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The Detroit Red Wings don t have much to play for, but they needed to show resolve Thursday, one night after an ugly loss. They wanted to show they haven t given up on the season.
They were playing the team http://www.detredwingsjersey.com/henrik-zetterberg-jersey-c-17.html with the second worst record in the NHL, but a rested club that had won three in a row. Nothing has come easy this season for the Red Wings. This game was no exception. But they got a boost of energy from the young legs of Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou and some timely goals from veterans Mike Green and Henrik Zetterberg. It came down to a shootout, and Petr Mrazek denied all three shooters he faced while Gustav Nyquist scored the lone goal as the Red Wings defeated the Arizona Coyotes 5 4 at Gila River Arena. These are obviously not easy times, these are hard times and they test your character and I think the one thing we ve been blessed with I ve said this lots is great character, coach Jeff Blashill said. We got to keep grinding and making sure we re playing the right way and I thought our guys did a real good job of that. Said Zetterberg It s nice to first of all get the two points http://www.detredwingsjersey.com/tomas-jurco-jersey-c-18.html, but also the way we did it. It felt like we deserved two points. It was a back and forth game with multiple momentum shifts. After Tomas Tatar scored his team s second power play goal of the night at 4 45 of the second period to tie it 2 2, the Red Wings twice took the lead in the third period. Zetterberg passed to Green, who split the defense and roofed a shot past Mike Smith at 3 52. Zetterberg came out of the penalty box and scored a short side goal at 13 55. But the Coyotes twice tied it, on Lawson Crouse s shorthanded goal at 7 36 and rookie defenseman Jacob Chychrun s tally at 17 30. Ultimately http://www.detredwingsjersey.com/danny-dekeyser-jersey-c-20.html, the Red Wings improved to 8 0 in shootouts. Zetterberg was lauded, 24 hours after his team lost to the league worst Colorado Avalanche. It s a tough back to back, having to travel and the time change, but we did a good job, Larkin said. Our power play did a great job. You look at Henrik, I thought won the game for us, was solid all night. Said Blashill Obviously, it s tougher on those backs to backs for guys that are a little bit older. But he still manages his game great, still managed to make two huge plays to put us in a position to win the game. Green said of his goal Really, it was Z s play. He faked the dump and passed it right on my tape with speed and I just tried to get around that first D man and just tried to get a backhand on net. Zetterberg s goal was his 15th of the season and 324th of his career, tying him with Norm Ullman for sixth place on the franchise s all time list. I got the puck and it was two on one, me and Darren Helm and their D gave me a shooting lane, Zetterberg said. It s not my hardest shot in my career but it found a way to go in. Green called it an emotional win. I thought that we were resilient, Green said. It s never easy to win in this league and tonight we kind of pushed through that. We got lucky in the way we won. Despite allowing four goals on 26 shots in regulation and overtime, Mrazek stepped up big in the shootout. It s a big win for us after a disappointing loss in Colorado, Mrazek said. We came today, back to back games is very tough for guys, but I think we did a great job. The crowd Dylan Larkin Jersey, as usual, included thousands of Red Wings fans. They went home happy. It was nice to see that we found a way to feel pretty energized, Zetterberg said. We ve got a lot of fans in this building, so it s always fun to come in and play. They really helped us to get the two points. |
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