wings Defenseman Out Indefinitely…

Injury woes continue to battle the Wings.
After a brutal collision last night, the outlook does no look good for Jonathon Ericsson.

Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson will be out of the Detroit lineup indefinitely after suffering a significant bone bruise to his left knee during last night’s 3-2 Red Wings victory over the Phoenix Coyotes at Joe Louis Arena. Ericsson was injured in a first period collision with Coyotes forward Shane Doan deep inside the Red Wings zone. He left the game at that point and did not return. Further tests performed after last night’s game revealed no damage done to the major ligaments within his left knee.

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Wings Beat Coyotes for Three Game Win Streak

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

It didn’t take long for the Wings to take a lead tonight and they never lost that lead, taking a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.
After being called up from Grand Rapids, and then taking a bad penalty, Kris Newbury opened scoring on a failed pass to Drew Miller. Patrick Eves then scored shorthanded on another Newbury penalty. Phoenix’s Taylor Pyatt put the Coyotes on the board before the end of the first. Early in the second Derek Meech replaced the two goal lead. Radim Vrbata scored Phoenix’s final goal.

The big story coming into the game was the injury to Darren Helm, the big story coming out is the injury to Jonathan Ericsson. Ericsson is likely to miss a lot of time because the knee on knee collision with Shane Doan looked bad. However, there is NO reason that Doan should see any kind of punishment for the hit. It was a clean hit and their knees only made contact as a result of the position Ericsson was in and the size of both players. While unfortunate, it was a clean hit. The Wings finally played a game they should have won and did. This is three straight wins, and tonight was the first of those wins that came in regulation.

In Play! Man of the Game: Kris Newbury. After not impressing in training camp Newbury was all over the box score tonight. He scored the first goal and took the penalty that led to Eaves’ shorthanded goal.

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Bertuzzi Puts Red Wings Over Predators in OT

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

Todd Bertuzzi nets an overtime game winner for the second night in a row to give the Detroit Red Wings a big 3-2 victory over Nashville on Saturday.

Todd Bertuzzi was the first to score tonight with a spin-o-rama goal early in the second period. Drew Miller batted the puck into the net out of mid air after Datsyuk hit the crossbar to give the Red Wings a two goal lead. Nashville’s Ryan Jones scored on a deflection late in a powerplay to put the Predators behind by one after two periods. The lone goal of the third came from David Legwand. Then only 24 seconds into overtime Bertuzzi scored on a breakaway to give the Wings the win.

The Red Wings looked stronger tonight then they had in a while. Despite being out shot the Wings didn’t look like they were struggling throughout the game and played well as a team. The Wings did allow a powerplay goal against, however, and they were unable to score a powerplay goal of their own. Detroit has played much better on the road then they have at home, but their record does not show that. Coming into Friday, the Wings had been shut out in three of their last five home games, the first time that had happened since 1939, but the Wings have not failed to score a goal away from home yet this season.

In Play! Man of the Game: Todd Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi had his second two goal game in the last 24 hours, in both games netting the overtime game winner. Bertuzzi should consider a career in real estate after his hockey career because Pekka Rinne bought the farm on Bertuzzi’s overtime breakaway.

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Bertuzzi’s OT Goal Gives Red Wings Win Over Ducks

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

After being down by two goals after two periods, the Red Wings battled back and beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in overtime.

Anaheim’s Saku Koivu opened the goal sheet tonight in the second period. Then with only 56 seconds left in the second period, Dan Sexton gave the Ducks a two goal lead. After Anaheim took a penalty early in the third, Tomas Holmstrom slammed the puck into the back of the net off a great feed from Ville Leino. Todd Bertuzzi scored the Wings’ second goal just seconds after another powerplay expired. In overtime Bertuzzi netted the game winner, again on the powerplay, for his 100th career powerplay goal.

The Red Wings didn’t play great through the beginning of the game, but in a night when the referee’s were itching to blow their whistles they did the best at staying out of the box. Not counting the fighting majors to Corey Perry and Justin Abdelkader, which was Abdelkader’s first career fight, Anaheim took 10 penalties to Detroit’s four. The Wings were also outshoot by the Ducks. Detroit played the game they’ve played in most of their last games but, by virtue of how the Ducks have struggled as of late, were able to top Anaheim for the Win.

In Play! Man of the Game: Todd Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi had two goals, one on the powerplay, which was his 100th career powerplay goal, and the other just after a powerplay had ended.

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DAN CLEARY OUT FOR 4 WEEKS

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

Dan Cleary will miss the next 4 weeks with a separated shoulder according to the Red Wings’ coach Mike Babcock.

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St. Louis Leaves Red Wings Singing Shutout Blues

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

The St. Louis Blues topped the Red Wings, for the third time this season, in a 1-0 victory in Detroit on Wednesday.

The only goal of the game came less than two minutes into the game. Detroit, which has been weak in the early minutes of games, gave up the goal to Brad Boyes who had a wide open net.

The Wings have been struggling with offense and that simply was the problem tonight. Every one of Detroit’s shots tonight either hit Conklin square in the chest or bounced off the glass and boards behind the net. Nicklas Lidstrom, who was held goalless for his 28 straight game, rang the post twice during the night. Both chances should have been in the net.

In Play! Man of the Game: Ty Conklin. Conklin, who faced his team former team for the first time in Detroit since signing with St. Louis, posted his second shutout of the year on a night where he made 42 saves. While most of the saves were not that impressive, several of the saves were great. While he did allow a goal that was called back, it was the most legitimately called back goal against Detroit this whole season.

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Red Wings Beat Rangers in 3rd Period

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

After being down a goal at the end of the first period, the Detroit Red Wings battled back and beat the New York Rangers with a pair of goals in the third.

The Rangers opened the score sheet with a goal by Brian Boyle at the end of the first. In the second Ryan Callahan failed to score on a penalty shot, but ten minutes later Pavel Datsyuk scored just a few seconds after a power play ended. Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg, who assisted on Datsyuk’s goal, would combine again and feed Dan Cleary for the game winning goal with only two minutes left. Kris Draper would add an empty net goal to cap off the night.

The Wings played a strong game through the first 40 minutes, but faltered in the third and took a win they needed, but didn’t necessarily deserve. The Wings gave the Rangers at least four wide open net opportunities while on the penalty kill, but the Rangers missed all of them. Jimmy Howard did have a good night in net, but the Wings just didn’t play well through the first 15 minutes of the third. .

In Play! Man of the Game: Jimmy Howard. Howard faced 29 shots, of which he stopped 28. He also stopped a pair of breakaways and a penalty shot.

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Red Wings Can’t Clear Devils in New Jersey

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

Despite coming from behind and forcing overtime, the Detroit Red Wings couldn’t get the job done and lost 4-3 in a shootout to the New Jersey Devils.


New Jersey jumped out to a two goal lead after Jamie Langenbrunner and Johnny Oduya netted goals in the first. Kris Draper scored the first goal of the second, but New Jersey took another two goal lead after Rob Niedermayer scored. With only 30 seconds left in the second, Tomas Holmstrom scored the only powerplay goal of the night. In the third Patrick Eves scored to force overtime.

The Wings struggled through the first 40 minutes of the game, but looked strong for most of the third period and overtime. They did not shine in the shootout, while Pavel Datsyuk did score a goal, the rest of the Wings showed little effort and didn’t stand a chance against Martin Brodeur. Todd Bertuzzi made a good move but missed the net.
The Wings are still struggling offensively and, by giving away the puck on the breakout, are giving up too many odd man rushes against. Tomorrow in New York, the Wings need to play a better all-around game if they are going to break this loosing streak. While New York did play tonight, they won in regulation and are a little better rested than Detroit.

In Play! Man of the Game: Patrick Eves. Eaves was the only player who finished the night with more than one point, but after going hard into the boards and missing most of the first to get stitches, Eves came back and scored the game tying goal.

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Red Wings & Devils – December 5

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

Saturday the New Jersey Devils and the Detroit Red Wings will face off in New Jersey. It is the only meeting between these two teams this season.

Detroit is struggling offensive and medically. Most of the team is behind their goal paces from last season or sitting out because of injuries. Both Red Wings goalies have had their good and bad games. Jimmy Howard is coming off a string of starts, the last of which was a 4-1 loss on Thursday in Detroit. Seeing as the Wings will play again tomorrow, it is unclear as to whether Chris Osgood or Howard will start today.

New Jersey is on its last game of a four game home stand, although after playing on the road Monday they will play they next five at home. The Devils slipped a goal through with less than a minute left on Friday to win their game against the Lightning. Martin Brodeur played Friday so there is no word as to whether he’ll play on Saturday. The only thing that is certain is that Brodeur would love to record his 103 career shutout, tying him for the all-time record with former Wings legend Terry Sawchuk, against the struggling offense of the Red Wings.

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Red Wings Dropped by Edmonton

By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine

The Detroit Red Wings played a game they should have won and instead gave two easy points to the Oilers in a 4-1 loss.

Tonight’s first goal honors went to Lubomir Visnovsky and Edmonton’s Robert Nilsson netted their second goal 12 minutes later. Dan Cleary scored Detroit’s only goal off a great feed from Todd Bertuzzi with less than a second left in the first. In the second, Edmonton added a pair of goals, both from the stick of Patrick O’Sullivan.

Detroit did not play well tonight in a game that saw very little in the way of penalties. Detroit had 12 giveaways in the game, but had 11 after the first two periods. Other than the goal by Cleary and a couple good chances, including a wide open net missed by Tomas Holmstrom in the second, the Red Wings just didn’t look like they were together for tonight’s game. Even with only three penalties called in the whole game, there was still a referee controversy when Holmstrom was tripped on a breakaway and no penalty shot was given. That did, however, lead to the Wings only powerplay the night.

Good news from the dressing room was that Jonathan Ericsson, who left late in the third when his skate caught a rut in the ice, is only day to day with a knee injury and will still leave tonight for the team’s upcoming road trip.

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