In Play Magazine
After coming off a loss Monday in Nashville, the Detroit Red Wings were shut-out 2-0 by the Atlanta Thrashers Wednesday in Detroit.
Atlanta opened the score sheet only five minutes into the game with a goal by Nik Antropov. Then in the second, Vyacheslav Kozlov added a breakaway goal on the powerplay.
Detroit outplayed the Thrashers in the box score, but on the ice the Wings looked lethargic and gave the puck away many more times than they were credited for. Although they amassed 40 shots on net, most of the Wings' shots hit Ondrej Pavelec directly in the logo of his jersey. In fact, Pavelec made less than five good saves the whole night, most of the time the puck simply just hit him. If the Wings play like this again on Friday, they’ll be blown out by Calgary.
In Play! Man of the Game: Kris Draper. Draper forced Pavelec to make two glove saves on close range slap shots in the third, but also looked good all game long. He also finished the night winning 75% of his face-offs.
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