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Datsyuk the hero as Wings beat the Wild
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January 5, 2009, Monday
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PAVEL Datsyuk scored the only goal of a shootout to give the visiting Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
Datsyuk flipped the puck past Wild netminder Josh Harding on the Red Wings' first shootout shot to secure the Central Division leaders' third successive victory.
"That was a ridiculous goal," said Red Wings netminder Chris Osgood, who blanked the Wild on three shots in the shootout and made 33 saves.
"His body's almost in the corner and he still manages to put it in because his stick's so long, his blade. It's more or less an unstoppable shot."
The game was Osgood's first since December 15. He had missed seven games with a groin injury.
"He played like he did last year," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said of Osgood. "We need him on top of his game."
Osgood was prepared to play a major role and said: "I took plenty of time off to make sure I was ready. It was a good break for me mentally and physically."
Detroit, riding high after a New Year's Day win over Chicago in the outdoor Winter Classic, trailed 2-1 before Johan Franzen's power-play goal leveled the score with less than five minutes to play.
Despite the defeat, Wild coach Jacques Lemaire said he found some positives.
"It shows that we're playing better as a team," he said, "and that means we have a chance to win."
In other games on Saturday, it was: Sabres 4, Bruins 2; Flames 3, Predators 2; Panthers 6, Penguins 1; Capitals 2, Rangers 1; Maple Leafs 3, Senators 1; Hurricanes 3, Lightning 2; Blues 5, Blue Jackets 2; Oilers 4, Stars 1; Kings 2, Flyers 1, SO; and Sharks 5, Islanders 3.
In Boston, Matt Ellis scored a pair to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 win over Boston, snapping the Bruins' 10-game winning streak and handing them their first home loss since late October.
Thomas Vanek had his team-leading 26th goal and Paul Gaustad also scored for the Sabres.
Phil Kessel scored his team-leading 24th for Boston, and Shawn Thornton had the other goal. It was the Bruins' longest winning streak since 1973.
In Nashville, Tennessee, Todd Bertuzzi scored with 23.4 seconds remaining to lead Calgary to a fifth straight win.
Nashville's loss was its fourth in a row. Jerred Smithson and captain Jason Arnott scored for the Predators.
In Washington, Alex Ovechkin's tie-breaking short-handed goal with a half-minute left in the second period lifted Washington past the New York Rangers, extending the Capitals' winning streak to a season-high six games.
In San Jose, California, Mike Grier scored two goals in a game for the first time in nearly two years as San Jose topped the New York Islanders to extend its run of dominance on home ice.
Datsyuk flipped the puck past Wild netminder Josh Harding on the Red Wings' first shootout shot to secure the Central Division leaders' third successive victory.
"That was a ridiculous goal," said Red Wings netminder Chris Osgood, who blanked the Wild on three shots in the shootout and made 33 saves.
"His body's almost in the corner and he still manages to put it in because his stick's so long, his blade. It's more or less an unstoppable shot."
The game was Osgood's first since December 15. He had missed seven games with a groin injury.
"He played like he did last year," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said of Osgood. "We need him on top of his game."
Osgood was prepared to play a major role and said: "I took plenty of time off to make sure I was ready. It was a good break for me mentally and physically."
Detroit, riding high after a New Year's Day win over Chicago in the outdoor Winter Classic, trailed 2-1 before Johan Franzen's power-play goal leveled the score with less than five minutes to play.
Despite the defeat, Wild coach Jacques Lemaire said he found some positives.
"It shows that we're playing better as a team," he said, "and that means we have a chance to win."
In other games on Saturday, it was: Sabres 4, Bruins 2; Flames 3, Predators 2; Panthers 6, Penguins 1; Capitals 2, Rangers 1; Maple Leafs 3, Senators 1; Hurricanes 3, Lightning 2; Blues 5, Blue Jackets 2; Oilers 4, Stars 1; Kings 2, Flyers 1, SO; and Sharks 5, Islanders 3.
In Boston, Matt Ellis scored a pair to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 win over Boston, snapping the Bruins' 10-game winning streak and handing them their first home loss since late October.
Thomas Vanek had his team-leading 26th goal and Paul Gaustad also scored for the Sabres.
Phil Kessel scored his team-leading 24th for Boston, and Shawn Thornton had the other goal. It was the Bruins' longest winning streak since 1973.
In Nashville, Tennessee, Todd Bertuzzi scored with 23.4 seconds remaining to lead Calgary to a fifth straight win.
Nashville's loss was its fourth in a row. Jerred Smithson and captain Jason Arnott scored for the Predators.
In Washington, Alex Ovechkin's tie-breaking short-handed goal with a half-minute left in the second period lifted Washington past the New York Rangers, extending the Capitals' winning streak to a season-high six games.
In San Jose, California, Mike Grier scored two goals in a game for the first time in nearly two years as San Jose topped the New York Islanders to extend its run of dominance on home ice.
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