Kings To Play Ducks At Dodger Stadium In January
Even sunny Southern California is getting in on the NHL's new slate of outdoor games.
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Even sunny Southern California is getting in on the NHL's new slate of outdoor games.
Damien Brunner scored with 4:50 left in overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 series-evening win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.
Monday morning the Wings and Ducks held their pre-game skates in preparation of game 4 of their best of seven first round series.
Less than 24 hours after his team was shut out in Game 3 of its first-round series against Anaheim, Detroit coach Mike Babcock wanted no part of any gloom and doom.
Detroit's Justin Abdelkader has been suspended two games for Saturday's hit on Anaheim's Toni Lydman.
Nick Bonino scored for Anaheim on a second-period power play — 18 seconds after Detroit's Justin Abdelkader was ejected for a violent hit on Toni Lydman — and the Ducks went on to a 4-0 victory Saturday night to take a 2-1 series lead over the Red Wings in the Western Conference playoffs.
The seventh-seeded Red Wings hope home ice is an advantage against second-seeded Anaheim that helps them take a 2-1 lead in the first-round series Saturday night in Game 3.
A fascinating part of Gordie Howe's life has been turned into a TV movie.
Gustav Nyquist's power-play goal at 1:21 of overtime after the Red Wings blew a three-goal lead in the third period gave Detroit a 5-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks to even their playoff series Thursday night.
Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk must get on the score sheet.
"More fans have told me, or people I've talked to since the game, how good Hiller was, I didn't see that," Babcock said.
"He's a big factor out there, and there's a pretty good chance we'll see him again next year," Detroit captain Henrik Zetterberg said. "He's definitely good enough to play another year."
The Chicago Blackhawks will host the Pittsburgh Penguins in a regular-season outdoor game at Soldier Field next year.
What if the race for the Stanley Cup was more like the Oscars?
Teemu Selanne was skating slightly backward when he decided he could still beat Jimmy Howard. He received a pass and instantly flung a pinpoint wrist shot at the net, finding a small opening behind the Detroit goalie.
