1/18 GDT: Red Wings 1 at Penguins 4

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

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- - Game 46 - -

VS.

Final Score:

Penguins 4, Red Wings 1

Penguins take advantage of turnovers against Wings

Start time: 7:00 EST

Consol Energy Center - Pittsburgh, PA

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Injury plagued Wings head to Pittsburgh

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*Opposition GDT*

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Willie O'Ree breaks color barrier

All-Star jerseys revealed

Western Conference Standings

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RED WINGS

45 GP, 28-11-6, 62 pts

Last Game: Defeated CBJ 6-5 (OT)

PENGUINS

46 GP, 28-14-4, 60 pts

Last Game: Defeated BOS 3-2

Last DET-PIT Meeting:

3/22, PIT 1 at DET 3 Recap - LGW GDT

Highlights

Goals

DET Johan Franzen: 19

PIT Sidney Crosby: 32

Assists

DET Henrik Zetterberg: 34

PIT Sidney Crosby: 34

Plus/Minus

DET Brian Rafalski: +16

PIT Chris Kunitz: +21

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DET Jiri Hudler: -7

PIT Zbynek Michalek: -5

PIM

DET Jonathan Ericsson: 50

PIT Deryk Engelland: 76

Franzen-Zetterberg-Eaves

Hudler-Filppula-Bertuzzi

Draper-Helm-Miller

Tatar-Abdelkader-Mursak

Lidstrom-Kronwall

Ericsson-Rafalski

Salei-Kindl

Projected PIT Lines

Kunitz-Malkin-Dupuis

Cooke-Staal-Kennedy

Conner-Letestu-Rupp

Adams-Talbot-Asham

Orpik-Letang

Martin-Michalek

Goligoski-Engelland

Joey MacDonald

Record:

1-1-1, 2.36 GAA, .907 SV%, 0 SO

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versus.

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Marc-Andre Fleury

Record:

20-11-2, 2.29 GAA, .920V%, 1 SO

RED WINGS

Tomas Holmstrom (broken hand) out, Jimmy Howard (knee) will not play,

Brad Stuart (broken jaw) out, Chris Osgood (groin) out,

Dan Cleary (broken ankle) out, Pavel Datsyuk (broken wrist) out,

Mike Modano (severed tendon) out

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PENGUINS

Sidney Crosby (concussion) out, Ben Lovejoy (illness) questionable,

Eric Godard (nose) out, Mike Comrie (hip) out,

Alex Grant (wrist) out

On Deck

1/19, Red Wings at Blues; 8:00 PM

Edited January 19, 2011 by Hockeytown0001

[brett 1,029]

look at that list of injuries!!!!

i would love the wings to win this one for sure! GO WINGS!

[puckloo39 5,686]

auugh.. our boo-boo list makes me want to boo-hoo. But, at least we can watch a game without hearing you-know-who's name every shift. No doubt there will still be many, many mentions of his highness, but I bet his team mates are enjoying their time as hockey players, rather than nannies on skates.

Go, Wings. Win this one, we need to catch Vancouver!!!!

[hockey23 79]

How is Rafalski +16? Seems like he's always taking s*** from everyone on here.

[titanium2 867]

Yeah I think I'll just be happy if a Red Wing escapes from this game against Pittsburgh without any injuries.

[Electrophile 3,554]

Oh goody, the Penguins.

For the love of whatever higher power you do or do not ascribe to, please win this game. If only to keep the discussion off Concussion Boy.

[ricky0034 89]

Yeah I think I'll just be happy if a Red Wing escapes from this game against Pittsburgh without any injuries.

not likely

I predict a cheap shot by Orpik or Cooke on Franzen or Kronwall

How is Rafalski +16? Seems like he's always taking s*** from everyone on here.

part of it is that +/- is a pretty terrible stat

he is also a very good puck moving defenseman that takes way more heat than he deserves for his salary and occasional defensive mistakes though

Edited January 18, 2011 by ricky0034

[Hockeytown0001 7,652]

not likely

I predict a cheap shot by Orpik or Cooke on Franzen or Kronwall

Probably one of those two since Gary Roberts isn't around anymore.

[titanium2 867]

not likely

I predict a cheap shot by Orpik or Cooke on Franzen or Kronwall

Those are the popular names but they got wayyyy more guys than those two. Sometimes it seems like it's just what's his face and everybody else around him is supposed to protect him or "scare off" any potential cheap shotters.

[ACallToArms 270]

This game just won't be the same with all the players out due to injury. Was looking forward to it before, now its "just another game."

Red Wings will definitely prevail. No guess what the score will be

[eva unit zero 271]

This game just won't be the same with all the players out due to injury. Was looking forward to it before, now its "just another game."

Red Wings will definitely prevail. No guess what the score will be

3-0. Hudler hatty. Third goal Hudler will skate right through Fleury's fivehole.

[Greatness=PavelDatsyuk 65]

We're gonna win but every fan, besides Wings fans, and sports commentator will say we beat them without Crosby and not mention the fact we were down two of our top scorers, one of our top D-men, our starting goalie and our backup, and a couple key role-players.

[Echolalia 2,961]

Boy Zetterberg sure is going to be lonely out there without Crosby to bug.

[Konnan511 1,736]

not likely

I predict a cheap shot by Orpik or Cooke on Franzen or Kronwall

part of it is that +/- is a pretty terrible stat

he is also a very good puck moving defenseman that takes way more heat than he deserves for his salary and occasional defensive mistakes though

It's not a terrible stat in certain aspects. It's very useful when comparing players on the same team, especially players on the same line or D-Pairing.

I am not looking forward to listen to everyone whine about Crosby whining in this thread.

Wings win 3-2

[TheUkrainian 49]

Hoping for a balls to the wall win from the Wings. My friends and I are going to the Motor City Casino for the viewing party (managed to snag a few of the 400 tix before the "sold" out). They won the last time there was a Viewing Party, hopefully they win again

[MulesWillFly93 199]

Center Ice only has one feed. I assume it's going to be Pittsburgh's. Kill me now.

I could've sworn Engelland was suspended, but now I can't find anything about it. Well, poop...I thought we'd have one less little turd to put up with, but I guess not.

Well, it'd be great to win this and be able to shove it in their faces that they lost to a bunch of Griffins, but I won't be too disappointed if we lose for the same reason. I'll just have to wait until March when I can see our usual superstars cream them IN PERSON!! All I can say for now is, break a leg, Kronwall and Franzen! Heck, and Zetterberg, for that matter.

[titanium2 867]

Hoping for a balls to the wall win from the Wings.

Do the Wings ever have those?

[MulesWillFly93 199]

Do the Wings ever have those?

Wings @ Ducks, 12/3/10. 4-0. One of the best days of my life.

[titanium2 867]

Hmm... I guess we need to define "balls to the wall" win.

[MulesWillFly93 199]

I guess you could say the Ducks aren't much of a challenge, but c'mon, it was a shut out! Sure seemed balls to the wall compared to the 1-4 loss I went to last season.

[skyphoenix 153]

No Crosby? Zetterberg can focus on offense and score us some curly fries!

[Zion 93]

Kunitz will slew-foot Franzen

Cooke will sucker-punch Kronwall from behind

Letang will jump Hudler

Lidstrom scores a pair, 2-1 Wings win

[edicius 3,269]

Those are the popular names but they got wayyyy more guys than those two. Sometimes it seems like it's just what's his face and everybody else around him is supposed to protect him or "scare off" any potential cheap shotters.

Yup, don't forget about Deryk Engelland.

I could've sworn Engelland was suspended, but now I can't find anything about it. Well, poop...I thought we'd have one less little turd to put up with, but I guess not.

A Penguin? Suspended? Inconceivable!

[titanium2 867]

Yup, don't forget about Deryk Engelland.

Chris Kunitz... Ugh...

"Hey I'm just gonna jump Darren Helm for no reason other than maybe because he's never fought before and I can bank away a win on my fight card... Yay..."

I mean, with all those disgusting names it really makes me wish that Tardif was in for the game. Not to "answer the bell" but to perhaps send him as a kamikaze to Cooke's ACLs.

[legaleaglewingsfan 75]

Muleswillfly- Did you really just say break a leg to three of our remaining star players...I mean I get the reasoning behind it, but I dont know we even need to give them the hint of hearing those words given the injury bug that we got going.

Gonna be watching this one in my campus apartment with a bunch of Saudi Students who will be getting "English" lessons by watching me watch the game. Wings 4-2 Lids, Franzen, Zetts 2

GO WINGS