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Hossa, Red Wings seeking fourth straight win

Dec 10, 2008 - 11:41 AM Calgary (16-11-1) at Detroit (18-4-4), 7:30 pm EST

DETROIT (Ticker) -- Marian Hossa is one of the few Detroit Red Wings to not be on the last season's Stanley Cup championship team. The 29-year-old Czech is intent on getting them back there.

Hossa and the Red Wings will go for their fourth consecutive victory Wednesday when they host the Calgary Flames.

Detroit's prize offseason acquisition, Hossa netted the tying goal midway through the third period in Saturday's 5-4 shootout victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

After watching the Red Wings hoist the Stanley Cup last season as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Hossa leads Detroit this campaign with 15 goals and 29 points.

The Flames have won five of their last seven contests but are coming off a 4-1 setback to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. Dustin Boyd scored the team's lone goal.

Captain Jarome Iginla, who had an assist, leads Calgary in virtually every offensive category. He has 14 goals and 19 assists.

In their only previous meeting, Jiri Hudler, Pavel Datsyuk and Marian Hossa scored in the last nine minutes of the contest to lead the Red Wings to a 5-2 victory in Calgary on November 22.