11/14/09 Anaheim @ Red Wings

Though the names have changed from last season, the Ducks Wings game is still a big deal to us Detroit fans. They are still the Ducks and they always play us hard although Anaheim looks like they are about to get dominated after their performance in the first period. This pleases me but the Ducks might be playing possum. We'll see in the 2nd. Naturally this game is on at a very inconvenient time. See, I only have a few hours before my old lady gets here and my old lady doesn't like hockey. In fact, she hates it and there are a lot of great games on for sure and I have the Center Ice. All the games appear to be at intermission together. Ugh! Well I can DVR the Buffalo-Phillie game. Bounce back and forth between the Wings game and the Caps @ Devils and then DVR the Nucks @ Colorado. It's like a hockey OD! I've decided that the Detroit game will be a blowout for our boys so I'm onto the Caps-Devils game which Langenbrunner just tied at 2. I've been meaning to see what this Devils team is all about anyway since they've become early road warriors and these Capitals will be a good test of their mettle. Besides I'm a Parise fan and wanted to see rookie Bergfor. Ouch. Washington just took a bad too many men penalty. We'll see if the Devils have a good power play. Didn't manage a goal. Shots even at 15. Breakaway Parise scooooores!!!! Yeah! Sloppy play by the Caps lead to points. Man that was pretty. The Caps had been winning this game 2-0 at one point. Matt Halisschuk scores his first NHL goal. Congratulations young man. These Devils have a lot of nice young talentand should be among the leagues elite. The Caps look off their game but so far New Jersey is earning this game. Back to Detroit wit a minute and change left. Anaheim scored so it's a game again anyway. Look at this!! My Maple Leafs came back on the Flames and now trail 3-2 with 8 left in the 2nd and the boys are bucking on the ice. Looks like it got too intense for Toronto's Jamal Mayers as he takes a call for hooking. Not something you want to give the dangerous Flames. Good PK by the Leafs. And just like that one penalty ends and another begins as Calgary's Craig Conroy takes a high sticking call. Toronto's turn. Can they tie it up? Nope, but great pressure. Kiprusoff keeps the Flames ahead. You know Dan Cleary just got a bad call for tripping. C'mon ref it's hockey not tiddly winks! And wouldn't ya know it the thrice damned Ducks tie the game at 2 on that bad call. Alright Parros! Way to give us the power play right after your team ties it up. And Rafalski to Datsyuk puts the Wings back on top! Nice and good for Pavel. He needs to pump his stats up a bit. Ugh! They Ducks aren't having it as Lupul ties the game back up not a minute later. 3 all. C'mon Wings. You can win this thing! Come back from the bathroom and it's 5-4 Red Wings and Bertuzzi bounces one of the goal post! Should have just paused this but now there's no time with only 2:50 to go. And Darren Helm comes through with a huge goal to make it 6-4!!! A great rivalry. And Zetterberg get's his hat trick and gives south eastern Michigan free Arby's curly fries. 3 stars: 1) Henrick Zetterberg with a 3-2-5 night 2) Ryan Getlaf for his 1-3-4 performance and 3) My favorite Wing Dan Cleary with his 1-2-3 night. Ouch! Calgary responded to the Maple Leas by scoring 2 goals since I've been gone. I always want Toronto to do well because I spent time in Toronto and they are an O6 team. Ugh! They just can't score. Ah well. So I imagine it'll be Kiprusoff as the 1st star, Beaucheman as the second and Iginla as 3.