GAME THREAD: NHL: CHICAGO (1-2) at DETROIT (3-1)

NHL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

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Chicago 0 2 1 --3
Detroit 2 0 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 3 (Tomas
Holmstrom, Andreas Lilja), 7:26. 2, Detroit, Kris Draper 3 (Tomas
Kopecky), 9:05. Penalties: T Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference),
3:11; R Lang, Chi (hooking), 10:08; D Hasek, Det (tripping served by D
Drake), 17:25; D Drake, Det (major fighting), 19:47; A Burish, Chi
(major fighting), 19:47.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Chicago, Patrick Sharp 1 (power play)
(Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews), 17:33. 4, Chicago, Brent Seabrook 1
(Robert Lang), 18:34. Penalties: A Zyuzin, Chi (holding), 3:36; B
Lebda, Det (tripping), 8:08; A Lilja, Det (interference), 9:33; A
Zyuzin, Chi (hooking), 15:10; J Hudler, Det (holding), 17:03.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Chicago, Robert Lang 2 (power play) (Andrei
Zyuzin, Brent Seabrook), 9:18. Penalties: C Chelios, Det (holding),
2:20; A Lilja, Det (slashing), 7:24; M Lapointe, Chi (delay of game),
9:41; Y Perreault, Chi (holding stick), 19:49.

Shots on goal:
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Chicago 9 10 10 --29
Detroit 11 12 13 --36
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Power-play Conversions: Chicago - 2 of 8, Detroit - 0 of 5. Goalies :
Chicago, Nikolai Khabibulin (36 shots, 34 saves; record: 2-2-0).
Detroit, Dominik Hasek (29 shots, 26 saves; record: 2-1-1). A: NA.
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Chris Lee. Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Pierre
Racicot.</div>

 

NHL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

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NHL
CHICAGO 3
DETROIT 2</div>

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- A two-goal lead apparently means nothingwhen the Detroit Red Wings take on the Chicago Blackhawks.

Robert Lang snapped a tie and completed a comeback from atwo-goal deficit midway through the third period, leading theBlackhawks to a 3-2 triumph over the Red Wings on Friday.

It was the second time in seven days Chicago rallied from atwo-goal margin against Detroit. Lang was an integral part ofboth comebacks, scoring with 3:40 remaining in the third periodof Saturday's matchup to forge a tie as the Blackhawks went onto record a 4-3 shootout victory at home.


A member of the Red Wings for the previous 2 1/2 seasons, Langwas allowed to test the free-agent market over the summer andinked a two-year, $8 million deal with the Blackhawks. The movehas paid dividends for Chicago, which posted just its secondwin in its last 13 visits to Joe Louis Arena.


With Detroit defenseman Andreas Lilja in the penalty box forslashing, Lang unleashed a one-timer from the left faceoffcircle off a feed from blue-liner Andrei Zyuzin. The puck hitDominik Hasek in the shoulder and bounced over the goaltenderand into the net at 9:19, giving the Blackhawks a 3-2 lead itwould not relinquish.


The first period belonged to the Red Wings, as Henrik Zetterbergand Kris Draper scored 99 seconds apart to take a 2-0 lead.

After receiving a pass from behind the net by Tomas Holmstrom,Zetterberg attempted to send the puck across the top of thecrease from just below the left circle. But it caromed off theskate of defenseman Brent Sopel and past netminder NikolaiKhabibulin at 7:26, giving the Swede his third goal of theseason.


Draper matched that total at 9:05 with a little help fromKhabibulin. After getting in front of Draper's slap shot fromthe high slot, the goaltender attempted to knock away the puckas it trickled toward the goal line but instead pushed it in,putting Chicago in a two-goal hole.


The Blackhawks recovered in the second, tallying twice in a61-second span late in the session to pull even.


The first overall pick this past June, Patrick Kane made severalattempts to knock in the puck at the right goalpost during apower play but was denied by Hasek. But Patrick Sharp swoopedin and lifted the loose puck over the fallen netminder with 2:27remaining to draw Chicago within 2-1.


Defenseman Brent Seabrook knotted the game with his first goalin 37 games, beating Hasek to the stick side with a shot fromthe right point. The six-time Vezina Trophy winner appeared tobe screened on the play by players battling for position in thelow slot.


Lang and Seabrook each added an assist and Khabibulin made 34saves for Chicago, which lost all four visits to Detroit lastseason.


Hasek turned aside 24 shots for the Red Wings, who sufferedtheir first regulation loss this campaign.

 

NHL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

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Chicago 0 2 1 --3
Detroit 2 0 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 3 (Tomas
Holmstrom, Andreas Lilja), 7:26. 2, Detroit, Kris Draper 3 (Tomas
Kopecky), 9:05. Penalties: N Kronvall, Det (interference), 3:45; R
Lang, Chi (hooking), 10:08; T Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference),
13:11; D Hasek, Det (tripping served by D Drake), 17:25; D Drake, Det
(major fighting), 19:47; A Burish, Chi (major fighting), 19:47.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Chicago, Patrick Sharp 1 (power play)
(Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews), 17:33. 4, Chicago, Brent Seabrook 1
(Robert Lang), 18:34. Penalties: A Zyuzin, Chi (holding), 3:36; B
Lebda, Det (tripping), 8:08; A Lilja, Det (interference), 9:33; A
Zyuzin, Chi (hooking), 15:10; J Hudler, Det (holding), 17:03.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Chicago, Robert Lang 2 (power play) (Andrei
Zyuzin, Brent Seabrook), 9:19. Penalties: C Chelios, Det (holding),
2:20; A Lilja, Det (slashing), 7:24; M Lapointe, Chi (delay of game),
9:41; Y Perreault, Chi (holding stick), 19:49.

Shots on goal:
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Chicago 9 10 10 --29
Detroit 11 12 13 --36
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Power-play Conversions: Chicago - 2 of 8, Detroit - 0 of 5. Goalies :
Chicago, Nikolai Khabibulin (36 shots, 34 saves; record: 2-2-0).
Detroit, Dominik Hasek (29 shots, 26 saves; record: 2-1-1). A: NA.
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Chris Lee. Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Pierre
Racicot.</div>

 

NHL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

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CHICAGO 0 2 1 --3
DETROIT 2 0 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 3 (Tomas
Holmstrom, Andreas Lilja), 7:26. 2, Detroit, Kris Draper 3 (Tomas
Kopecky), 9:05. Penalties: N Kronvall, Det (interference), 3:45; R
Lang, Chi (hooking), 10:08; T Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference),
13:11; D Hasek, Det (tripping served by D Drake), 17:25; D Drake, Det
(major fighting), 19:47; A Burish, Chi (major fighting), 19:47.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Chicago, Patrick Sharp 1 (power play)
(Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews), 17:33. 4, Chicago, Brent Seabrook 1
(Robert Lang), 18:34. Penalties: A Zyuzin, Chi (holding), 3:36; B
Lebda, Det (tripping), 8:08; A Lilja, Det (interference), 9:33; A
Zyuzin, Chi (hooking), 15:10; J Hudler, Det (holding), 17:03.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Chicago, Robert Lang 2 (power play) (Andrei
Zyuzin, Brent Seabrook), 9:19. Penalties: C Chelios, Det (holding),
2:20; A Lilja, Det (slashing), 7:24; M Lapointe, Chi (delay of game),
9:41; Y Perreault, Chi (holding stick), 19:49.

Shots on goal:
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CHICAGO 9 10 10 --29
DETROIT 11 12 13 --36
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Power-play Conversions: CHI - 2 of 8, DET - 0 of 5. Goalies : Chicago,
Nikolai Khabibulin (36 shots, 34 saves; record: 2-2-0). Detroit,
Dominik Hasek (29 shots, 26 saves; record: 2-1-1). A: NA. Referees:
Brian Pochmara, Chris Lee. Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Pierre Racicot.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

CHICAGO DETROIT
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
P Sharp 1 0 even 3 D Cleary 0 0 +1 2
R Bourque 0 0 even 2 P Datsyuk 0 0 +1 2
S Samsonov 0 0 even 0 D Drake 0 0 -1 1
T Ruutu 0 0 +1 0 K Maltby 0 0 even 1
K Adams 0 0 -1 0 B Lebda 0 0 even 2
J Toews 0 1 -1 4 C Chelios 0 0 +1 0
D Keith 0 0 +1 1 J Hudler 0 0 even 2
R Lang 1 1 +1 2 B Rafalski 0 0 even 2
M Lapointe 0 0 -1 1 A Lilja 0 1 even 0
A Zyuzin 0 1 -1 3 K Draper 1 0 even 4
J Williams 0 0 -1 2 M Samuelsson 0 0 -1 2
A Burish 0 0 even 0 H Zetterberg 1 0 +1 6
J Wisniewski 0 0 -1 0 N Lidstrom 0 0 +1 4
B Sopel 0 0 -1 2 V Filppula 0 0 even 1
M Johansson 0 0 -1 1 N Kronvall 0 0 even 2
B Seabrook 1 1 +1 1 M Ellis 0 0 even 1
P Kane 0 1 even 6 T Kopecky 0 1 +1 1
Y Perreault 0 0 -1 1 T Holmstrom 0 1 +1 3
D Koci HEALTHY A Downey HEALTHY
J Vandermeer HEALTHY D Meech HEALTHY
D Richmond HEALTHY J Franzen KNEE INJURY</div>

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- A two-goal lead apparently means nothingwhen the Detroit Red Wings take on the Chicago Blackhawks.

Robert Lang snapped a tie and completed a comeback from atwo-goal deficit midway through the third period, leading theBlackhawks to a 3-2 triumph over the Red Wings on Friday.

It was the second time in seven days Chicago rallied from atwo-goal margin against Detroit. Lang was an integral part ofboth comebacks, scoring with 3:40 remaining in the third periodof Saturday's matchup to forge a tie as the Blackhawks went onto record a 4-3 shootout victory at home.


"It's not something you plan," Lang said. "You don't say,'Let's get down two goals and win it in the third period.' It'sjust worked out that way."


A member of the Red Wings for the previous 2 1/2 seasons, Langwas allowed to test the free-agent market over the summer andinked a two-year, $8 million deal with the Blackhawks. The movehas paid dividends for Chicago, which posted just its secondwin in its last 13 visits to Joe Louis Arena.


"It's always good to beat a good team," Lang said.

With Detroit defenseman Andreas Lilja in the penalty box forslashing, Lang unleashed a one-timer from the left faceoffcircle off a feed from blue-liner Andrei Zyuzin. The puck hitDominik Hasek in the shoulder and bounced over the goaltenderand into the net at 9:19, giving the Blackhawks a 3-2 lead itwould not relinquish.


The first period belonged to the Red Wings, as Henrik Zetterbergand Kris Draper scored 99 seconds apart to take a 2-0 lead.

After receiving a pass from behind the net by Tomas Holmstrom,Zetterberg attempted to send the puck across the top of thecrease from just below the left circle. But it caromed off theskate of defenseman Brent Sopel and past netminder NikolaiKhabibulin at 7:26, giving the Swede his third goal of theseason.


Draper matched that total at 9:05 with a little help fromKhabibulin. After getting in front of Draper's slap shot fromthe high slot, the goaltender attempted to knock away the puckas it trickled toward the goal line but instead pushed it in,putting Chicago in a two-goal hole.


"I think we tend to be a little too hesitant in the firstperiod," Lang said. "Once we've played a few shifts, we seem todo fine. I think a game like this will help give us moreconfidence at the start of a game."


Chicago coach Denis Savard did not think his team was outplayedin the opening session.


"I don't know that they dominated the first period," he said."One goal went in off a skate and the other was sort of a freakygoal. I told them that those things will happen. And we gotthings turned around."


The Blackhawks recovered in the second, tallying twice in a61-second span late in the session to pull even.


The first overall pick this past June, Patrick Kane made severalattempts to knock in the puck at the right goalpost during apower play but was denied by Hasek. But Patrick Sharp swoopedin and lifted the loose puck over the fallen netminder with 2:27remaining to draw Chicago within 2-1.


"The power play is coming along," Savard said. "We got a lot ofchances tonight and the puck finally went in."


Defenseman Brent Seabrook knotted the game with his first goalin 37 games, beating Hasek to the stick side with a shot fromthe right point. The six-time Vezina Trophy winner appeared tobe screened on the play by players battling for position in thelow slot.


"We outplayed them for 40 minutes and then maybe we felt toocomfortable," Hasek said. "They scored two quick goals. Idon't know how it happened. It was 2-0, then all of a sudden,it's 2-2."


"Other teams are going to score on us," Zetterberg said. "Whenthat happens, we have to keep playing and not start thinking,'How did they do that?'"


Detroit coach Mike Babcock offered a simple explanation.

"I thought the desperation level of their club after the firstperiod was better than ours," he said.


Lang and Seabrook each added an assist and Khabibulin made 34saves for Chicago, which lost all four visits to Detroit lastseason.


Hasek turned aside 24 shots for the Red Wings, who sufferedtheir first regulation loss this campaign.

 

NHL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
CHICAGO 3
DETROIT 2</div>

 

NHL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

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Chicago 0 2 1 --3
Detroit 2 0 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 3 (Tomas
Holmstrom, Andreas Lilja), 7:26. 2, Detroit, Kris Draper 3 (Tomas
Kopecky), 9:05. Penalties: N Kronvall, Det (interference), 3:45; R
Lang, Chi (hooking), 10:08; T Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference),
13:11; D Hasek, Det (tripping served by D Drake), 17:25; D Drake, Det
(major fighting), 19:47; A Burish, Chi (major fighting), 19:47.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Chicago, Patrick Sharp 1 (power play)
(Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews), 17:33. 4, Chicago, Brent Seabrook 1
(Robert Lang), 18:34. Penalties: A Zyuzin, Chi (holding), 3:36; B
Lebda, Det (tripping), 8:08; A Lilja, Det (interference), 9:33; A
Zyuzin, Chi (hooking), 15:10; J Hudler, Det (holding), 17:03.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Chicago, Robert Lang 2 (power play) (Andrei
Zyuzin, Brent Seabrook), 9:19. Penalties: C Chelios, Det (holding),
2:20; A Lilja, Det (slashing), 7:24; M Lapointe, Chi (delay of game),
9:41; Y Perreault, Chi (holding stick), 19:49.

Shots on goal:
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Chicago 9 10 10 --29
Detroit 11 12 13 --36
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Power-play Conversions: Chicago - 2 of 8, Detroit - 0 of 5. Goalies :
Chicago, Nikolai Khabibulin (36 shots, 34 saves; record: 2-2-0).
Detroit, Dominik Hasek (29 shots, 26 saves; record: 2-1-1). A: 17,696.
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Chris Lee. Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Pierre
Racicot.</div>

 

NHL: CHICAGO at DETROIT

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CHICAGO 0 2 1 --3
DETROIT 2 0 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 3 (Tomas
Holmstrom, Andreas Lilja), 7:26. 2, Detroit, Kris Draper 3 (Tomas
Kopecky), 9:05. Penalties: N Kronvall, Det (interference), 3:45; R
Lang, Chi (hooking), 10:08; T Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference),
13:11; D Hasek, Det (tripping served by D Drake), 17:25; D Drake, Det
(major fighting), 19:47; A Burish, Chi (major fighting), 19:47.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Chicago, Patrick Sharp 1 (power play)
(Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews), 17:33. 4, Chicago, Brent Seabrook 1
(Robert Lang), 18:34. Penalties: A Zyuzin, Chi (holding), 3:36; B
Lebda, Det (tripping), 8:08; A Lilja, Det (interference), 9:33; A
Zyuzin, Chi (hooking), 15:10; J Hudler, Det (holding), 17:03.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Chicago, Robert Lang 2 (power play) (Andrei
Zyuzin, Brent Seabrook), 9:19. Penalties: C Chelios, Det (holding),
2:20; A Lilja, Det (slashing), 7:24; M Lapointe, Chi (delay of game),
9:41; Y Perreault, Chi (holding stick), 19:49.

Shots on goal:
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CHICAGO 9 10 10 --29
DETROIT 11 12 13 --36
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Power-play Conversions: CHI - 2 of 8, DET - 0 of 5. Goalies : Chicago,
Nikolai Khabibulin (36 shots, 34 saves; record: 2-2-0). Detroit,
Dominik Hasek (29 shots, 26 saves; record: 2-1-1). A: 17,696.
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Chris Lee. Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Pierre
Racicot.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

CHICAGO DETROIT
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
P Sharp 1 0 even 3 D Cleary 0 0 +1 2
R Bourque 0 0 even 2 P Datsyuk 0 0 +1 2
S Samsonov 0 0 even 0 D Drake 0 0 -1 1
T Ruutu 0 0 +1 0 K Maltby 0 0 even 1
K Adams 0 0 -1 0 B Lebda 0 0 even 2
J Toews 0 1 -1 4 C Chelios 0 0 +1 0
D Keith 0 0 +1 1 J Hudler 0 0 even 2
R Lang 1 1 +1 2 B Rafalski 0 0 even 2
M Lapointe 0 0 -1 1 A Lilja 0 1 even 0
A Zyuzin 0 1 -1 3 K Draper 1 0 even 4
J Williams 0 0 -1 2 M Samuelsson 0 0 -1 2
A Burish 0 0 even 0 H Zetterberg 1 0 +1 6
J Wisniewski 0 0 -1 0 N Lidstrom 0 0 +1 4
B Sopel 0 0 -1 2 V Filppula 0 0 even 1
M Johansson 0 0 -1 1 N Kronvall 0 0 even 2
B Seabrook 1 1 +1 1 M Ellis 0 0 even 1
P Kane 0 1 even 6 T Kopecky 0 1 +1 1
Y Perreault 0 0 -1 1 T Holmstrom 0 1 +1 3
D Koci HEALTHY A Downey HEALTHY
J Vandermeer HEALTHY D Meech HEALTHY
D Richmond HEALTHY J Franzen KNEE INJURY</div>

 

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