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[Hockeytown0001]

Official Game Day Thread

- - Tonight's Matchup - -

VS.


Start time: 8:00 EST


Jobing.com Arena - Glendale, AZ



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Tonight's Stream
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Official Game Preview:
Red Wings and Coyotes try to end slumps

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*Opposition GDT*
From HF Boards
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News from around the NHL
Hawks to visit White House
Injuries shaping Western race
Third period leads are golden

Western Conference Standings



RED WINGS
65 GP, 39-19-7, 85 pts
Last Game: Lost to SJ 3-1

COYOTES
66 GP, 33-23-10, 76 pts
Last Game: Lost to LA 1-0

Last DET-PHX Meeting:
11/8/10, PHX 2 at DET 3 (OT) Recap - LGW GDT

Highlights



Goals
DET Johan Franzen: 26
PHX Radim Vrbata, Taylor Pyatt: 16

Assists
DET Henrik Zetterberg: 51
PHX Keith Yandle: 44

Plus/Minus
DET Brian Rafalski: +14
PHX Adrian Aucoin: +19
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DET Mike Modano, Todd Bertuzzi: -3
PHX Derek Morris: -11

PIM
DET Jonathan Ericsson: 71
PHX Keith Yandle: 66


Datsyuk-Zetterberg-Holmstrom
Cleary-Modano-Bertuzzi
Hudler-Filppula-Franzen
Miller-Helm-Abdelkader

Lidstrom-Stuart
Ericsson-Kronwall
Kindl-Salei

Projected PHX Lines
Whitney-Belanger-Doan
Pyatt-Fiddler-Stempniak
Boedker-Turris-Vrbata
Korpikoski-Ebbett-MacLean

Yandle-Morris
Klesla-Rosival
Schlemko-Aucoin



Jimmy Howard

Record:
31-12-4, 2.80 GAA, .908 SV%, 2 SO

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versus.
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Ilya Bryzgalov

Record:
27-17-7, 2.58 GAA, .918V%, 5 SO



RED WINGS
Patrick Eaves (knee) out, Brian Rafalski (back spasms) doubtful,
Chris Osgood (groin) out,

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COYOTES
Martin Hanzal (undisclosed) questionable, Ed Jovanovski (face) out,
David Schlemko (concussion) out



On Deck

3/9, Kings at Red Wings; 7:30 EST

Edited by Hockeytown0001, 05 August 2011 - 11:52 PM.

[Xitium]

Need. A. Win.

[Hockeytown0001]

Indeed

[HankthaTank]

Keep it rollin' Jimmy. Going to need another strong start from ya and for them players in front of you to give enough of a damn to play hard. I will be trashed the majority of this one because it is Saturday night and that is a rule or something....

If you can do it 5 times in 1 game Mule maybe you can figure out how to get maybe just 1 here. Our enforcer needs to become relevant again. Hope Raf is back for this one.

[HockeytownRules19]

I never say this regarding the wings, but I believe tomorrow is a MUST WIN. Phoenix has lost 5 in a row and are playing terrible right now. Another point they have given up 10 PPGs on their last 22 chances, which is astronomically bad... So Let's Go Boys and Let's Go PP!

[puckloo39]

Nice GDT, HT.. as always, quality stuff -- and so prompt! That pic of the arena just weirds me out. Palm trees and pucks do not mix.

Win it, Wings. Enough already of the single goal nonsense.

[Hockeytown0001]

Keep it rollin' Jimmy. Going to need another strong start from ya and for them players in front of you to give enough of a damn to play hard. I will be trashed the majority of this one because it is Saturday night and that is a rule or something....

If you can do it 5 times in 1 game Mule maybe you can figure out how to get maybe just 1 here. Our enforcer needs to become relevant again. Hope Raf is back for this one.

He was hoping to be back against the Sharks, so here's hoping he's in against Phoenix.

[MulesWillFly93]

Nice GDT, HT.. as always, quality stuff -- and so prompt! That pic of the arena just weirds me out. Palm trees and pucks do not mix.

Win it, Wings. Enough already of the single goal nonsense.

Seriously! I was like, is that...sand...in their parking lot? I mean, I'm used to the desert, but that's weird even to me. (I don't even see the palm trees anymore, though; they're invisible to me.)

Okay, let's end this road trip on a high note. The last two games were just some weird shizz, so let's just get out of the Twilight Zone and get a win.

[Hockeytown0001]

Seriously! I was like, is that...sand...in their parking lot? I mean, I'm used to the desert, but that's weird even to me. (I don't even see the palm trees anymore, though; they're invisible to me.)

Okay, let's end this road trip on a high note. The last two games were just some weird shizz, so let's just get out of the Twilight Zone and get a win.

It's right next to a shopping complex which, alongside University of Phoenix Stadium, is in the middle of nowhere.

[HankthaTank]

It's right next to a shopping complex which, alongside University of Phoenix Stadium, is in the middle of nowhere.

Middle of nowhere, yet still has more to do in and around it than the Joe does. Just epic sadness here.

[Hockeytown0001]

Middle of nowhere, yet still has more to do in and around it than the Joe does. Just epic sadness here.

But it always boils down to - would you rather have a new, modern arena with no atmosphere and an average hockey team with no fan support or an older arena filled with a winning history and atmosphere in a city nicknamed "Hockeytown"?

[HankthaTank]

But it always boils down to - would you rather have a new, modern arena with no atmosphere and an average hockey team with no fan support or an older arena filled with a winning history and atmosphere in a city nicknamed "Hockeytown"?

No I know but professional sports is a copycat type scenario in some aspects. I hear such great things about the surrounding Jobing.Com area there. I already know when the Wings do get a new arena it will have all the bells and whistles and give or take a few more. I will take our history, atmosphere, and the moniker any day.

[wingfanatic4alltime]

I hope Jimmy takes his anger and frustration about what happened in Anahiem out against the yotes and we JUST WIN! Btw anyone else a little nervous about Raffi's back maybe being worse then what we're hearing?

[HockeytownRules19]

I hope Jimmy takes his anger and frustration about what happened in Anahiem out against the yotes and we JUST WIN! Btw anyone else a little nervous about Raffi's back maybe being worse then what we're hearing?

Regarding Rafi, I doubt it... Back spasms aren't something you should take lightly, I fully expect #28 to be back in the lineup when the Wings return home and play on Wednesday against LA.

[syntax]

Hoping for a good effort and a convincing W tonight.

[Konnan511]

It's weird to think we haven't played them since November... Seems like every road trip we have we play them.

[Hockeytown0001]

I hope Jimmy takes his anger and frustration about what happened in Anahiem out against the yotes and we JUST WIN! Btw anyone else a little nervous about Raffi's back maybe being worse then what we're hearing?

This. Jimmy looked great his last game.

[WizardOfOz30]

It's right next to a shopping complex which, alongside University of Phoenix Stadium, is in the middle of nowhere.

That's the view I remember. Last time Wings were there I was there and we won the game. My friend I was with is going again tomorrow night so hopefully it will be another win.

Go Wings!!! I don't care what the score is as long as we have at least 1 more goal than the Coyotes.

[Hockeytown0001]

That's the view I remember. Last time Wings were there I was there and we won the game. My friend I was with is going again tomorrow night so hopefully it will be another win.

Go Wings!!! I don't care what the score is as long as we have at least 1 more goal than the Coyotes.

Hopefully they were good luck!

[Konnan511]

We need more octopi thrown on the road. We won the games with them and lost the proceeding ones where there were none....