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				<title><![CDATA[Red Wings' Kronwall out 4-8 weeks with knee injury]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DETROIT(AP) -- The banged-up Detroit Red Wings have lost
defenseman Niklas Kronwall for at least a month with a sprained
ligament in his left knee.

The team announced Sunday that Kronwall will be out four to
eight weeks.

Kronwall had a leg-on-leg, open-ice collision with Montreal
enforcer Georges Laraque on Saturday.

Laraque, who was called for tripping, said it was an accident.
The Red Wings called it a dirty play.

Detroit has been without forwards Johan Franzen, Valtteri
Filppula and Jason Williams because of injuries.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:57:43 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Red Wings-Predators Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
STATS Senior Writer

Detroit (11-6-4) at Nashville (12-8-1), 7:00 p.m. EDT

The Nashville Predators look to win their sixth straight game
Monday night and complete a perfect five-game homestand as they
meet the Detroit Red Wings for the first time in 2009-10.

Nashville (12-8-1) is one of the hottest teams in the NHL,
winning nine of 11 games. The last two wins for the Predators
have come in shootouts, including a 4-3 victory over Columbus on
Saturday.

Goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped all three Blue Jackets' shooters
to improve to 8-1-0 with a 2.18 goals-against average in his
last nine starts. He stopped two of three shooters for New
Jersey in Thursday's 3-2 victory.

"I have always kind of liked shootouts," Rinne said. "For a
goalie, you want to be a difference maker."

The Predators have scored at least one power-play goal in four
straight games, with Jason Arnott and Martin Erat each getting
one Saturday. David Legwand added a short-handed goal.

"The power play was good tonight," coach Barry Trotz said.
"Special teams were a big part of the game. We got two
power-play goals and a short-handed goal."

Rinne went 3-1 with a 2.46 GAA against Detroit (11-6-4) last
season as the Predators won four of six. The Red Wings' Chris
Osgood has lost four straight starts to Nashville, posting a
3.76 GAA.

This is Detroit's first game in Nashville since an 8-0 loss Feb.
28 in which the Predators scored a franchise-record five
first-period goals. Rinne made 30 saves and Arnott had a hat
trick after not scoring in his previous nine games against the
Red Wings.

Osgood returned for Friday's 2-1 overtime loss to Florida after
missing three games with the flu. Jimmy Howard was in net
Saturday to earn a 3-2 shootout win at Montreal.

Brad Stuart and Pavel Datsyuk each had power-play goals in the
first period Saturday as the Red Wings blew a two-goal lead
before avoiding a third straight loss.

"I think we played well," center Henrik Zetterberg said. "And we
came in here, we got a lot of power play from the beginning - up
two goals. I think it was a well-played game, both teams coming
from back-to-back games so it was good goaltending."

The Red Wings will be without defenseman Niklas Kronwall after
he suffered the brunt of a leg-on-leg, open-ice collision with
Montreal enforcer Georges Laraque on Saturday.

Kronwall didn't return after he fell to the ice in obvious pain
and is expected to be out for some time. The Red Wings felt the
play was dirty.

"You know it's something that shouldn't happen in hockey," coach
Mike Babcock said. "A guy shouldn't hang his leg out there and
hurt another guy. It's unacceptable and it's disappointing,
obviously. We just lost a good player for a period of time. Our
doctors will look at him, but he's out for a chunk for sure."]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:26:59 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Red Wings win shootout over Canadiens]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL(AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings ended the Montreal
Canadiens' domination after regulation.

Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored on Detroit's first
two shootout attempts to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over
Montreal on Saturday night.

Datsyuk, who netted one of Detroit's two power-play goals in the
first period, deked and put a shot past Carey Price on the Red
Wings' first shootout try.

Jimmy Howard, who made 16 saves, stopped Mike Cammalleri to open
the tiebreaker, and Tomas Plekanec struck the post on the
Canadiens' next shot. Zetterberg then clinched the win with a
shot between Price's pads.

"The way I figure it is in the shootout it was my chance to sort
of get a little bit of retribution," Howard said.

Brad Stuart and Datsyuk scored power-play goals 2:01 apart in
the first period for Detroit, which lost 2-1 to Florida in a
shootout on Friday.

"It was a tough loss for us," Zetterberg said. "I think we
played well. And we came in here, we got a lot of power play
from the beginning - up two goals. I think it was a well-played
game, both teams coming from back-to-back games so it was good
goaltending."

Cammalleri scored twice in the third for Montreal, beaten after
regulation for the first time this season. The Canadiens were
8-0 in games decided beyond regulation, 4-0 in shootouts.

Price stopped 32 shots, the same number he turned aside Friday
in the Canadiens' 3-2 win in Washington.

Cammalleri, who has three goals in two games, scored 9 seconds
into the third period - snapping a shot past Howard to draw the
Canadiens within 2-1.

He tied it at 8:45 when he slapped Andrei Kostitsyn's centering
pass between Howard's legs from the edge of the crease. It was
his team-leading 11th goal.

Stuart, who recorded eight of Detroit's 16 shots in the first
period, scored his second of the season 12:41 in while
Montreal's Georges Laraque was in the penalty box serving six
minutes in minor penalties.

Datsyuk scored his sixth goal at 14:42 during a lengthy a 5-on-3
advantage after Paul Mara was called for cross-checking.

Laraque, who returned to the Canadiens lineup Friday after
missing 13 games because of back pain, was called for tripping
Niklas Kronwall at 8:52 following a leg-on-leg, open-ice
collision with the Red Wings defenseman. A delayed penalty had
already been signaled against the Montreal enforcer for his high
stick on Darren Helm, which drew a double minor.

Kronwall didn't return after he fell to the ice in obvious pain
following his collision with Laraque, who appeared to leave his
leg in Kronwall's path.

"You know it's something that shouldn't happen in hockey," Red
Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "A guy shouldn't hang his leg out
there and hurt another guy. It's unacceptable and it's
disappointing, obviously. We just lost a good player for a
period of time. Our doctors will look at him, but he's out for a
chunk for sure."

While the hit was called "bad" by Zetterberg and "dirty" by
Datsyuk, Laraque doesn't expect to face any further punishment
by the NHL.

"There were four refs on the ice and they didn't call anything,"
Laraque said. "If they called a match penalty it would be
different. There was no intent. There was no reason why I would
try to go and hurt him. It was a pure accident, that's why they
called it tripping, so I'm not worried at all."

The Canadiens, who lost center Scott Gomez to a lower-body
injury Friday, had killed Laraque's first minor penalty when
Stuart put the Red Wings up 1-0 with a slap shot from the point.

Datsyuk redirected Brian Rafalski's pass from the left point
past Price to make it two straight goals for Detroit's power
play at 14:42.

The Red Wings, who outshot Montreal 16-3 in the opening period
and 34-18 overall, enjoyed another 5-on-3 advantage for 1:27
late in the first when Canadiens defenseman Ryan O'Byrne was
called for slashing while Travis Moen was in the box.

"I thought in the first 10 minutes of the game we had good
momentum going," Canadiens coach Jacques Martin said. "We were
playing four lines, we had good tempo, we were controlling the
play. The number of penalties we took gave them the two goals,
and then you've got to battle back."

The Canadiens, who will celebrate their 100th anniversary on
Dec. 4, wore retro uniforms evoking the team's original
sweaters. The blue throwback jerseys, featuring white trim and a
letter "C" on the chest, are similar to those worn by the
1909-10 team as a charter member of the National Hockey
Association.

NOTES: Stuart recorded 26 shots in his first 23 games. ... The
Canadiens went 2-10 in 1909-10 during the inaugural season of
the NHA, the NHL's predecessor. ... Cammalleri had 39 goals with
Calgary last season.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:45:14 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Red Wings-Canadiens Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By MATT BECKER
STATS Senior Writer

Detroit (10-6-3) at Montreal (10-11-0), 7:00 p.m. EDT

After having no trouble scoring goals last week, Detroit coach
Mike Babcock admits the Red Wings haven't had much puck luck
since.

The Red Wings try to break out of their scoring funk and avoid a
third straight loss Saturday night when they visit a Montreal
Canadiens team trying to move over .500 for the first time in
four weeks.

Detroit (10-6-4) totaled 19 goals in victories over Columbus,
Vancouver and Anaheim last week, but was unable to sustain that
momentum. The Red Wings fell 2-1 in overtime to Florida on
Friday after losing 3-1 to Dallas on Wednesday.

Against the Panthers, Detroit - which last lost three in a row
Oct. 17-24 - fired 40 shots on goaltender Scott Clemmensen but
only one by Pavel Datsyuk found the back of the net.

"We had more than enough chances," Babcock said. "We didn't have
much puck luck."

Facing a stingy Montreal defense might not be the best way for
Detroit to get its offense back on track.

The Canadiens (11-11-0) have limited opponents to two goals or
fewer in five straight games, including Friday night's 3-2 win
over Washington.

Carey Price made 32 saves against the Capitals and withstood a
furious comeback over the game's final minutes.

With Washington adding an extra attacker to a power play, Price
lost his stick and Montreal had trouble clearing the puck.
Somehow Price and the Canadiens, who were outshot 27-8 over the
last two periods, held on to record back-to-back victories for
the first time since a season-best four-game winning streak Oct.
20-26.

"The last 3 1/2 minutes were kind of hectic," coach Jacques
Martin said. "But up to that point I felt we were managing the
game well."

Price has made four consecutive starts for Montreal, going 3-1-0
with a 1.96 goals-against average, but has yet to start games on
successive nights. That may mean backup Jaroslav Halak will get
a turn in goal for the Canadiens, who are trying to move over
.500 for the first time since they were 6-5-0 on Oct. 26.

Halak, 5-2-0 with a 2.47 GAA in his last seven starts, has never
faced the Red Wings. Price is 1-1-0 with a 2.50 GAA in two
career starts against Detroit.

In the only meeting between these teams last season, Price made
32 saves in a 3-1 victory Nov. 26 at Joe Louis Arena.

Montreal left wing Michael Cammalleri, who scored his
team-leading ninth goal Friday, had a goal and four assists in
four games against the Red Wings last season while with Calgary.

Detroit's Chris Osgood made 18 saves Friday after missing the
previous three games with the flu.

Osgood, who hasn't started against the Canadiens since Jan. 13,
2004, when he stopped 23 shots in a 5-2 loss, has yet to play on
consecutive nights this season, so backup Jimmy Howard could be
in net for this contest.

After playing in nine games and winning only once over the
previous three seasons with Detroit, Howard is looking
comfortable between the pipes in 2009-10. He has played in nine
games and went 3-1-0 with a 2.26 GAA while Osgood was out sick.

This will be Detroit's first game in Montreal since a 4-1 win
Dec. 4, 2007, when Datsyuk had two goals and an assist.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:40:14 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[McCabe's OT goal gives Panthers 2-1 win over Wings]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DETROIT(AP) -- Scott Clemmensen kept the Florida Panthers in the
game until the rest of his teammates got their act together.

Bryan McCabe's goal 40 seconds into overtime gave Florida a 2-1
win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.

Clemmensen made 39 saves for the Panthers, who won for the
fourth time in five games to reach .500 (9-9-2). Stephen Weiss
scored Florida's other goal and added an assist. Nathan Horton
had two assists.

"Our goalie was our best player. He gave us a chance to hang
around, and we found a way to pop one," Panthers coach Pete
DeBoer said.

Some of Clemmensen's biggest saves came against Darren Helm, who
had eight shots. Clemmensen stopped Helm on breakaways in each
of the first two periods.

"Hopefully, tonight was a harbinger for my game getting to where
I really want it to be," Florida's backup goalie said. "We had
to weather a little bit there in the first. They're a great
team. We had to battle so hard all night, and we really stuck
with it."

Pavel Datsyuk scored for Detroit, which lost its second straight
at home. Chris Osgood made 18 saves.

"We just couldn't get the puck in, couldn't score," Red Wings
defenseman Niklas Kronwall said. "We battled hard. The puck just
wouldn't go in."

McCabe beat Osgood with a one-timed shot from the right circle
for his third of the season, converting Weiss' pass.

Weiss tied it 1-1 at 8:13 of the third period with his seventh
goal. Horton threaded the needle on a cross-crease pass, and
Weiss put a shot into the open side of the net.

"We all knew we weren't playing good for the first two periods,"
Horton said. "We tried to come out in the third and put on some
pressure."

Datsyuk's power-play goal with 2:02 left in the second period
opened the scoring. He jammed in his own rebound for his fifth
goal.

"We had more than enough chances," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock
said. "We didn't have much puck luck."

NOTES: Osgood returned after missing three games with the flu.
... DeBoer was once the coach and general manager of the
suburban Detroit-based Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey
League. He holds a law degree from the University of Detroit.
Weiss and Panthers' teammate Gregory Campbell played with
Plymouth. ... Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, who played for the
Panthers and Red Wings, was in attendance. ... Florida LW Cory
Stillman had to be helped off the ice after taking a hit from
Brad Stuart along the boards and didn't return. "Stillman's got
a knee injury and is going to be out a while," DeBoer said. ...
It was Florida's second win (2-5-3) at Joe Louis Arena.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Panthers-Red Wings Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By KATE HEDLIN
STATS Writer

Florida (8-9-2) at Detroit (10-6-3), 7:30 p.m. EDT

The Florida Panthers have turned things around after a slow
start. They'll see how much they've improved when they visit the
Detroit Red Wings, who have dominated the all-time series.

The Panthers make their first visit to Detroit in nearly two
years when they take on the Red Wings on Friday night.

Florida (8-9-2) comes in having won six of its last nine,
picking up points in its last four games. The Panthers tied a
season-high for goals in a 6-2 win over Buffalo on Wednesday in
the opener of a three-game road trip.

Florida began the season with four losses in its first five
games.

"It's taken some time," said Dominic Moore, who had a goal and
an assist against the Sabres. "As you go you learn, and you try
to improve each game. We've got a group that has taken a while
to jell, so every game and every period we're just trying to get
better."

Michael Frolik scored twice and Keith Ballard assisted on three
goals, but despite the scoring outburst - which included four
goals in the third period - the Panthers were more focused on
the continued improvement of their defense.

After allowing opponents to average 4.0 goals in the first 11
games, Florida has given up an average of 2.7 in its last eight.
Tomas Vokoun is 5-1-1 with a 1.67 goals-against average over his
last seven starts after beginning the season 1-7-1 with a 3.65
GAA.

"We've really cleaned up our defensive game by leaps and bounds
over the last dozen games," coach Peter DeBoer said. "We
couldn't have been any worse in our first six or seven games of
the season."

Before facing the New York Rangers on Saturday, DeBoer's team
will be looking for its fifth win in six road games. However,
the Panthers haven't played at Joe Louis Arena since a 5-2 loss
on Dec. 15, 2007.

The Red Wings (10-6-3) scored four times in the third period
against Vokoun, who's 4-10-1 with two ties in all-time in
Detroit.

Chris Osgood made 33 saves in that win, and is expected to
return Friday after missing three games with the flu. He has not
started since a 5-1 win at Toronto on Nov. 7.

The Red Wings anticipate getting forward Kirk Maltby back, also
after missing three games with the flu. He'll replace Brad May
on the fourth line and coach Mike Babcock said the returns are
key during a busy portion in its schedule.

"We're playing three games in four nights," Babcock told the
clubs' official Web site. "It's important to have four lines
rolling out of the gate."

The Red Wings lost for only the third time in 10 home games
after falling 3-1 to Dallas on Wednesday.

Detroit appeared to tie the game at 2 on a goal by May 6:24 into
the third period, but it was waived off because it was ruled the
whistle had blown. Henrik Zetterberg scored his ninth goal and
fifth in three games for the Red Wings.

Detroit beat Florida 3-2 in the only meeting between the two
last season. The Red Wings are 12-2-1 with five ties all-time
against the Panthers, including 5-1-0 with three ties at home.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:22:50 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Auld backstops Stars to 3-1 win over Red Wings]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DETROIT(AP) -- The Dallas Stars weren't spectacular, just
effective.

Alex Auld made 31 saves, and Mike Ribeiro, Matt Niskanen and
Loui Eriksson scored in Dallas' 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red
Wings on Wednesday night.

Brad Richards and James Neal each had two assists for the Stars.

"We played our best game, from start to finish," Auld said.

The Stars scored two power-play goals and killed off all four
Red Wings power plays.

"We were good where we had to be on the power play and killing
penalties," Dallas coach Marc Crawford said.

Henrik Zetterberg scored for Detroit, and Jimmy Howard stopped
29 shots. The loss snapped the Red Wings' winning streak at
three.

Niskanen gave the Stars a 2-0 lead 3:52 into the second period
with his first goal of the season. He beat Howard with a
one-timer from the point.

Zetterberg put Detroit on the board 6:16 into the middle period
with his ninth goal. He cut into the slot from the right wing
and beat Auld high on the sick side.

Eriksson's power-play goal with 7:17 left gave the Stars a 3-1
lead. He tipped in a cross-crease pass.

That came less than a minute after it appeared the Red Wings had
tied it at 2.

An apparent goal by Brad May, 6:24 into the third period, was
waved off because it was ruled the whistle had blown. Replays
showed May's backhander from the bottom of the right circle
squeezed between Auld's skate and the short-side goal post.
There wasn't an immediate reaction, but the Red Wings'
celebrated a few seconds later.

The play was reviewed but the ruling by referees Stephane Auger
and Dennis LaRue was no goal because the whistle had blown.

"It wasn't blown dead. It was a goal," Detroit coach Mike
Babcock said. "The guy never meant to blow the whistle. It was a
shot."

Auld, obviously, didn't agree.

"They've got enough cameras in the building. If they say it's
not a goal, it's not a goal," he said. "I think the biggest
thing was the intent of the official to blow the whistle."

May talked about what he saw.

"After I shot it, I didn't see it go in," he said. "But he
(Auld) was trying to pick his foot up and it was in the net. I
just saw a highlight of it and have no idea why it wasn't a
goal."

Ribeiro opened the scoring on a power play 9:26 into the game.
His attempted pass was accidentally swatted into the net by
Detroit defenseman Jonathan Ericsson, who sprawled along the ice
to thwart a pass. It was Ribeiro's sixth goal.

NOTES: Detroit G Chris Osgood missed his third game because of
the flu. ... Dallas LW Fabian Brunnstrom missed his third game
due to a shoulder injury. ... Stars' C Brian Sutherby missed his
second game with a groin injury. ... May and the Stars'
Krystofer Barch fought in the second period after having a
good-natured conversation during pregame warmups.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Stars-Red Wings Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By ALAN FERGUSON
STATS Writer

Dallas (8-5-6) at Detroit (10-5-3), 7:30 p.m. EDT

The Detroit Red Wings began this season in an unusual position,
looking up from the bottom in the Central Division.

With a season-high fourth straight win Wednesday night against
the visiting Dallas Stars, the Red Wings will move a step closer
to its accustomed spot atop the standings.

After finishing a win shy of its second straight Stanley Cup,
Detroit opened this season with back-to-back losses to St. Louis
in Sweden and was tied in last place with the Blues after five
games.

Since then, the Red Wings (10-5-3) have slowly climbed their way
out and are within three points of division-leading Chicago.
Even better, Detroit's offense has turned red-hot after a slow
start, outscoring its opponents 19-6 during the win streak.

Henrik Zetterberg has led the way with nine points in that time
to give him a team-leading 22. He recorded his fourth career hat
trick and a career-high five points in Saturday's 7-4 victory
over visiting Anaheim.

Detroit scored an NHL-best 295 goals last season, but Marian
Hossa and Tomas Kopecky signed with Chicago in the offseason.
Vancouver also lured away Mikael Samuelsson, and Jiri Hudler
left for Russia.

Also, Johan Franzen (knee), Valtteri Filppula (wrist) and Jason
Williams (leg) are on injured reserve, and Hart Trophy finalist
Pavel Datsyuk had two goals in his first 13 games.

Datsyuk has scored twice in the last three games, but has been
overshadowed by Zetterberg, who has scored seven of his eight
goals over the last eight contests.

"He's been playing really strong for us of late and he had some
chances early," said defenseman Niklas Kronwall, who has three
goals and four assists during the win streak.  "He really came
through when we needed him the most."

The Red Wings, 7-0-1 at Joe Louis Arena this season, will try to
earn their fifth straight win there against a Dallas team that's
dropped two of three on its four-game road trip.

Detroit hasn't won five in a row at home since a season-high
seven-game run from Dec. 18-Jan. 10.

While the Red Wings' offense is getting back on track, Dallas
has scored two goals in each game during a 2-3-1 stretch. The
Stars' last five games have been decided by one goal or in a
shootout, and they fell 3-2 Saturday at Phoenix.

Dallas (8-5-6) tied the game at 1 in the second period on Mike
Modano's second goal. James Neal closed the scoring with his
third goal in as many games.

"Things seem to happen a lot easier when you get on a roll,"
goaltender Marty Turco said. "You don't feel like you're
grinding it and others get on a roll and carry a team. But that
hasn't been the case for us."

While it's struggled recently, Dallas won three of four over the
Red Wings last season. Eleven Stars players accounted for the 12
goals in those victories with Steve Ott netting two.

Datsyuk had a team-best six points against Dallas in 2008-09
with two goals and four assists.

The Stars faced Chris Osgood in two of those victories, but the
Detroit netminder is expected to miss Wednesday's contest with
an illness. Jimmy Howard will likely start again and face Dallas
for the first time since a 1-0 defeat on Feb. 17, 2008.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:22:57 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Zetterberg hat trick leads Red Wings past Ducks]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DETROIT(AP) -- Henrik Zetterberg and the Detroit Red Wings finally
found a way to shake off the rallying Anaheim Ducks.

Zetterberg had three goals and two assists in the Red Wings' 7-4
victory on Saturday night. The game featured eight goals in a
seesaw third period. Anaheim tied the game three times and the
Red Wings regained the lead three times.

"It was pretty crazy back and forth," said Zetterberg, who
scored all his goals in the third period for his fourth NHL hat
trick. "Too much back and forth. But we won the game. That was
most important."

It was the first meeting between the teams since Detroit beat
Anaheim in a seven-game, second-round playoff series in the
spring.

Dan Cleary added a goal and two assists, and Brian Rafalski had
a goal and an assist for Detroit. Pavel Datsyuk and Darren Helm
also scored, and Jimmy Howard made 19 saves.

"I thought we could have wore that team out. We didn't do that,"
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "We let them back in the
game. In the end we found a way to score enough goals to win."

Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and three assists, Corey Perry had a
goal and an assist, and Bobby Ryan and Joffrey Lupul also scored
for Anaheim. Jonas Hiller made 30 saves.

"We got ourselves back up with them a few times but they kept
bumping back up," Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer said.

Zetterberg put Detroit ahead for good with 4:31 left, netting
his second of the game. He beat Hiller with a one-timed slap
shot from the right faceoff dot.

"He kind of took over," Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall said.
"He's been playing really strong for us of late and he had some
chances early. He stuck with it and he really came through when
we needed him the most."

Zetterberg's winning goal came seconds after Anaheim's Teemu
Selanne hit the crossbar at the other end.

Helm added a goal with 2:15 left, and Zetterberg capped his hat
trick with an empty-netter, his eighth goal this season.

"That's why they're a great team year in and year out," Lupul
said. "They know how to win those tough games."

The Ducks capitalized on a turnover by defenseman Jonathan
Ericsson to make it 2-1 at 8:12 into in the second period.
Ericsson's pass from behind the net was intercepted by Getzlaf
at the goal line. He then set up Perry in the slot for his 13th
goal.

Two power-play goals gave Detroit a 2-0 lead after the first
period.

Cleary opened the scoring with 6:28 left in the frame. He
deflected in a shot out of the air with the shaft of his stick
after Kronwall's drive from the point went off Anaheim
defenseman James Wisniewski. It was Cleary's fourth goal.

Rafalski scored with 44 seconds left in the period on a
one-timed slap shot from the high slot, off Niedermayer's stick,
for his second goal.

NOTES: Detroit G Chris Osgood and LW Kirk Maltby both missed
their second game because of the flu. ... Anaheim C Saku Koivu
missed his third game with a groin strain. C Ryan Carter sat out
a second game with a bruised foot. ... Red Wings captain Nicklas
Lidstrom received a gift from the NHL in a pregame ceremony for
reaching 1,000 points. ... Wisniewski is from the Detroit suburb
of Canton and played junior hockey with the Plymouth Whalers,
who are based in suburban Detroit. ... Perry (9-7-16) and
Getzlaf (2-17-19) each extended their point streaks to 11 games.
Getzlaf stretched his franchise-record assist streak to 10 games
(17 assists).]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Ducks-Red Wings Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
STATS Writer

Anaheim (6-8-3) at Detroit (9-5-3), 7:00 p.m. EDT

The Detroit Red Wings were embroiled in a tough playoff series
with the Anaheim Ducks last spring and needed a clutch goal on
home ice to win Game 7 and avoid getting upset.

Six months later, the Red Wings are showing they can still be a
force in the Western Conference, while the Ducks are floundering
at the bottom of the Pacific Division.

Detroit looks to continue its home dominance of Anaheim on
Saturday night when the teams meet for the first time this
season.

The Red Wings (9-5-3) lost in seven games to Pittsburgh in the
Stanley Cup finals last June after winning it the previous year.

One of the teams second-seeded Detroit eliminated to reach the
finals was eighth-seeded Anaheim (6-8-3) and it took a bitter
semifinals series stretched to its maximum to determine the
winner.

That series included five games that were decided by one goal
with Dan Cleary's score with 3 minutes to play in Game 7
securing a 4-3 win and a third consecutive trip to the
conference finals for the Red Wings.

Detroit struggled at the start of this season, going 3-4-2
before turning things around with a 6-1-1 stretch after beating
Vancouver 3-1 on Thursday. That came a night after a 9-1 victory
at Columbus, a Central rival along with Chicago which is
challenging the Wings' run of eight consecutive division titles.

"We aren't winning games in the same fashion that we used to,
that's pretty obvious," coach Mike Babcock said. "But we are
finding ways to grind games out and that's what we have to do."

A visit by the Ducks could help the Red Wings continue their
strong play. They're 24-3-0 with three ties against them
all-time during the regular season at Joe Louis Arena.

The Wings could get a lift if Chris Osgood, 10th all-time with
395 wins, is able to start in net after he was rested against
the Blue Jackets before a bout with the flu forced him out
Thursday.

Osgood is 6-3-2 with a 2.77 goals-against average and a shutout,
while posting a 14-2-0 mark with a tie and a 2.48 GAA in 17
games, including six in the postseason, against the Ducks. If
Osgood is unable to play, Jimmy Howard would face Anaheim for
the first time.

Howard won the last two games while stopping 56 of 58 shots,
improving to 3-2-1 with a 2.66 GAA in seven appearances.

"I think everybody in this dressing room believes I can do it,"
said Howard, who is in his fourth season as a backup with
Detroit. "I just have to keep doing it consistently."

The Ducks dropped to 0-1-1 on a four-game trip after falling 3-2
in a shootout at Columbus on Friday.

"We are desperate for a win on the road," coach Randy Carlyle
said. "I didn't think we played that poor a hockey game. But we
will take the point and move on. It's not easy to win on the
road."

While Anaheim is struggling, Corey Perry has been one of the few
bright spots. The right wing ranks among the league leaders with
12 goals and 21 points, failing to record a point in only three
games.

Perry, though, has just three goals and five assists in 15 games
against the Red Wings. However, he had five of each during last
season's playoff series.

Todd Marchant scored his second goal of the season Friday. The
veteran center came up big in the playoffs against Detroit last
spring, scoring in the third overtime to clinch a 4-3 win at Joe
Louis in Game 2.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Howard makes 31 saves, Red Wings beat Canucks 3-1]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer

DETROIT(AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings are counting on Jimmy Howard
to be their backup goalie.

So far, so good.

Howard made 31 saves, Henrik Zetterberg scored the go-ahead goal
in the third period and Detroit beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1
on Thursday night.

"I think everybody in this dressing room believes I can do it,"
Howard said. "I just have to keep doing it consistently."

Howard won on consecutive nights in the NHL for the first time
since Detroit drafted the goalie from Ogdensburg, N.Y., in the
second round of the 2003 draft.

"He really battled and made big plays," Red Wings coach Mike
Babcock said. "That's a real good sign for us."

Howard played in a 9-1 win Tuesday night at Columbus to give
Chris Osgood a break, then was back on the ice the next night
because Osgood was feeling ill.

"In a tight game, you got to come up with the big saves at the
right moment and he did," Detroit defenseman Nicklas said. "In
the third period, he made some key saves."

Roberto Luongo did not blame himself for not stopping the shot
that put Detroit ahead for good.

Zetterberg took a long pass from Brad Stuart, slipped past the
defense and lifted a backhander over Luongo's left shoulder for
his team-leading 17th point.

"Tried to follow it," Luongo said. "He went from forehand to
backhand and then put in right under the crossbar. Not a lot of
guys can do that, only a few around the league."

Luongo made 26 saves in his first start since facing Detroit on
Oct. 27 when he aggravated a broken rib.

"I felt like my timing was good and I was able to read the
play," he said.

Niklas Kronwall scored an empty-net goal in the final minute.

Tomas Holmstrom gave Detroit a 1-0 lead late in the first
period. Vancouver's Mason Raymond tied it in the second.

Detroit won its third consecutive home game and is 5-1 after a
slow start to pull within a point of the Central
Division-leading Chicago Blackhawks.

"We aren't winning games in the same fashion that we used to,
that's pretty obvious," Babcock said. "But we are finding ways
to grind games out and that's what we have to do."

The Red Wings lost players in the summer who combined to score
88 goals last season, including Mikael Samuelsson, who signed
with the Canucks.

"They played like last year and the year before that,"
Samuelsson said. "I don't really see a difference."

The Canucks have lost three in row and close a five-game road
trip Saturday at Colorado.

Vancouver outplayed the Red Wings for much of the game, but left
Joe Louis Arena without a point.

"We played a good road game," Luongo said. "Unfortunately, we
don't have much to show for it."

The Canucks outshot Detroit 15-5 in the first period and after
an evenly played second period, it controlled the action in the
third until Zetterberg scored at the eight-minute mark.

"We had a lot of chances, just couldn't bury them," Henrik Sedin
said. "(Howard) made some big saves."

NOTES: Steve Yzerman dropped the ceremonial first puck in a
pregame ceremony that honored him for being inducted into the
Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night. ... Vancouver's Jannik
Hansen played for the first time this season, returning from a
hand injury. ... Drew Miller made his Detroit debut, a day after
being claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay. He filled in for Kirk
Maltby, who was feeling ill. ... Howard earned his second career
victory Oct. 27 at Vancouver, where he made 20 saves after
Osgood was pulled. ... Holmstrom has nine goals in 17 games
after scoring just 14 times last season, when he was slowed by
injuries.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Red Wings' Osgood out vs. Canucks with illness]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DETROIT(AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings scratched goalies Chris
Osgood and forward Kirk Maltby against the Vancouver Canucks
because they were feeling ill.

Jimmy Howard replaced Osgood on Thursday night and Drew Miller
made his Detroit debut in place of Maltby.

Osgood is 6-3-2 this season and ranks 10th in NHL history with
395 wins.

Maltby has three goals and five points this season.

The Red Wings claimed Miller off waivers from the Tampa Bay
Lightning on Wednesday.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Canucks-Red Wings Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
STATS Writer

Vancouver (10-9-0) at Detroit (7-5-3), 7:30 p.m. EDT

Injuries, key offseason departures and a change to the system
played major roles in the Detroit Red Wings' surprisingly slow
start. Utter domination of a Central Division rival may have
been just what they needed to prove they're still capable of
being a force in the Western Conference.

The Red Wings look to build on one of their best performances of
the season Thursday night when they host the Vancouver Canucks,
who are expected to give Roberto Luongo his first start in over
two weeks.

Detroit (8-5-3), a Stanley Cup finalist last season after
winning it in 2008, lost Marian Hossa and Mikael Samuelsson in
free agency to Chicago and Vancouver, respectively, while Jiri
Hudler opted to play in Russia. That trio of right wings
combined for 82 goals with Hossa accounting for a team-high 40.

The Red Wings are also without forwards Johan Franzen (knee),
Valtteri Filppula (wrist) and Jason Williams (leg) due to
long-term injuries.

Some of those absences combined with coach Mike Babcock's
implementation of a more defensive game plan may have
contributed to Detroit's 3-4-2 start, as the team fell behind
the Blackhawks and Columbus in the Central.

The Wings, though, are in the process of turning things around,
going 5-1-1 as they seek a ninth consecutive division crown.

They may have reinforced that message to their rivals Wednesday
with a 9-1 rout of the Blue Jackets. The performance came after
they totaled eight goals in the previous four games, including a
listless 5-1 loss at Toronto on Saturday.

"I don't know about that," said Babcock when asked if the
Wednesday's performance was a statement game. "We're trying to
get a win. If that's a statement then great. It's just one of
82, as you know, and you've got to get wins.

"I obviously wasn't very happy with our last game and I let the
guys know about that. We played with good structure. We got a
lot of pucks to the net, which is important, and things turned
out well for us."

Detroit may have a tough time coming close to replicating its
offensive outburst against the Canucks (10-9-0) with Luongo back
in net.

The four-time All Star goaltender hasn't started since a 5-4
loss to the Red Wings on Oct. 27, when he re-aggravated a broken
rib while trying to play through the injury for a second
consecutive game.

Luongo was thrust into action earlier than expected Tuesday when
he started the second period of a 6-1 loss at St. Louis after
Andrew Raycroft gave up four goals on 13 shots. He stopped 15 of
17 shots in Vancouver's second consecutive defeat.

"That's the only positive thing," Luongo said after Tuesday's
loss. "I got some minutes, but it's tough. You don't want to
come in situations like that."

Luongo is 6-6-0 with a 2.80 goals-against average and a shutout
in 13 games this season, and owns a 3-3-1 record with a tie and
a 2.69 GAA in eight contests at Joe Louis Arena.

If coach Alain Vigneault decides to rest Luongo, then Raycroft
would get his seventh consecutive start. The veteran went 4-2-0
with a 2.37 GAA and a shutout in place of Luongo.

Samuelsson will make his return to Detroit after playing the
previous four seasons there, helping the Red Wings win the
Stanley Cup in 2008. The right wing, who is noted for his strong
defensive play, has eight goals and six assists for the Canucks
after signing a three-year deal with them. Samuelsson had an
assist against his former team in Vancouver's loss to Detroit
last month.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kronwall has 2 goals, assist in Red Wings' rout]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio(AP) -- The Columbus Blue Jackets were supposed to
have learned something from their first playoff experience - a
first-round sweep at the hands of the defending Stanley Cup
champion Detroit Red Wings.

They still have a long way to go.

Detroit scored four times early in the first period and Niklas
Kronwall had two power-play goals and an assist to lift the Red
Wings past the Blue Jackets 9-1 on Wednesday night.

"I thought from the get-go we really came out with a good push,"
Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom said. "We got a couple goals
early on their goalie and we didn't let up."

Justin Abdelkader tallied two late goals, Dan Cleary, Pavel
Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi each had a goal and assist, and Kris
Draper and Ville Leino also scored for Detroit, which despite
major injuries to several key players and a recent loss to lowly
Toronto are 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

Henrik Zetterberg added two assists, and Jimmy Howard made 25
saves to improve to 2-2-1 with the Red Wings.

"I obviously wasn't very happy with our last game and I let the
guys know about that," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. "We
played with good structure. We got a lot of pucks to the net,
which is important, and things turned out well for us."

Detroit's victory was the most lopsided in the series and the
worst home defeat ever for the Blue Jackets.

Rick Nash had the lone goal for Columbus, which had won two
straight and earned points in five consecutive games.

"We've got to make sure this game is forgotten pretty quickly,"
captain Nash said.

Detroit picked up where it left off after last season's sweep in
the first round of the playoffs. The Red Wings outscored the
Blue Jackets 18-7 in that series.

Poor breakouts, spotty defensive-zone coverage and shaky
goaltending helped Detroit take a 4-0 lead just past the midway
mark of the opening period.

Steve Mason, who had a .878 save percentage and 4.27
goals-against-average in the four-game series, allowed three
goals on six shots and was yanked after playing just 7:32. Blue
Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock put him back in to start the second
period.

"I think with him (Hitchcock) putting me back in shows that he
was trying to get some momentum," said Mason, who allowed eight
goals on 27 shots.

It took a minute for Cleary to get the Red Wings on the board.

A pass from defenseman Fedor Tyutin hit off the back of Samuel
Pahlsson's skate and came to Zetterberg, whose shot from the
high slot deflected to Cleary for the easy stuff.

Two minutes later, Datsyuk grabbed another loose puck on a bad
Columbus clearing attempt and wristed a shot from the left
circle. Jan Hejda then swept the puck off the wall to Brett
Lebda at the right point, who fired a shot that Draper
redirected in at 7:32.

Mason's replacement, Mathieu Garon, made several tough saves the
rest of the frame. He couldn't see around Bertuzzi's screen to
stop Kronwall's third on a slap shot from the point with the Red
Wings on the power play to make it 4-0 at 11:57.

Nash backhanded in his 12th at 10:56 of the second period, but
he wasn't in the mood to discuss his goal.

"Yeah they played a solid game but we played terrible," Nash
said. "It's just a matter of us not showing up."

But Detroit countered with two goals in 33 seconds about two
minutes later to expand their lead to 6-1.

"We stuck to our system from the drop of the puck until the end
of the game," Howard said. "When we play like that it's going to
be a long night for the other team."

Kronwall scored at 4:17 of the third.

"I don't know about that," said Babcock when asked if this was a
statement game against Central Division co-leaders Columbus.
"We're trying to get a win. If that's a statement then great.
It's just one of 82, as you know, and you've got to get wins."

NOTES: Blue Jackets RW Raffi Torres was hit in the face and
bloodied by a deflected slap shot with 2:50 remaining in the
first period. He didn't return. ... Hitchcock, in his fourth
season with Columbus, was recognized for becoming the 16th coach
to reach 1,000 NHL games. His career record is 520-329-88-63
with Dallas, Philadelphia and the Blue Jackets. ... It was the
first time the clubs have met with the Blue Jackets above
Detroit in the Central Division standings. Columbus entered the
league in 2000. ... The Red Wings claimed F Drew Miller off
waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning. ... Detroit regulars Johan
Franzen (knee surgery), Valtteri Filppula (broken wrist) and
Jason Williams (broken leg) are out with long-term injuries.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Red Wings claim F Drew Miller off waivers]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DETROIT(AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings have claimed forward Drew
Miller off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The 25-year-old native of Dover, N.J., had no points and two
penalty minutes with the Lightning in 14 games this season. A
sixth-round draft pick for Anaheim in 2003, he has 15 points and
25 penalty minutes in 67 career NHL games.

Miller played three seasons at Michigan State and was named the
team's most valuable player for the 2005-06 season. His older
brother, Ryan, is the starting goaltender for the Buffalo
Sabres.

Detroit announced the move before Wednesday night's game at
Columbus.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Red Wings-Blue Jackets Preview]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[By PAUL DIGIACOMO
STATS Senior Editor

Detroit (7-5-3) at Columbus (9-5-2), 7:00 p.m. EDT

The Columbus Blue Jackets got their first taste of the playoffs
earlier this year. Unfortunately for them, they had to face the
Detroit Red Wings in the opening round.

Off to a strong start this season, Columbus plays its first game
against Detroit on Wednesday night since being swept by its
Central Division rival in the postseason.

The Blue Jackets earned the seventh seed in the Western
Conference in 2008-09, reaching the playoffs for the first time
in the franchise's eight-season history.

Their reward was a matchup with the second-seeded Red Wings, who
went on to outscore Columbus 18-7 in winning all four games of
the first-round series. Detroit would advance to the Stanley Cup
finals, where it lost in seven games to Pittsburgh.

After being eliminated, the Blue Jackets were already looking
toward this season.

"We did a lot of things that this organization had never done
before. We can pat ourselves on the back a little bit for that
and be proud of ourselves," defenseman Mike Commodore said in
April. "All it does really is raise the expectations for next
year. The expectation is no longer 'Let's just make the
playoffs.' Next year the expectation is 'Let's make the playoffs
and make some noise.'"

Columbus appears to be on the right track.

The Blue Jackets (9-5-2) are tied with Chicago for first place
in the Central, three points ahead of Detroit (7-5-3). They've
won two in a row and earned points in five straight (3-0-2).

Columbus needed a third-period rally to come away with its
latest victory. Trailing Carolina 1-0 after two periods
Saturday, the Blue Jackets scored three times in the first 3:31
of the third to win 3-2 and improve to 4-1-2 at home.

"We're playing too slow, everything we're doing is too slow. We
have to play faster," coach Ken Hitchcock said. "We really
played fast in the third period, it was much better (than the
earlier periods). We've got to move it faster and play faster to
the net. We did it in the third period and had success, and I
hope we can feed off that."

Detroit is looking to get back on track after Saturday's 5-1
loss at Toronto. The Red Wings entered having won a season-high
three in a row and with points in five straight (4-0-1).

It was another poor offensive performance for Detroit, which is
16th in the league with 2.80 goals per game after leading the
NHL with 3.52 a contest last season.

"One of the things that's been fun about being a Red Wing the
last few years is that we had the puck all the time," coach Mike
Babcock said. "We've got the puck a lot (now), but we're not as
dynamic offensively at all."

The Red Wings, who have outshot the opposition in 11 of 15 games
this season, are 1 for 18 on the power play in their last five
games.

Hitchcock will become the 16th coach in NHL history to be behind
the bench for 1,000 games Wednesday. He's in his fourth season
with Columbus and 14th in the league, winning 520 games with
Dallas, Philadelphia and the Blue Jackets.

Including playoffs, Hitchcock has gone 9-15-1 against Detroit
while with Columbus.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Maple Leafs take care of Wings 5-1]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TORONTO(AP) -- With Phil Kessel and Jonas Gustavsson in the
lineup, the Toronto Maple Leafs are starting to show big
improvement.

Kessel scored his first goal with Toronto and Gustavsson made 35
saves to lead the Maple Leafs to a 5-1 victory over the Detroit
Red Wings on Saturday night.

After a dreadful start to the season, things have started to
turn around for the Maple Leafs. They've been playing much
better hockey the past two weeks - buoyed in large part by
Gustavsson taking over the No. 1 goaltending job - and have
moved out of the NHL basement by winning two in a row and
earning points in seven straight games (3-0-4).

Wayne Primeau, Jeff Finger, John Mitchell and Alexei
Ponikarovsky also scored for Toronto.

Daniel Cleary scored for the Red Wings.

For Leafs coach Ron Wilson, there's no mystery in the
turnaround.

"When you get solid goaltending it certainly helps," he said. "I
think a big part of the game was a difference in the goaltending
on both sides. Obviously having Phil Kessel in there as well, we
just have a different feel."

Gustavsson, in particular, seems to have helped turn the tide.

He returned from a groin injury roughly two weeks ago and helped
the team win the first game in Anaheim - the night the Leafs'
points streak began. Gustavsson has started five of the six
games since, winning in Carolina on Friday before beating the
Red Wings 24 hours later.

"He's made some saves that I call game-changers," Leafs forward
Jason Blake said. "Right at the key times and they've been
outstanding. Last night and tonight, he was the difference. It
was good to see."

Added Kessel: "Gustavsson in net tonight again - it's
unbelievable. He played outstanding for us."

Toronto took a 2-0 lead in the first period. Primeau scored his
first with the Maple Leafs at 10:34, when he came in off the
wing and beat Chris Osgood to the blocker side.

Kessel extended the lead at 19:34 with a tap-in goal. Jason
Blake's shot had rolled past Osgood when Kessel tipped the puck
into an empty net.

"It's just an instinct thing," Kessel said. "You never know if a
guy's behind you. All of sudden I don't touch it and then some
guy hits it out of there - you've got to bury it. I'd expect
anyone else to bury that one too."

Finger made it 3-0 at 5:21 of the second period after jumping
into the rush and taking a nice pass from Lee Stempniak. It was
a big goal for the defenseman, who has been a healthy scratch
eight times this season.

Gustavsson was sharp once again, coming across his crease early
in the third period to deny Henrik Zetterberg.

"Everybody on the team wants to win and wants to be successful,"
Gustavsson said. "We want the fans to be happy. When we started
playing better, everybody's going to be happy. If we can just
continue like this it's going to be a fun season."

Cleary ended up breaking his shutout bid shortly after when he
sneaked in behind the Leafs defense and scoring at 5:59.

The hopes for a comeback didn't last long. Detroit was quickly
penalized for too many men on the ice and Mitchell tipped home a
Kessel shot on the power play, giving him goals on consecutive
nights.

Ponikarovsky then scored to make it 5-1. It was the second time
this season Osgood has allowed five goals.

However, that's only one issue hurting the Wings. They lost
three key forwards to free agency in the summer and continue to
get hit with injuries - Jason Williams left Saturday's game
after fracturing his right fibula, joining Johan Franzen and
Valtteri Filppula as injured Red Wings.

"We're obviously not scoring like we have in the past," Red
Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "I think one of the things we had
to do is get our head around the fact that we've got the same
sweaters (but) we can't play the same way. We've got to find a
way to win.

"One of the things that's been fun about being a Red Wing the
last few years is that we had the puck all the time. We've got
the puck a lot (now), but we're not as dynamic offensively at
all."

Notes: Seventeen members of the Hockey Hall of Fame were honored
before the game - Steve Yzerman, who received the loudest
ovation, is one of five men being inducted on Monday night. ...
Fans sang former Leafs goalie Johnny Bower "Happy Birthday"
during the second period. He turns 84 on Sunday.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Wings' Williams suffers fractured right fibula]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TORONTO(AP) -- Detroit Red Wings forward Jason Williams could miss
two months after fracturing his right fibula in a 5-1 loss to
the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

Williams crashed hard into the boards during the second period.

The 29-year-old right winger was on the ice for several minutes
before being helped to the dressing room.

Williams was off to a relatively slow start with two goals and
seven points through 14 games, but was still fifth on the team
in scoring. He will now likely miss at least two months.

"Losing Willy was a blow to us," Detroit coach Mike Babcock
said. "He's playing more minutes and in more situations than we
anticipated. But that's just the way it's gone."

The Red Wings were already without winger Johan Franzen, the
team's No. 2 scorer last season with 34 goals, who tore the
anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the third
game of the season and is out until February.

Detroit is also missing fourth-year center Valtteri Filppula,
who broke his wrist at the end of October and will be out until
late December.

"There's no sense worrying about the guys who aren't available,"
Babcock said. "We've got to find a way as a group to get a win."

The Red Wings had five 20-goal scorers last season but have just
two players, Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstrom, on pace to
reach the mark in 2009-10.

"We're not going to be able to score as we did," Babcock said.
"We're going to have to do a better job defensively, and we're
going to have to get good goaltending and good specialty teams."]]></description>
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				<description><![CDATA[By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
STATS Writer

Detroit (7-4-3) at Toronto (1-7-5), 7:00 p.m. EDT

Several departures and some key absences seem to have played a
major role in the Detroit Red Wings' slow start. They appear to
be adapting to the change in game plan, winning a season-high
three in a row heading into their lone meeting of the regular
season with a longtime rival.

The Red Wings look to continue their strong play Saturday night
when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs in an Original Six
matchup.

Last season, Detroit (7-4-3) led the NHL with 295 goals and
averaged a league-high 3.3 in the playoffs while falling in
seven games to Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup finals.

The Red Wings have failed to duplicate that type of production
in 2009-10 after losing Marian Hossa and Mikael Samuelsson in
free agency to Chicago and Vancouver, respectively, while Jiri
Hudler opted to play in Russia. That trio of right wings
combined for 82 goals with Hossa accounting for a team-high 40.

The Red Wings are also without Johan Franzen (knee) and Valtteri
Filppula (wrist) due to long-term injuries.

Those losses have forced coach Mike Babcock to implement a more
defensive approach, and it appears to be paying off after
opening the season with a 3-4-2 record.

The Red Wings won their third straight and fourth in five games
(4-0-1) by beating San Jose 2-1 in a shootout Thursday. They've
outscored opponents 7-2 during the winning streak, and are in
position for their first four-game run since March 14-20.

"We're not going to win the same way we did before," Babcock
said. "We don't have the team to do that."

Henrik Zetterberg is doing his part to pick up the scoring
slack, getting a goal in each of the last two games and three in
the last four. The center also had the deciding goal in the
tiebreaker Thursday after scoring early in the third period to
force overtime.

Another key contributor has been goaltender Chris Osgood, who
has allowed only two goals on 84 shots to spur the winning
streak. The hot stretch comes after he gave up two goals on four
shots and was pulled 7:05 into the first period of a 5-4 win at
Vancouver on Oct. 27.

"He gave us confidence to play well in front of him," Zetterberg
said of Osgood's season-high 33 saves against the Sharks.

The Red Wings opened last season at home by dropping a 3-2
decision to the Maple Leafs on Oct. 9, 2008. Detroit fell 3-2 in
overtime during its last visit to Toronto on Feb. 9, 2008.

The Maple Leafs (2-7-5) are looking to win consecutive games for
the first time this season after overcoming a two-goal,
first-period deficit to beat NHL-worst Carolina 3-2 on Friday.
Jason Blake's power-play goal with 8:24 left to play gave
Toronto the lead for good, as it snapped a four-game slide,
during which it got at least a point in each contest.

"Whenever they scored, we seemed to sag at that point - maybe
feeling sorry for ourselves," coach Ron Wilson said. "We have to
get mad at some point. I said to the team, 'We've only got one
win in 13 games. When's somebody going to get mad?'"

Wilson may use Jonas Gustavsson in goal for a second consecutive
game after he made 30 saves against the Hurricanes. The rookie
is 2-2-3 with a 2.84 goals-against average, while Vesa Toskala
has struggled by going 0-2-2 with a 5.13 GAA in five games.]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Red Wings win in SO, snap Sharks 6-game win streak]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DETROIT(AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings followed their new game plan
perfectly.

Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout to
lift Detroit to a 2-1 win over San Jose, snapping the Sharks'
six-game winning streak.

Zetterberg also had a goal in regulation, and Chris Osgood made
33 saves for Detroit, which isn't the high-scoring team it has
been the past few years.

After the free-agent losses of Marian Hossa and Mikael
Samuelsson and Jiri Hudler's decision to play in Russia, the Red
Wings knew they would have to play better defensively and grind
out games more. But early season long-term injuries to talented
forwards Johan Franzen (knee) and Valtteri Filppula (broken
wrist) have made Detroit more of a defense-oriented team.

"We're not going to win the same way we did before," Red Wings
coach Mike Babcock said. "We don't have the team to do that."

Datsyuk and Zetterberg, both centers, were also big parts of the
defensive effort. Zetterberg went head-to-head with Joe
Thornton, and Datsyuk faced Patrick Marleau all night.

"He's (Marleau) been their best player," Babcock said. "That's
why I wanted Pav to play against him."

Osgood also had his third good game in a row - a big reason for
the Red Wings' three-game winning streak - after a slow start.

"He gave us confidence to play well in front of him," Zetterberg
said.

Logan Couture scored his first NHL goal for San Jose. Evgeni
Nabokov stopped 35 shots.

"We fought hard for the one point, and we got five out of six on
the road," Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle said. "We would have
taken that before the road trip started."

Even though Detroit trailed 1-0 late in the second period and
early in the third, captain Nicklas Lidstrom said the Red Wings
remained calm.

"Even when you're behind, you can't panic and take chances," he
said. "We stuck to the game plan,"

They were rewarded when Zetterberg tied it 1-1 at 5:38 of the
third period. He poked a puck in from under Nabokov's pad for
his fourth goal.

"The puck was laying there, I just hoped the referees didn't
blow the whistle," Zetterberg said. "I came late from a change
and no one saw me coming in there."

Couture opened the scoring with 5:19 left in the second period
when he beat Osgood with a wrist shot from the right circle.

NOTES: Detroit public address announcer Budd Lynch was honored
before the game. It was the 60th anniversary of his first
television play-by-play broadcast of a Red Wings game. Lynch, 92
and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, also worked in the
team's public relations office. He has been the public address
announcer at Joe Louis Arena for 24 years. Fans received a Budd
Lynch bobblehead. ... San Jose D and captain Rob Blake didn't
play because of an upper-body injury. His left arm was in a
sling. ... Detroit defensemen Brian Rafalski and Jonathan
Ericsson returned after missing a game with the flu. ... San
Jose head equipment manager Mike Aldrich worked his 1,000th NHL
game.]]></description>
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