The Wings (1-1) home-opener tonight against the Stars (1-1). Detroit desperately needed a win at CBJ last night, and got it in dramatic fashion. From the drop of the puck and Tootoo's gloves, DET got off to a spirited start and a 2 goal lead. Then special teams woes and piss poor defense found CBJ tallying three unanswered goals to take the lead late in the 3rd. But outstanding effort by Zetterberg along the boards, and a great pass by a driving Kronwall, led to a tap-in goal by Datsyuk to tie the game. Brunner's specatacular shoot-out goal wins it for the Wings.
But special teams play are killing the Wings. DET have allowed six power-play goals in two games, given up a short-hander, and are o-fer on the PP (I didn't have enough time to look up the tries). Last night DET's PP looked dangerous at least once - - the others were momentum killers.
And don't think you are the only one noticing the Wings blueline issues, DET have allowed four breakaway goals in two games. Even Khan(!) is taking note of the painfully obvious: Quincey, in particular, must play better. Lashoff did play quite well in his debut. Fredo got hurt - again.
Wings fan should take heart at their effort last night, but also realize it is going to be a struggle this season.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD:
DET: 2 GP, 1-1-0, 2 pts, (10 in Conf, 5 in Central), 4 GF, 9 GA, Last 10 1-1-0, WON 1
DAL: 2 GP, 1-1-0, 2 pts, (8 in Conf, 3 in Pacific), 4 GF, 4 GA, Last 10 1-1-0, LOST 1
DET home: 0-0
DAL road: 0-1
REGULAR SEASON STATS (rank):
DET: 0.500 point% (14), 1.50 G/G (25), 4.50 GA/G (26), 1.00 5-5 F/A (12), 0.00 PP% (30), 50.0 PK% (26), 28.0 S/G (20), 34.5 SA/G (24), 50.4 FO% (13).
DAL: 0.500 point% (13), 2.00 G/G (21), 2.00 GA/G (11), 2.00 5-5 F/A (7), 25.0 PP% (14), 75.0 PK% (16), 25.0 S/G (28), 36.0 SA/G (26), 48.3 FO% (20).
Goal Differential/Game:
DET = -3.00
DAL = +0.00
PLAYER STATS:
DET Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
C Pavel Datsyuk 2 1 1 2 1 22:16
D Niklas Kronwall 2 0 2 2 2 24:17
R Mikael Samuelsson 2 0 1 1 -1 13:22
L Henrik Zetterberg 2 0 1 1 1 21:20
D Ian White 2 1 0 1 0 22:00
C Johan Franzen 2 0 1 1 1 17:48
R Daniel Cleary 2 0 0 0 -1 16:40
D Carlo Colaiacovo 2 0 0 0 0 17:26
R Jordin Tootoo 2 0 0 0 0 8:29
C Valtteri Filppula 2 0 0 0 -1 18:01
D Jonathan Ericsson 1 0 0 0 0 18:53
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 0 0 0 11:40
D Kyle Quincey 2 0 0 0 -2 20:18
L Drew Miller 2 0 0 0 0 15:00
L Justin Abdelkader 2 0 0 0 0 12:36
C Cory Emmerton 2 0 0 0 0 9:10
L Jan Mursak 1 0 0 0 0 2:34
D Brendan Smith 2 0 0 0 -1 16:58
C Damien Brunner 2 0 0 0 -1 18:17
DET Goalies:
Player GPI W L OT GAA PCT
Jonas Gustavsson 1, 0-0-0, 3.16, 0.875
Jimmy Howard 2, 1-1-0, 4.53, 0.869
DAL Skaters:
POS Player GP G A PTS +/- ATOI
R Jaromir Jagr 2 2 2 4 1 17:02
L Ray Whitney 2 1 1 2 0 19:11
D Stephane Robidas 2 0 2 2 2 22:32
L Loui Eriksson 2 1 1 2 1 19:29
C Derek Roy 2 0 1 1 1 19:41
L Brenden Morrow 2 0 0 0 0 15:01
R Michael Ryder 2 0 0 0 0 17:38
L Vernon Fiddler 2 0 0 0 0 12:47
D Trevor Daley 2 0 0 0 -2 20:55
L Eric Nystrom 2 0 0 0 -1 12:43
D Alex Goligoski 2 0 0 0 1 24:11
C Tom Wandell 2 0 0 0 0 12:43
D Philip Larsen 2 0 0 0 0 15:38
D Jordie Benn 2 0 0 0 -2 16:56
R Reilly Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 11:04
C Cody Eakin 2 0 0 0 0 9:43
D Brenden Dillon 2 0 0 0 0 16:38
C Ryan Garbutt 2 0 0 0 0 8:54
DAL Goalies:
Player GPI W L OT GAA PCT
Cristopher Nilstorp 1 0-1-0, 1.02, 0.969
Kari Lehtonen 1, 1-0-0, 3.00, 0.925
THE HOCKEY NEWS - TOTT:
DET - HOT:
No hot Players
DET - NOT HOT:
No players
DAL - HOT:
Jaromir Jagr, Dal (RW)
4 pts in last 2 GP
Loui Eriksson, Dal (LW/RW)
2 pts in last 2 GP
Ray Whitney, Dal (LW)
2 pts in last 2 GP
Stephane Robidas, Dal (D)
2 pts in last 2 GP
DAL - NOT HOT:
No players
Injury Report:
DET:
Todd Bertuzzi (RW/LW): Mononucleosis
Jonathan Ericsson (D): Shoulder injury
Jonas Gustavsson (G): Groin
Darren Helm (C): Back injury
Jakub Kindl (D): Groin
Joey MacDonald (G): Bulging disc in lower back
Jan Mursak (RW/LW): Collarbone
DAL:
Aaron Rome (D): Groin, Day to day
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