Damien Brunner’s OT Game Winner
Jonas Hiller shuts the door on the breakaway but Damien Brunner fires home the rebound to give the Red Wings the overtime victory.
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Stars of the Game powered by Ram Trucks are...
1. Damien Brunner (GWG)
2. Pavel Datsyuk (1 Goal)
3. Jimmy Howard (31 SV, .939 SV%)
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Anaheim Ducks vs. Detroit Red Wings
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Gustav Nyquist takes a shot on black ace Jake Paterson. (Photo by Kevin Wilson/Detroit Red Wings) |
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Justin Abdelkader spoke briefly on his hit on Toni Lydman that led to his suspension for Game 4. |
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“I want to reiterate that there was no intent to injure. I don’t mean to injure anyone, put anyone at harm. I have respect for every one of the players in this league...I play a hard game, I play physical. Things happen really fast out there.” |
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“I hope he’s back right away and he’s not injured. It’s an unfortunate play.” - Justin Abdelkader told Ansar Khan |
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Mikael Samuelsson will play up with Datsyuk and Zetterberg in |
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Todd Bertuzzi will return to the lineup and play on fourth line with Eaves and Emmerton. |
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Brian Lashoff is in tonight, and will be paired with Jakub Kindl. |
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Jimmy Howard will make his 19th straight start tonight. |
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Jonas Hiller is in goal for the Ducks. |
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Toni Lydman will not play tonight due to neck pain and migraines. |
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Sheldon Souray will return to the Ducks' blue line in place of Lydman. |
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Find Ways to Score - Get to the front of the net, in the dirty areas, retrieve rebounds to get second and third scoring chances. The team has to find a way to get inside on Anaheim.
Stay Out of the Box - Penalties really hurt Detroit last game. Given that Anaheim’s Power Play is one of the best in the playoffs so far, the best way to kill penalties is to not take them at all.
Get Solid Goaltending - Jimmy Howard needs to have a good game tonight and the team needs to play well in front of him. Defense usually is key to winning in the playoffs, so it’s important to get good D tonight.
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Former Red Wings Hall of Famer "Black Jack" Stewart is born on this day in Pilot Mound, Manitoba.
On May 6, 1960
Gordie Howe is named the NHL's Most Valuable Player for the fifth time in his career.
On May 6, 2010
Johan Franzen set a new franchise record for points in a playoff game when his six points (four goals, two assists) led the Wings to a 7-1 win over San Jose in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals.
"I watched the hit again today. Holy mackerel. I don't know what you're going to be suspended for," Babcock said. "Now if you turn the video around and you pretend like there was contact to the head, maybe you can find something. ... I think it was shoulder to shoulder - bent knees going into a guy, exploding through him."
"It's a hard thing to talk about when it's your own teammate, but certainly Abby has no history of this," Detroit right wing Daniel Cleary said. "He's not a guy that targets people, but it was a hard hit."
Detroit will undoubtedly miss Abdelkader's physicality, but given the way the season has gone in Hockeytown, the Wings should feel right at home playing with key guys on the shelf.
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