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MAG-nificent Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final

Posted on January 6, 2014 at 02:44 PM.

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This year's Stanely Cup Final* is a rematch of the 2002 series won by Detroit in five. However, Carolina won Game 1 of that series... at the Joe... in overtime.

Detroit got on the board in the middle of the first to lead off the scoring. Pavel Datsyuk took advantage of a screen on Cam Ward and wristed it past him. But in the second, Carolina went on the powerplay. Detroit's slot defense broke down and Jordan Staal slapped one home, his tenth of the playoffs.

Detroit hoped that history would not repeat itself in overtime, and after 13 minutes of suspense, Magnus Paajarvi snuck a puck off a post and behind Cam Ward for a game-winner. (Now the title makes sense.) The goal came off a two man rush. Credit the helpers to Wayne Simmonds and Luke Schenn.

*Using NHL 13

May 23, 2014	1	2	3	OT	F
CAR (0-1)	0	1	0	0	1
DET (1-0)	1	0	0	1	2

Three Stars
	Cam Ward, G .956 SV%, 42 SV
	Magnus Paajarvi 1 G, +1
	Jimmy Howard, G .950 SV%, 20 SV

Team Stats Comparison
	CAR	DET
Shots on Goal	21	44
Hits	11	10
Faceoffs Won-Lost	4-12	12-4
Penalty Minutes	0:00	4:00
Power Plays Converted	1	0
Power Play Opportunities	2	0
Time on Attack	3:56	7:22

Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
DET	9:56 P. Datsyuk (6), (D. Seidenberg, P. Elias)
SECOND PERIOD
CAR	19:05 J. Staal (10), (J. Faulk, M. Ryder)
OVERTIME
DET	7:00 M. Paajarvi (4), (W. Simmonds, L. Schenn)