3/20 GDT: Red Wings 6 at Thrashers 3

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

VS

Preview- Red Wings at Thrashers

Recap- Red Wings 6, Thrashers 3

Detroit: 47-15-9, 21-10-5 Road Record, 103 pts; 1st in Central Division, 1st Overall in Western Conference

Last Game: Defeated PHI 3-2 Recap

Atlanta: 29-36-6, 14-18-2 Home Record, 64 pts; 4th in Southeast Division, 13th Overall in Eastern Conference

Last Game: Lost to PIT Recap

Last DET-ATL meeting: 10/24, ATL 3 at DET 5 Recap

NHL STANDINGS WATCH (UPDATED)

1. Boston 72 GP, 45-17-10, 100 pts

2. Washington 73 GP, 45-22-6, 96 pts

3. New Jersey 70 GP, 46-21-3, 95 pts

4. Philadelphia 69 GP, 37-22-10, 84 pts

5. Pittsburgh 72 GP, 38-26-8, 84 pts

6. NY Rangers 71 GP, 37-26-8, 82 pts

7. Montreal 71 GP, 36-26-9, 81 pts

8. Carolina 72 GP, 36-28-7, 81 pts

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9. Florida 71 GP, 35-25-10, 80 pts

10. Buffalo 70 GP, 34-28-8, 76 pts

11. Toronto 72 GP, 29-30-13, 71 pts

12. Ottawa 70 GP, 30-30-10, 70 pts

13. Atlanta 71 GP, 29-36-6, 64 pts

14. Tampa Bay 71 GP, 23-33-15, 61 pts

15. NY Islanders 70 GP, 24-38-8, 56 pts

1. DETROIT 71 GP, 47-15-9, 103 pts

2. San Jose 70 GP, 46-14-10, 102 pts

3. Calgary 70 GP, 41-23-6, 88 pts

4. Vancouver 70 GP, 38-23-9, 85 pts

5. Chicago 69 GP, 37-22-10, 84 pts

6. Columbus 71 GP, 37-28-6, 80 pts

7. Edmonton 70 GP, 34-27-9, 77 pts

8. Nashville 72 GP, 35-30-7, 77 pts

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9. Minnesota 70 GP, 33-29-8, 74 pts

10. Anaheim 71 GP, 34-31-6, 74 pts

11. Dallas 71 GP, 33-30-8, 74 pts

12. St. Louis 71 GP, 32-30-9, 73 pts

13. Los Angeles 70 GP, 30-30-10, 70 pts

14. Phoenix 71 GP, 29-35-7, 65 pts

15. Colorado 72 GP, 31-39-2, 64 pts

Goals

DET Marian Hossa: 35

ATL Ilya Kovalchuk: 36

Assists

DET Pavel Datsyuk: 59

ATL Todd White: 44

Plus/Minus

DET Pavel Datsyuk: +30

ATL Marty Reasoner: +10

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DET Derek Meech: -12

ATL Slava Kozlov and Ron Hainsey: -16

PIM

DET Andreas Lilja: 66

ATL Eric Boulton: 161

Franzen-Datsyuk-Samuelsson

Cleary-Zetterberg-Hossa

Hudler-Filppula-Kopecky

Meech-Draper-Maltby

Lidstrom-Rafalski

Kronwall-Stuart

Lebda-Ericsson

Chelios scratched

DET Chris Osgood

23-6-7, 3.14 GAA, .884 SV %, 2 SO

ATL Kari Lehtonen

18-20-3, 2.94 GAA, .915 SV %, 3 SO

DET Valtteri Filppula (back spasms) questionable, Tomas Holmstrom (knee) out, Andreas Lilja (concussion) out

ATL Ilya Kovalchuk (upper body) probable, Ron Hainsey (leg) questionable, Zach Bogosian (knee) questionable

Edited March 21, 2009 by Hockeytown0001

[EuroTwin 240]

Wings win 13-1, Pavel gets all 13 goals, reaching 100pts, getting Assists from everyone on the team, including Conklin.

[WiNgSowN 0]

Hell Yeah!!! I'm going to be in attendance for this game. Be right behind the goal

Edited March 20, 2009 by WiNgSowN

[puckbags 863]

We better be ready ...the Thrashers are on their way to their first winning month in eternity. They will come out hard..we will calm the storm and s***-pump them by 4 !!

Wing's - 5

Thrash - 1

[Carman 387]

5-2 win Dats with 2, Hudler, Hossa, Rafalski with goals.

[whitneydatsyukrox 0]

Darn I have to miss this game! Well I'm gonna say 5-1 Wings! The Thrashers GAA is about second worst in the league, shouldn't be too hard if the Wings show up!

Aaaand Hossa lights it up against his former team

[shadowdagster 0]

MY FIRST LIVE WINGS GAME!!!! I CAN'T WAIT!! I BOUGHT CENTER ICE TICKETS AND I AM READY TO WATCH MY GUYS!!!! LET GO WINGS!!!!!!!!

[Electrophile 3,554]

Wings win, Hank with the hat trick. For God's sake man, let it happen tonight. There are starving Detroiters that need their Arbys.

I also predict that even though the Wings will win, someone will complain that Ozzie didn't do something right.

[55fan 5,133]

Hossa nets a roast beef sandwich for the state of Michigan.

Wings win.

[TheSupafly 50]

Thrashers have been playing very well lately, despite missing Kovulchuk. They're not to be taken lightly. That being said, I expect the Wings to handle business and win. 4-2 Wings after an empty netter.

[Xitium 272]

Isn't this the first time Hossa has been back in Atlanta since the trade dealine in 2008?

I wonder how the fans will react...

[Guest mindfly]

Could be a tough one, Atlanta has won the last 6 out of 7, and with key players such as Kovalchuk returning.. will be a fun game though and broadcasted on swedish television, i say 4-2 wings

[Zion 93]

Wings win 14-3.

Hossa scores every goal, including 3 on his own net in fits of blind rage.

[bellarina 1]

7-1 Wings

[I Red Wings I 40]

5-2 Red Wings

[creedie 2]

I don't see this game on adthe.net - anyone know if it will be broadcast online? it is odd that they don't carry the games with regularity anymore.

Hoping for a solid 60 min effort tonight!!!

[McCartyFanForLife 17]

I don't see this game on adthe.net - anyone know if it will be broadcast online? it is odd that they don't carry the games with regularity anymore.

Hoping for a solid 60 min effort tonight!!!

I'm pretty sure that the NHL told adthe to stop streaming games or else.

[Reds4Life 51]

Wings win 14-3.

Hossa scores every goal, including 3 on his own net in fits of blind rage.

Why someone always posts: Wings are gonna win 14:3? I never understood that. Thanks.

Go Wings

[cusimano_brothers 1,655]

Current Streaks

Season Streaks

Overall: 3-game winning streak (1 shutout)

Road: 4-game winning streak (2 shutouts).

Streaks vs. Atlanta

Overall: 1-game winning streak

Road: 1-game losing streak.

Record on this Date

March 20

This is the 36th game played on this date. The Club's record in the previous 35 games:

17W-19L-1T.

This is the 33rd regular season game played on this date. The Club's record in the previous 32 games:

14W-17L-1T.

LGW.

[Datsyukgrl_in_ATL 0]

I've been waiting ALL year for this game! Go WINGS!!!!!

[stormboy 47]

Thrashers have been playing very well lately, despite missing Kovulchuk. They're not to be taken lightly. That being said, I expect the Wings to handle business and win. 4-2 Wings after an empty netter.

this prediction i agree with.

Wings win 14-3.

Hossa scores every goal, including 3 on his own net in fits of blind rage.

this made me laugh.

well done on both accounts.

[Vladifan 680]

Wings win, Hank with the hat trick. For God's sake man, let it happen tonight. There are starving Detroiters that need their Arbys.

I also predict that even though the Wings will win, someone will complain that Ozzie didn't do something right.

Does a rat have an ass? Does the pope pee? :deal:

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

Per MLive -

"DETROIT -- Marian Hossa knew he was going to be booed vociferously during his first game back in Pittsburgh, that fans would be eager to express their displeasure about his decision to leave last summer.

Especially since he signed with the Detroit Red Wings.

But how does he expect to be treated tonight in Atlanta, during his first appearance at Philips Arena since the Thrashers traded him to Pittsburgh late last season?

"To tell you the truth, I'm not sure," Hossa said. "Obviously, it's going to be a little bit of both (mixed)."

It can't possibly be as bad as it was in Pittsburgh on Feb. 8, can it?

"We'll see, maybe nasty surprise," Hossa said. "It's going to be interesting."

Hossa left Pittsburgh as a free agent four weeks after the Red Wings defeated the Penguins in the Stanley Cup finals. He was traded from Atlanta after the Thrashers were unable to sign him to a contract extension. The club did not want to risk losing him for nothing in the offseason.

Hossa had 108 goals and 248 points in 222 games in less than three seasons with the Thrashers, teaming up with Ilya Kovalchuk to form a potent one-two punch.

"When I was in Atlanta, it was good time," Hossa said. "I was playing tons. Good team, we didn't make the playoffs my first year, made playoffs after second year (2006-07, they were swept by the New York Rangers in the first round), fans went crazy. That was really good experience for the team. Overall, I look at lots of positives."

The Thrashers are out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, but won a club-record six consecutive games before their 6-2 loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Goaltender Kari Lehtonen has been the catalyst, winning his past five starts, allowing only six goals and posting two shutouts during that stretch.

"Their goaltending has been fantastic," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "We're going to get a real good test from a big man in net, the kind of test you face at playoff time. When the other goalie is really good, you got to outwork him."

[drumnj 459]

Just wanted to let you know I've been streaming Wings game on my Ustream channel for little over a week now.

Red Wings Live (Ustream)

Kind of forgot to mention it over here. Enjoy

[Dano33 41]

Wings win 14-3.

Hossa scores every goal, including 3 on his own net in fits of blind rage.

do you think Arby's would stand for 4 free roast beefs for everyone?

Edited March 20, 2009 by Dano33