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The Red Wings finally broke through against Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, as Johan Franzen slotted home a power play goal with 2:36 remaining in the second period. Detroit, however, still trails 2-1 to the Phoenix Coyotes after two periods the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix.
Following a shorthanded, unassisted breakaway goal by Boyd Gordon in the first period, Martin Hanzal adding to the scoring with a power play goal for Edmonton in the second period, before Franzen brought the Red Wings back to within a goal.
Coming off a shootout loss in Edmonton, the Red Wings actually have a chance to make it three wins out of five on their five-game road trip, but they will need a comeback to make that happen. Detroit scored three goals in the third period before ultimately falling in Edmonton on Saturday.
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The final game of a five-game road trip has not started kindly for the Detroit Red Wings, who trail 1-0 after the first period to the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix.
Boyd Gordon netted an unassisted, shorthanded goal 7:22 into the first period after Martin Hanzel was sent to the penalty box for two minutes for tripping Darren Helm. Gordon beat Red Wings goalie Joey McDonald on a breakaway after a bit of confusion from Ian White and Niklas Kronwall.
Meanwhile, Coyotes goalie Mike Smith has stopped all six shots from Detroit so far.
Detroit is coming off its first shootout loss of the season, and they are aiming to come back home with three wins in the five-game road trip.
The Red Wings won the first three matchups with the Coyotes this season.
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The Detroit Red Wings lost their first shootout of the season on Saturday, and now are trying to get back in the win column to end their current five-game road trip. Detroit has struggled mightily on the road this season, but have managed to win two of the four games played thus far on this trip, and would love to finish it off with a win. On Monday, they take on the Phoenix Coyotes before launching a six-game homestand.
They'd like to start the homestand off with the ability to go on a winning streak. A 5-4 shootout loss toe Edmonton in their last outing has to sting, especially given their offensive prowess of late. Still, if winning shootouts on the road is the best they can do away from the Joe Louis Arena, they'd certainly take that over losing shootouts.
Phoenix has certainly struggled of late, but they picked up a big 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks in their last outing, and are trying for a winning streak of their own to close out six-game homestand. They've lost three of those games, with their other win coming over the Senators on Jan. 24, and a .500 mark is certainly not what they had in mind when it started, but it's the best they can do at this point.
Detroit has taken all three of the meetings between these two teams this season, with the last two games coming in the shootout. The big story is the fact that Jimmy Howard remains out, so guys like Joey MacDonald and Ty Conklin will certainly have to step up. Phoenix has done well putting points on the board recently and all season, so Detroit will need to really step it up defensively for this one.
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Red Wings Vs. Coyotes: Detroit Falls 3-1 In Phoenix
The Detroit Red Wings concluded their road trip with a 3-1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena in Phoenix on Monday night.
That is the bad news. The good news? The longest road trip of the season for Detroit is over after five games in 13 nights, and they are still on top of the Eastern Conference with 72 points.
Boyd Gordon and Martin Hanzel scored for Phoenix top open up a 2-0 lead before Johan Franzen struck before the second intermission for Detroit, but the Red Wings were unable to break through against Mike Smith thereafter, and Hanzel added an empty-net goal for good measure for Phoenix.
The Red Wings return home, where they are an NHL-best 20-2-1, for a six-game homestand starting on Wednesday against the Edmonton Oilers. Detroit just dropped a 5-4 decision to the Oilers in Edmonton on Saturday in a shootout. Wednesday's game is set to start at 7:30 p.m. eastern.
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Feb 06 10:31p by Alex Boeder