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On March 20, 1996
The Red Wings acquire forward Kirk Maltby (above) from Edmonton for defenseman Dan McGillis.
On March 20, 1993
John Ogrodnick (left) scores his 400th career regular-season goal in a 7-4 win over the Bruins at the Boston Gardens.
After two huge road victories in Western Canada, the Red Wings return to Joe Louis Arena tonight to take on the Minnesota Wild for DTE’s Going Green Night!
Welcome to the Detroit Red Wings Game Day Blog, where you can get behind-the-scenes information, thoughts from players and staff, and up-to-date news on anything and everything Red Wings on game day.
You can watch tonight's 7:30 PM game on NBC-SN, or TSN2 for our Canadian viewers, or tune in on 97.1 The Ticket or AM1270.
Henrik Zetterberg SNAP on Pavel Datsyuk
The Euro Twins connect when Zetterberg snaps one home on a beauty of a pass from Datsyuk!
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Thanks for tuning in to our Game Day Blog...We'll see you Wednesday when we take on the Wild!
Tonight's Stars of the Game powered by Ram Trucks are...
1. Pavel Datsyuk (3 Assists)
2. Henrik Zetterberg (2 Goals)
3. Jimmy Howard (33 Saves, .943 SV%)
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Huskins (Healthy Scratch) |
Nyquist (Healthy Scratch) |
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Ken Holland says Kyle Quincey has a fractured cheekbone and will see a doctor Monday to determine if surgery is needed. |
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Ian White will replace Quincey in the lineup tonight. |
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The Wings will dress 13 forwards and 7 defensemen in warmups and then Babcock will decide lineup due to last night's injuries. |
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Jimmy Howard will again be in net for the Wings. |
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Some of the Wings staff weren't satisfied with their play last night, but were happy with the result, nonetheless. |
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"Last night) I thought we were no good, and then got playing in the third period. I don't think that's the recipe for success, to be honest with you, I think you've got to play all 60, but our guys really dug in and got competitive." - Mike Babcock |
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"(Pav) is outstanding. Some of the moves he does out there, it's just fun to see, you're on the bench, laughing. In the end there, when he deked the guy and put it top shelf, it's world-class goal." |
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"Mule made a perfect play. He give me perfect pass, make it tougher for defenseman, because defenseman stand at blue line, and I make move and shoot right away." |
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"Not the start we wanted...But we came into the third and we just wanted to keep going, stay with it, and we did. I think our battle level came up and we got some goals. It was nice to see." |
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Play a Patient Game - Don't force plays that causes turnovers as we saw in Calgary. Play within the system and play smart.
Generate on Scoring Chances - Luongo probably wont let Detroit put 8 goals past him like last time, he'll really buckle down tonight. When there are opportunities to score, the Wings have to make them count.
Compete for 60 minutes - Fatigue usually sets in playing your third game in 4 nights, especially with all three games on the road. Detroit has got to find that extra fuel in the tank and have the will to win, even when you're mentally tired.
