In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings came out fast and hard in an attempt to take advantage of the fact Anaheim played last night. Despite walking all over the Ducks for the first two periods, it was the third period that really marked the game.
Dan Cleary broke the score sheet in the first period. Brian Rafalski put another goal up for Detroit with only seconds left in the first. Corey Perry scored the only goal of the second period. Bobby Ryan tied the game up in the third and from that point forward it just wasn’t good to be a goalie. After Ryan, the goals in the third were Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit (D)), Joffrey Lupul (Anaheim (A), Henrik Zetterberg (D), Ryan Getzlaf (A), Zetterberg (D), Darren Helm (D), and Zetterberg (D).
It was a bad night to be a goalie, but a good night to be a shooter or to be in the stands at Joe Louis Arena. The third period was so exciting that “the wave” made its first appearance of the year in Detroit. The Wings succeeded in getting lots of shots at Jonas Hiller, many of the shots were redirected helping them find a way behind him.
Jimmy Howard did not look great in net for the Wings, but managed to grind through, not allowing Anaheim to score any unanswered goals in the third. For the second time in three games the total goals scored made double digits, again Detroit came out on top and is now on a three game win streak.
In Play! Man of the Game: Henrik Zetterberg. Zetterberg had three goals and two assists including the Game Winning Goal. Zetterberg also took his second penalty of the year in the game.
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