Final
Red Wings after ninth straight win
Feb 7, 2008 - 1:38 PM Los Angeles (22-30-3) at Detroit (41-10-4) 7:30 pm ESTDETROIT (Ticker) - Best meets worst when the Detroit Red Wings host the woeful Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
The Red Wings, who lead the league with 86 points, will be gunning for their ninth straight win against a club with an NHL-worst 47 points. Detroit has dominated the series in recent years, having won four straight and 16 of 17 meetings.
The Wings are outscoring their opponents 25-11 during this win streak and are getting outstanding goaltending.
Dominik Hasek, who stopped 24 shots in a 3-2 win over Minnesota on Tuesday, has a 5-0-0 mark with a 1.57 goals-against average during the run.
Although, Chris Osgood will likely get the start as coach Mike Babcock continues to rotate his netminders. The All-Star is 3-0-0 with 1.00 GAA during the streak.
In the last meeting, Osgood stopped 27 shots to record his third shutout of the season in a 3-0 win on January 22 in Los Angeles.
But the Kings enter this one with some confidence having won seven of their last 11 games. Los Angeles improved to 2-1-1 on its season-high eight game road trip with a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
Jason LaBarbera stopped 39 shots on Tuesday, but is 0-3-1 with a 4.52 GAA in five career games vs. Detroit.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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LOS ANGELES 1 0 4 5
DETROIT 2 1 0 3 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: DET - TOMAS KOPECKY 4 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, BRIAN RAFALSKI)
0:49
LOS - KYLE CALDER 7 (MICHAL HANDZUS) 10:17
DET - HENRIK ZETTERBERG 32 (NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 18:51
2ND PRD: DET - HENRIK ZETTERBERG 33 (DANIEL CLEARY, MIKAEL
Feb 7 9:54 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 5
DETROIT 3
3RD PRD: LOS - ANZE KOPITAR 22 (BRAD STUART, ALEXANDER FROLOV) 14:39
Kings vs. Red WingsFeb 7 9:46 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 4
DETROIT 3
3RD PRD: LOS - (PP) BRAD STUART 5 (DEREK ARMSTRONG, ALEXANDER FROLOV)
13:07
Kings vs. Red WingsFeb 7 9:43 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 3
DETROIT 3
3RD PRD: LOS - (PP) ALEXANDER FROLOV 14 (KYLE CALDER, DEREK ARMSTRONG)
6:15
Kings vs. Red WingsFeb 7 9:32 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 2
DETROIT 3
3RD PRD: LOS - PATRICK O'SULLIVAN 13 (TOM PREISSING, ALEXANDER FROLOV)
0:39
Kings vs. Red WingsFeb 7 9:23 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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LOS ANGELES 1 0 1
DETROIT 2 1 3 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: DET - TOMAS KOPECKY 4 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, BRIAN RAFALSKI)
0:49
LOS - KYLE CALDER 7 (MICHAL HANDZUS) 10:17
DET - HENRIK ZETTERBERG 32 (NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 18:51
2ND PRD: DET - HENRIK ZETTERBERG 33 (DANIEL C
Feb 7 9:03 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 1
DETROIT 3
2ND PRD: DET - HENRIK ZETTERBERG 33 (DANIEL CLEARY, MIKAEL SAMUELSSON)
13:05
Kings vs. Red WingsFeb 7 8:54 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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LOS ANGELES 1 1
DETROIT 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: DET - TOMAS KOPECKY 4 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, BRIAN RAFALSKI)
0:49
LOS - KYLE CALDER 7 (MICHAL HANDZUS) 10:17
DET - HENRIK ZETTERBERG 32 (NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 18:51
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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Feb 7 8:12 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 1
DETROIT 2
1ST PRD: DET - HENRIK ZETTERBERG 32 (NICKLAS LIDSTROM) 18:51
Kings vs. Red WingsFeb 7 8:12 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 1
DETROIT 1
1ST PRD: LOS - KYLE CALDER 7 (MICHAL HANDZUS) 10:17
Kings vs. Red WingsFeb 7 7:53 PM - NHL
LOS ANGELES 0
DETROIT 1
1ST PRD: DET - TOMAS KOPECKY 4 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, BRIAN RAFALSKI)
0:49
Kings vs. Red WingsFeb 7 7:44 PM
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