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Zetterberg hopes for continued success against Coyotes

Oct 20, 2007 - 4:36 PM Detroit (5-2-1) at Phoenix (2-4-0) 10:00 pm EDT

GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) -- Henrik Zetterberg is a big reason for the early-season success of the Detroit Red Wings.

Zetterberg will look to added to his league-high point total when the team squares off against the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday.

The 27-year-old Swede has collected a point in each contest this season and has scored a goal in each of the previous five games.

Zetterberg, who has registered six goals and 15 points this season despite being hampered by a hip flexor injury, scored a goal and set up another in Detroit's 4-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

He has enjoyed plenty of success in 16 career games against the Coyotes, tallying 11 goals - including four game winners - and 21 points.

In order to avoid a three-game losing streak, the Coyotes need goaltender Alex Auld to keep Zetterberg and the rest of the Red Wings' potent offensive in check. Auld, who started the last two games, is 1-2 with a 4.05 goals-against average and .882 save percentage.

On the other end of the rink, Chris Osgood is looking to unseat six-time Vezina Trophy winner Dominik Hasek as Detroit's starting goaltender. Osgood is 3-0-0 with a 1.67 GAA, while the 42-year-old Hasek has posted a 2-2-1 record with a 2.94 GAA.

Fredrik Sjostrom has played in only three games but he's been Phoenix's best offensive weapon thus far with a team-high three goals and four points.

The Red Wings won all four meeting against the Coyotes last season, outscoring their Western Conference foe 22-6 along the way.