GDT: Detroit @ Vancouver - Dec 21st

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RED WINGS (21-10-1) at CANUCKS (20-11-2)

TV: TSN, FS-D

Last 10: Detroit 7-3-0; Vancouver 7-2-1.


Season series: This is the second of four games between Detroit and Vancouver, with the Wings winning the first one 2-0 on Oct. 14 at Joe Louis Arena. Jimmy Howard earned the shutout by stopping all 25 shots he faced and the Wings were paced offensively by goals from Justin Abdelkader and Valtteri Filppula. Detroit outshot Vancouver 37-25, including 24-8 in the second period -- when both goals were scored. This will be the first of two meetings at Vancouver's Rogers Arena.

Big story: The Red Wings have been carried most of the season by the star forwards on the top two lines, plus some outstanding defense and goaltending by Howard. However, the role players on the bottom two lines have started to make their presence felt in the past couple games. After scoring 2 goals in a rout of the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, Drew Miller came up big once again on Monday night in Edmonton by potting the game-winning goal in the third period of a 3-2 victory.

The Canucks, meanwhile, appear to be over the hangover from their crushing Stanley Cup Final loss last season. Despite some injuries on the back end, Vancouver is back to overwhelming opponents with the slick skating, crisp-passing offensive game that helped the Canucks win the Presidents' Trophy for the League's highest point total last season. Goalie Roberto Luongo is also rounding back into form after shutting out the Minnesota Wild 4-0 Monday at Rogers Arena, making 33 saves and improving his record to 6-0-1 in his last seven starts.
 
When these two met last season at this time, it was a 5-4 OT Red Wings win and it was my vote for game of the season.
I really hope it's the same this year, with a slightly different outcome, of course.
 
If only 25% of all NHL games were as entertaining as that first period, every building would be sold out every game.
 
Bit of karma there for the Wings on that Canuck goal.

K I'll give you karma because there shouldn't have been a call on Kesler but I still think the Kronwall hit is fine. Should have been a call on Howard also as he did the same thing as Kesler. Canucks are playing well though.
 
K I'll give you karma because there shouldn't have been a call on Kesler but I still think the Kronwall hit is fine. Should have been a call on Howard also as he did the same thing as Kesler. Canucks are playing well though.

He left his feet - doesn't leave his feet, the hit is fine and I have no complaint.
 
Didn't like Kesler sticking his leg out on Zetterberg. He's pissed and playing pissed, but not in the good way. Hopefully, AV tells him to relax and work on beating the Wings on the scoreboard first and let the league decide if they want to do something. I have a feeling we'll be playing the Wings again this year more than twice...
 
The refs need to settle this game done now - the next scrum - call both teams a penalty and tell them to calm the [blank] down.
 
Didn't like Kesler sticking his leg out on Zetterberg. He's pissed and playing pissed, but not in the good way. Hopefully, AV tells him to relax and work on beating the Wings on the scoreboard first and let the league decide if they want to do something. I have a feeling we'll be playing the Wings again this year more than twice...

I agree with that. Western final preview? I could have went for no calls the whole game myself. Canucks are the better team as of the moment. Hopefully by the deadline the Wings can bolster the offense a bit.
 
I agree with that. Western final preview? I could have went for no calls the whole game myself. Canucks are the better team as of the moment. Hopefully by the deadline the Wings can bolster the offense a bit.

I disagree - I'm not a fan of the refs putting away whistles when the game gets chippy. If it remained fast paced, up/down - I have no problems with pocketing the whistles, but with the amount of cross checks and un-needed scrums going on, I think you have to start calling stuff to keep it from getting silly. Not a fan of that.

Another post scrum with the Wings trying to put their sticks thru Luongo and Alberts dropping cross-checks on a couple of Wings backs. TSN went to commercial, but I'd like to see the refs call two even penalties and tell them to settle down - this has the potential to be one of the best games of the year, but it became a little too chippy. If this was 6-2, this would be ugly...

Kevin
 

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