GAME THREAD: NHL: CALGARY (10-14) at DETROIT (15-8)

NHL: CALGARY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
DETROIT 3 3:01 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CGY - ROBYN REGEHR 3 (CRAIG CONROY, JAROME IGINLA) 11:01
DET - PAVEL DATSYUK 6 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, HENRIK ZETTERBERG)
15:49
DET - KRIS DRAPER 6 (KIRK MALTBY, NIKLAS KRONWALL) 16:12
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) TOMAS HOLMSTROM 13 (PAVEL DATSYUK, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 4:36
CGY - (PP) DION PHANEUF 5 (JAROME IGINLA, KRISTIAN HUSELIUS)
14:03

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CGY 8 5 13
DET 9 17 26

GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF, CURTIS
MCELHINNEY (2ND)
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD</div>

 

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Calgary 1 1 --2
Detroit 2 1 --3
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Robyn Regehr 3 (Craig Conroy,
Jarome Iginla), 11:01. 2, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 6 (Tomas Holmstrom,
Henrik Zetterberg), 15:49. 3, Detroit, Kris Draper 6 (Kirk Maltby,
Niklas Kronwall), 16:12. Penalties: N Lidstrom, Det (hooking), 6:25;
K Maltby, Det (tripping), 11:40.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 13 (power play)
(Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom), 4:36. 5, Calgary, Dion Phaneuf 5
(power play) (Jarome Iginla, Kristian Huselius), 14:03. Penalties: C
Conroy, Cgy (tripping), 3:32; O Nolan, Cgy (high sticking), 4:16; C
Sarich, Cgy (slashing), 9:52; J Hudler, Det (roughing), 13:10; C
Chelios, Det (high sticking), 13:44; D Phaneuf, Cgy (high sticking),
14:49; E Nystrom, Cgy (hooking), 17:02.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Calgary 8 5 --13
Detroit 9 17 --26
----------------------------------

Goalies : Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (15 shots, 12 saves), Curtis
McElhinney (start of 2nd period, 11, 11). Detroit, Chris Osgood (13
shots, 11 saves). Referees: Chris Rooney, Justin St. Pierre.
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Pierre Champoux.</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
DETROIT 3 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
DETROIT 4
3RD PRD: DET - PAVEL DATSYUK 7 (BRIAN RAFALSKI, NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 0:37</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
DETROIT 4
3RD PRD: CGY - ALEX TANGUAY 6 (JAROME IGINLA, ANDERS ERIKSSON) 3:02</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
DETROIT 4 15:43 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
DETROIT 5
3RD PRD: DET - VALTTERI FILPPULA 4 (JIRI HUDLER, MIKAEL SAMUELSSON)
6:13</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
DETROIT 5 11:25 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
DETROIT 5 7:42 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
DETROIT 5 7:42 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
DETROIT 5 1:12 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CGY - ROBYN REGEHR 3 (CRAIG CONROY, JAROME IGINLA) 11:01
DET - PAVEL DATSYUK 6 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, HENRIK ZETTERBERG)
15:49
DET - KRIS DRAPER 6 (KIRK MALTBY, NIKLAS KRONWALL) 16:12
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) TOMAS HOLMSTROM 13 (PAVEL DATSYUK, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 4:36
CGY - (PP) DION PHANEUF 5 (JAROME IGINLA, KRISTIAN HUSELIUS)
14:03
3RD PRD: DET - PAVEL DATSYUK 7 (BRIAN RAFALSKI, NICKLAS LIDSTROM)
0:37
CGY - ALEX TANGUAY 6 (JAROME IGINLA, ANDERS ERIKSSON) 3:02
DET - VALTTERI FILPPULA 4 (JIRI HUDLER, MIKAEL SAMUELSSON)
6:13

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: CGY - 1 OF 5, DET - 1 OF 6.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CGY 8 5 9 22
DET 9 17 9 35

GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF, CURTIS
MCELHINNEY (2ND)
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD

OFFICIALS: REF - CHRIS ROONEY, JUSTIN ST. PIERRE
LIN - DAN SCHACHTE, PIERRE CHAMPOUX

ATT: NA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------------------
Calgary 1 1 1 --3
Detroit 2 1 2 --5
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Robyn Regehr 3 (Craig Conroy,
Jarome Iginla), 11:01. 2, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 6 (Tomas Holmstrom,
Henrik Zetterberg), 15:49. 3, Detroit, Kris Draper 6 (Kirk Maltby,
Niklas Kronwall), 16:12. Penalties: N Lidstrom, Det (hooking), 6:25;
K Maltby, Det (tripping), 11:40.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 13 (power play)
(Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom), 4:36. 5, Calgary, Dion Phaneuf 5
(power play) (Jarome Iginla, Kristian Huselius), 14:03. Penalties: C
Conroy, Cgy (tripping), 3:32; O Nolan, Cgy (high sticking), 4:16; C
Sarich, Cgy (slashing), 9:52; J Hudler, Det (roughing), 13:10; C
Chelios, Det (high sticking), 13:44; D Phaneuf, Cgy (high sticking),
14:49; E Nystrom, Cgy (hooking), 17:02.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 7 (Brian Rafalski,
Nicklas Lidstrom), 0:37. 7, Calgary, Alex Tanguay 6 (Jarome Iginla,
Anders Eriksson), 3:02. 8, Detroit, Valtteri Filppula 4 (Jiri Hudler,
Mikael Samuelsson), 6:13. Penalties: B Rafalski, Det (holding), 9:06;
J Iginla, Cgy (high sticking), 9:57; A Lilja, Det (major fighting),
12:58; D Phaneuf, Cgy (major fighting), 12:58; M Lombardi, Cgy
(holding stick), 16:15.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
Calgary 8 5 9 --22
Detroit 9 17 9 --35
---------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: Calgary - 1 of 5, Detroit - 1 of 6. Goalies :
Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (15 shots, 12 saves), Curtis McElhinney
(start of 2nd period, 20, 18; record: 0-2-0). Detroit, Chris Osgood
(22 shots, 19 saves; record: 11-1-1). A: NA. Referees: Chris Rooney,
Justin St. Pierre. Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Pierre Champoux.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
CALGARY 3
DETROIT 5</div>

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Pavel Datsyuk's stickhandling magic burnedthe Calgary Flames.


Datsyuk scored two goals and assisted on another to lead theDetroit Red Wings to a 5-3 victory against the Flames onWednesday.


The victory allowed Detroit (16-6-2, 34 points) to overtake idleOttawa (16-5-1, 33 points) for the most points in the NHL.

With Detroit leading, 3-2, entering the third period, Datsyukgave his team a two-goal cushion just 37 seconds into thesession.


Datsyuk stickhandled through three Calgary defenders andbackhanded a shot over goaltender Curtis McElhinney for hissecond tally of the game.


Calgary halved the deficit when Alex Tanguay scored on anodd-man rush at 3:02, but Valtteri Filppula scored just overthree minutes later after a Flames turnover to give the RedWings a 5-3 lead.


Each team scored during a 5-on-3 power play in the secondperiod.


Detroit's Tomas Holmstrom scored his 13th goal of the season andninth on the power play at 4:36 of the second period.Holmstrom accepted a feed in the slot from Datsyuk and fired thepuck past Miikka Kiprusoff to give the Red Wings a 3-1 lead.

Kiprusoff, who stopped 12 shots before taking a shot off themask by Nicklas Lidstrom, was replaced by McElhinney.

McElhinney, playing in only his third game this season, stoppedall 11 shots he faced in the second period. He would finishwith 18 saves.


Detroit's Jiri Hudler and Chris Chelios were both in the penaltybox at 14:03 when Dion Phaneuf's blast from the point beatgoaltender Chris Osgood to cut into Detroit's lead at 3-2.

Defenseman Robyn Regehr opened the scoring just over 11 minutesinto the first period with a shot from just inside the blue linewhich beat Osgood on the glove side.


Osgood finished with 19 saves for Detroit.


The Red Wings rallied with two goals in a 23-second span to takea 2-1 lead.


Datsyuk went around defenseman Cory Sarich before wristing ashot from the slot that just got under the crossbar at 15:49.

Kris Draper gave Detroit a 2-1 lead just 23 seconds later.

Niklas Kronwall took a shot from the point that hit Kirk Maltbyand deflected to Draper, who deposited the puck into the opencorner of the net.


Draper's night ended soon thereafter.


The former Selke Award winner was helped from the ice with asprained left knee after he fell awkwardly along the boards latein the first period.


He did not return to the game and will have an MRI on Wednesday.

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CGY - ROBYN REGEHR 3 (CRAIG CONROY, JAROME IGINLA) 11:01
DET - PAVEL DATSYUK 6 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, HENRIK ZETTERBERG)
15:49
DET - KRIS DRAPER 6 (KIRK MALTBY, NIKLAS KRONWALL) 16:12
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) TOMAS HOLMSTROM 13 (PAVEL DATSYUK, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 4:36
CGY - (PP) DION PHANEUF 5 (JAROME IGINLA, KRISTIAN HUSELIUS)
14:03
3RD PRD: DET - PAVEL DATSYUK 7 (BRIAN RAFALSKI, NICKLAS LIDSTROM)
0:37
CGY - ALEX TANGUAY 6 (JAROME IGINLA, ANDERS ERIKSSON) 3:02
DET - VALTTERI FILPPULA 4 (JIRI HUDLER, MIKAEL SAMUELSSON)
6:12

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

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CGY 8 5 9 22
DET 9 17 9 35

GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF, CURTIS
MCELHINNEY (2ND)
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD

OFFICIALS: REF - CHRIS ROONEY, JUSTIN ST. PIERRE
LIN - DAN SCHACHTE, PIERRE CHAMPOUX

ATT: 17,108</div>

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Pavel Datsyuk's stickhandling magic burnedthe Calgary Flames.


Datsyuk scored two goals and assisted on another to lead theDetroit Red Wings to a 5-3 victory against the Flames onTuesday.


The victory allowed Detroit (16-6-2, 34 points) to overtake idleOttawa (16-5-1, 33 points) for the most points in the NHL.

With Detroit leading, 3-2, entering the third period, Datsyukgave his team a two-goal cushion just 37 seconds into thesession.


Datsyuk stickhandled through three Calgary defenders andbackhanded a shot over goaltender Curtis McElhinney for hissecond tally of the game.


Calgary halved the deficit when Alex Tanguay scored on anodd-man rush at 3:02, but Valtteri Filppula scored just overthree minutes later after a Flames turnover to give the RedWings a 5-3 lead.


Each team scored during a 5-on-3 power play in the secondperiod.


Detroit's Tomas Holmstrom scored his 13th goal of the season andninth on the power play at 4:36 of the second period. Holmstromaccepted a feed in the slot from Datsyuk and fired the puckpast Miikka Kiprusoff to give the Red Wings a 3-1 lead.

Kiprusoff, who stopped 12 shots before taking a shot off themask by Nicklas Lidstrom, was replaced by McElhinney.

McElhinney, playing in only his third game this season, stoppedall 11 shots he faced in the second period. He would finishwith 18 saves.


Detroit's Jiri Hudler and Chris Chelios were both in the penaltybox at 14:03 when Dion Phaneuf's blast from the point beatgoaltender Chris Osgood to cut into Detroit's lead at 3-2.

Defenseman Robyn Regehr opened the scoring just over 11 minutesinto the first period with a shot from just inside the blue linewhich beat Osgood on the glove side.


Osgood finished with 19 saves for Detroit.


The Red Wings rallied with two goals in a 23-second span to takea 2-1 lead.


Datsyuk went around defenseman Cory Sarich before wristing ashot from the slot that just got under the crossbar at 15:49.

Kris Draper gave Detroit a 2-1 lead just 23 seconds later.

Niklas Kronwall took a shot from the point that hit Kirk Maltbyand deflected to Draper, who deposited the puck into the opencorner of the net.


Draper's night ended soon thereafter.


The former Selke Award winner was helped from the ice with asprained left knee after he fell awkwardly along the boards latein the first period.


He did not return to the game and will have an MRI on Wednesday.

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------------------
Calgary 1 1 1 --3
Detroit 2 1 2 --5
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Robyn Regehr 3 (Craig Conroy,
Jarome Iginla), 11:01. 2, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 6 (Tomas Holmstrom,
Henrik Zetterberg), 15:49. 3, Detroit, Kris Draper 6 (Kirk Maltby,
Niklas Kronwall), 16:12. Penalties: N Lidstrom, Det (hooking), 6:25;
K Maltby, Det (tripping), 11:40.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 13 (power play)
(Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom), 4:36. 5, Calgary, Dion Phaneuf 5
(power play) (Jarome Iginla, Kristian Huselius), 14:03. Penalties: C
Conroy, Cgy (tripping), 3:32; O Nolan, Cgy (high sticking), 4:16; C
Sarich, Cgy (slashing), 9:52; J Hudler, Det (roughing), 13:10; C
Chelios, Det (high sticking), 13:44; D Phaneuf, Cgy (high sticking),
14:49; E Nystrom, Cgy (hooking), 17:02.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 7 (Brian Rafalski,
Nicklas Lidstrom), 0:37. 7, Calgary, Alex Tanguay 6 (Jarome Iginla,
Anders Eriksson), 3:02. 8, Detroit, Valtteri Filppula 4 (Jiri Hudler,
Mikael Samuelsson), 6:12. Penalties: B Rafalski, Det (holding), 9:06;
J Iginla, Cgy (high sticking), 9:57; A Lilja, Det (major fighting),
12:58; D Phaneuf, Cgy (major fighting), 12:58; M Lombardi, Cgy
(holding stick), 16:15.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
Calgary 8 5 9 --22
Detroit 9 17 9 --35
---------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: Calgary - 1 of 5, Detroit - 1 of 7. Goalies :
Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (15 shots, 12 saves), Curtis McElhinney
(start of 2nd period, 20, 18; record: 0-2-0). Detroit, Chris Osgood
(22 shots, 19 saves; record: 11-1-1). A: 17,108. Referees: Chris
Rooney, Justin St. Pierre. Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Pierre Champoux.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">-----------------------------------------
CALGARY 1 1 1 --3
DETROIT 2 1 2 --5
-----------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Robyn Regehr 3 (Craig Conroy,
Jarome Iginla), 11:01. 2, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 6 (Tomas Holmstrom,
Henrik Zetterberg), 15:49. 3, Detroit, Kris Draper 6 (Kirk Maltby,
Niklas Kronwall), 16:12. Penalties: N Lidstrom, Det (hooking), 6:25;
K Maltby, Det (tripping), 11:40.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 13 (power play)
(Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom), 4:36. 5, Calgary, Dion Phaneuf 5
(power play) (Jarome Iginla, Kristian Huselius), 14:03. Penalties: C
Conroy, Cgy (tripping), 3:32; O Nolan, Cgy (high sticking), 4:16; C
Sarich, Cgy (slashing), 9:52; J Hudler, Det (roughing), 13:10; C
Chelios, Det (high sticking), 13:44; D Phaneuf, Cgy (high sticking),
14:49; E Nystrom, Cgy (hooking), 17:02.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 7 (Brian Rafalski,
Nicklas Lidstrom), 0:37. 7, Calgary, Alex Tanguay 6 (Jarome Iginla,
Anders Eriksson), 3:02. 8, Detroit, Valtteri Filppula 4 (Jiri Hudler,
Mikael Samuelsson), 6:12. Penalties: B Rafalski, Det (holding), 9:06;
J Iginla, Cgy (high sticking), 9:57; A Lilja, Det (major fighting),
12:58; D Phaneuf, Cgy (major fighting), 12:58; M Lombardi, Cgy
(holding stick), 16:15.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------------
CALGARY 8 5 9 --22
DETROIT 9 17 9 --35
----------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: CGY - 1 of 5, DET - 1 of 7. Goalies : Calgary,
Miikka Kiprusoff (15 shots, 12 saves), Curtis McElhinney (start of 2nd
period, 20, 18; record: 0-2-0). Detroit, Chris Osgood (22 shots, 19
saves; record: 11-1-1). A: 17,108. Referees: Chris Rooney, Justin St.
Pierre. Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Pierre Champoux.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

CALGARY DETROIT
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
O Nolan 0 0 -1 2 D Cleary 0 0 -1 4
J Iginla 0 3 even 1 P Datsyuk 2 1 +2 6
M Smith 0 0 even 2 D Drake 0 0 -1 0
E Godard 0 0 even 0 K Maltby 0 1 +1 1
M Lombardi 0 0 -1 2 B Lebda 0 0 +1 1
K Huselius 0 1 -1 0 C Chelios 0 0 +1 2
D Hale 0 0 even 0 J Hudler 0 1 +1 0
D Langkow 0 0 -1 0 B Rafalski 0 1 even 2
E Nystrom 0 0 -1 1 A Lilja 0 0 +1 0
C Conroy 0 1 even 2 K Draper 1 0 even 1
D Moss 0 0 -1 1 M Samuelsson 0 1 +1 5
Ro Regehr 1 0 even 2 H Zetterberg 0 1 +2 3
D Phaneuf 1 0 -2 3 A Downey 0 0 -1 0
A Aucoin 0 0 even 1 N Lidstrom 0 2 even 3
A Tanguay 1 0 even 1 V Filppula 1 0 +1 1
C Sarich 0 0 -1 1 N Kronwall 0 1 +1 1
S Yelle 0 0 even 3 J Franzen 0 0 even 1
A Eriksson 0 1 -1 0 T Holmstrom 1 1 +1 4
R Warrener ANKLE INJURY T Kopecky SHOULDER
M Nilson HEAD INJURY M Ellis HEADACHE
W Primeau HEALTHY D Meech HEALTHY
D Boyd HEALTHY</div>