Balrog's Detroit Red Wings Dynasty (NHL 14 BAGM)

[Balrog]

Mursak Out For A While





Monday nights lose against the Flyers 6-1 was a costly one. Mursak would take a nasty hit from Simmons in the 1st period. His head went down and hit the ice. He would be taken off of the ice and would not return back to the bench. The Red Wings announced today that he would be out with concussion like syndromes and would be out until at least mid march. This is a real blow to the Red Wings line up. He was pared on the 1st line with Datsyuk and Zetterberg. Through 33 games Mursak has acquired 18 points. He currently sits 3rd on the team. Drew Miller has been called up from the Grand Rapids Griffins to take 4th line for Detroit.

[Balrog]

Dekeyser Gets OT Win

Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks
Jan 31, 2015 1 2 3 F DET (23-16-8) 1 1 0 3 ANA (19-26-3) 0 1 1 2 Three Stars R. Getzlaf G 1, Pts 1, H 4, S 3, +/- 1 D. Smith-Pelly G 1, Pts 1, H 2, S 3, +/- 1 D. Dekeyser G 1, Pts 1, H 2, S 1	Team Stats Comparison DET ANA Shots on Goal 40 16 Hits 21 30 Faceoffs Won-Lost 21/38 17/38 Penalty Minutes 22:00 30:00 Power Plays Converted 2 0 Power Play Opportunities 5 1 Time on Attack 9:19 3:45
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD DET 4:13 B. Gionta (10), (D. Stephan, B. Lashoff) SECOND PERIOD DET 5:15 D. Helm (8), (B. Gianta, N. Kronwall) ANA 10:07 R. Getzlaf (9), (B. Comeau) THIRD PERIOD ANA 2:36 D. Smith-Pelly (3), (L. Sbisa, B. Allen) OVERTIME DET 4:25 D. Dekeyser (1), (N. Kronwall)
Detroit Red Wings - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA P. Mrazek 16 14 88% 1.87
Anaheim Ducks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Hiller 40 37 93% 2.80

Game Notes
Brian Gionta Records points #500 and 501 tonight.

[Balrog]

Mid Season Report



Eastern Conference

NHL Standings - Updated: Jan 31, 2015
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Ottawa	28	12	7	63	151	116
2. Philadelphia	30	17	3	63	147	121
3. Toronto	27	13	6	60	126	111
4. Columbus	27	18	4	58	119	112
5. Tampa Bay	25	15	7	57	127	113
6. Buffalo	26	20	5	57	140	151
7. Detroit	24	16	8	56	126	122
8. NY Islanders	25	19	5	55	135	136
9. Washington	25	21	5	55	110	110
10. NY Rangers	25	21	4	54	133	108
11. Carolina	24	21	6	54	128	128
12. New Jersey	23	19	7	53	130	139
13. Pittsburgh	25	23	2	52	152	157
14. Boston	25	23	1	51	111	132
15. Montreal	19	22	8	46	104	129
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
1. Colorado	30	15	2	62	132	111
2. Minnesota	28	18	5	61	137	114
3. Edmonton	27	17	5	59	132	132
4. San Jose	26	17	6	58	128	121
5. Nashville	25	16	7	57	119	112
6. Los Angeles	24	17	8	56	128	117
7. St. Louis	26	20	4	56	122	104
8. Calgary	25	19	6	56	142	145
9. Vancouver	24	19	6	54	119	129
10. Winnipeg	24	20	6	54	130	139
11. Chicago	21	17	9	51	109	110
12. Phoenix	21	22	5	47	114	127
13. Anaheim	19	26	4	42	97	135
14. Dallas	20	28	2	42	124	158

Stat Leaders

NHL League Leaders - Updated: Jan 31, 2015
Points		Pts	Goals		G
	1. J. Tavares	58		1. A. Ladd	25
	2. D. Sedin	55		2. A. Semin	25
	3. J. Spezza	55		3. C. Kunitz	24
	4. S. Crosby	55		4. A. Ovechkin	24
	5. R. Nash	54		5. J. Spezza	23
Assists		A	Plus/Minus		+/-
	1. D, Sedin	40		1. R, Vrbata	18
	2. J. Tavares	37		2. K. Ballard	18
	3. S. Crosby	36		3. H. Sedin	18
	4. J. Thornton	33		4. J. Spaurgeon	18
	5. J. Spezza	32		5. T. Hall	18
Wins		W	Goals Against Average		GAA
	1. D. Dubnyk	24		1. B. Elliot	1.19
	2. B. Holtby	24		2. B. Holtby	1.84
	3. A. Niemi	24		3. H. Lundqvist	1.94
	4. S. Varlamov	24		4. N. Backstrom	1.97
	5. P. Rinne	24		5. J. Bernier	2.06
Rookie Goals		G	Rookie Leader Points		P
	1. J. Drouin	10		1. M. Rielly	24
	2. C. Kreider	8		2. C. Kreider	20
	3. M. Rielly	6		3. J. Drouin	18
	4. M. Reinhart	6		4. S. Jones	15
	5. J. D'amigo	4		5. C. Robak	11

[Balrog]

Nyquist Out, Mantha In








Last night Nyquist would go down with an head injury. He was immediately taken off the ice and would not return. As a precaution the Red Wings are making Nyquist sit out a couple games. Star prospect Anthony Manta will play in his NHL season debut. In 44 games down with the Griffins Mantha has picked up 4 goals and 14 assists. Last year Mantha was named CHL player of the year. He aquired 158 points last year (81 goals, 77 assists). He is one of the most talked about players coming up from Detroit's prospect pool in a long time.

[Balrog]

Wings Get Much Needed 2 Points

Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks
Mar 2, 2015 1 2 3 F DET (30-22-10) 3 0 2 5 SJS (34-21-7) 0 2 0 2 Three Stars P. Datsyuk G 1, A 2, Pts 3, Hits 2, +/- 2 R. Torres G 2, Pts 2, Hits 2, S 2, +/- 1 M. Bergeron G 1, A 1, Pts 2, Hits 2, S 2, +/- 3	Team Stats Comparison DET SJS Shots on Goal 34 30 Hits 23 22 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17/33 16/33 Penalty Minutes 6:00 6:00 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Power Play Opportunities 3 3 Time on Attack 8:02 5:19
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD DET 0:30 H. Zetterberg (22), (T. Peckham, P. Datsyuk) DET 5:13 P. Bergeron (7), (P. Datsyuk) PP DET 14:38 T. Jurco (6), (T. Tatar, M. Bergeron) SECOND PERIOD SJS 3:22 R. Torres (9), (Unassisted) SJS 17:50 R. Torres (10), (M. Vlasic, A. Niemi) THIRD PERIOD DET 19:46 P. Datsyuk (21), (H. Zetterberg, D. Alfredsson) EN DET 19:58 D. Stepan (9), (B. Gionta, G. Nyquist) EN
Detroit Red Wings - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Howard 30 28 93% 2.02
San Jose Sharks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA A. Niemi 32 29 91% 3.01

San Jose, Ca-Detroit went in there to win a game and that is what they did. The Red Wings were sitting in 8th place only 1 point from being in 11 or being in 6th. So every game from now on counts. Detroit was lead by the veterans tonight who would bring a much needed 2 points. Datsyuk combined for a total of 3 points (1 goal and 2 assists) and captain Henrik Zetterberg added 1 goal and 1 assist. Z would score the 1st goal, a wrist shot from the point and would slide under Niemi's leg. Detroit would score 2 more goals and end the period up 3 to nil. The Sharks came back and score a pair to only give the Wings a 1 goal lead at the end of the second. Thorton and company would give Howard a run for his money by taking 14 shots on net in the 3rd but Howard would pull out the victory. Detroit notched a couple empty netters near the end.



Game Notes
Pavel Datsyuk hits 900 career points tonight.

[Balrog]

Trade Deadline




2015 2nd Round Draft Pick
RW- C. Abney



D- Jan Hejda

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C- Shawn Mattias



2015 1st Round Draft Pick
2016 2nd Round Draft Pick

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C- Riley Sheahan
G- Peter Budaj



D- J. Boychuck
2015 3rd Round Draft Pick
RW- B. Robins

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LW- Ryan Malone
D- Sami Salo



2016 1st Round Draft Pick
G- J. Labarbera
C- R. Martindale



Detoit, Mi- The Red Wings were silent on trade day. "We entertained a few offers, mostly from Florida but nothing that wow'd us" said Holland. This has been 2 years in a row now that Detroit has not traded on trade deadline. The Wings were shopping to get a big defensemen but no one took the bite. The Wings have 18 games left of the regular season and are sitting in 8th place.

[Balrog]

1st Line Gets It Done

Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers
Mar 14, 2015 1 2 3 F DET (33-25-10) 1 1 2 4 EDM (36-24-7) 1 0 1 2 Three Stars P. Datsyuk G 1, A 2, Pts 3, H 4, S 6, +/- 3 H. Zetterberg G 1, A 1, Pts 2, H 3, S 5, +/- 3 J. Mursak G 1, A 1, Pts 2, H 1, S 1, +/- 1	Team Stats Comparison DET EDM Shots on Goal 31 25 Hits 33 17 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17/24 7/24 Penalty Minutes 6:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 3 Time on Attack 7:09 5:31
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD EDM 9:51 M. Grabner (26), (B. Strait, J. Tavares) DET 14:09 J. Mursak (9), (H. Zetterberg, B. Lashoff) SECOND PERIOD DET 2:04 P. Datsyuk (23), (J. Mursak, T. Peckham) THIRD PERIOD EDM 0:48 D. Sedin (25), (T. Hamonic, J. Tavares) DET 17:53 H. Zetterberg (24), (P. Datsyuk, J. Ericsson) SH DET 19:27 N. Kronwall (5), (P. Datsyuk)
Detroit Red Wings - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Gustavsson 25 23 92% 2.00
Edmonton Oilers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Peters 31 27 87% 4.06

Brooklyn, NY- Pavel Datsyuk and the 1st line lead the Wings with 3 goals to overcome the Islanders Saturday night. Pavel scored 1 goal and had 2 assists, he would get his 1st goal on a wrister that beat Peters stick side. Zetterberg got the game winning goal from a saucer pass from Datsyuk across the front of the net and one timed it in. The Red Wings peppered Peters all night to combine for 30 shots, 15 coming in the 1st period. Grabner and Sedin both would notch a goal but could the Islanders defense could not hold the 1st line tonight. Detroit moves into 7th place in the conference 1 point behind the Islanders and the Capitals. "This was really a 3 point night for us and we got the W " Babcock said during the post-game conference. (If Detroit would of lost that would have put them 3 points behind the Islanders.)8 of Detroits last 13 games are against teams that currently will make the playoffs.

NHL Standings - Updated: Mar 14, 2015
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS
1. Philadelphia	40	21	6	86
2. Ottawa	39	21	8	86
3. Tampa Bay	36	23	9	81
4. Toronto	37	24	7	81
5. NY Islanders	36	25	7	79
6. Washigton	36	26	7	79
7. Detroit	34	25	10	78
8. Columbus	36	27	5	77
9. NY Rangers	35	27	6	76
10. New Jersey	34	27	8	76
11. Buffalo	34	28	7	75

[Balrog]

Nyquist Out Again






For the 2nd time in the last 4 months Nyquist went down with an apparent upper body injury and would not return to the game. Later evaluation confirms that he will be out with a separated should until at least April. Gus has 19 points in 65 games.







Miller who has been off and on healthy scratch all season will fill a winger spot on the 4th line. Drew currently has 7 points in 32 games with a +/- of 2. Miller will take a key role in the penalty kill where he is known to take a lot of blocked shots and can win in the gritty areas.