In a come from behind game to force extra time, the Detroit Red Wings lost to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in a shootout Sunday afternoon in Detroit.
Troy Brouwer put the Blackhawks on the board first and Patrick Kane followed up with a powerplay goal for the two goal lead. In the final minute of the first, Nicklas Lidstrom closed that gap back to one.
Going to nearly halfway through the second, Henrik Zetterberg tied the game up until Patrick Sharp quickly put the game back into the hands of Chicago. In the third, Patrick Eaves forced the overtime. Sharp scored the game winner in the shootout.
Unlike last night everyone won’t be looking back to the controversy of today’s shootout, but rather the ridiculous goals of Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi. Nobody will be looking at the goaltending, or lack there of, from Jimmy Howard.
The Wings did bring it to the Hawks and managed to score three goals after having been shutout both the last times these teams met. The Wings out shot Chicago by a wide margin and almost hit 40 shots for the first time in nearly two months.
In Play! Man of the Game: Patrick Eaves. Eaves came back from a great fight with Kris Versteeg, despite stitches and a black eye, to score the tying goal.
ADDED BONUS. Post game audio from the dressing room after today's game. Interviews with Todd Bertuzzi, Patrick Eaves, Nicklas Lidstrom, Henrik Zetterberg and Mike Babcock.
