Category: Red Wings
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Game 4 Breakdown: Bruins put the Wings on the brink of elimination with OT win
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – For a while there, it looked like everything was going right for the Red Wings. A 2-0 lead halfway through the second period, a dominating first period, Henrik Zetterberg back in the lineup – things were going well. Then Torey Krug scored in the second. And Milan Lucic…
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Report: Henrik Zetterberg cleared to play in Game 4
UPDATE (11:18 a.m.) – The Red Wings’ official Twitter account says that Zetterberg is heading to see doctors about playing tonight, will be a game-time decision. By Michael Caples – The Hockey News’ Ken Campbell is reporting that Henrik Zetterberg has been cleared to play tonight for the Red Wings. Zetterberg, who has been…
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Photos: Red Wings vs. Bruins – Game 3
The Detroit Red Wings hosted the Boston Bruins for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. (Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey)
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Caples: Baffled by the Howard bashing
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By Michael Caples – It’s a cruel, cruel world, being an NHL goaltender. Let me rephrase that, actually. It’s a cruel, cruel world being a goaltender in general. When things aren’t going well, it’s the easiest position to point a finger at. In the high-speed, action-packed game we all love, it’s much easier to say,…
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Game 3 Breakdown: Bruins take control early, cruise to win
By Michael Caples – DETROIT – It wasn’t the start to Detroit portion of the series that the Red Wings were hoping for, that’s for sure. The Bruins capitalized on two mistakes from the Red Wings in the first period Tuesday, and they ended up cruising to a 3-0 win to regain control of…
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Babcock on Game 3: “We were off-kilter right from the get-go”
By Stefan Kubus – DETROIT – The Boston Bruins blanked a lackluster Detroit Red Wings group Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, 3-0. Dougie Hamilton, Jordan Caron and Patrice Bergeron scored, while Tuukka Rask made 23 saves for his first shutout of the postseason. Jimmy Howard made 31…
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Details on NHL Awards Show, trophy nominee announcement dates released
By Michael Caples – The NHL announced today details surrounding their annual awards show, and what days fans can expect to hear the official nominees for the major awards. Television and radio broadcaster George Stroumboulopoulos will host the event, set to take place on June 24 at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, with TV broadcasting…
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Game 2 Breakdown: Bruins find the scoresheet in a hurry
By Stefan Kubus – Boston out battled and outgunned Detroit all afternoon long to take a 4-1 win and even the series up at one aside. While Detroit couldn’t get much going, what they do have going for them is that they split the first two games on the road with this season’s Presidents’…
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Bruins score four to even series with Red Wings
By Michael Caples – In Game 1, the Boston Bruins tried for a full 60 minutes to get a puck past Jimmy Howard. It didn’t take long for them to solve their scoring riddle in Game 2. Two goals in the first ten minutes jumpstarted the Bruins’ offense, as they picked up a 4-1…
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Game 1 Breakdown: Howard shuts out Bruins in series opener
By Stefan Kubus – Game 1 featured stellar netminding, relatively negligent power plays and another highlight-reel play from Pavel Datsyuk. The Red Wings star forward’s goal with 3:01 remaining in the third period was the only one scored in the game, and Jimmy Howard stopped all 25 shots he faced en route to a…