GAME THREAD: NHL: ST LOUIS (11-7) at DETROIT (14-6)

NHL: ST LOUIS at DETROIT

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - (PP) HENRIK ZETTERBERG 15 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, BRIAN
RAFALSKI) 0:22
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 3 (DANIEL CLEARY, JIRI HUDLER)
5:16
DET - DANIEL CLEARY 7 (KRIS DRAPER) 14:13

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
STL 4 6 10
DET 10 14 24

GOALIES: STL - MANNY LEGACE
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD</div>

 

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St Louis 0 0 --0
Detroit 1 2 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 15 (power play)
(Tomas Holmstrom, Brian Rafalski), 0:22. Penalties: E Brewer, Stl
(delay of game), 0:16; B Jackman, Stl (high sticking), 3:24; B
Salvador, Stl (hooking), 15:33.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Mikael Samuelsson 3 (power play)
(Daniel Cleary, Jiri Hudler), 5:16. 3, Detroit, Daniel Cleary 7 (Kris
Draper), 14:13. Penalties: M Rucinsky, Stl (holding), 1:17; D Hinote,
Stl (interference), 3:28; K Maltby, Det (hooking), 5:57; K Draper, Det
(interference), 10:54; B Jackman, Stl (double minor hooking,
unsportsmanlike cond), 18:29.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
St Louis 4 6 --10
Detroit 10 14 --24
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Goalies : St Louis, Manny Legace (24 shots, 21 saves). Detroit, Chris
Osgood (10 shots, 10 saves). Referees: Brian Pochmara, Dan
O'Halloran. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Steve Miller.</div>

 

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DETROIT 3 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ST LOUIS 0
DETROIT 3 16:02 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ST LOUIS 0
DETROIT 3 12:02 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ST LOUIS 0
DETROIT 3 11:41 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ST LOUIS 0
DETROIT 3 7:58 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ST LOUIS 0
DETROIT 3 4:18 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL ST LOUIS 0
DETROIT 3 0:51 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - (PP) HENRIK ZETTERBERG 15 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, BRIAN
RAFALSKI) 0:22
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 3 (DANIEL CLEARY, JIRI HUDLER)
5:16
DET - DANIEL CLEARY 7 (KRIS DRAPER, NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 14:13
3RD PRD: NONE

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: STL - 0 OF 3, DET - 2 OF 10.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
STL 4 6 2 12
DET 10 14 14 38

GOALIES: STL - MANNY LEGACE
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD

OFFICIALS: REF - BRIAN POCHMARA, DAN O'HALLORAN
LIN - MARK PARE, STEVE MILLER

ATT: NA</div>

 

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St Louis 0 0 0 --0
Detroit 1 2 0 --3
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 15 (power play)
(Tomas Holmstrom, Brian Rafalski), 0:22. Penalties: E Brewer, Stl
(delay of game), 0:16; B Jackman, Stl (high sticking), 3:24; B
Salvador, Stl (hooking), 15:33.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Mikael Samuelsson 3 (power play)
(Daniel Cleary, Jiri Hudler), 5:16. 3, Detroit, Daniel Cleary 7 (Kris
Draper, Nicklas Lidstrom), 14:13. Penalties: M Rucinsky, Stl
(holding), 1:17; D Hinote, Stl (interference), 3:28; K Maltby, Det
(hooking), 5:57; K Draper, Det (interference), 10:54; B Jackman, Stl
(double minor hooking, unsportsmanlike cond), 18:29.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: D Perron, Stl (holding), 6:04; K Tkachuk,
Stl (double minor high sticking), 11:05; T Holmstrom, Det
(interference), 14:51; E Johnson, Stl (holding), 19:08.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
St Louis 4 6 2 --12
Detroit 10 14 14 --38
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Power-play Conversions: St Louis - 0 of 3, Detroit - 2 of 10. Goalies
: St Louis, Manny Legace (38 shots, 35 saves; record: 9-6-0). Detroit,
Chris Osgood (12 shots, 12 saves; record: 10-1-0). A: NA. Referees:
Brian Pochmara, Dan O'Halloran. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Steve Miller.</div>

 

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - (PP) HENRIK ZETTERBERG 15 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, BRIAN
RAFALSKI) 0:22
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 3 (DANIEL CLEARY, JIRI HUDLER)
5:16
DET - DANIEL CLEARY 7 (KRIS DRAPER, NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 14:13
3RD PRD: NONE

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: STL - 0 OF 3, DET - 2 OF 10.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
STL 4 6 2 12
DET 10 14 14 38

GOALIES: STL - MANNY LEGACE
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD

OFFICIALS: REF - BRIAN POCHMARA, DAN O'HALLORAN
LIN - MARK PARE, STEVE MILLER

ATT: 19,124</div>

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- It didn't take the Detroit Red Wings longto solve the St. Louis Blues' NHL-leading penalty kill.

Henrik Zetterberg scored the first of two Detroit power-playgoals just 22 seconds into the game and Chris Osgood stopped 12shots to lead the Red Wings to a 3-0 victory over the Blues onWednesday in a battle of Central Division rivals.


St. Louis came into the game leading the league by killing off91.2 percent of its penalties.


Zetterberg, who leads the NHL in shots, wasted no time gettingone away - and scoring - against St. Louis.


That was all Osgood would need en route to recording his firstshutout of the season and 44th of his career.


Osgood did have a few difficult saves, however.


He stopped Ryan Johnson on a shorthanded breakaway early in thesecond period and made a slick glove save on Eric Brewer's slapshot midway through the session.


Detroit dominated the first period, outshooting St. Louis, 10-4,but the only goal was Zetterberg's, which came six seconds afterBrewer was sent off for delay of game.


St. Louis had killed off 19 consecutive power plays beforeZetterberg's goal.


Zetterberg won a faceoff in the Detroit end, broke to the net,took a pass from Tomas Holmstrom and beat goalie Manny Legacewith a quick wrist shot.


Legace prevented the Red Wings from adding to their lead in thefirst period with several good saves, including a glove save onBrian Rafalski's shot from the point during a power play late inthe period.


The Red Wings added two more goals in the second period whileoutshooting the Blues, 14-6.


Mikael Samuelsson gave the Red Wings a 2-0 advantage with apower play goal 5:16 into the session.


Samuelsson's wrist shot from the right faceoff circle deflectedoff Brewer's glove and beat Legace on the short side.

Dan Cleary, who assisted on Samuelsson's goal, skated in aloneon Legace and flipped a wrist shot over his stick at 14:13.

Legace finished with 35 saves.

 

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St Louis 0 0 0 --0
Detroit 1 2 0 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 15 (power play)
(Tomas Holmstrom, Brian Rafalski), 0:22. Penalties: E Brewer, Stl
(delay of game), 0:16; B Jackman, Stl (high sticking), 3:24; B
Salvador, Stl (hooking), 15:33.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Mikael Samuelsson 3 (power play)
(Daniel Cleary, Jiri Hudler), 5:16. 3, Detroit, Daniel Cleary 7 (Kris
Draper, Nicklas Lidstrom), 14:13. Penalties: M Rucinsky, Stl
(holding), 1:17; D Hinote, Stl (interference), 3:28; K Maltby, Det
(hooking), 5:57; K Draper, Det (interference), 10:54; B Jackman, Stl
(double minor hooking, unsportsmanlike cond), 18:29.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: D Perron, Stl (holding), 6:04; K Tkachuk,
Stl (double minor high sticking), 11:05; T Holmstrom, Det
(interference), 14:51; E Johnson, Stl (holding), 19:08.

Shots on goal:
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St Louis 4 6 2 --12
Detroit 10 14 14 --38
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Power-play Conversions: St Louis - 0 of 3, Detroit - 2 of 11. Goalies
: St Louis, Manny Legace (38 shots, 35 saves; record: 9-6-0). Detroit,
Chris Osgood (12 shots, 12 saves; record: 10-1-0). A: 19,124.
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Dan O'Halloran. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Steve
Miller.</div>

 

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ST LOUIS 0 0 0 --0
DETROIT 1 2 0 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 15 (power play)
(Tomas Holmstrom, Brian Rafalski), 0:22. Penalties: E Brewer, Stl
(delay of game), 0:16; B Jackman, Stl (high sticking), 3:24; B
Salvador, Stl (hooking), 15:33.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Mikael Samuelsson 3 (power play)
(Daniel Cleary, Jiri Hudler), 5:16. 3, Detroit, Daniel Cleary 7 (Kris
Draper, Nicklas Lidstrom), 14:13. Penalties: M Rucinsky, Stl
(holding), 1:17; D Hinote, Stl (interference), 3:28; K Maltby, Det
(hooking), 5:57; K Draper, Det (interference), 10:54; B Jackman, Stl
(double minor hooking, unsportsmanlike cond), 18:29.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: D Perron, Stl (holding), 6:04; K Tkachuk,
Stl (double minor high sticking), 11:05; T Holmstrom, Det
(interference), 14:51; E Johnson, Stl (holding), 19:08.

Shots on goal:
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ST LOUIS 4 6 2 --12
DETROIT 10 14 14 --38
----------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: STL - 0 of 3, DET - 2 of 11. Goalies : St
Louis, Manny Legace (38 shots, 35 saves; record: 9-6-0). Detroit,
Chris Osgood (12 shots, 12 saves; record: 10-1-0). A: 19,124.
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Dan O'Halloran. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Steve
Miller.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

ST LOUIS DETROIT
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
L Stempniak 0 0 even 1 D Cleary 1 1 +1 6
D Hinote 0 0 even 0 P Datsyuk 0 0 even 2
R Johnson 0 0 even 3 D Drake 0 0 even 1
J McClement 0 0 even 0 K Maltby 0 0 +1 2
J Mayers 0 0 even 0 B Lebda 0 0 even 0
B Boyes 0 0 -1 0 C Chelios 0 0 even 1
B Salvador 0 0 even 1 J Hudler 0 1 even 5
D Weight 0 0 even 1 B Rafalski 0 1 even 1
E Brewer 0 0 even 4 A Lilja 0 0 +1 1
M Johnson 0 0 even 1 K Draper 0 1 +1 1
S Wagner 0 0 -1 0 M Samuelsson 1 0 even 3
B Jackman 0 0 even 0 H Zetterberg 1 0 even 4
C Backman 0 0 -1 0 N Lidstrom 0 1 +1 3
D Perron 0 0 even 0 V Filppula 0 0 even 0
E Johnson 0 0 even 0 N Kronwall 0 0 even 2
M Rucinsky 0 0 even 0 T Kopecky 0 0 even 1
K Tkachuk 0 0 -1 0 J Franzen 0 0 even 4
P Kariya 0 0 -1 1 T Holmstrom 0 1 even 1
J McKee HEALTHY A Downey HEALTHY
M Walker HEALTHY M Ellis HEALTHY
D King HEALTHY D Meech HEALTHY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
ST LOUIS 0
DETROIT 3</div>

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- It didn't take the Detroit Red Wings longto solve the St. Louis Blues' NHL-leading penalty kill.

Henrik Zetterberg scored the first of two Detroit power-playgoals just 22 seconds into the game and Chris Osgood stopped 12shots to lead the Red Wings to a 3-0 victory over the Blues onWednesday in a battle of Central Division rivals.


St. Louis came into the game leading the league by killing off91.2 percent of its penalties.


Zetterberg, who leads the NHL in shots, wasted no time gettingone away - and scoring - against St. Louis.


That was all Osgood would need en route to recording his firstshutout of the season and 44th of his career.


Osgood did have a few difficult saves, however.


He stopped Ryan Johnson on a shorthanded breakaway early in thesecond period and made a slick glove save on Eric Brewer's slapshot midway through the session.


"I've played on this team long enough. I've had a lot of nightSwhere I didn't get many shots," Osgood said. "I'm under theassumption that I won't get many shots, so I just stay focusedon the puck."


Detroit dominated the first period, outshooting St. Louis, 10-4,but the only goal was Zetterberg's, which came six secondsafter Brewer was sent off for delay of game.


St. Louis had killed off 19 consecutive power plays beforeZetterberg's goal.


Zetterberg won a faceoff in the Detroit end, broke to the net,took a pass from Tomas Holmstrom and beat goalie Manny Legacewith a quick wrist shot.


"After that first goal, it all went downhill from there," Legacesaid. "We've been playing great defensive hockey, but tonight,we came up against a great team."


Legace noted that the Red Wings had 10 power-play chances to theBlues' three.


"That's a potent power play that they have," he said.

Legace prevented the Red Wings from adding to their lead in thefirst period with several good saves, including a glove save onBrian Rafalski's shot from the point during a power play late inthe period.


The Red Wings added two more goals in the second period whileoutshooting the Blues, 14-6.


Mikael Samuelsson gave the Red Wings a 2-0 advantage with apower play goal 5:16 into the session.


Samuelsson's wrist shot from the right faceoff circle deflectedoff Brewer's glove and beat Legace on the short side.

Dan Cleary, who assisted on Samuelsson's goal, skated in aloneon Legace and flipped a wrist shot over his stick at 14:13.

Cleary and Samuelsson are on the Red Wings' second power-playunit, along with Johan Franzen.


"We have some good players on that second power-play unit,"Cleary said. "We have confidence in ourselves to shoot the puckat the net. And we've played together long enough to know whateverybody likes to do and where they want the puck."

Legace finished with 35 saves.


Detroit's total domination annoyed Blues coach Andy Murray.

"That's what happens when you don't skate and you don't playhard against a good team," Murray said. "I didn't think we hadmuch game at all tonight.


"It starts with me when we don't play as hard as we can."

Detroit coach Mike Babcock was as pleased with his team's playas Murray was disappointed with his.


"We managed the puck well and didn't get into trouble," Babcocksaid. "And they got into a lot of trouble with the puck."

 

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St Louis 0 0 0 --0
Detroit 1 2 0 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 15 (power play)
(Tomas Holmstrom, Brian Rafalski), 0:22. Penalties: E Brewer, Stl
(delay of game), 0:16; B Jackman, Stl (high sticking), 3:24; B
Salvador, Stl (hooking), 15:33.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Mikael Samuelsson 3 (power play)
(Daniel Cleary, Jiri Hudler), 5:16. 3, Detroit, Daniel Cleary 7 (Kris
Draper, Nicklas Lidstrom), 14:13. Penalties: M Rucinsky, Stl
(holding), 1:17; D Hinote, Stl (interference), 3:28; K Maltby, Det
(hooking), 5:57; K Draper, Det (interference), 10:54; B Jackman, Stl
(double minor hooking, unsportsmanlike cond), 18:29.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: D Perron, Stl (holding), 6:04; K Tkachuk,
Stl (double minor high sticking), 11:05; T Holmstrom, Det
(interference), 14:51; E Johnson, Stl (holding), 19:08.

Shots on goal:
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St Louis 4 6 2 --12
Detroit 10 14 14 --38
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Power-play Conversions: St Louis - 0 of 3, Detroit - 2 of 11. Goalies
: St Louis, Manny Legace (38 shots, 35 saves; record: 9-6-0). Detroit,
Chris Osgood (12 shots, 12 saves; record: 10-1-0). A: 19,124.
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Dan O'Halloran. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Steve
Miller.</div>

 

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ST LOUIS 0 0 0 --0
DETROIT 1 2 0 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Henrik Zetterberg 15 (power play)
(Tomas Holmstrom, Brian Rafalski), 0:22. Penalties: E Brewer, Stl
(delay of game), 0:16; B Jackman, Stl (high sticking), 3:24; B
Salvador, Stl (hooking), 15:33.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Mikael Samuelsson 3 (power play)
(Daniel Cleary, Jiri Hudler), 5:16. 3, Detroit, Daniel Cleary 7 (Kris
Draper, Nicklas Lidstrom), 14:13. Penalties: M Rucinsky, Stl
(holding), 1:17; D Hinote, Stl (interference), 3:28; K Maltby, Det
(hooking), 5:57; K Draper, Det (interference), 10:54; B Jackman, Stl
(double minor hooking, unsportsmanlike cond), 18:29.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: D Perron, Stl (holding), 6:04; K Tkachuk,
Stl (double minor high sticking), 11:05; T Holmstrom, Det
(interference), 14:51; E Johnson, Stl (holding), 19:08.

Shots on goal:
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ST LOUIS 4 6 2 --12
DETROIT 10 14 14 --38
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Power-play Conversions: STL - 0 of 3, DET - 2 of 11. Goalies : St
Louis, Manny Legace (38 shots, 35 saves; record: 9-6-0). Detroit,
Chris Osgood (12 shots, 12 saves; record: 10-1-0). A: 19,124.
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Dan O'Halloran. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Steve
Miller.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

ST LOUIS DETROIT
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
L Stempniak 0 0 even 1 D Cleary 1 1 +1 6
D Hinote 0 0 even 0 P Datsyuk 0 0 even 2
R Johnson 0 0 even 3 D Drake 0 0 even 1
J McClement 0 0 even 0 K Maltby 0 0 +1 2
J Mayers 0 0 even 0 B Lebda 0 0 even 0
B Boyes 0 0 -1 0 C Chelios 0 0 even 1
B Salvador 0 0 even 1 J Hudler 0 1 even 5
D Weight 0 0 even 1 B Rafalski 0 1 even 1
E Brewer 0 0 even 4 A Lilja 0 0 +1 1
M Johnson 0 0 even 1 K Draper 0 1 +1 1
S Wagner 0 0 -1 0 M Samuelsson 1 0 even 3
B Jackman 0 0 even 0 H Zetterberg 1 0 even 4
C Backman 0 0 -1 0 N Lidstrom 0 1 +1 3
D Perron 0 0 even 0 V Filppula 0 0 even 0
E Johnson 0 0 even 0 N Kronwall 0 0 even 2
M Rucinsky 0 0 -1 0 T Kopecky 0 0 even 1
K Tkachuk 0 0 even 0 J Franzen 0 0 even 4
P Kariya 0 0 -1 1 T Holmstrom 0 1 even 1
J McKee HEALTHY A Downey HEALTHY
M Walker HEALTHY M Ellis HEALTHY
D King HEALTHY D Meech HEALTHY</div>

 

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NOTE: RESENDING TO CORRECT PLUS/MINUS FOR RUCINSKY AND
TKACHUK.</div>