Wings Tie Series
Last night the Detroit Red Wings evened the score against the Anaheim Ducks to tie the series.
It's tough being a Detroit fan, no doubt there was lots of shouting at the TV coming from Michigan.
The Wings took an early lead in the first period, netting twice to no reply. After Johan Franzen scored a third, it looked like the Wings had this one in the bag.
Then something happened, either Anaheim turned up or Detroit switched off; cos the game was turned on its head.
Saku Koivu put the ducks on the board in the second and at the start of the third, the Wings found themselves 4-1 up. Goals by Ryan Getzlaf, Kyle Palmieri and Bobby Ryan brought parity to the proceedings and it was down to Detroit's Gustav Nyquist to score the winner in overtime.
Justin Abdelkader and Damien Brunner also scored for the Wings. The next two games are at the Joe Louis.
Anaheim did well to come back from a three goal deficit and will be disappointing to have not taken anything. Likewise Detroit will really need to be on top of its defensive game currently it seems like the offence and defense are playing different games!
Questions have to be asked as it's not the first time Detroit have essentially imploded a few times this season toward the end of the game. Danny DeKeyser has been adding an extra level of fitness and finesse to the D line but with the hand injury he picked up last night, it's unlikely he'll be back for the rest of the playoffs.
Full recap here.
It's tough being a Detroit fan, no doubt there was lots of shouting at the TV coming from Michigan.
The Wings took an early lead in the first period, netting twice to no reply. After Johan Franzen scored a third, it looked like the Wings had this one in the bag.
Then something happened, either Anaheim turned up or Detroit switched off; cos the game was turned on its head.
Saku Koivu put the ducks on the board in the second and at the start of the third, the Wings found themselves 4-1 up. Goals by Ryan Getzlaf, Kyle Palmieri and Bobby Ryan brought parity to the proceedings and it was down to Detroit's Gustav Nyquist to score the winner in overtime.
Justin Abdelkader and Damien Brunner also scored for the Wings. The next two games are at the Joe Louis.
Anaheim did well to come back from a three goal deficit and will be disappointing to have not taken anything. Likewise Detroit will really need to be on top of its defensive game currently it seems like the offence and defense are playing different games!
Questions have to be asked as it's not the first time Detroit have essentially imploded a few times this season toward the end of the game. Danny DeKeyser has been adding an extra level of fitness and finesse to the D line but with the hand injury he picked up last night, it's unlikely he'll be back for the rest of the playoffs.
Full recap here.
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