In Play Magazine
The Red Wings’ 3-2 shootout victory in Montreal was overshadowed by the injury sustained by Niklas Kronwall in the first period.
Brad Stuart scored the Wings first goal during the second leg of an unusual triple minor given to Georges Laraque (four minutes for high sticking and two for tripping). Later in the first, Pavel Datsyuk would score, again on the powerplay, on a shot-pass from Brian Rafalski. The game remained 2-0 until Montreal's Mike Cammalleri tallied a pair in the third, the first of which came only nine seconds into the period. Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout.
The big news of the game was the injury sustained by Kronwall, which is likely going to be the talk in the NHL for the next several days. After recklessly drilling Darren Helm in the mouth with his stick, Laraque skated down the ice and maliciously kneed Kronwall, who did not return to the game. Laraque was only given two minutes for tripping Kronwall, but should be suspended sometime in the next 48 hours for the play.
In Play! Man of the Game: Brad Stuart. Stuart netted his second goal of the season and recorded 10 shots in the game, eight of which came in the first period. Stuart played a great game, but will likely feel it in his arms tomorrow.
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