GAME THREAD: NHL: EDMONTON (14-18) at DETROIT (22-8)

NHL: EDMONTON (14-18) at DETROIT (22-8)

<h3>Datsyuk, Red Wings aim for seventh straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">Edmonton (14-16-2) at Detroit (22-6-2) 7:30 pm EST</div>

DETROIT (Ticker) - The Detroit Red Wings are on anotherimpressive run.


Pavel Datsyuk and the Red Wings aim for a seventh straight winwhen they host the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.


As well as the Red Wings have been playing, they are still twowins away from matching their season-high nine game winningstreak set from October 18 - November 9.


Detroit, which leads the league with 46 points, posted a 2-1victory over Nashville on Monday. Datsyuk extended hisseason-high point streak to nine games by recording an assist inthe win and has eight goals and eight assists during thestreak.


Meanwhile, the Oilers snapped a three-game skid with a 5-4shootout win over St. Louis on Tuesday. Shawn Horcoff had agoal and an assist in regulation to extend his points streak toa career-best eight games.


Edmonton, which is tied for the second fewest points (30) in theWestern Conference, has dropped six of the last eight meetingsbetween the teams here.

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL AT DETROIT
STARTING GOALIES: EDM - DWAYNE ROLOSON
DET - DOMINIK HASEK

OFFICIALS: REF - CHRIS LEE, GREG KIMMERLY
LIN - DAN SCHACHTE, PIERRE CHAMPOUX</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

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

EDMONTON DETROIT

A ROURKE HEALTHY K MALTBY BACK INJURY
Z STORTINI HEALTHY T HOLMSTROM KNEE INJURY
D MEECH HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

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

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 0
DETROIT 1
1ST PRD: DET - MARK HARTIGAN 1 (MATT ELLIS) 2:46</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 0
DETROIT 1 12:04 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 0
DETROIT 1 8:08 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 1
DETROIT 1
1ST PRD: EDM - (PP) ALES HEMSKY 10 (SHELDON SOURAY, JONI PITKANEN)
12:28</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 1
DETROIT 1 4:07 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 2
DETROIT 1
1ST PRD: EDM - JONI PITKANEN 4 (ROBERT NILSSON, SAM GAGNER) 17:06</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - MARK HARTIGAN 1 (MATT ELLIS) 2:46
EDM - (PP) ALES HEMSKY 10 (SHELDON SOURAY, JONI PITKANEN)
12:28
EDM - JONI PITKANEN 4 (ROBERT NILSSON, SAM GAGNER) 17:06

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
EDM 7 7
DET 16 16

GOALIES: EDM - DWAYNE ROLOSON
DET - DOMINIK HASEK</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - MARK HARTIGAN 1 (MATT ELLIS) 2:46
EDM - (PP) ALES HEMSKY 10 (SHELDON SOURAY, JONI PITKANEN)
12:28
EDM - JONI PITKANEN 4 (ROBERT NILSSON, SAM GAGNER) 17:06

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
EDM 7 7
DET 16 16

GOALIES: EDM - DWAYNE ROLOSON
DET - DOMINIK HASEK</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

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

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Mark Hartigan 1 (Matt Ellis),
2:46. 2, Edmonton, Ales Hemsky 10 (power play) (Sheldon Souray, Joni
Pitkanen), 12:28. 3, Edmonton, Joni Pitkanen 4 (Robert Nilsson, Sam
Gagner), 17:06. Penalties: A Downey, Det (roughing), 11:29; R Torres,
Edm (tripping), 13:17; J Pitkanen, Edm (hooking), 19:19.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Edmonton 7 --7
Detroit 16 --16
-----------------------------

Goalies : Edmonton, Dwayne Roloson (16 shots, 15 saves). Detroit,
Dominik Hasek (7 shots, 5 saves). Referees: Chris Lee, Greg Kimmerly.
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Pierre Champoux.</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

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

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 2
DETROIT 1 16:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 2
DETROIT 1 12:09 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 2
DETROIT 1 7:59 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 2
DETROIT 2
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) HENRIK ZETTERBERG 22 (BRIAN RAFALSKI, DANIEL
CLEARY) 13:24</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 3
DETROIT 2
2ND PRD: EDM - FERNANDO PISANI 2 (SAM GAGNER, ROBERT NILSSON) 15:33</div>

 

NHL: EDMONTON at DETROIT

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - MARK HARTIGAN 1 (MATT ELLIS) 2:46
EDM - (PP) ALES HEMSKY 10 (DUSTIN PENNER, SHELDON SOURAY)
12:28
EDM - JONI PITKANEN 4 (ROBERT NILSSON, SAM GAGNER) 17:06
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) HENRIK ZETTERBERG 22 (BRIAN RAFALSKI, DANIEL
CLEARY) 13:24
EDM - FERNANDO PISANI 2 (SAM GAGNER, ROBERT NILSSON) 15:33

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
EDM 7 7 14
DET 16 12 28

GOALIES: EDM - DWAYNE ROLOSON
DET - DOMINIK HASEK</div>