By AJ Petronzi
In Play Magazine
The Detroit Red Wings broke out to a two goal lead in the first period and never looked back, beating the Ottawa Senators 4-1.
Kirk Maltby, despite rumors of needing shoulder surgery over the Olympic Break, was the first to get use of the goal lamp tonight. Pavel Datsyuk followed with another goal shortly before the first period came to an end. Peter Regin put Ottawa within a goal in the second, but Dan Cleary put Detroit back up to a two goal lead. Johan Franzen scored an empty net goal at the end of the game.
Detroit played a solid game and on a rare occasion actually won a game where they out shot the opposing team. Detroit got outstanding efforts from Drew Miller and Pavel Datsyuk tonight. The Red Wings needed to get things turned around before the Olympic break but they’d hoped to do so before the final game. Depending on how the rest of the games in the league end tonight, Detroit could be tied for a playoff spot going into the Olympics.
In Play! Man of the Game: Pavel Datsyuk. Despite a five goal evening, Datsyuk was the only player to have two points on the night. He also almost netted two additional goals, hitting the crossbar once and, on a shot taken from between his legs, almost put the puck in.
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