Game 71 | Detroit Red Wings @ Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:00 PM EST | FS-D (HD) |

ProPAIN · 03-17-2011, 04:10 PM

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Game Information

Nationwide Arena, Columbus (Ohio)

TV/Radio:
Fox Sports-Detroit, Fox Sports-Ohio / NHL Game Radio: here

Referees: Wes McCauley (#4) and Dan O'Rourke (#9)
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey (#50) and Jay Sharrers (#57)

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Team Comparison:

	Vs.
70	Games Played	69
42	Wins	32
20	Losses	27
8	OT Losses	10
92	Points	74
.657	P%	.536
3.23	G/G	2.70
2.83	GA/G	2.94
21.4	PP%	14.8
82.9	PK%	81.2
33.2	S/G	30.5
30.1	SA/G	29.9
51.8	FO%	51.4

Previous game: Boston Bruins @ Columbus Blue Jackets 3 - 2 SO
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Columbus Blue Jackets

Team Statistics:

Goals Scored	Assist	Points
Rick Nash (29)	Rick Nash (32)	Rick Nash (61)
Plus/Minus	Goals Against Average	Goalie Save Percentage
Derek MacKenzie (+14)	Mathieu Garon (2.61)	Mathieu Garon (.905)
Wins	Shut out wins	Penalty Minutes
Steve Mason (23)	Steve Mason (3)	Jared Boll (170)

Team Injuries:

Position	Player	Injury	Status
D	Anton Stralman	Knee	Out
RW	Chris Clark	Lower body	Out
LW	Kristian Huselius	Ankle	Out
C	Andrew Murray	Lower body	Out

Projected Lineup:

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Rick Nash	Derick Brassard	Jakub Voracek
Scottie Upshall	Antoine Vermette	R.J. Umberger
Ethan Moreau	Samuel Pahlsson	Derek Dorsett
Matt Calvert	Derek MacKenzie	Jared Boll

Left Defenseman	Right Defenseman
Sami Lepisto	Fedor Tyutin
Grant Clitsome	Jan Hejda
Kris Russell	Craig Rivet

Goaltender
Steve Mason

In the spotlight:

Right Wing	Right Wing	Center

Roster:
Forwards:

Name	POS	NO	DOB	HT	WT	SH	POB	DRAFT
Derick Brassard	C	16	9/22/1987	6-1	190	L	Hull, CAN	Columbus(2006)1,6
Derek MacKenzie	C	24	6/11/1981	5-11	180	L	Sudbury, CAN	Atlanta(1999)5,128
Andrew Murray	C	17	11/6/1981	6-2	216	L	Selkirk, CAN	Columbus(2001)8,242
Samuel Pahlsson	C	26	12/17/1977	6-0	204	L	Borgsjo, SWE	Colorado(1996)7,176
RJ Umberger	C	18	5/3/1982	6-2	200	L	Pittsburgh, USA	Vancouver(2001)1,16
Antoine Vermette	C	50	7/20/1982	6-1	200	L	St-Agapit, CAN	Ottawa(2000)2,55
Kyle Wilson	C	25	12/15/1984	6-0	200	R	Oakville, CAN	Undrafted
Matt Calvert	L	11	12/24/1989	5-9	164	L	Brandon, CAN	Columbus(2008)5,127
Nikita Filatov	L	28	5/25/1990	6-0	175	R	Moscow, RUS	Columbus(2008)1,6
Kristian Huselius	L	20	11/10/1978	6-1	179	L	Stockholm, SWE	Florida(1997)2,47
Ethan Moreau	L	19	9/22/1975	6-2	220	L	Huntsville, CAN	Chicago(1994)1,14
Rick Nash	L	61	6/16/1984	6-4	218	L	Brampton, CAN	Columbus(2002)1,1
Mike Blunden	R	12	12/15/1986	6-3	213	R	Toronto, CAN	Chicago(2005)2,43
Jared Boll	R	40	5/13/1986	6-2	210	R	Charlotte, USA	Columbus(2005)4,101
Chris Clark	R	71	3/8/1976	6-0	193	R	Manchester, USA	Calgary(1994)3,77
Derek Dorsett	R	15	12/20/1986	5-11	187	R	Kindersley, CAN	Columbus(2006)7,189
Jakub Voracek	R	93	8/15/1989	6-1	205	L	Kladno, CZE	Columbus(2007)1,7

Defense:

Name	POS	NO	DOB	HT	WT	SH	POB	DRAFT
Grant Clitsome	D	14	4/14/1985	5-11	208	L	Gloucester, CAN	Columbus(2004)9,271
Nate Guenin	D	2	12/10/1982	6-2	191	R	Sewickley, USA	Ny Rangers(2002)4,127
Jan Hejda	D	35	6/18/1978	6-3	209	L	Prague, CZE	Buffalo(2003)4,106
Nick Holden	D	29	5/15/1987	6-3	195	L	Edmonton, CAN	Undrafted
Rostislav Klesla	D	97	3/21/1982	6-3	220	L	Novy Jicin, CZE	Columbus(2000)1,4
Marc Methot	D	3	6/21/1985	6-3	225	L	Ottawa, CAN	Columbus(2003)6,168
Kris Russell	D	10	5/2/1987	5-10	168	L	Red Deer, CAN	Columbus(2005)3,67
Anton Stralman	D	6	8/1/1986	6-1	180	R	Tibro, SWE	Toronto(2005)7,216
Fedor Tyutin	D	51	7/19/1983	6-2	217	L	Izhevsk, RUS	Ny Rangers(2001)2,40

Goalies:

Name	POS	NO	DOB	HT	WT	SH	POB	DRAFT
Mathieu Garon	G	32	1/9/1978	6-2	192	R	Chandler, CAN	Montreal(1996)2,44
Steve Mason	G	1	5/29/1988	6-4	212	R	Oakville, CAN	Columbus(2006)3,69

Starting Goaltender

Previous game: Washington Capitals @ Detroit Red Wings 2 - 3
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Detroit Red Wings

Team Statistics:
Team Statistics:

Goals Scored	Assist	Points
Johan Franzen (27)	Henrik Zetterberg (51)	Henrik Zetterberg (71)
Plus/Minus	Goals Against Average	Goalie Save Percentage
Brian Rafalski (+16)	Jimmy Howard (2.75)	Jimmy Howard (.909)
Wins	Shut out wins	Penalty Minutes
Jimmy Howard (34)	Jimmy Howard (2)	Jonathan Ericsson (75)

Team Injuries:

Position	Player	Injury	Status
LW	Jiri Hudler	Illness	Out
C/LW	Kris Draper	Healthy scratch	Out

Projected Lineup:

Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Johan Franzen	Pavel Datsyuk	Tomas Holmstrom
Daniel Cleary	Henrik Zetterberg	Todd Bertuzzi
Valtteri Filppula	Mike Modano	Justin Abdelkader
Drew Miller	Darren Helm	Patrick Eaves

Left Defenseman	Right Defenseman
Nicklas Lidstrom	Jonathan Ericsson
Niklas Kronwall	Brad Stuart
Jakub Kindl	Brian Rafalski

Goaltender
Joey MacDonald

In the spotlight:

Right Wing	Right Wing	Center

Roster:
Forwards:

Name	POS	NO	DOB	HT	WT	SH	POB	DRAFT
Justin Abdelkader	C	8	2/25/1987	6-1	212	L	Muskegon, MI	Detroit(2005)2,42
Pavel Datsyuk	C	13	7/20/1978	5-11	194	L	Sverdlovsk, RUSSIA	Detroit(1998)6,171
Kris Draper	C	33	5/24/1971	5-10	188	L	Toronto, ON	Winnipeg(1989)3,62
Valtteri Filppula	C	51	3/20/1984	6-0	193	L	Vantaa, FINLAND	Detroit(2002)3,95
Darren Helm	C	43	1/21/1987	5-11	195	L	Winnipeg, MB	Detroit(2005)5,132
Mike Modano	C	90	6/7/1970	6-3	212	L	Livonia, MI	Minnesota(1988)1,1
Henrik Zetterberg	C	40	10/9/1980	5-11	195	L	Njurunda, SWEDEN	Detroit(1999)7,210
Johan Franzen	L	93	12/23/1979	6-3	220	L	Vetlanda, SWEDEN	Detroit(2004)3,97
Jiri Hudler	L	26	1/4/1984	5-10	182	L	Olomouc, CZECHOSLOVAKIA	Detroit(2002)2,58
Drew Miller	L	20	2/17/1984	6-2	178	L	Dover, NJ	Anaheim(2003)6,186
Tomas Holmstrom	R	96	1/23/1973	6-0	203	L	Pitea, SWEDEN	Detroit(1994)10,257
Todd Bertuzzi	R	44	2/2/1975	6-3	235	L	Sudbury, ON	Ny Islanders(1993)1,23
Daniel Cleary	R	11	12/18/1978	6-0	210	L	Carbonear, NL	Chicago(1997)1,13
Patrick Eaves	R	17	5/1/1984	6-0	191	R	Calgary, AB	Ottawa(2003)1,29

Defense:

Name	POS	NO	DOB	HT	WT	SH	POB	DRAFT
Jonathan Ericsson	D	52	3/2/1984	6-4	220	L	Karlskrona, SWEDEN	Detroit(2002)9,291
Jakub Kindl	D	4	2/10/1987	6-3	210	L	Sumperk, CZECH REPUBLIC	Detroit(2005)1,19
Niklas Kronwall	D	55	1/12/1981	6-0	192	L	Stockholm, SWEDEN	Detroit(2000)1,29
Nicklas Lidstrom	D	5	4/28/1970	6-1	189	L	Vasteras, SWEDEN	Detroit(1989)3,53
Brian Rafalski	D	28	9/28/1973	5-10	191	R	Dearborn, MI	Undrafted
Ruslan Salei	D	24	11/2/1974	6-2	205	L	Minsk, BELARUS	Anaheim(1996)1,9
Brad Stuart	D	23	11/6/1979	6-2	210	L	Rocky Mountain House, AB	San Jose(1998)1,3

Goalies:

Name	POS	NO	DOB	HT	WT	SH	POB	DRAFT
Jimmy Howard	G	35	3/26/1984	6-0	205	L	Syracuse, NY	Detroit(2003)2,64
Chris Osgood	G	30	11/26/1972	5-10	176	L	Peace River, AB	Detroit(1991)3,54
Joey MacDonald	G	31	2/7/1980	6-0	197	L	Pictou, CAN	Undrafted

Starting Goaltender

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Extra Information

Ansar Khan: Joey MacDonald in goal tonight for Red Wings; ailing Jiri Hudler sits out
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Quote:

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Joey MacDonald will be in goal tonight for the Detroit Red Wings, when they look to extend their three-game winning streak against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena (7 p.m., FSD).

MacDonald, recalled from the Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday, two days after he had been sent down, is filling in for Chris Osgood, who was supposed to start tonight but still is bothered by a sore groin.

“We're just starting Mac when it would have been Ozzie's turn,'' coach Mike Babcock said. "He's been good for us.''

MacDonald is 1-0-1 vs. Columbus this season, losing 3-2 in a shootout here on Jan. 14 and winning 6-5 in overtime the next night in Detroit.

“I played these guys a couple of times this year, I'm kind of familiar with them,'' MacDonald said. "We just got to play like we did last night (in a 3-2 win over Washington).''
Patrick Eaves returns to the lineup after missing 10 games with a groin injury. Drew Miller also is back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch the past two games.
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DaFranzenator · 03-17-2011, 04:21 PM

Well hurry up already!!!

ProPAIN · 03-17-2011, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaFranzenator

Well hurry up already!!!

Sorry, I got back home quite late and had to finish off some work. And I procrastinate really easily when looking for youtube clips.

Hoping for another solid win tonight.

Let's Go Red Wings!!

ThankYouBasedGod · 03-17-2011, 05:36 PM

Don't feel good about this game.

zecke26 · 03-17-2011, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FeedTheMule

Don't feel good about this game.

games against the jackets and blues are the ones i usually skip since it's just boring.
but today i guess i will watch at least until the bruins-preds game starts.

14ari13 · 03-17-2011, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProPAIN

Sorry, I got back home quite late and had to finish off some work. And I procrastinate really easily when looking for youtube clips.

Hoping for another solid win tonight.

Let's Go Red Wings!!

Do you have any other/better stream?

DaFranzenator · 03-17-2011, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProPAIN

Sorry, I got back home quite late and had to finish off some work. And I procrastinate really easily when looking for youtube clips.

Hoping for another solid win tonight.

Let's Go Red Wings!!

No need to apologize I was just messing with ya. Nice GDT as always. Hopefully the boys tanks aren't too empty tonight...at least we didn't have to travel to far I guess. I think we pull out a close victory tonight as Columbus usually plays us pretty well in their home building. GO WINGS!!