GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: DETROIT (13-6) at COLUMBUS (9-10)

NHL: DETROIT (13-6) at COLUMBUS (9-10)

<h3>Red Wings look to end slide vs. Blue Jackets</h3>

<div class="pre">Detroit (13-5-1) at Columbus (9-7-3) 5:00 pm EST</div>

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ticker) - The Detroit Red Wings just have tohappy that they are not playing the Chicago Blackhawks.

Henrik Zetterberg will try to help the Red Wings snap aseason-high three-game losing streak when they visit theColumbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.


Detroit is coming off another disappointing loss to Chicago. TheRed Wings held a 3-2 advantage coming into the third, but thenPatrick Sharp responded with a natural hat trick in the finalsession to lift the Blackhawks to a 5-3 victory Saturday night.

Chicago also defeated Detriot, 3-2, last Sunday, ending the RedWings' nine-game winning streak. The Blackhawks have bested theRed Wings in all four meetings this season, and Detroit holds a13-2-0 record against the rest of the NHL.


Zetterberg has led the Red Wings this season, registering apoint in 18 of their 19 games. The 27-year-old Swede hastallied 14 goals and 15 assists on the campaign.


The Blue Jackets have really started to struggle after theirsurprsingly good start, losing five of their previous sixcontests.


After notching five shutouts in his first nine starts, PascalLeclaire has relinquished nine goals in his last three games -losing two. The first-round pick (eighth overall) in the 2001draft is still putting together quite the season, though, going8-4-0 with a 1.59 goals-against average and .940 savepercentage.


Columbus' biggest problem has been on the offensive end. RickNash has been the main source of offense, scoring 13 goals onthe season, while no other player on the squad has more thanfive. No Blue Jacket has more than eight assists, either.

 

NHL: DETROIT at COLUMBUS

<div class="pre">NHL AT COLUMBUS
STARTING GOALIES: DET - CHRIS OSGOOD
COB - PASCAL LECLAIRE

OFFICIALS: REF - MIKE HASENFRATZ, MIKE LEGGO
LIN - DON HENDERSON, TIM NOWAK</div>

 

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<div class="pre">DETROIT VS COLUMBUS - SCRATCHES

DETROIT COLUMBUS

D DRAKE HEALTHY M PECA GROIN
M ELLIS HEALTHY K BEECH HEALTHY
D MEECH HEALTHY O TOLLEFSEN FLU</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 0
COLUMBUS 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 0
COLUMBUS 0 16:34 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 0
COLUMBUS 0 13:48 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 0
COLUMBUS 0 10:20 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 0
COLUMBUS 0 10:08 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 0
COLUMBUS 1
1ST PRD: COB - (PP) DUVIE WESTCOTT 1 (RON HAINSEY, RICK NASH) 10:29</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 0
COLUMBUS 1 7:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 2
COLUMBUS 1
1ST PRD: DET - (PP) TOMAS HOLMSTROM 11 (NICKLAS LIDSTROM, BRIAN
RAFALSKI) 15:22</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DETROIT 2 2
COLUMBUS 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: COB - (PP) DUVIE WESTCOTT 1 (RON HAINSEY, RICK NASH) 10:29
DET - (PP) NICKLAS LIDSTROM 3 (PAVEL DATSYUK, BRIAN
RAFALSKI) 14:56
DET - (PP) TOMAS HOLMSTROM 11 (NICKLAS LIDSTROM, BRIAN
RAFALSKI) 15:22

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DET 13 13
COB 17 17

GOALIES: DET - CHRIS OSGOOD
COB - PASCAL LECLAIRE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Detroit 2 --2
Columbus 1 --1
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Columbus, Duvie Westcott 1 (power play)
(Ron Hainsey, Rick Nash), 10:29. 2, Detroit, Nicklas Lidstrom 3 (power
play) (Pavel Datsyuk, Brian Rafalski), 14:56. 3, Detroit, Tomas
Holmstrom 11 (power play) (Nicklas Lidstrom, Brian Rafalski), 15:22.
Penalties: A Downey, Det (goalie interference), 9:29; J Shelley, Cob
(delay of game), 14:40; P Leclaire, Cob (roughing served by G Brule),
14:40; J Chimera, Cob (slashing), 15:22; A Lilja, Det (interference),
19:17; T Holmstrom, Det (tripping), 19:17.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Detroit 13 --13
Columbus 17 --17
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Goalies : Detroit, Chris Osgood (17 shots, 16 saves). Columbus, Pascal
Leclaire (13 shots, 11 saves). Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Mike Leggo.
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Tim Nowak.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 2
COLUMBUS 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 2
COLUMBUS 2
2ND PRD: COB - (PP) SERGEI FEDOROV 5 (NIKOLAI ZHERDEV, RON HAINSEY)
0:41</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 3
COLUMBUS 2
2ND PRD: DET - BRETT LEBDA 2 (VALTTERI FILPPULA, TOMAS HOLMSTROM) 1:42</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 3
COLUMBUS 2 7:28 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 3
COLUMBUS 3
2ND PRD: COB - (PP) RICK NASH 14 (NIKOLAI ZHERDEV, PASCAL LECLAIRE)
14:26 (WITH EXTRA ATTACKER)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 3
COLUMBUS 3 3:41 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 3
COLUMBUS 3 1:49 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>