GAME THREAD: NHL: VANCOUVER (4-5) at DETROIT (6-3)

NHL: VANCOUVER at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER 2
DETROIT 3 0:16 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at DETROIT

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Vancouver 0 1 1 --2
Detroit 1 2 0 --3
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Matt Ellis 2 (Mikael Samuelsson,
Brian Rafalski), 17:34. Penalties: D Cleary, Det (boarding), 0:41; T
Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference), 11:43; M Ellis, Det (hooking),
15:04.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 6 (power play)
(Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom), 2:23. 3, Vancouver, Matt Cooke 2
(Alexander Edler, Alexandre Burrows), 5:33. 4, Detroit, Tomas
Holmstrom 7 (Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk), 15:40. Penalties: A
Miller, Van (hooking), 2:04; B Lebda, Det (hooking), 11:33; R Kesler,
Van (tripping), 12:28; M Ohlund, Van (hooking), 17:41.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 4 (power play)
(Henrik Sedin, Lukas Krajicek), 1:47. Penalties: H Zetterberg, Det
(hooking), 0:57; T Pyatt, Van (tripping), 14:52; K Draper, Det
(tripping), 14:52; Bench, Van (too many men served by B Isbister),
15:50.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
Vancouver 4 7 4 --15
Detroit 11 18 11 --40
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Power-play Conversions: Vancouver - 1 of 5, Detroit - 1 of 4. Goalies
: Vancouver, Roberto Luongo (40 shots, 37 saves; record: 3-6-0).
Detroit, Dominik Hasek (15 shots, 13 saves; record: 4-2-1). A: NA.
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Vaughan
Rody.</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at DETROIT

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

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Tomas Holmstrom and Henrik Zetterbergcontinue to provide offensive punch for the Detroit Red Wings.

Holmstrom scored a pair of goals and Zetterberg extended hispoints streak to 10 games with an assist as the Red Wings edgedthe Vancouver Canucks, 3-2, on Wednesday.


Defenseman Brian Rafalski collected two assists for Detroit,which has won three straight and four of five.


Matt Ellis opened the scoring late in the first period with hissecond career goal.


Mikael Samuelsson carried the puck into the offensive zone onthe left side and cut across the top of the slot as a crowdformed in front of goaltender Roberto Luongo. As Samuelsson'sshot lost steam, Ellis swept it past a screened Luongo with 2:26remaining in the session for a 1-0 lead.


The 26-year-old Ellis, who spent the previous four seasons inthe American Hockey League, extended his points streak to fourgames with the tally.


Detroit doubled its advantage during a power play early in thesecond.


Holmstrom scored in usual fashion, parking himself in front ofthe net and deflecting defenseman Brian Rafalski's wrist shotfrom above the slot with the shaft of his stick at 2:23, just 19seconds into the man advantage. It was Holmstrom's sixth goalof the season, fourth on the power play.


Just over three minutes later, Vancouver halved the deficit.Matt Cooke, who failed to clear the puck during the Red Wings'power play, unleashed a one-timer from the high slot thatdeflected off Detroit's Kris Draper and past netminder DominikHasek at 5:33 for his second goal of the season.


But the Red Wings' high-scoring line struck again late in thesecond to restore the two-goal bulge. Pavel Datsyuk passed thepuck from behind the net to Zetterberg, who found Holmstromalone on the right side of the crease for an easy tap-in with4:20 to go.


Zetterberg's assist gave him at least one point in every gamethis season. The Swede leads the NHL in scoring with 18 points.

Zetterberg cost Detroit a goal early in the third as he wascalled for hooking. The Canucks cashed in less than a minutelater, when Daniel Sedin chipped a backhander past a screenedHasek at 1:47 to draw Vancouver within 3-2.


Hasek needed to make just 13 saves for the Red Wings, whileLuongo turned aside 36 shots for the Canucks, who have lost fourof five and fell to 0-5-0 when trailing after two periods.

Vancouver defenseman Sami Salo returned to the lineup aftermissing nine games with a wrist injury.

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at DETROIT

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Vancouver 0 1 1 --2
Detroit 1 2 0 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Matt Ellis 2 (Mikael Samuelsson,
Brian Rafalski), 17:34. Penalties: D Cleary, Det (boarding), 0:41; T
Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference), 11:43; M Ellis, Det (hooking),
15:04.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 6 (power play)
(Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom), 2:23. 3, Vancouver, Matt Cooke 2
(Alexander Edler, Alexandre Burrows), 5:33. 4, Detroit, Tomas
Holmstrom 7 (Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk), 15:40. Penalties: A
Miller, Van (hooking), 2:04; B Lebda, Det (hooking), 11:33; R Kesler,
Van (tripping), 12:28; M Ohlund, Van (hooking), 17:41.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 4 (power play)
(Henrik Sedin, Lukas Krajicek), 1:47. Penalties: H Zetterberg, Det
(hooking), 0:57; T Pyatt, Van (tripping), 14:52; K Draper, Det
(tripping), 14:52; Bench, Van (too many men served by B Isbister),
15:50.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
Vancouver 4 7 4 --15
Detroit 11 18 11 --40
---------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: Vancouver - 1 of 5, Detroit - 1 of 4. Goalies
: Vancouver, Roberto Luongo (40 shots, 37 saves; record: 3-6-0).
Detroit, Dominik Hasek (15 shots, 13 saves; record: 4-2-1). A: NA.
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Vaughan
Rody.</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
VANCOUVER 0 1 1 2
DETROIT 1 2 0 3 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - MATT ELLIS 2 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, BRIAN RAFALSKI) 17:34
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) TOMAS HOLMSTROM 6 (BRIAN RAFALSKI, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 2:23
VAN - MATT COOKE 2 (ALEXANDER EDLER, ALEXANDRE BURROWS) 5:33
DET - TOMAS HOLMSTROM 7 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG, PAVEL DATSYUK)
15:40
3RD PRD: VAN - (PP) DANIEL SEDIN 4 (HENRIK SEDIN, LUKAS KRAJICEK)
1:47

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: VAN - 1 OF 5, DET - 1 OF 4.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
VAN 4 7 4 15
DET 11 18 10 39

GOALIES: VAN - ROBERTO LUONGO
DET - DOMINIK HASEK

OFFICIALS: REF - DAN O'HALLORAN, GREG KIMMERLY
LIN - MARK PARE, VAUGHAN RODY

ATT: NA</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at DETROIT

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Vancouver 0 1 1 --2
Detroit 1 2 0 --3
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Matt Ellis 2 (Mikael Samuelsson,
Brian Rafalski), 17:34. Penalties: D Cleary, Det (boarding), 0:41; T
Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference), 11:43; M Ellis, Det (hooking),
15:04.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 6 (power play)
(Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom), 2:23. 3, Vancouver, Matt Cooke 2
(Alexander Edler, Alexandre Burrows), 5:33. 4, Detroit, Tomas
Holmstrom 7 (Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk), 15:40. Penalties: A
Miller, Van (hooking), 2:04; B Lebda, Det (hooking), 11:33; R Kesler,
Van (tripping), 12:28; M Ohlund, Van (hooking), 17:41.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 4 (power play)
(Henrik Sedin, Lukas Krajicek), 1:47. Penalties: H Zetterberg, Det
(hooking), 0:57; T Pyatt, Van (tripping), 14:52; K Draper, Det
(tripping), 14:52; Bench, Van (too many men served by B Isbister),
15:50.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
Vancouver 4 7 4 --15
Detroit 11 18 10 --39
---------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: Vancouver - 1 of 5, Detroit - 1 of 4. Goalies
: Vancouver, Roberto Luongo (39 shots, 36 saves; record: 3-6-0).
Detroit, Dominik Hasek (15 shots, 13 saves; record: 4-2-1). A: NA.
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Vaughan
Rody.</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at DETROIT

<div class="pre">-----------------------------------------
VANCOUVER 0 1 1 --2
DETROIT 1 2 0 --3
-----------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Matt Ellis 2 (Mikael Samuelsson,
Brian Rafalski), 17:34. Penalties: D Cleary, Det (boarding), 0:41; T
Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference), 11:43; M Ellis, Det (hooking),
15:04.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 6 (power play)
(Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom), 2:23. 3, Vancouver, Matt Cooke 2
(Alexander Edler, Alexandre Burrows), 5:33. 4, Detroit, Tomas
Holmstrom 7 (Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk), 15:40. Penalties: A
Miller, Van (hooking), 2:04; B Lebda, Det (hooking), 11:33; R Kesler,
Van (tripping), 12:28; M Ohlund, Van (hooking), 17:41.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 4 (power play)
(Henrik Sedin, Lukas Krajicek), 1:47. Penalties: H Zetterberg, Det
(hooking), 0:57; T Pyatt, Van (tripping), 14:52; K Draper, Det
(tripping), 14:52; Bench, Van (too many men served by B Isbister),
15:50.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------------
VANCOUVER 4 7 4 --15
DETROIT 11 18 10 --39
----------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: VAN - 1 of 5, DET - 1 of 4. Goalies :
Vancouver, Roberto Luongo (39 shots, 36 saves; record: 3-6-0).
Detroit, Dominik Hasek (15 shots, 13 saves; record: 4-2-1). A: NA.
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Vaughan
Rody.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

VANCOUVER DETROIT
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
A Burrows 0 1 even 1 D Cleary 0 0 -1 1
B Ritchie 0 0 -1 2 P Datsyuk 0 1 +1 7
R Kesler 0 0 +1 1 K Maltby 0 0 -1 3
M Naslund 0 0 -1 1 B Lebda 0 0 +1 1
M Ohlund 0 0 +1 1 C Chelios 0 0 even 1
M Raymond 0 0 -1 1 J Hudler 0 0 even 0
D Sedin 1 0 even 3 B Rafalski 0 2 +1 0
A Edler 0 1 +1 0 A Lilja 0 0 even 2
M Cooke 1 0 even 2 K Draper 0 0 -1 1
B Isbister 0 0 even 0 M Samuelsson 0 1 +1 4
H Sedin 0 1 even 1 H Zetterberg 0 1 +1 6
R Rypien 0 0 even 0 A Downey 0 0 even 0
A Miller 0 0 -2 0 N Lidstrom 0 1 even 5
L Krajicek 0 1 -1 1 V Filppula 0 0 even 1
S Salo 0 0 even 0 N Kronvall 0 0 even 2
B Morrison 0 0 -1 1 M Ellis 1 0 +1 1
W Mitchell 0 0 -1 0 T Kopecky 0 0 +1 1
T Pyatt 0 0 even 0 T Holmstrom 2 0 +1 3
J Cowan HIP INJURY D Drake CHEEK
T Linden HEALTHY D Meech HEALTHY
M Weaver HEALTHY I Grigorenko HEALTHY</div>

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Tomas Holmstrom and Henrik Zetterbergcontinue to provide offensive punch for the Detroit Red Wings.

Holmstrom scored a pair of goals and Zetterberg extended hispoints streak to 10 games with an assist as the Red Wings edgedthe Vancouver Canucks, 3-2, on Wednesday.


Defenseman Brian Rafalski collected two assists for Detroit,which has won three straight and four of five.


"I think our guys were determined," Red Wings coach Mike Babcocksaid. "They got to the net, had some chances and created somescreens."


Matt Ellis opened the scoring late in the first period with hissecond career goal.


Mikael Samuelsson carried the puck into the offensive zone onthe left side and cut across the top of the slot as a crowdformed in front of goaltender Roberto Luongo. As Samuelsson'sshot lost steam, Ellis swept it past a screened Luongo with 2:26remaining in the session for a 1-0 lead.


Luongo felt he was interfered with all night, including onEllis' goal.


"It happened three times in the first 25 minutes, and one ofthem was a goal," Luongo said. "I didn't see the replay on ityet, so I don't know exactly what happened. I'm sure it wasdefinitely part of their game plan."


The 26-year-old Ellis, who spent the previous four seasons inthe American Hockey League, extended his points streak to fourgames with the tally.


Detroit doubled its advantage during a power play early in thesecond.


Holmstrom scored in usual fashion, parking himself in front ofthe net and deflecting defenseman Brian Rafalski's wrist shotfrom above the slot with the shaft of his stick at 2:23, just 19seconds into the man advantage. It was Holmstrom's sixth goalof the season and fourth on the power play.


"It's a power play, so I know the shot's going to come,"Holmstrom said. "Sure enough, here it comes and I get the tip."

"Homer's first goal was a great deflection," Zetterberg said."I don't think he deserves the penalties that he gets, and it'snice for him to get some of the goals back."


Just over three minutes later, Vancouver halved the deficit.Matt Cooke, who failed to clear the puck during the Red Wings'power play, unleashed a one-timer from the high slot thatdeflected off Detroit's Kris Draper and past netminder DominikHasek at 5:33 for his second goal of the season.


But the Red Wings' high-scoring line struck again late in thesecond to restore the two-goal bulge. Pavel Datsyuk passed thepuck from behind the net to Zetterberg, who found Holmstromalone on the right side of the crease for an easy tap-in with4:20 to go.


"Hank threw it in there, got in on the forecheck," Holmstromsaid. "They turned it over, got it to me and it was an easytap-in. ... They make it easy for me. I'm probably playing withthe two best players in the NHL. It's a good mix. They holdonto the puck, and I know sooner or later, the puck is coming tome."


Zetterberg's assist gave him at least one point in every gamethis season. The Swede leads the NHL in scoring with 18 points.

Zetterberg cost Detroit a goal early in the third as he wascalled for hooking. The Canucks cashed in less than a minutelater, when Daniel Sedin chipped a backhander past a screenedHasek at 1:47 to draw Vancouver within 3-2.


Hasek needed to make just 13 saves for the Red Wings, whileLuongo turned aside 36 shots for the Canucks, who have lost fourof five and fell to 0-5-0 when trailing after two periods.

"My job is to stop the puck, and I try to do that every night,"Luongo said. "Unfortunately, we came up short tonight. ...Sometimes you've got to find ways to win even though a teamtakes the play to you a little bit. Right now, we're havingtrouble finding ways to win."


"We got outplayed pretty badly tonight," Canucks coach AlainVigneault said. "We're chasing the puck two-thirds of the time.We were expending a lot of energy and it makes it reallychallenging. We had a lot of our players tonight that I feltlooked like they were skating in quicksand."


Vancouver defenseman Sami Salo returned to the lineup aftermissing nine games with a wrist injury.


"It was tough," Salo said of his first appearance of the season."It's been quite a long time since I played in a game, so thefirst 50-55 minutes was kind of a struggle. Then I started tofeel better the last five or eight minutes, started to have alittle more jump."


While the Canucks got back a player, they also lost one whenRick Rypien suffered a broken finger on his first shift of thegame.


"Toward the end of the first shift, the puck was in the slot,the guy teed it up and (I) blocked the shot," Rypien said."I've blocked a shot like that many times. Just happened."

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Tomas Holmstrom and Henrik Zetterbergcontinue to provide offensive punch for the Detroit Red Wings.

Holmstrom scored a pair of goals and Zetterberg extended hispoints streak to 10 games with an assist as the Red Wings edgedthe Vancouver Canucks, 3-2, on Wednesday.


Defenseman Brian Rafalski collected two assists for Detroit,which has won three straight and four of five.


"I think our guys were determined," Red Wings coach Mike Babcocksaid. "They got to the net, had some chances and created somescreens."


Matt Ellis opened the scoring late in the first period with hissecond career goal.


Mikael Samuelsson carried the puck into the offensive zone onthe left side and cut across the top of the slot as a crowdformed in front of goaltender Roberto Luongo. As Samuelsson'sshot lost steam, Ellis swept it past a screened Luongo with 2:26remaining in the session for a 1-0 lead.


"It's what I've always done, I've always gone into high-trafficareas, the dirty areas on the ice," Ellis said. "That's part ofmy bread and butter, is battling for pucks. They don't have tobe pretty, but somehow they find a way to the back of the net."

Luongo felt he was interfered with all night, including onEllis' goal.


"It happened three times in the first 25 minutes, and one ofthem was a goal," Luongo said. "I didn't see the replay on ityet, so I don't know exactly what happened. I'm sure it wasdefinitely part of their game plan."


The 26-year-old Ellis, who spent the previous four seasons inthe American Hockey League, extended his points streak to fourgames with the tally.


Detroit doubled its advantage during a power play early in thesecond.


Holmstrom scored in usual fashion, parking himself in front ofthe net and deflecting defenseman Brian Rafalski's wrist shotfrom above the slot with the shaft of his stick at 2:23, just 19seconds into the man advantage. It was Holmstrom's sixth goalof the season and fourth on the power play.


"It's a power play, so I know the shot's going to come,"Holmstrom said. "Sure enough, here it comes and I get the tip."

"Homer's first goal was a great deflection," Zetterberg said. "Idon't think he deserves the penalties that he gets, and it'snice for him to get some of the goals back."


Just over three minutes later, Vancouver halved the deficit.Matt Cooke, who failed to clear the puck during the Red Wings'power play, unleashed a one-timer from the high slot thatdeflected off Detroit's Kris Draper and past netminder DominikHasek at 5:33 for his second goal of the season.


But the Red Wings' high-scoring line struck again late in thesecond to restore the two-goal bulge. Pavel Datsyuk passed thepuck from behind the net to Zetterberg, who found Holmstromalone on the right side of the crease for an easy tap-in with4:20 to go.


"Hank threw it in there, got in on the forecheck," Holmstromsaid. "They turned it over, got it to me and it was an easytap-in. ... They make it easy for me. I'm probably playing withthe two best players in the NHL. It's a good mix. They holdonto the puck, and I know sooner or later, the puck is coming tome."


Zetterberg's assist gave him at least one point in every gamethis season. The Swede leads the NHL in scoring with 18 points.

Zetterberg cost Detroit a goal early in the third as he wascalled for hooking. The Canucks cashed in less than a minutelater, when Daniel Sedin chipped a backhander past a screenedHasek at 1:47 to draw Vancouver within 3-2.


Hasek needed to make just 13 saves for the Red Wings, whileLuongo turned aside 36 shots for the Canucks, who have lost fourof five and fell to 0-5-0 when trailing after two periods.

"My job is to stop the puck, and I try to do that every night,"Luongo said. "Unfortunately, we came up short tonight. ...Sometimes you've got to find ways to win even though a teamtakes the play to you a little bit. Right now, we're havingtrouble finding ways to win."


"We got outplayed pretty badly tonight," Canucks coach AlainVigneault said. "We're chasing the puck two-thirds of the time.We were expending a lot of energy and it makes it reallychallenging. We had a lot of our players tonight that I feltlooked like they were skating in quicksand."


Vancouver defenseman Sami Salo returned to the lineup aftermissing nine games with a wrist injury.


"It was tough," Salo said of his first appearance of the season."It's been quite a long time since I played in a game, so thefirst 50-55 minutes was kind of a struggle. Then I started tofeel better the last five or eight minutes, started to have alittle more jump."


While the Canucks got back a player, they also lost one whenRick Rypien suffered a broken finger on his first shift of thegame.


"Toward the end of the first shift, the puck was in the slot,the guy teed it up and (I) blocked the shot," Rypien said. "I'veblocked a shot like that many times. Just happened."

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Tomas Holmstrom and Henrik Zetterbergcontinue to provide offensive punch for the Detroit Red Wings.

Holmstrom scored a pair of goals and Zetterberg extended hispoints streak to 10 games with an assist as the Red Wings edgedthe Vancouver Canucks, 3-2, on Wednesday.


Defenseman Brian Rafalski collected two assists for Detroit,which has won three straight and four of five.


"I think our guys were determined," Red Wings coach Mike Babcocksaid. "They got to the net, had some chances and created somescreens."


Matt Ellis opened the scoring late in the first period with hissecond career goal.


Mikael Samuelsson carried the puck into the offensive zone onthe left side and cut across the top of the slot as a crowdformed in front of goaltender Roberto Luongo. As Samuelsson'sshot lost steam, Ellis swept it past a screened Luongo with 2:26remaining in the session for a 1-0 lead.


"It's what I've always done, I've always gone into high-trafficareas, the dirty areas on the ice," Ellis said. "That's part ofmy bread and butter, is battling for pucks. They don't have tobe pretty, but somehow they find a way to the back of the net."

Luongo felt he was interfered with all night, including onEllis' goal.


"It happened three times in the first 25 minutes, and one ofthem was a goal," Luongo said. "I didn't see the replay on ityet, so I don't know exactly what happened. I'm sure it wasdefinitely part of their game plan."


The 26-year-old Ellis, who spent the previous four seasons inthe American Hockey League, extended his points streak to fourgames with the tally.


Detroit doubled its advantage during a power play early in thesecond.


Holmstrom scored in usual fashion, parking himself in front ofthe net and deflecting Rafalski's wrist shot from above the slotwith the shaft of his stick at 2:23, just 19 seconds into theman advantage. It was Holmstrom's sixth goal of the season andfourth on the power play.


"It's a power play, so I know the shot's going to come,"Holmstrom said. "Sure enough, here it comes and I get the tip."

"Homer's first goal was a great deflection," Zetterberg said. "Idon't think he deserves the penalties that he gets, and it'snice for him to get some of the goals back."


Just over three minutes later, Vancouver halved the deficit.Matt Cooke, who failed to clear the puck during the Red Wings'power play, unleashed a one-timer from the high slot thatdeflected off Detroit's Kris Draper and past netminder DominikHasek at 5:33 for his second goal of the season.


But the Red Wings' high-scoring line struck again late in thesecond to restore the two-goal bulge. Pavel Datsyuk passed thepuck from behind the net to Zetterberg, who found Holmstromalone on the right side of the crease for an easy tap-in with4:20 to go.


"Hank threw it in there, got in on the forecheck," Holmstromsaid. "They turned it over, got it to me and it was an easytap-in. ... They make it easy for me. I'm probably playing withthe two best players in the NHL. It's a good mix. They holdonto the puck, and I know sooner or later, the puck is coming tome."


Zetterberg's assist gave him at least one point in every gamethis season. The Swede leads the NHL in scoring with 18 points.

Zetterberg cost Detroit a goal early in the third as he wascalled for hooking. The Canucks cashed in less than a minutelater, when Daniel Sedin chipped a backhander past a screenedHasek at 1:47 to draw Vancouver within 3-2.


Hasek needed to make just 13 saves for the Red Wings, whileLuongo turned aside 36 shots for the Canucks, who have lost fourof five and fell to 0-5-0 when trailing after two periods.

"My job is to stop the puck, and I try to do that every night,"Luongo said. "Unfortunately, we came up short tonight. ...Sometimes you've got to find ways to win even though a teamtakes the play to you a little bit. Right now, we're havingtrouble finding ways to win."


"We got outplayed pretty badly tonight," Canucks coach AlainVigneault said. "We're chasing the puck two-thirds of the time.We were expending a lot of energy and it makes it reallychallenging. We had a lot of our players tonight that I feltlooked like they were skating in quicksand."


Vancouver defenseman Sami Salo returned to the lineup aftermissing nine games with a wrist injury.


"It was tough," Salo said of his first appearance of the season."It's been quite a long time since I played in a game, so thefirst 50-55 minutes was kind of a struggle. Then I started tofeel better the last five or eight minutes, started to have alittle more jump."


While the Canucks got back a player, they also lost one whenRick Rypien suffered a broken finger on his first shift of thegame.


"Toward the end of the first shift, the puck was in the slot,the guy teed it up and (I) blocked the shot," Rypien said. "I'veblocked a shot like that many times. Just happened."

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at DETROIT

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Vancouver 0 1 1 --2
Detroit 1 2 0 --3
------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Matt Ellis 2 (Mikael Samuelsson,
Brian Rafalski), 17:34. Penalties: D Cleary, Det (boarding), 0:41; T
Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference), 11:43; M Ellis, Det (hooking),
15:04.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 6 (power play)
(Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom), 2:23. 3, Vancouver, Matt Cooke 2
(Alexander Edler, Alexandre Burrows), 5:33. 4, Detroit, Tomas
Holmstrom 7 (Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk), 15:40. Penalties: A
Miller, Van (hooking), 2:04; B Lebda, Det (hooking), 11:33; R Kesler,
Van (tripping), 12:28; M Ohlund, Van (hooking), 17:41.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 4 (power play)
(Henrik Sedin, Lukas Krajicek), 1:47. Penalties: H Zetterberg, Det
(hooking), 0:57; T Pyatt, Van (tripping), 14:52; K Draper, Det
(tripping), 14:52; Bench, Van (too many men served by B Isbister),
15:50.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
Vancouver 4 7 4 --15
Detroit 11 18 10 --39
---------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: Vancouver - 1 of 5, Detroit - 1 of 4. Goalies
: Vancouver, Roberto Luongo (39 shots, 36 saves; record: 3-6-0).
Detroit, Dominik Hasek (15 shots, 13 saves; record: 4-2-1). A: 17,015.
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Vaughan
Rody.</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at DETROIT

<div class="pre">-----------------------------------------
VANCOUVER 0 1 1 --2
DETROIT 1 2 0 --3
-----------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Matt Ellis 2 (Mikael Samuelsson,
Brian Rafalski), 17:34. Penalties: D Cleary, Det (boarding), 0:41; T
Holmstrom, Det (goalie interference), 11:43; M Ellis, Det (hooking),
15:04.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom 6 (power play)
(Brian Rafalski, Nicklas Lidstrom), 2:23. 3, Vancouver, Matt Cooke 2
(Alexander Edler, Alexandre Burrows), 5:33. 4, Detroit, Tomas
Holmstrom 7 (Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk), 15:40. Penalties: A
Miller, Van (hooking), 2:04; B Lebda, Det (hooking), 11:33; R Kesler,
Van (tripping), 12:28; M Ohlund, Van (hooking), 17:41.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Vancouver, Daniel Sedin 4 (power play)
(Henrik Sedin, Lukas Krajicek), 1:47. Penalties: H Zetterberg, Det
(hooking), 0:57; T Pyatt, Van (tripping), 14:52; K Draper, Det
(tripping), 14:52; Bench, Van (too many men served by B Isbister),
15:50.

Shots on goal:
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VANCOUVER 4 7 4 --15
DETROIT 11 18 10 --39
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Power-play Conversions: VAN - 1 of 5, DET - 1 of 4. Goalies :
Vancouver, Roberto Luongo (39 shots, 36 saves; record: 3-6-0).
Detroit, Dominik Hasek (15 shots, 13 saves; record: 4-2-1). A: 17,015.
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Mark Pare, Vaughan
Rody.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

VANCOUVER DETROIT
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
A Burrows 0 1 even 1 D Cleary 0 0 -1 1
B Ritchie 0 0 -1 2 P Datsyuk 0 1 +1 7
R Kesler 0 0 +1 1 K Maltby 0 0 -1 3
M Naslund 0 0 -1 1 B Lebda 0 0 +1 1
M Ohlund 0 0 +1 1 C Chelios 0 0 even 1
M Raymond 0 0 -1 1 J Hudler 0 0 even 0
D Sedin 1 0 even 3 B Rafalski 0 2 +1 0
A Edler 0 1 +1 0 A Lilja 0 0 even 2
M Cooke 1 0 even 2 K Draper 0 0 -1 1
B Isbister 0 0 even 0 M Samuelsson 0 1 +1 4
H Sedin 0 1 even 1 H Zetterberg 0 1 +1 6
R Rypien 0 0 even 0 A Downey 0 0 even 0
A Miller 0 0 -2 0 N Lidstrom 0 1 even 5
L Krajicek 0 1 -1 1 V Filppula 0 0 even 1
S Salo 0 0 even 0 N Kronvall 0 0 even 2
B Morrison 0 0 -1 1 M Ellis 1 0 +1 1
W Mitchell 0 0 -1 0 T Kopecky 0 0 +1 1
T Pyatt 0 0 even 0 T Holmstrom 2 0 +1 3
J Cowan HIP INJURY D Drake CHEEK
T Linden HEALTHY D Meech HEALTHY
M Weaver HEALTHY I Grigorenko HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at DETROIT

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

 

NHL: VANCOUVER at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL VANCOUVER AT DETROIT
NOTE: RESENDING BOX SCORE TO ADD ATTENDANCE AND MINUTES
PLAYED FOR VANCOUVER GOALIE ROBERTO LUONGO.</div>