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More: On Tonight's Western Conference Showdown
The Red Wings are looking to start another win streak on Thursday when they continue a five-game road trip by taking on the Vancouver Canucks. Detroit won their last outing 3-1, beating the Calgary Flames after a six-day break for the All-Star Game. Some thought the layoff might affect Detroit negatively, with six days to reflect on a 7-2 loss to the Montreal Candiens on Jan. 25, but the fact that they had previously won seven-straight games probably has something to do with the positive attitude.
And even though two of those games on said winning streak were on the road, the Red Wings still have struggled mightily overall away from Joe Louis Arena this season. Starting off the second-half of the season with wins in their next three, all on the road, would be a great start.
This will be the third of four meetings between the teams this season, with the series even at one-all. Detroit will be fighting an uphill battle, with both teams already holding home ice once this season. Detroit took the first one 2-0 on Oct. 13, while the Canucks came back with a 4-2 win on Dec. 21. Both teams are at the top of the Western Conference, so it could certainly be a preview of the playoffs. Detroit is just 14-14-0 on the road this season.
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Red Wings Vs. Canucks Final Score: Detroit Dominates Play, Still Goes To Shootout In 4-3 Win
The Detroit Red Wings have now won two-straight games on the road and can finally boast a record on the positive side of .500 away from the Joe Louis Arena, sitting at 15-14-0 as the visitor. They won a very close game on Thursday over the Vancouver Canucks, needing the shootout to get things done. They're OK with that, though, sporting a perfect 6-0 record in the shootout this season.
Both teams took turns scoring goals, with Danny Cleary getting the scoring started early in the first. Ryan Kesler evened it up ten minutes later with a wrister. Jiri Hudler was the only player to score in the second, while Alexandre Burrows, Drew Miller and Mason Raymond all lit the lamp in the third period. Alexander Edler and Raymond were ineffective in the shootout, while Hudler and Pavel Datsyuk scored on Detroit's first two attempts.
It wasn't a great game for Jimmy Howard, who only had 25 shots fired at him, while the Red Wings put 43 shots on goal and Roberto Luongo. Detroit out-shot Vancouver in the first two periods 30-11, so it's surprising to see the small margin of victory. Either way, Detroit has cut their teeth on the shootout this year, so they were comfortable all the way to the end.
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Feb 03 12:28p by James Brady