GAME THREAD: NHL: CAROLINA (16-14) at DETROIT (20-8)

NHL: CAROLINA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL CAROLINA 2
DETROIT 5
3RD PRD: DET - TOMAS HOLMSTROM 14 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG) 17:58</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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CAROLINA 0 2 0 2
DETROIT 1 2 2 5 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - VALTTERI FILPPULA 5 (JIRI HUDLER, NICKLAS LIDSTROM)
4:35
2ND PRD: CAR - ERIK COLE 6 (TIM GLEASON) 0:46
DET - (PP) JOHAN FRANZEN 3 (DANIEL CLEARY, JIRI HUDLER) 6:02
CAR - (PP) ERIK COLE 7 (SCOTT WALKER, FRANTISEK KABERLE)
10:36
DET - ANDREAS LILJA 2 (NIKLAS KRONWALL, JIRI HUDLER) 12:40
3RD PRD: DET - PAVEL DATSYUK 12 (UNASSISTED) 17:22
DET - TOMAS HOLMSTROM 14 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG) 17:58

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: CAR - 1 OF 5, DET - 1 OF 7.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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CAR 4 7 6 17
DET 16 10 12 38

GOALIES: CAR - CAM WARD
DET - DOMINIK HASEK

OFFICIALS: REF - BRAD MEIER, STEPHANE AUGER
LIN - LONNIE CAMERON, MARK PARE

ATT: 19,609</div>

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- An unlikely hero came through to keep theleague's best team streaking.


Defenseman Andreas Lilja scored the game-winner and Jiri Hudlerhad three assists to lead the Detroit Red Wings to their sixthconsecutive victory, a 5-2 triumph over the Carolina Hurricaneson Sunday.


Dominik Hasek made 15 saves for Detroit, which has not lost toan Eastern Conference opponent since March 11 of last season.

Just over two minutes after the Hurricanes tied the game,Lilja's blast from the right point beat Cam Ward on his gloveside for his second tally of the season to give Detroit a 3-2advantage with 7:20 remaining in the middle session.

It was the 32-year-old Swede's first game-winning goal of hissix-year career.


Hasek did the rest from there, despite being rarely challengedthanks to a stout Red Wings' defensive effort. The six-timeVezina Trophy winner turned aside four shots in the firstperiod, five in the next and six in the third.


Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom each added a pair of insurancegoals for Detroit in the last three minutes of the contest toprovide the final margin.


The Hurricanes franchise has lost 14 straight games at JoeLouis Arena, not winning in Detroit since they were the HartfordWhalers.


The Red Wings opened the scoring when Valtteri Filppula skatedin from the right wing and put a shot on goal that Ward appearedto stop while sliding back into the net. The puck, however,crossed the goalline under Ward at 4:35 of the first period.

Erik Cole even the contest at 1-1 early in the second when heslapped his own rebound out of midair past Hasek just 46 secondsinto the period.


The Red Wings regained the lead at 6:02 of the middle session.After taking a touch pass from Hudler, Dan Cleary launched aquick shot that Jeff Franzen deflected to the top corner pastWard to take a 2-1 edge.


Cole tied the contest again at 2-2 with 9:24 left in the second,tallying a power-play goal by one-timing a pass from ScottWalker past Hasek. It was his seventh goal of the season.

Ward stopped 33 of the 38 shots he faced for Carolina.

 

NHL: CAROLINA at DETROIT

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Carolina 0 2 0 --2
Detroit 1 2 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Valtteri Filppula 5 (Jiri Hudler,
Nicklas Lidstrom), 4:35. Penalties: T Gleason, Car (delay of game),
5:57; G Wesley, Car (interference), 7:09; N Kronwall, Det (hooking),
12:46; T Kopecky, Det (hooking), 15:02; - Bench, Car (unsportsmanlike
cond served by R Whitney), 16:10.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Carolina, Erik Cole 6 (Tim Gleason), 0:46.
3, Detroit, Johan Franzen 3 (power play) (Daniel Cleary, Jiri Hudler),
6:02. 4, Carolina, Erik Cole 7 (power play) (Scott Walker, Frantisek
Kaberle), 10:36. 5, Detroit, Andreas Lilja 2 (Niklas Kronwall, Jiri
Hudler), 12:40. Penalties: C Stillman, Car (delay of game), 4:24; C
Larose, Car (hooking), 6:02; H Zetterberg, Det (tripping), 9:00; C
Larose, Car (interference), 13:44.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 12 (Unassisted),
17:22. 7, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 14 (Henrik Zetterberg), 17:58.
Penalties: J Franzen, Det (tripping), 1:24; A Lilja, Det
(interference), 9:54; D Seidenberg, Car (hooking), 19:22; T Kopecky,
Det (slashing), 19:57.

Shots on goal:
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Carolina 4 7 6 --17
Detroit 16 10 12 --38
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Power-play Conversions: Carolina - 1 of 5, Detroit - 1 of 7. Goalies :
Carolina, Cam Ward (38 shots, 33 saves; record: 14-8-2). Detroit,
Dominik Hasek (17 shots, 15 saves; record: 8-5-1). A: 19,609.
Referees: Brad Meier, Stephane Auger. Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mark
Pare.</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at DETROIT

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Carolina 0 2 0 --2
Detroit 1 2 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Valtteri Filppula 5 (Jiri Hudler,
Nicklas Lidstrom), 4:35. Penalties: T Gleason, Car (delay of game),
5:57; G Wesley, Car (interference), 7:09; N Kronwall, Det (hooking),
12:46; T Kopecky, Det (hooking), 15:02; - Bench, Car (unsportsmanlike
cond served by R Whitney), 16:10.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Carolina, Erik Cole 6 (Tim Gleason), 0:46.
3, Detroit, Johan Franzen 3 (power play) (Daniel Cleary, Jiri Hudler),
6:02. 4, Carolina, Erik Cole 7 (power play) (Scott Walker, Frantisek
Kaberle), 10:36. 5, Detroit, Andreas Lilja 2 (Niklas Kronwall, Jiri
Hudler), 12:40. Penalties: C Stillman, Car (delay of game), 4:24; C
Larose, Car (hooking), 6:02; H Zetterberg, Det (tripping), 9:00; C
Larose, Car (interference), 13:44.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 12 (Unassisted),
17:22. 7, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 14 (Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas
Lidstrom), 17:58. Penalties: J Franzen, Det (tripping), 1:24; A
Lilja, Det (interference), 9:54; D Seidenberg, Car (hooking), 19:22; T
Kopecky, Det (slashing), 19:57.

Shots on goal:
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Carolina 4 7 6 --17
Detroit 16 10 12 --38
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Power-play Conversions: Carolina - 1 of 5, Detroit - 1 of 7. Goalies :
Carolina, Cam Ward (38 shots, 33 saves; record: 14-8-2). Detroit,
Dominik Hasek (17 shots, 15 saves; record: 8-5-1). A: 19,609.
Referees: Brad Meier, Stephane Auger. Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mark
Pare.</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at DETROIT

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CAROLINA 0 2 0 --2
DETROIT 1 2 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Valtteri Filppula 5 (Jiri Hudler,
Nicklas Lidstrom), 4:35. Penalties: T Gleason, Car (delay of game),
5:57; G Wesley, Car (interference), 7:09; N Kronwall, Det (hooking),
12:46; T Kopecky, Det (hooking), 15:02; - Bench, Car (unsportsmanlike
cond served by R Whitney), 16:10.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Carolina, Erik Cole 6 (Tim Gleason), 0:46.
3, Detroit, Johan Franzen 3 (power play) (Daniel Cleary, Jiri Hudler),
6:02. 4, Carolina, Erik Cole 7 (power play) (Scott Walker, Frantisek
Kaberle), 10:36. 5, Detroit, Andreas Lilja 2 (Niklas Kronwall, Jiri
Hudler), 12:40. Penalties: C Stillman, Car (delay of game), 4:24; C
Larose, Car (hooking), 6:02; H Zetterberg, Det (tripping), 9:00; C
Larose, Car (interference), 13:44.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 12 (Unassisted),
17:22. 7, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 14 (Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas
Lidstrom), 17:58. Penalties: J Franzen, Det (tripping), 1:24; A
Lilja, Det (interference), 9:54; D Seidenberg, Car (hooking), 19:22; T
Kopecky, Det (slashing), 19:57.

Shots on goal:
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CAROLINA 4 7 6 --17
DETROIT 16 10 12 --38
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Power-play Conversions: CAR - 1 of 5, DET - 1 of 7. Goalies :
Carolina, Cam Ward (38 shots, 33 saves; record: 14-8-2). Detroit,
Dominik Hasek (17 shots, 15 saves; record: 8-5-1). A: 19,609.
Referees: Brad Meier, Stephane Auger. Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mark
Pare.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

CAROLINA DETROIT
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
J Williams 0 0 even 1 D Cleary 0 1 even 3
E Staal 0 0 -2 3 P Datsyuk 1 0 +1 2
R Whitney 0 0 -1 0 D Drake 0 0 even 2
A Ladd 0 0 even 1 B Lebda 0 0 even 1
R Brind'Amour 0 0 -1 1 C Chelios 0 0 even 1
T Letowski 0 0 even 1 J Hudler 0 3 +2 3
G Wesley 0 0 -1 0 B Rafalski 0 0 even 3
S Walker 0 1 -3 0 A Lilja 1 0 +3 2
E Cole 2 0 even 4 M Samuelsson 0 0 +2 4
D Seidenberg 0 0 -1 1 H Zetterberg 0 1 +1 4
T Gleason 0 1 -1 1 A Downey 0 0 even 0
D Tanabe 0 0 even 2 N Lidstrom 0 2 even 0
F Kaberle 0 1 even 1 V Filppula 1 0 +2 2
C LaRose 0 0 even 0 N Kronwall 0 1 +3 3
B Hedican 0 0 -2 0 M Ellis 0 0 even 0
C Stillman 0 0 -2 0 T Kopecky 0 0 even 1
M Cullen 0 0 -1 1 J Franzen 1 0 even 5
C Adams HEALTHY T Holmstrom 1 0 +1 2
M Commodore FINGER INJURY K Maltby BACK INJURY
J Hamilton HEALTHY D Meech HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
CAROLINA 2
DETROIT 5</div>

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- An unlikely hero came through to keep theleague's best team streaking.


Defenseman Andreas Lilja scored the game-winner and Jiri Hudlerhad three assists to lead the Detroit Red Wings to their sixthconsecutive victory, a 5-2 triumph over the Carolina Hurricaneson Sunday.


Dominik Hasek made 15 saves for Detroit, which has not lost toan Eastern Conference opponent since March 11 of last season.

Just over two minutes after the Hurricanes tied the game,Lilja's blast from the right point beat Cam Ward on his gloveside for his second tally of the season to give Detroit a 3-2advantage with 7:20 remaining in the middle session.

"It's always nice to score," Lilja said. "It doesn't happenoften. When it happens that makes it better."


It was the 32-year-old Swede's first game-winning goal of hissix-year career.


"You can't count on (Henrik Zetterberg) and Pavel (Datsyuk) toscore three or four goals every night," Lilja said. "Everybodyhas to contribute."


"His job is to play defense and kill penalties," Red Wings coachMike Babcock said. "He got off a good shot."


Hasek did the rest from there, despite being rarely challengedthanks to a stout Red Wings' defensive effort. The six-timeVezina Trophy winner turned aside four shots in the firstperiod, five in the next and six in the third.


"It seemed like we were chasing quite a bit, were in defensiveposture quite a bit as opposed to having the puck and trying toestablish our game," Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette said.

Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Holmstrom each added a pair of insurancegoals for Detroit in the last three minutes of the contest toprovide the final margin. Datsyuk's goal extended his pointstreak to eight games.


The Hurricanes franchise has lost 14 straight games at Joe LouisArena, not winning in Detroit since they were the HartfordWhalers.


The Red Wings opened the scoring when Valtteri Filppula skatedin from the right wing and put a shot on goal that Ward appearedto stop while sliding back into the net. The puck, however,crossed the goalline under Ward at 4:35 of the first period.

Erik Cole even the contest at 1-1 early in the second when heslapped his own rebound out of midair past Hasek just 46 secondsinto the period.


The Red Wings regained the lead at 6:02 of the middle session.After taking a touch pass from Hudler, Dan Cleary launched aquick shot that Jeff Franzen deflected to the top corner pastWard to take a 2-1 edge.


"I felt real good," Hudler said. "We came out with a real goodtempo. It was fun to play."


Cole tied the contest again at 2-2 with 9:24 left in the second,tallying a power-play goal by one-timing a pass from ScottWalker past Hasek. It was his seventh goal of the season.

"It's tough. You have to keep trying to battle back, comingfrom behind," Cole said. "We played a better second period. Wefelt like we still had more to give."


Ward stopped 33 of the 38 shots he faced for Carolina.