1/6 GDT: Red Wings 3, Blue Jackets 0

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

VS

Preview- Blue Jackets at Red Wings

Recap- Blue Jackets 0, Red Wings 3

Columbus: 18-17-4, 7-11-3 Road Record, 40 pts; 3rd in Central Division, 9th Overall in Western Conference

Last Game: Lost to STL 5-2 Recap

Detroit: 26-7-5, 13-3-2 Home Record, 57 pts; 1st in Central Division, 2nd Overall in Western Conference

Last Game: Defeated MIN 3-2 (SO) Recap

Last CBJ-DET meeting: 11/28, CBJ 3 at DET 5 Recap

Goals

CBJ Rick Nash: 17

DET Johan Franzen: 18

Assists

CBJ Rick Nash: 22

DET Pavel Datsyuk: 26

Plus/Minus

CBJ Jan Hejda: +14

DET Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom: +16

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CBJ Kris Russel: -7

DET Kris Draper: -11

PIM

CBJ Jared Boll: 99

DET Andreas Lilja: 34

Franzen-Datsyuk-Holmstrom

Hudler-Zetterberg-Hossa

Cleary-Filppula-Samuelsson

Kopecky-Draper-Maltby

Lidstrom-Rafalski

Kronwall-Stuart

Chelios-Lebda

Lilja, Meech scratched

CBJ Steve Mason

13-8-1, 1.81 GAA, .933 SV %, 5 SO

DET Ty Conklin

13-5-1, 2.51 GAA, .914 SV %, 3 SO

CBJ Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (knee) out, Raffi Torres (knee) out, Jared Boll (upper body) questionable,

Derick Brassard (shoulder) out, Jason Chimera (groin) out, Rostislav Klesla (lower body) out

DET Darren McCarty (groin) out

Edited January 7, 2009 by Hockeytown0001

[Williams29fan 6]

wings win 6-4

Wings-Samuelson, hossa, dats, Franzen x2 and Huds

Jackets-who cares

[RedWingedKitten 9]

Wings win 5-2 with a few from Zetter, Huds, and maybe give Dats one or two.

Let the Wings put the Blue Jackets in there place. GO WINGS!! :octo: :octo: :octo:

[BuckeyeWingsfan80 209]

the jackets always seem to play the Wings tough in the middle of the year....

I'll say Wings 3 (Zett, Franzen, Hudler) CBJ 2 (Nash, Tyutin)

[miller76 463]

Here's to a good solid 60 minutes of play, and another two points.

Wings win: 3 - 1

Rafalski (1)

Datsyuk (1)

Franzen (1)

Malhotra (1)

[Blueliner 69]

i guess we get to see if mason is up to the challenge. he did good against san jose right before we kick the s*** out of them.

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Because we're at home, 4-3 SO win. The Wings are down 3 nothing with 7 and half and score 3 and Datsyuk scores the winner in the shootout.

[Wings_Rule_1010 4]

Because we're at home, 4-3 SO win. The Wings are down 3 nothing with 7 and half and score 3 and Datsyuk scores the winner in the shootout.

I was thinking a similar prediction: wings head to the third period down 2-0 and storm back for 4 unanswered goals in the third. It just seems like pretty much every game has some variation of that.

Edited January 6, 2009 by Wings_Rule_1010

[Electrophile 3,554]

Good Lord you start these early. Anywho, my prediction........Wings win.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

MLive -

Update from Monday's practice: Wings coach Mike Babcock said Ty Conklin will start in goal Tuesday against Columbus and Chris Osgood will start Thursday vs. Dallas. Osgood has a good career record against the Stars (27-10-3 regular season, 8-4 playoffs), so perhaps Conklin will start again Saturday against Buffalo, followed by Osgood next Monday in Dallas.

Babcock also said Brett Lebda and Chris Chelios will be back in the lineup Tuesday, replacing Andreas Lilja and Derek Meech. He's probably not going to rotate the fifth and six defense spots, since Lilja and Lebda are fairly secure in their positions, but he clearly wants to work Chelios and Meech in from time to time.

[up2here 41]

Wings 2 ,Jackets 1. The game will be close because all of our Swedes will be depressed by the thumping Canada put on their junior team.

[FinRedWing 172]

Drapes finally scores an even strength goal tonight.

Count on it.

MLive -

Babcock also said Brett Lebda and Chris Chelios will be back in the lineup Tuesday, replacing Andreas Lilja and Derek Meech.

Where's the man love?

[Echolalia 2,961]

After taking on San Jose and Chicago two times since then, I feel like tonight is the real test.

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Where's the man love?

I think all of Bab's man love is concentrated on Sammy

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

Current Season Streaks

Overall: 3-Game Winning Streak

Home: 4-Game Winning Streak (2 shutouts).

Current Streaks vs. Columbus

Overall: 4-Game Winning Streak

Home: 3-Game Winning Streak.

Record on this Date

January 6

This is the 42nd game on this date, the most of any day in January.

Record in the previous 41 games:

22W-15L- 4T.

LGW.

[jawbreaker 0]

It's always nice to have Zetterberg and Hossa on the 2nd line

Wings win, but it will be a close game. Something like 3-2, maybe OT, or SO.

[HOCKEY MATTERS 167]

The game is 0 -0 with 30 seconds left in OT. Babs puts on his trusty "Al Capone" toque and while the entire Blue Jackets team is staring in awestruck envy, with a little fear on their faces, Conks sends one down the length of the ice and gets the game winner, unassisted.

[PenaltyShot 96 521]

Wings - 3 (Datsyuk, Franzen, Cleary)

Jackets - 1

[redwing19 0]

Wings win 4-1 with Hossa and Z getting two goals each and Huler with 3 assists. Two goals via the powerplay.

[Guest Shoreline]

I'll say Wings win 4-2.

[RedWingsFanatic 4]

The Blue Jackets are just ravaged with injuries. That said, Mason has been so solid for them that they've been winning games.

This is a game, though, that the Wings should win and need to win. It's interesting that Lilja is out for Chelios tonight. If Cheli plays a sub-par game, it's going to be difficult arguing for him to get any ice time the rest of the season, barring injury to another defenseman.

[RWK23 0]

The game is 0 -0 with 30 seconds left in OT. Babs puts on his trusty "Al Capone" toque and while the entire Blue Jackets team is staring in awestruck envy, with a little fear on their faces, Conks sends one down the length of the ice and gets the game winner, unassisted.

Nice!

Wings 3 (Zetterberg x2, Maltby)

Jackets 1 (Nash)

[dats13owns 157]

I don't usually make predictions, but I say Wings 4, Jackets 2

Z finally breaks out of his slump and scores 2, Conklin plays a solid game and picks up the W.

Go Wings!

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Just got suprised with tickets! woohoo!

[The Mule 0]

The Wings will come out hard tonight and eventually wrap this one up by a 3-1 score. Mason keeps it close, but early goals by Hossa and Zetterberg leave the Blue Jackets scrambling. Columbus manages to pot one in the second, but the Wings do a great job of protecting the puck and their lead, and they manage to dump one more into the empty net when Mason heads to the bench.