The Power Of Datsyuk
Playoffs without the Detroit Red Wings are like picnics without sandwiches or Coach Maclean without his 'tache. It just doesn't happen. It hasn't happened for over 20 years either. The Wings are currently sat seventh in the Western Conference and came very close to dropping to 8th. Two things in Detroit's favour are that their next game is against eighth placed St Louis at the Joe Louis. In addition to this, Mike Babcock's team have a 4 point cushion over the teams outside the conference top 8. At this late stage of the season, that small cushion could have a huge impact.
Detroit's second road game in as many days was against bottom-of-the-conference Colorado at the Pepsi Center. Mark Olver cancelled out Pavel Datsyuk's opener before Gustav Nyquist gave the Wings the edge again with the first period ending 2-1.
That's how the score stayed until 6 minutes into the third when P.A. Parenteau deflected the puck past Jimmy Howard to draw the Avs equal again. Forcing the game into overtime. Nichlas Kronwall delivered one of his trademark hits on Jamie McGinn.
With 16 seconds left on the clock, Jean-Sebastien Giguere deflected Henrik Zetterberg's shot into the path of Datsyuk for him to fire home. That gave Zetterberg his 399th career assist and the Red Wings two points.
New boy Danny DeKeyser played 16 minutes on his Wings debut.
Detroit's second road game in as many days was against bottom-of-the-conference Colorado at the Pepsi Center. Mark Olver cancelled out Pavel Datsyuk's opener before Gustav Nyquist gave the Wings the edge again with the first period ending 2-1.
That's how the score stayed until 6 minutes into the third when P.A. Parenteau deflected the puck past Jimmy Howard to draw the Avs equal again. Forcing the game into overtime. Nichlas Kronwall delivered one of his trademark hits on Jamie McGinn.
With 16 seconds left on the clock, Jean-Sebastien Giguere deflected Henrik Zetterberg's shot into the path of Datsyuk for him to fire home. That gave Zetterberg his 399th career assist and the Red Wings two points.
New boy Danny DeKeyser played 16 minutes on his Wings debut.
Its amazing when you consider the Wings only picked up Datsyuk as a Sixth Round Draft pick back in 98!! Talk about a draft steal!
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