GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: DETROIT at PITTSBURGH

NHL: DETROIT at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 4
PITTSBURGH 2
3RD PRD: DET - (EN) HENRIK ZETTERBERG 2 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON) 18:54</div>

 

NHL: DETROIT at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NHL DETROIT 5
PITTSBURGH 2
3RD PRD: DET - MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 1 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG) 19:23</div>

 

NHL: DETROIT at PITTSBURGH

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: PIT - (PP) MARK EATON 1 (SIDNEY CROSBY, BROOKS ORPIK) 10:05
2ND PRD: DET - KRIS DRAPER 1 (JOHAN RYNO, HENRIK ZETTERBERG) 10:22
DET - HENRIK ZETTERBERG 1 (JIRI HUDLER, MIKAEL SAMUELSSON)
19:59
3RD PRD: DET - (PP) NIKLAS KRONWALL 1 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, JIRI
HUDLER) 17:00
PIT - (PP) EVGENI MALKIN 2 (SERGEI GONCHAR, SIDNEY CROSBY)
18:08
DET - (EN) HENRIK ZETTERBERG 2 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON) 18:54
DET - MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 1 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG) 19:23

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: DET - 1 OF 5, PIT - 2 OF 7.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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DET 8 13 12 33
PIT 7 5 10 22

GOALIES: DET - DOMINIK HASEK, JAMES HOWARD
(40:00, 3RD)
PIT - MARC-ANDRE FLEURY

OFFICIALS: REF - PAUL DEVORSKI, STEPHANE AUGER
LIN - DEREK AMELL, SCOTT CHERRY

ATT: NA</div>

 

By Chris Adamski
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Detroit Red Wings fielded awatered-down lineup for their preseason game in Pittsburgh onSaturday night. But one star player they dressed was HenrikZetterberg, who proved the decision was the correct one.

Zetterberg scored two goals and set up two others to lead theRed Wings to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The 26-year-old left wing snapped a 1-1 tie with six-tenths of asecond left in the first period, when Penguins goaltenderMarc-Andre Fleury was unable to corral Jiri Hudler's shot,allowing Zetterberg to chip it in.


The teams swapped power-play goals in the final minutes of thethird before Zetterberg scored an empty-netter with 66 secondsleft to make it 4-2. Just 43 seconds later, Mikael Samuelssoncapped the scoring off a feed from Zetterberg.


Detroit, which posted a 1-0 overtime victory over Pittsburgh athome on Friday, did not dress top players such as Pavel Datsyuk,Tomas Holmstrom and defensemen Chris Chelios and BrianRafalski.


The majority of the Penguins' regular lineup played, with theexception of Petr Sykora, Ryan Malone and Jarkko Ruutu.

Sykora, an offseason free-agent signing from the EdmontonOilers, suffered a broken nose in a preseason game against theMontreal Canadiens on Tuesday. He is expected to be sidelinedfor a week.


Samuelsson had a goal and three assists and Hudler set up twotallies for Detroit, which improved to 3-1 in the preseason.

Defenseman Mark Eaton and Evgeni Malkin scored power-play goalsand reigning Hart Trophy winner Sidney Crosby added two assistsfor the Penguins, who fell to 1-1-2.


Eaton's goal came on the power play with 9:55 to play in thefirst. But Kris Draper ultimately was awarded the equalizermidway through the second, when the rebound of Johan Ryno's shotdeflected in off his thigh.


The official scorers originally credited Ryno with the goal.

 

NHL: DETROIT at PITTSBURGH

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Detroit 0 2 3 --5
Pittsburgh 1 0 1 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Pittsburgh, Mark Eaton 1 (power play)
(Sidney Crosby, Brooks Orpik), 10:05. Penalties: S Crosby, Pit
(slashing), 4:12; M Ritola, Det (hooking), 7:02; A Lilja, Det
(holding), 8:18; A Downey, Det (hooking), 10:21; A Lilja, Det
(hooking), 14:02; M Ellis, Det (high sticking), 17:18; B Orpik, Pit
(boarding), 20:00.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Kris Draper 1 (Johan Ryno, Henrik
Zetterberg), 10:22. 3, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 1 (Jiri Hudler,
Mikael Samuelsson), 19:59. Penalties: M Recchi, Pit (roughing),
16:27; K Draper, Det (roughing), 16:27.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Detroit, Niklas Kronwall 1 (power play)
(Mikael Samuelsson, Jiri Hudler), 17:00. 5, Pittsburgh, Evgeni Malkin
2 (power play) (Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby), 18:08. 6, Detroit,
Henrik Zetterberg 2 (empty net) (Mikael Samuelsson), 18:54. 7,
Detroit, Mikael Samuelsson 1 (Henrik Zetterberg), 19:23. Penalties: G
Roberts, Pit (high sticking), 10:18; G Roberts, Pit (tripping), 16:43;
J Hudler, Det (holding), 17:57.

Shots on goal:
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Detroit 8 13 12 --33
Pittsburgh 7 5 10 --22
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Power-play Conversions: Detroit - 1 of 5, Pittsburgh - 2 of 7. Goalies
: Detroit, Dominik Hasek (12 shots, 11 saves; record: 1-4-0), James
Howard (40:00 of 3rd period, 10, 9). Pittsburgh, Marc-Andre Fleury (32
shots, 28 saves; record: 1-4-0). A: NA. Referees: Paul Devorski,
Stephane Auger. Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherry.</div>

 

NHL: DETROIT at PITTSBURGH

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DETROIT 0 2 3 --5
PITTSBURGH 1 0 1 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Pittsburgh, Mark Eaton 1 (power play)
(Sidney Crosby, Brooks Orpik), 10:05. Penalties: S Crosby, Pit
(slashing), 4:12; M Ritola, Det (hooking), 7:02; A Lilja, Det
(holding), 8:18; A Downey, Det (hooking), 10:21; A Lilja, Det
(hooking), 14:02; M Ellis, Det (high sticking), 17:18; B Orpik, Pit
(boarding), 20:00.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Kris Draper 1 (Johan Ryno, Henrik
Zetterberg), 10:22. 3, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 1 (Jiri Hudler,
Mikael Samuelsson), 19:59. Penalties: M Recchi, Pit (roughing),
16:27; K Draper, Det (roughing), 16:27.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Detroit, Niklas Kronwall 1 (power play)
(Mikael Samuelsson, Jiri Hudler), 17:00. 5, Pittsburgh, Evgeni Malkin
2 (power play) (Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby), 18:08. 6, Detroit,
Henrik Zetterberg 2 (empty net) (Mikael Samuelsson), 18:54. 7,
Detroit, Mikael Samuelsson 1 (Henrik Zetterberg), 19:23. Penalties: G
Roberts, Pit (high sticking), 10:18; G Roberts, Pit (tripping), 16:43;
J Hudler, Det (holding), 17:57.

Shots on goal:
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DETROIT 8 13 12 --33
PITTSBURGH 7 5 10 --22
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Power-play Conversions: DET - 1 of 5, PIT - 2 of 7. Goalies : Detroit,
Dominik Hasek (12 shots, 11 saves; record: 1-4-0), James Howard (40:00
of 3rd period, 10, 9). Pittsburgh, Marc-Andre Fleury (32 shots, 28
saves; record: 1-4-0). A: NA. Referees: Paul Devorski, Stephane
Auger. Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Cherry.</div>