Detroit 5, Vancouver 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 16, 2013
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees:
Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen:
Lonnie Cameron, Mike Cvik
Attendance:
18910
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Red Wings 5, Canucks 2: Captain Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader each scored twice and Jimmy Howard made 33 saves as visiting Detroit eased past Vancouver.
Daniel Cleary added a goal and Pavel Datsyuk collected three assists for the Red Wings, who have won back-to-back contests to finish off a three-game road trip.
Alex Burrows scored twice to snap a 10-game goalless drought and Daniel Sedin ended a three-game stretch without a point by assisting on the first score for the Canucks. Roberto Luongo stopped 21 shots as Vancouver fell to 2-3-2 in its last seven contests.
Burrows scored six seconds after the opening faceoff, but it was all Detroit the rest of the way. Datsyuk sent a centering pass that glanced off Abdelkader’s skate 6:02 later to tie it and found Zetterberg in the slot for a power-play goal with 6:03 left in the second to put the Red Wings on top.
Zetterberg made it 3-1 just 80 seconds into the third and Cleary added his sixth goal at the 5:57 mark. Abdelkader made it 5-1 after streaking toward the net and catching Datsyuk’s pass off his chest to glance the puck just under Luongo with 5:16 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Detroit has beaten Vancouver twice this season by a combined 13-5 score. … Red Wings LW Johan Franzen collected two assists for his first multi-point effort since Feb. 1. … Burrows capped the scoring with 2:38 left in the game, snapping the puck into a vacant net for his seventh goal. ... Vancouver LW David Booth suffered a leg injury during the final minute of the first period. He didn't return to the contest.
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
Vancouver |
Pavel Datsyuk 3 |
Points |
Alexandre Burrows 2 |
Justin Abdelkader 2 |
Goals |
Alexandre Burrows 2 |
Pavel Datsyuk 3 |
Assists |
Alexander Edler 2 |
Henrik Zetterberg 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Jimmy Howard .943 |
Save Percentage |
Roberto Luongo .808 |
Jimmy Howard 33 |
Saves |
Roberto Luongo 21 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Detroit
|
26 |
5 |
1-3 |
6-6 |
12 |
36 |
Vancouver
|
35 |
2 |
0-6 |
2-3 |
6 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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Vancouver will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Canucks have a W/L % of .615 after a win and .385 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .462 after a win and .533 after a loss.