Final
Conklin protects late surge as Red Wings roll
Oct 5, 2008 - 11:30 PM DETROIT (Ticker) -- Ty Conklin signed as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings in the summer, knowing he wouldn't get the same amount of playing time as he did with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season. That hasn't stopped him from shining in the preseason with his new club, though.Conklin made 21 saves and Johan Franzen scored twice as the Red Wings recorded a 3-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.
In the absence of the injured Marc-Andre Fleury, Conklin stepped in and served as a stalwart as the Penguins rolled to an Atlantic Division crown and eventually an Eastern Conference title in 2007-08. The Anchorage, Alaska native went 18-8-0 with a 2.51 goals against average in 33 games.
Counterpart Ryan Miller was just as impressive on Sunday, turning aside 23 shots.
Franzen, who netted 13 goals in the playoffs en route to leading Detroit to a Stanley Cup championship, snapped a scoreless tie 2:54 into the third period and Ville Leino added another just 1:52 later.
The Red Wings open the regular season at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 9, while the Sabres host the Montreal Canadiens the following night.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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BUFFALO 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 0 0 3 3 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: NONE
3RD PRD: DET - JOHAN FRANZEN 4 (JIRI HUDLER, NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 2:54
DET - VILLE LEINO 3 (NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 4:46
DET - (EN) JOHAN FRANZEN 5 (VALTTERI FILPPULA, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 19:59
POWER-PLAY CON
Oct 5 7:28 PM - NHL
BUFFALO 0
DETROIT 3
3RD PRD: DET - (EN) JOHAN FRANZEN 5 (VALTTERI FILPPULA, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 19:59
Sabres 0, Red Wings 3 End of Reg.Oct 5 7:27 PM - NHL
BUFFALO 0
DETROIT 2
3RD PRD: DET - VILLE LEINO 3 (NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 4:46
Sabres 0, Red Wings 2 3rd - 15:14Oct 5 6:55 PM - NHL
BUFFALO 0
DETROIT 1
3RD PRD: DET - JOHAN FRANZEN 4 (JIRI HUDLER, NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 2:54
Sabres 0, Red Wings 1 3rd - 17:06Oct 5 6:51 PM - ------------------------------
Buffalo
0 0 --0
Detroit 0 0 --0
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Shots on goal:
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Buffalo 5 6 --11
Detroit 8 8 --16
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Goalies : Buffalo, Ryan Miller (16 shots, 16 saves). Detroit, Chris
Osgood (0 shots, 0 saves). Referees: Bill Mccreary, Dean
Oct 5 6:30 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BUFFALO 0 0
DETROIT 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: NONE
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
BUF 5 5
DET 8 8
GOALIES: BUF - RYAN MILLER
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD
Oct 5 5:42 PM
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