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Detroit Rally's in Third, Steals Two Points

Posted on November 11, 2011 at 04:22 PM.

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Second game in a row against a high powered Western Conference team but a totally different type of game. The Kins gummed things up, the Wings play as wide open as the Hawks and it shows. Each team has had a handful of chances early in this one including a breakaway for Detroit from basically center ice in which Crawford denied. The Hawks took a penalty in the first minute and that led to the only goal for Detroit in the period, Johan Franzen was able to beat Crawford from the high slot thru a partial screen to give the Winds a 1-0 lead. Shortly after the Hawks answered, Nick Leddy, who has been improving game in and game out took a great chance to pinch in and keep a puck alive. He held onto it, cut to the slot a buried it past a startled Howard to tie it up, on to the second period we go.

Depending on how this one shakes out the Red Wings might have a legit complaint about the Hawks second goal which gave them a 2-1 advantage. Viktor Stalberg seemed to have a step on Kronwall when Kronwall leveled Stalberg sending him right into Howard knocking him down. The puck slid loose and Hossa picked it up and buried it into the open net, call was a good goal on the ice to give the Hawks the edge. Special teams continue to be a concern for the Hawks, well, at least the PK. Detroit struck for the second time on the PP tonight as Dan Cleary finished off a neat 2 on 1 to even the game up at 2. The second period was a little tighter defensively as the Hawks and Wings only combined for 15 total shots, giving the edge to the Wings for the game at 19-15 as we head to the third period.

Hawks game out with a purpose in the third and struck gold early as Jonathan Toews put them out front 3-2 with a goal less then a minute into the period. The fast paced hockey continued throughout the third period, with teams trading chances. Sure fire Hall of Famer Niklas Lidstrom found some open ice half way thru the third period and let go a dipping slap shot that made it thru all the bodies in front and past Crawford to tie it up. Less then two minutes later the Red Wings did what they do best, capatilize on a turnover. A bad giveaway by Kruger lead to Filppula alone in the slot and he made no mistake beating Crawford with a wicked wrister. The Hawks trailing by one didn't quit, Howard had to make several big saves down the stretch. The Hawks pulled their goalie with 40 seconds left which led to a big scramble in front with Marian Hossa getting a prime change on the doorstep but Howard was better, and the Wings hung on for the two points, really good game.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Franzen Puts the Wings in Front

Leddy Ties it at 1 - Wicked Wrister

Crawford With the Huge Stop

Hossa Scores Disputed Goal

Cleary Ties It

Toews Puts the Hawks in Front

Hossa Gets Laid Out

Lidstrom Ties It

Filppula Wins It

BOX SCORE

Dec 30, 2011	1	2	3	F
DET (27-8-2)	1	1	2	4
CHI (24-12-2)	1	1	1	3

Three Stars
	Nick Leddy, CHI 1 Goal; 1 Assist
	Johan Franzen, DET 1 Goal; 1 Assist
	Valtteri Flippula, DET 1 Goal; 1 Assist

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	CHI
Shots on Goal	26	26
Hits	13	2
Faceoffs Won-Lost	10-19	19-10
Penalty Minutes	0:00	4:00
Power Plays Converted	2	0
Power Play Opportunities	2	0
Time on Attack	4:21	6:49

Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
DET	Johan Franzen (18), (White, Zetterberg) (PP) - 1:38
CHI	Nick Leddy (2), (Olesz, Frolik) - 4:01
SECOND PERIOD
CHI	Marian Hossa (8), (Stalberg, Seabrook) - 3:21
DET	Daniel Cleary (9), (Filppula, Lidstrom) (PP) - 8:02
THIRD PERIOD
CHI	Jonathan Toews (11), (Leddy, Kane) - 0:56
DET	Niklas Lidstrom (3), (Franzen, Bertuzzi) - 12:18
DET	Valtteri Filppula (11), (unassisted) - 13:31