12/17 GDT: Lightning 0 at Red Wings 3

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Tonight's Stream
http://www.justin.tv/redwingslive

Preview- Lightning at Red Wings


TONIGHT'S OFFICIALS
Referees: #24Stephen Walkom and #38Francois St. Laurent
Linsemen: #74Lonnie Cameron and #84 Tony Sericolo


Tampa Bay: 11-13-9, 31 pts
Lost to NSH 7-4 Recap

Detroit: 17-11-5, 39 pts
Last Game: Defeated PHX 3-2 Recap

Last TB-DET Meeting: 11/13, DET 4 at TB 3 Recap

Goals
TB Steven Stamkos: 18
DET Tomas Holmstrom: 12

Assists
TB Martin St. Louis: 29
DET Henrik Zetterberg: 22

Plus/Minus
TB Ryan Malone: +4
DET Nicklas Lidstrom and Patrick Eaves: +7
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TB Andrej Meszaros: -10
DET Dan Cleary and Ville Leino: -8

PIM
TB Zenon Konopka: 130
DET Brad May: 38


Bertuzzi-Datsyuk-Holmstrom
Leino-Zetterberg-Eaves
Draper-Abdelkader-Miller
May-Newbury-Maltby

Lidstrom-Meech
Janik-Rafalski
Lebda-Stuart

Projected TB Lines
Malone-Stamkos-St. Louis
Tanguay-Lecavalier-Downie
Szczechura-Wright-Jones
Villeux-Konopka-Foster

Meszaros-Ohlund
Hedman-Krajicek
Walker-Smaby



TB Mike Smith
5-7-5, 3.01 GAA, .901 SV %, 1 SO


DET Jimmy Howard
10-6-1, 2.40 GAA, .915 SV %, 0 SO


TB Steve Downie (upper body) questionable, Paul Ranger (personal) out

DET Darren Helm (wrist) will not play, Jonathan Ericsson (knee bruise) out, Dan Cleary (separated shoulder) out,
Niklas Kronwall (sprained MCL) out, Jason Williams (fractured fibula) out, Valtteri Filppula (broken wrist) out,
Johan Franzen (torn ACL) out, Andreas Lilja (concussion) out

Next Game

12/19, Detroit at Dallas; 3:00, American Airlines Center

Edited December 17, 2009 by Hockeytown0001

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Rest of GDT Forthcoming

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Current Streaks

Regular Season Streaks

Overall: 3-game winning streak (2 overtime)

Home: 2-game winning streak (1 overtime).

Historical Regular Season Streaks vs. Tampa Bay

Overall: 3-game winning streak

5-game unbeaten streak (1 tie)

Home: 1-game winning streak

9-game unbeaten streak (1 tie & 2 shutouts).

Last Ten Games

Last Ten Games – Regular Season

Overall: 6W-3L-0OTL-1SOL

Home: 4W-5L-1OTL.

Last Ten Games - Historical Regular Season vs. Tampa Bay

Overall: 7W-2L-1T

Home: 8W-1L-1T.

Record on this Date

December 17.

This is the 38th game played on this date. The Club's record in the previous 37 games:

17W-13L-7T.

LGW.

[syntax 359]

Woot, going for 4 in a row!!

LGW!!!

:flash2:

[Lidstrom for life 20]

I will be at this game and I am hoping to see my first wings victory!

[rage 24]

Who's in goal?

[mmamolo 287]

Who's in goal?

I believe Howard is the projected started again tonight.

[dat's sick 1,002]

Tampa is struggling right now. We have a good chance of going 4 in a row.

Won't be able to watch the game, but I'm predicting a 4-1 Red Wings win. Datsyuk, Lidstrom, Leino and Eaves the scorers.

[T-Ruff 47]

Howard confirmed

Jimmy Howard will start in goal, as Red Wings coach Mike Babcock has opted to go with the hot hand rather than Chris Osgood, who is 17-0-0 lifetime against the Lightning.

[mmamolo 287]

MLive

Jimmy Howard will start in goal, as Red Wings coach Mike Babcock has opted to go with the hot hand rather than Chris Osgood, who is 17-0-0 lifetime against the Lightning

Bertuzzi-Datsyuk-Holmstrom

Leino-Zetterberg-Eaves

Draper-Abdelkader-Miller

May-Newbury-Maltby

Babcock said he wasn't sure how he'll sort out his defense pairings as Doug Janik, recalled Tuesday from Grand Rapids (AHL), replaces the injured Jonathan Ericsson.

[Guest mindfly]

Confirmed Helm to sit out, Newbury to play 2nd straight game

WIll also start game with following d-parings:

Lidstrom-Meech

Janik-Rafalski

Lebda-Stuart

*Don't like that the best D-man thus far gets 3rd pair minutes*

Source: Mlive

Edited December 17, 2009 by mindfly

[cupforwings 138]

this is a very winnable game tonight... if they come to play, they should win

Wings win 4-2

Goals: Bert, Datsyuk, Eaves, Zetterberg

Stamkos, Leclavlier

[hak 21]

Confirmed Helm to sit out, Newbury to play 2nd straight game

WIll also start game with following d-parings:

Lidstrom-Meech

Janik-Rafalski

Lebda-Stuart

*Don't like that the best D-man thus far gets 3rd pair minutes*

Source: Mlive

we need our best dman to babysit lebda

wings win in a blow out, 6-2. why not

[GSBrooks13 204]

As much as it hurts my fantasy team having Howard winning games instead of Ozzie I feel much more confident predicting a win when Howard starts. Hopefully Janik is solid and we dont even notice that Big E is missing.

My Prediction:

Wings 5 - Leino, Newbury, Zetterberg, Bertuzzi, Lidstrom.

Lightning 2 - Stamkos, Lecalvier

Lets Go Wings!

[rage 24]

I believe Howard is the projected started again tonight.

Cool. Thanks!

[Guest Lidstromboli]

2-1 wings

[ManLuv4Clears 7]

Hopefully Newbury does the NHL a favor and takes out Steve Downie tonight.

[action jackson 6]

Zetterberg, Lidstrom and Leino need to f'n score TONIGHT

My prediction

Wings 4 - Z, Lids, Leino, Bertuzzi

Tampa 1 - Vinny

[bonan78 1]

Who is that Konopka guy, apparently he's leading the league in PIM's.

Think he will tilt with May tonight? :fingerscrossed:

It's crazy to think, I was at the game last year in Tampa, and neither team bears much resemblance between last year and this year's models.

The Bolts got off to a hot start this year, and Stamkos is blowing away every one's expectations, but reality is starting to set in and Tampa is back in the bottom of the standings where they belong, and despite our injuries we are starting to pull it together and win the games we are supposed to win, so I predict a 4-1 Wings victory, Janik and May get their first goals of the season, Lidstrom gets of the schnide, and Z gets the empty-netter.

[Yellowknife Redwing 57]

This is a must-win. All the chips fell in our favor last night and this is our chance to begin forging some separation from the rest of the pack looking for 8th seed. There is absolutely no excuse for losing this one. Here's hoping this is a serious confidence boost for what's going to be a very difficult weekend.

[redwingfan19 293]

why is lameo on the second line?

[dat's sick 1,002]

why is lameo on the second line?

DET Darren Helm (wrist) will not play, Jonathan Ericsson (knee bruise) out, Dan Cleary (separated shoulder) out,

Niklas Kronwall (sprained MCL) out, Jason Williams (fractured fibula) out, Valtteri Filppula (broken wrist) out,

Johan Franzen (torn ACL) out, Andreas Lilja (concussion) out

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GDT Fully updated, Mike Smith to start for the Bolts

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Tonight's Officials:

Referees: #24Stephen Walkom and #38 Francois St. Laurent

Linsemen: #74 Lonnie Cameron and #84 Tony Sericolo

[Pavel Hossyukstrom 2]

Tampa is struggling right now. We have a good chance of going 4 in a row.

Won't be able to watch the game, but I'm predicting a 4-1 Red Wings win. Datsyuk, Lidstrom, Leino and Eaves the scorers.

yup and so were the Oilers until they started their 5 game winning streak with us.