In Play Magazine
Detroit came into tonight trying to recover from a horrendous loss in Toronto and managed a 9-1 victory against Columbus. Every Red Wing that scored tonight netted their third goal of the season.
Dan Cleary opened scoring for Detroit in the first period. Pavel Datsyuk, Kris Draper, and Niklas Kronwall would soon follow. Rick Nash scored Columbus’ only goal to make the game 4-1 halfway though the second, but Todd Bertuzzi and Ville Leino would both score within a minute of each other before the period ended. Kronwall added a second goal in the third and Justin Abdelkader scored twice in the third.
The Wings came out and simply just took advantage of a Blue Jackets team that didn’t want to play defense. Columbus let the Red Wings free wheel the puck and do whatever they wanted.
The real victim of the night was Steve Mason. He let a few weak goals in, but on half the Wings tally’s he needed the support of his team, but never got it.
On the other side of the ice, Jimmy Howard looked uncomfortable in net and had problems setting himself up early but was always bailed out by his team. He did find his game by the end of the third.
In Play! Man of the Game: Niklas Kronwall. Kronwall recorded his third and forth goals of the season and an assist. Kronwall also rang the post and crossbar in the game and was robbed by Mason late in the third.
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