11/20/11 @ Anaheim — Jimmy Howard makes a spectacular stick save on Devante Smith-Pelly to preserve the Wings’ 3-2 lead.
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11/20/11 @ Anaheim — Jimmy Howard robs Bobby Ryan with an unbelievable glove save at the goal line.
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“Dish and deliver” — Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula connect for the final goal of the game, making the Red Wings the first team to score 3 goals against Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin.
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Game 9 - 10/29/11 @ Minnesota Wild - Final Score: DET 0-1 MIN
“We played way better (the last two nights). We’re not scoring easy. We’re not scoring at all. We haven’t all played where we feel like we got the feel. And they’re good players, they’re going to get that because there’s no way we can suddenly be a team that can’t score. So to me, just keep working, keep doing good things and good things will happen.” — Mike Babcock
Stars: * Josh Harding | ** Dany Heatley | *** Justin Falk
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Lineup
F: 40-13-11 | 93-51-26 | 8-43-44 | 20-48-96
D: 5-18 | 55-23 | 52-4
G: 35 | 29
SCRATCHES: 17, 22, 76,
Recap
ST. PAUL, Minn. — After a blazing start, their best in 39 years, the Detroit Red Wings have gone ice cold.
Josh Harding was playing just his second game in 18 months Saturday – both have been at home against Detroit. But his inactivity due to injuries didn’t matter. Harding made 36 saves and Dany Heatley’s first-period goal was all the Minnesota Wild needed to defeat the Red Wings 1-0 at the Xcel Energy Center.
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Notes
- Red Wings forward Fabian Brunnstrom was a healthy scratch as a result of being put on waivers. Red Wings defenseman Mike Commodore was a healthy scratch for the first time in the season, having just been cleared to play after rehabbing a sprained MCL he sustained in the preseason.
Game 7 - 10/25/11 @ Columbus Blue Jackets - Final Score: DET 1-4 CBS
“We knew they were going to be desperate. That wasn’t a surprise to us. We certainly haven’t played the way we wanted for 60 minutes.” — Ty Conklin
Stars: * Steve Mason | ** Ryan Johansen | *** Grant Clitsome
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Lineup
F: 40-13-11 | 93-51-26 | 8-43-44 | 96-20-17
D: 5-18 | 55-23 | 52-4
G: 29 | 35
SCRATCHES: 48, 76
Recap
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Red Wings wanted better out of their special teams, out of Ty Conklin, out of themselves, basically, after being humbled by the NHL’s best.
Instead they got beat by the NHL’s worst, as the Blue Jackets notched their first victory of the season, 4-1, Tuesday at Nationwide Arena after starting 0-7-1. The Wings gave up a quick goal and a power-play goal in the first period.
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Notes (from TSN.ca)
- Red Wings starting goaltender Jimmy Howard was excused from the team for the birth of his first child.
- The Red Wings entered 5-0-2 in their last seven regular season trips to Columbus, outscoring the Blue Jackets 19-5.
Game 6 - 10/22/11 @ Washington Capitals - Final Score: DET 1-7 WSH
“The final score is unacceptable, They kept it simple, and we didn’t have any jump left in our legs. We can’t look like that.” — Niklas Kronwall
Stars: * Mike Green | ** Tomas Vokoun | *** Mathieu Perreault
Boxscore | Highlights | Post-Game Interviews: Mike Babock, Misc
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Lineup
F: 40-13-11 | 93-51-26 | 8-43-44 | 76-48-17
D: 5-18 | 55-23 | 52-4
G: 29 | 35
SCRATCHES: 20, 96
Recap
WASHINGTON — The Red Wings faced their toughest opponent yet, and wound up with their first loss. It was a big one.
The Capitals looked deep and dangerous as they tore into the Wings on Saturday night at Verizon Center, delivering one blow after another to win, 7-1, and remain the only undefeated team in the NHL.The Wings came to town with a five-game winning streak after beating Columbus on Friday night at home, but they were stifled early by Tomas Vokoun and late by surge after surge of skaters.
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Notes
- Tonight’s game was number 1,500 and 100 for Red Wings players Nicklas Lidstrom and Fabian Brunnstrom, respectively. Lidstrom became the 14th player and 1st European-born player in NHL history to play 1,500 games.
Game 5 - 10/21/11 vs Columbus Blue Jackets - Final Score: DET 5-2 CBS
“It feels good — one-point nights feel good, but four-point nights, you don’t get those too often, especially me.” — Valtteri Filppula
Stars: * Johan Franzen | ** Valtteri Filppula | *** Aaron Johnson
Boxscore | Highlights | Post-Game Interviews: Johan Franzen
Photo Galleries
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Lineup
F: 40-13-11 | 93-51-26 | 8-43-44 | 20-48-96
D: 5-18 | 55-23 | 52-4
G: 35 | 29
SCRATCHES: 17, 15
Recap
After hibernating for six days — or two weeks, if you count an 0-for-18 stretch to start the season — the Red Wings’ power play woke up Friday night at Joe Louis Arena.
Johan Franzen tallied two early power-play goals, and Nicklas Lidstrom added a third as the Wings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-2, for their first 5-0 start since the 1972-73 season.
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Notes
- Tonight’s game was number 400 and 800 for Red Wings players Johan Franzen and Brad Stuart respectively.
