12/30 GDT: Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 0

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VS

Preview- Blackhawks at Red Wings

Recap- Blackhawks 0, at Red Wings 4

Chicago: 20-6-7, 9-5-3 Road Record, 47 pts; 2nd in Central Division, 4th Overall in Western Conference

Last Game: Defeated MIN 4-1 Recap

Detroit: 23-7-5, 12-3-2 Home Record, 51 pts; 1st in Central Division, 2nd Overall in Western Conference

Last Game: Lost to COL 4-3 (SO) Recap

Last CHI-DET meeting: 12/6, CHI 4 at DET 5 (SO) Recap

Goals

CHI Patrick Sharp: 19

DET Marian Hossa: 17

Assists

CHI Patrick Kane: 25

DET Pavel Datsyuk: 25

Plus/Minus

CHI Duncan Keith: +19

DET Pavel Datsyuk: +14

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CHI Adam Burish: -5

DET Kris Draper: -10

PIM

CHI Ben Eager: 63

DET Andreas Lilja: 28

Franzen-Datsyuk-Holmstrom

Cleary-Zetterberg-Hossa

Hudler-Draper-Filppula

Meech-Kopecky-Maltby

Lilja-Rafalski

Kronwall-Stuart

Lebda-Chelios

CHI Nikolai Khabibulin

11-1-4, 2.35 GAA, .923 SV %, 1 SO

DET Ty Conklin

11-5-1, 2.57 GAA, .909 SV %, 2 SO

CHI: Adam Burish (ankle) doubtful

DET: Nicklas Lidstrom (ankle) will not play, Mikael Samuelsson (illness) doubtful, Darren McCarty (groin) out, Chris Osgood (groin) will back up

Edited December 31, 2008 by Hockeytown0001

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

My apologies on the GDT being a bit late

[CrossoverThrash 0]

thanks, i almost thought it was tomorrow, i should get matt's calender back as my background

[Hockeytown Red Wings 245]

Wings look good tonight. Just a feeling...

[GoWings1905 2,694]

This is a big game. Chicago is going to show up to play and hopefully the Red Wings do likewise. I can't see the Red Wings beating the Blackhawks without Lidstrom, but I am completely fine with being proven wrong.

Blackhawks: 5 (Kane x2, Havlat, Byfuglien, Versteeg)

Red Wings: 3 (Hossa, Cleary, Holmstrom)

Let's Go Red Wings! Maybe we can get a San Jose-like effort tonight.

[sether 5]

Wings 4 Homer 2, Zetterberg, Rafalski

Hawks 2

[Konnan511 1,736]

My apologies on the GDT being a bit late

Why? Don't be sorry for making sweet GDTs! If you made this GDT tomorrow then you should be apologizing, but you did it the day of the game so it's all good!

Wings give up a couple cheapies in the first, get within one in the second, then go ahead mid-third period.

Wings: 4

Sparrows: 3

[HockeyCrazy3033 168]

Big game for sure. It should set the tone for Thursday's huge Winter Classic.

GO WINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Bulin Wall's starting for them, he always seems to play well against the Wings

[redhot 0]

Is Meech on the 4th line, or scratched?

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Is Meech on the 4th line, or scratched?

4th line. I had the starting lineups from the last game and forgot to get rid of the Meech scratched part.

[Vincanni 1]

I don't like how this one looks for us at all, Chicago has been red hot and the Wings, well not so much. Sans Lidstrom and the Hawks playing their best hockey so far this season I predict trouble for tonight. Of course I'll always have the San Jose game to fall back on when such doubts are present.

Buuuuut for now, Hawks win 4-3 in OT, but Wings get them back at Wrigley.

[Z and D for the C 712]

If the wings can get motivated, we'll win. If not, it's any guess.

[Guest mindfly]

This will be an interesting game, not trying to sound negative, but I don't believe wings will win it.

[up2here 41]

This will be an interesting game, not trying to sound negative, but I don't believe wings will win it.

Thats not shocking coming from you.

[j.hoop 64]

I don't like how this one looks for us at all, Chicago has been red hot and the Wings, well not so much. Sans Lidstrom and the Hawks playing their best hockey so far this season I predict trouble for tonight. Of course I'll always have the San Jose game to fall back on when such doubts are present.

Buuuuut for now, Hawks win 4-3 in OT, but Wings get them back at Wrigley.

I AGREE WITH EVERYONE ELSE, IF WE SHOW UP WE WILL WIN, IF NOT, ANOTHER EMBARASSMENT.

ALSO, VINCANNI, NICE MELONS BROTHER.

(SORRY FOR CAPS AT WORK AND BUTTON IS STUCK)

[Guest mindfly]

Thats not shocking coming from you.

I know that, but I figure that it sometimes can be too much whine and complaints from myself and I will stop with that... this is a fan-forum and it's just wrong with a bad attitude.

Edited December 30, 2008 by mindfly

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I know that, but I figure that it sometimes can be too much whine and complaints from myself and I will stop with that... this is a fan-forum and it's just wrong with a bad attitude.

Hey, its a start

[scotvm 0]

time to give Chi-town a reality check and remind them who owns the central division!

wings 5 (Zetterberg x2, Hossa, Franzen, Kopecky)

blackhawks 3 (toews, versteeg, campbell)

[Slave 31]

wings win 4-2 z with 2g and and an a...warming up for thursdays game which wings will dominate.

hossa gets a g as well he needs to break out of his slump, and i am going with hudler for the 4th

sharp gets the lone goal for the hawks

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

time to give Chi-town a reality check and remind them who owns the central division!

wings 5 (Zetterberg x2, Hossa, Franzen, Kopecky)

blackhawks 3 (toews, versteeg, campbell)

Over on their board they're talking about a dynasty.....a good reality check for them would be the reminder that at least a Stanley Cup title must be achieved, let alone a playoff series.

[HOCKEY MATTERS 167]

Getting ready to go to Buffalo Wild Wings to see the game with some LGWrs and various fans and friends...while running some errands, I put in a ZZ Top cd and blasted "Waiting for the bus/Jesus just left Chicago". Got an epiphany...Jesus left Chicago to root for the Wings. Maybe He will be at BW2 with us! lol.

Wings win 5 - 2.

[Guest Shoreline]

Let's go Wings. Beat that dynasty before they win yet another cup.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Let's go Wings. Beat that dynasty before they win yet another cup.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Per MLive -

Update from Tuesday's morning skate: Nicklas Lidstrom (ankle) didn't skate and won't play tonight against the Blackhawks. Coach Mike Babcock said Mikael Samuelsson will be a game-time decision. Samuelsson, who's been sick, didn't come to rink this morning. If he can't play, Derek Meech will take his place at forward. Chris Chelios is in for Lidstrom again. And Ty Conklin is starting in goal.

Players and coaches families took the team plane to Chicago this morning, in advance of Thursday's Winter Classic. Their kids and family members will get a chance to skate at Wrigley Field Wednesday after practice.

"All our families are over there already, they'll get to watch our game (tonight) on Chicago TV,'' Babcock said. "They're going to skate tomorrow. Initially we thought our kids were going to play their kids but (Blackhawks coach Joel) Quenneville told me that (Jonathan) Toews and (Patrick) Kane are their kids and I thought that was too big an advantage.''