Detroit Redwings BEaGM (a re-start)

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Round 1

Detroit
Record: 52-20-10
Leader Goals: 36 Filppula, Franzen
Leader Assist: 69 Datsyuk
Leader Points: Datsyuk 104pts
Leader Pims: 132 Regher

Lines:

Filppula-Datsyuk-Jurco
Franzen-Zetterberg-Nyquist
Abdelkader-Helm-Tatar
Regin-Emmerton-Eaves

Lidstrom-Smith
Regher-Kronwall
Murray-White

Howard



St. Louis
41-34-7
Leader Goals: 31 Stewart
Leader Assist: 47 Berglund
Leader Points: 73
Leader Pims: 133 Jackman, Backes

Lines:
Perron-Berglund-Backes
Grachev-Oshie-Stewart
Langenburnner-Steen-D'agostini
Sobotka-Mitchell-Crombeen

Martinek-Jackman
Pietrangelo-Shattenkrik
Polak-Stoner

Halak

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Detroit takes Game 1

Detroit opened their playoffs with St. Louis and took a 1-0 lead in the seris with a 4-1 win. Detroit scored 2 quick goals in the 1st period. St. Louis would score early in the 2nd to cut the lead to 2-1. In the 3rd Nyquist knocked the puck away from the defender at the blueline and went in on a breakaway. he scored to make it 3-1 and Jurco would add an empty goal late.

Injury Update:
Barrett Jackman left late in the 3rd period after blocking a shot. Patrick Eaves also hurt blocking a shot but later returned to the game. Both players are day-to-day

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Blues tie series 1-1

St. Louis tied the series at 1 with a 4-2 win over Detroit. The Blues out hustled, out muscled Detroit in the 1st period and gave themselves a 3-0 lead.

After that Halak just had to keep the lead and he didnt disappoint.


Injury Update: Patrick Eaves was scratched, Jan Mursak too his place. Barrett Jackman played in the game after brusing his arm in the 1st game.

Detroit now travels to St. Louis for games 3 and 4

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Blues take 2-1 lead thanks to Halak

Halak lead his team to a 3-1 win and a 2-1 series lead. Stewart and Oshie lead the way offensively with 2pts each. Jurco would score the lone Wings goal his 2nd of the series.


Injury Update: Patrick Eaves was scratched again with his injuried Elbow. Coach Alcide said he will play in game 4.

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Wings even series at 2

Game 4 was a battle of the goalies. Howard and Halak were outstanding all game. the Wings would get the eventually game winner from Filppula halfway thru the 2nd period. Pavel Datsyuk would get a empty netter to seal the win late in the game.


Injury Update: No new injuries. Patrick Eaves played in this game.

Line changes: Coach Alcide put Zetterberg together with Datsyuk and Jurco. Moved Filppula to center with Tatar and Nyquist. While Franzen was dropped to the 3rd line.

Slumping Star: Johan Franzen scored 36 goals during the regular season but so far in the 1st 4 games he has exactly 1pt and assist in game 4. Franzen was put on the 3rd line by the coach Alcide for game 4 and it did seem to spark Franzen. He played more like a power forward and had a few good chances.

Game 5 back in Detroit.

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Wings 4 goals in 3rd complete comeback

Game news:

Detroit went into the 3rd period down 1-0, 8mins in they were down 2-0 and looking at going down in the series 3-2. Blues Backes and Crombeen would put the Blues ahead 2-0.
In the 3rd Regher would score his 1st of the series and cut the lead in half. This gave Wings a little spark. Zetterberg would tie it 3mins later. Tomas Tatar moved up to the 2nd line last game would score to give the Wings a 3-2 lead. Franzen finally broke out of his goal slump with a late empty net to seal the game.

Wings now go back to St. Louis with the chance to close out the series on the Blues home ice.

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Jurco, Tatar knock Blues out

Game News:

Rookies Tomas Jurco, Tomas Tatar and goalie Jimmy Howard would lead the Wings to a playoff series win over St. Louis on the Blues home ice.

Wings found themselves down against going into the 3rd period. Blue's Alexander Steen scored 5mins into the 2nd too give the Blues a 1-0 lead. Blues fans were thinking of a game 7, especially with the way Halak has been playing this whole series.

This time the Wings didnt waste any time 24secs into the 3rd Jurco would score to tie the game at 1. Both teams exchanged chances throughout the 3rd period but both goalies stood tall for their teams.

Late in the 3rd Filppula would strip the blues dman in front of his own net lifting the stick and taking the puck. Filppula would turn and find Tatar farside for the series and the series winner.

Wings now move on into the 2nd round.

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2012-13 NHL Playoff Results

Notes:


Nashville pulled off a surprising sweep of the Blackhawks....another surprise #6 Minnesota knocking out #3 Calgary...Pittsburgh came back after being down 2-0 to the Islanders....Winnipeg knocks out #2 Washington.

2nd round