GAME THREAD: NHL: COLUMBUS (8-6) at DETROIT (12-3)

NHL: COLUMBUS (8-6) at DETROIT (12-3)

<h3>Red-hot Red Wings face Blue Jackets</h3>

<div class="pre">Columbus (8-4-2) at Detroit (12-2-1) 7:30 pm EST</div>

DETROIT (Ticker) - The Detroit Red Wings look to extend theirwin streak to nine when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets onFriday.


The Red Wings continued their streak on Wednesday, holding offthe Nashville Predators for a 3-2 win on the strength ofshootout goals from Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk.

Zetterberg, who also had an assist in the contest, has notched apoint in 15-straight games.


The left wing leads the league with 24 points this season. The27-year-old also is second in the NHL with 12 goals and is wellon pace to surpass his 68 point total from last season, when hemissed the last 19 games with an inflamed disc in his back.

The Red Wings won't have an easy time getting past the BlueJackets, who trail the Western Conference leaders by just fivepoints in the Central Division.


The Blue Jackets success can be attributed to solid defense,which is allowing a league-best 1.62 goals a game and kills 94percent of penalties.


Columbus goaltender Pascal Leclaire has anchored the defense,ranking first in the NHL with a 1.12 goals-against average and a.957 save percentage.


Leclaire, who is 7-2-0 after appearing in just 24 games for theBlue Jackets in 2006-07, already has surpassed his win totalfrom last season after shutting out the St. Louis Blues, 3-0, inhis last start on Sunday.

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL AT DETROIT
STARTING GOALIES: COB - PASCAL LECLAIRE
DET - DOMINIK HASEK

OFFICIALS: REF - BRAD WATSON, MARC JOANNETTE
LIN - LONNIE CAMERON, THOR NELSON</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

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

COLUMBUS DETROIT

F MODIN BACK INJURY A DOWNEY HEALTHY
J SHELLEY HEALTHY M ELLIS HEALTHY
D MEECH HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
DETROIT 0 19:45 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
DETROIT 0 10:34 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
DETROIT 0 8:50 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
DETROIT 1
1ST PRD: DET - (PP) BRETT LEBDA 2 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, JIRI HUDLER)
13:00</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 0
DETROIT 1 3:16 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
COLUMBUS 0 0
DETROIT 1 1 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - (PP) BRETT LEBDA 2 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, JIRI HUDLER)
13:00

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
COB 4 4
DET 10 10

GOALIES: COB - PASCAL LECLAIRE
DET - DOMINIK HASEK</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">------------------------
Columbus 0 --0
Detroit 1 --1
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Brett Lebda 2 (power play) (Mikael
Samuelsson, Jiri Hudler), 13:00. Penalties: S Fedorov, Cob (hooking),
11:10; B Lebda, Det (elbowing), 18:54; D Drake, Det (hooking), 19:48.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Columbus 4 --4
Detroit 10 --10
-----------------------------

Goalies : Columbus, Pascal Leclaire (10 shots, 9 saves). Detroit,
Dominik Hasek (4 shots, 4 saves). Referees: Brad Watson, Marc
Joannette. Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Thor Nelson.</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 1
DETROIT 1
2ND PRD: COB - (PP) RICK NASH 11 (DAVID VYBORNY, SERGEI FEDOROV) 0:49</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 1
DETROIT 1 16:54 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 1
DETROIT 1 11:38 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 1
DETROIT 1 7:53 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 1
DETROIT 2
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) TOMAS HOLMSTROM 9 (NICKLAS LIDSTROM, MIKAEL
SAMUELSSON) 13:53</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 1
DETROIT 2 5:08 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
COLUMBUS 0 1 1
DETROIT 1 1 2 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - (PP) BRETT LEBDA 2 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, JIRI HUDLER)
13:00
2ND PRD: COB - (PP) RICK NASH 11 (DAVID VYBORNY, SERGEI FEDOROV) 0:49
DET - (PP) TOMAS HOLMSTROM 9 (NICKLAS LIDSTROM, MIKAEL
SAMUELSSON) 13:53

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
COB 4 5 9
DET 10 15 25

GOALIES: COB - PASCAL LECLAIRE
DET - DOMINIK HASEK</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">------------------------------
Columbus 0 1 --1
Detroit 1 1 --2
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Brett Lebda 2 (power play) (Mikael
Samuelsson, Jiri Hudler), 13:00. Penalties: S Fedorov, Cob (hooking),
11:10; B Lebda, Det (elbowing), 18:54; D Drake, Det (hooking), 19:48.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Columbus, Rick Nash 11 (power play) (David
Vyborny, Sergei Fedorov), 0:49. 3, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 9 (power
play) (Nicklas Lidstrom, Mikael Samuelsson), 13:53. Penalties: J
Franzen, Det (holding), 1:38; Bench, Cob (too many men served by S
Fedorov), 5:47; M Peca, Cob (tripping), 12:07; R Nash, Cob (hooking),
19:06.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Columbus 4 5 --9
Detroit 10 15 --25
----------------------------------

Goalies : Columbus, Pascal Leclaire (25 shots, 23 saves). Detroit,
Dominik Hasek (9 shots, 8 saves). Referees: Brad Watson, Marc
Joannette. Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Thor Nelson.</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 1
DETROIT 2 15:38 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: COLUMBUS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL COLUMBUS 1
DETROIT 2 11:39 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>