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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