SB Nation Detroit - Red Wings Explode For Six Goals En Route To Win Against Bruinshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48919/detroit-fave.png2011-02-12T02:55:41-05:00http://detroit.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17531742011-02-12T02:55:41-05:002011-02-12T02:55:41-05:00Red Wings' Offense Comes Alive In 6-1 Win Over Bruins
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<p>Boston, MA (<a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/events/61289/recap?article_id=141432">Sports Network</a>) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/55741/henrik-zetterberg">Henrik Zetterberg</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/55735/jiri-hudler">Jiri Hudler</a> both posted a goal and two assists as Detroit pounded Boston, 6-1, at TD Garden.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/55752/tomas-holmstrom">Tomas Holmstrom</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/55725/danny-cleary">Danny Cleary</a> both added a goal and a helper for the Red Wings, who have won two of three.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54655/todd-bertuzzi">Todd Bertuzzi</a> added a pair of scores, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/55738/jimmy-howard">Jimmy Howard</a> stopped 25-of-26 shots for the win, his league-leading 27th.</p>
<p>"It was just a well-played game by everyone and I just tried to stand back there and make saves," Howard said.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54885/david-krejci">David Krejci</a> tallied for the Bruins, who couldn't maintain the momentum from Wednesday's rousing 8-6 win over Montreal. They will get another crack at Detroit at Joe Louis Arena on Sunday afternoon.</p>
<p>"We weren't skating tonight. We were always behind on the puck, and even when we had possession I felt we gave them time to make plays," said Bruins head coach Claude Julien.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54880/tuukka-rask">Tuukka Rask</a> allowed five goals on 19 shots through two periods for Boston, which lost for the second time in its last six. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54839/tim-thomas">Tim Thomas</a> finished the game with 14 stops.</p>
<p>Bertuzzi put the Wings on the board at 1:10 with a slapper from the right circle and Cleary doubled the advantage at 3:10 with a redirection of a Hudler pass into the slot.</p>
<p>Krejci potted Boston's first goal with just over two minutes left in the first, a power-play score off a dish from <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/54871/milan-lucic">Milan Lucic</a>.</p>
<p>Hudler gave Detroit a 3-1 edge only 69 seconds into the second period, then goals from Zetterberg (on the backhand) and Bertuzzi (off a bad giveaway by Rask) 24 seconds apart late in the second made it 5-1.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/55726/pavel-datsyuk">Pavel Datsyuk</a>, Hudler and Holmstrom worked a slick passing play on the advantage and the third man in the sequence tallied with 6:09 to play to cap the rout.</p>
<p>"I thought we had a lot more urgency. It was great to see the guys respond like they did tonight," said Wings captain <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/55723/nicklas-lidstrom">Nicklas Lidstrom</a>.</p>
<p>Detroit has won three of the last four meetings with Boston, and seven of 11 since the start of the 1995-96 season...Bertuzzi notched his 700th career point with his second goal of the game...The former first-round pick of the Islanders in 1993 now has recorded 283 goals and 417 assists in 996 NHL games since 1995...Boston's second-overall pick <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../../nhl/players/111518/tyler-seguin">Tyler Seguin</a> was a healthy scratch for the second straight game.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/detroit-red-wings/2011/2/12/1989664/red-wings-offense-comes-alive-in-6-1-win-over-bruinsSean Yuille2011-02-11T18:48:41-05:002011-02-11T18:48:41-05:00Red Wings Search For Offense In Original 6 Matchup With Boston
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<p>The returns of <span>Pavel Datsyuk</span> and <span>Tomas Holmstrom</span> didn't help the Red Wings offense much against Nashville and <span>Pekka Rinne</span>.</p>
<p>Rinne allowed just one goal on 35 shots in a 4-1 win on Wednesday, sending Detroit to its third loss in five games. Detroit is just 5-5-0 over its last ten constests.</p>
<p>Things don't get much better for Detroit tonight, as they visit Boston in an Original Six showdown. Boston features one of the top goaltending tandems in the leauge in <span>Tim Thomas</span> and <span>Tuukka Rask</span>, the latter of which is expected to start tonight in net.</p>
<p>Detroit will go with <span>Jimmy Howard</span>, who got yanked from his last start after giving up four goals on 16 shots.</p>
<p><b>Who to watch</b></p>
<p>Pavel Datsyuk, Red Wings- He scored a goal in his return game on Monday and has shown no signs of rust.</p>
<p>Tuuka Rask, Bruins- Netminders have had their way with the Red Wings of late. Let's see if Rask is up to the challenge.</p>
https://detroit.sbnation.com/2011/2/11/2329640/red-wings-search-for-offense-in-original-6-matchup-with-bostonRyan Weiss