Wings 1, Ducks 0
Well, the Wings finally got back on track with a big win over the Anaheim Ducks breaking a four game losing streak for the Wings. Since the Wings game was the only one tonight, they are now tied atop the Western Conference with Nashville. Well, technically Nashville is still ahead due to having two more wins, but both teams have 103 points. Buffalo also has 103 points as they lead the Eastern Conference.
I was unable to watch the game as my hotel in Cincinnati did not carry the Versus channel so this game recap is just from the offensive scoresheet and various game recaps.
Pavel Datsyuk scored the only goal 4:50 into the second period on a backhand shot. Mathieu Schneider and Tomas Holmstrom were given the assists.
Both teams had eight penalties including a fighting major (Moen vs. Lilja) with neither team scoring a power play goal. Detroit outshot Anaheim, 28-25. Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek notched his seventh shutout this season after stopping all 25 shots tonight.
Before the start of the game, USA Hockey honored Wings veteran defenseman Chris Chelios for playing the most NHL games out of all the US born players. He’s played 1542 games thus far in his career.
Dave at Gorilla Crouch has a nice recap of the game.
Dominik Hasek made some big saves during an Anaheim power play near the end of the first period. Right as the period was ending Kyle Calder got hit a little late. The Wings responded and Mikael Samuelsson got in a bit of a pushing match with Scott Niedermayer and Andreas Lilja actually fought Travis Moen. It wasn’t much of a dustup but at least the Wings responded and showed they weren’t willing to be pushed around.
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March 27th, 2007 at 9:22 am
[…] Christy - Behind the Jersey Both teams had eight penalties including a fighting major (Moen vs. Lilja) with neither team scoring a power play goal. Detroit outshot Anaheim, 28-25. Wings goaltender Dominik Hasek notched his seventh shutout this season after stopping all 25 shots tonight. […]
March 27th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
[…] Crunch time continues here, but Dave and Christy have recaps of the game, if that’s one you’re looking for. Also, thanks to Justin for posting comments throughout the game. Good to see the guys put the Ducks in their place, eh? […]