Final
Red Wings aim to bounce back vs. Canucks
Nov 2, 2008 - 1:59 PM Detroit (7-2-2) at Vancouver (6-5-0), 10:00 p.m. ESTVANCOUVER, British Columbia (Ticker) -- The Detroit Red Wings look to end a five-game road trip on a winning note when they visit the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.
Detroit won the first two games on the trip, stretching its winning streak to five games, but a 5-4 loss in overtime to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday and a 4-2 setback at the San Jose Sharks on Thursday has dampened the team's spirits.
Despite the back-to-back losses, Detroit's new acquisition has been paying dividends so far this season.
Marian Hossa has been stellar for the defending Stanley Cup champions, notching at least one point in nine straight games. The right wing had one goal in Thursday's loss.
Vancouver is opening a six-game homestand and is searching for its third straight win.
The Canucks are coming off a wild, 7-6 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. The contest featured five goals in a 2:39 span during the second period and ended on defenseman Mattias Ohlund's goal in the 13th round of the shootout.
Alex Burrows scored the game-winner 27 seconds into overtime as Vancouver defeated Detroit, 4-3, on October 16 in the teams' first meeting this season.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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DETROIT 1 2 0 3
VANCOUVER 0 1 1 2 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: DET - (PP) MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 2 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG, JIRI
HUDLER) 13:30
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) BRIAN RAFALSKI 3 (PAVEL DATSYUK, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 6:29
VAN - HENRIK SEDIN 3 (DANIEL SEDIN, MATTIAS OHLUND) 10:19
DET - (PP)
Nov 3 12:30 AM - NHL
DETROIT 3
VANCOUVER 2
3RD PRD: VAN - KYLE WELLWOOD 4 (SAMI SALO, MASON RAYMOND) 7:20
Red Wings 3, Canucks 2 3rd - 12:40Nov 3 12:06 AM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
DETROIT 1 2 3
VANCOUVER 0 1 1 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: DET - (PP) MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 2 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG, JIRI
HUDLER) 13:30
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) BRIAN RAFALSKI 3 (PAVEL DATSYUK, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 6:29
VAN - HENRIK SEDIN 3 (DANIEL SEDIN, MATTIAS OHLUND) 10:1
Nov 2 11:39 PM - NHL
DETROIT 3
VANCOUVER 1
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) HENRIK ZETTERBERG 8 (MIKAEL SAMUELSSON, JIRI
HUDLER) 18:52 (TWO-MAN ADVANTAGE)
Red Wings 3, Canucks 1 2nd - 1:08Nov 2 11:36 PM - NHL
DETROIT 2
VANCOUVER 1
2ND PRD: VAN - HENRIK SEDIN 3 (DANIEL SEDIN, MATTIAS OHLUND) 10:19
Red Wings 2, Canucks 1 2nd - 9:41Nov 2 11:19 PM - NHL
DETROIT 2
VANCOUVER 0
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) BRIAN RAFALSKI 3 (PAVEL DATSYUK, NICKLAS LIDSTROM)
6:29
Red Wings 2, Canucks 0 2nd - 13:31Nov 2 11:12 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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DETROIT 1 1
VANCOUVER 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: DET - (PP) MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 2 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG, JIRI
HUDLER) 13:30
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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DET 8 8
VAN 5 5
GOALIES: DET - CH
Nov 2 10:44 PM - NHL
DETROIT 1
VANCOUVER 0
1ST PRD: DET - (PP) MIKAEL SAMUELSSON 2 (HENRIK ZETTERBERG, JIRI
HUDLER) 13:30
Red Wings 1, Canucks 0 1st - 6:30Nov 2 10:34 PM
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