GDT: Game 81: Detroit Red Wings @ Boston Bruins: Al Sobotka Edition

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

Abdelkader-Zetterberg-Larkin Potter
Helm-Magic Man-Richards
Nyquist-Sheahan-Tatar
Athanasiou-Glendening-Jurco

Dekeyser-Quincey
Kronwall-Marchenko
Ericsson-Green

Howard
Mrazek



Marchand-Bergeron-Stempniak
Spooner-Krejci-Eriksson
Beleskey-Talbot-Pastrnak
Vatrano-Acciari-Ferraro

Chara-Kevan Miller
Liles-Colin Miller
Krug-McQuaid

Rask
Monster

GAME NOTES
* The scenario for the Detroit Red Wings is simple: Beat the Bruins tonight and see their playoff streak extended to a 25th season. Lose and things get a little dicey. A Boston victory in regulation would leave the teams tied with one game to play. For the Red Wings, that's Saturday in New York against the Rangers. For Boston, it's Saturday at home against Ottawa. Both could also ended up as the second wild card team in the Eastern Conference depending on what happens with the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers, who are holding down the second wild card spot, are tied with Boston with 91 points. The Red Wings have 93. Philadelphia has one game in hand on both.


* Boston has won two of three meetings with the Red Wings this season. The Bruins won 3-1 Nov. 14 in Boston behind goals by Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and Torey Krug. Justin Abdelkader scored for Detroit. Boston also won the rematch 3-2 Nov. 25 in Detroit on Frank Vatrano's second goal of the game 3:32 into overtime. Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Tatar scored for the Red Wings. Detroit's lone victory was in a wild 6-5 game Feb. 14 at Joe Louis Arena, where the Red Wings capped a five-game homestand by earning nine of 10 points. Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk and Darren Helm scored twice each for the Red Wings, Jimmy Howard got the victory after replacing Petr Mrazek, who allowed three goals on six shots as Boston built a 3-1 first-period lead.

* The Bruins are 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. ... Bergeron has four goals in his last five games. ... Loui Eriksson has three goals and four assists during a six-game points streak vs. the Red Wings. ... Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask has a 2-4-1 record in his last nine games.

* The Red Wings saw their eight-game streak with at least one power-play goal end in Wednesday's 3-0 win over the Flyers but they still rank 12th in the NHL with a manpower advantage at 19.0 percent. Boston has been even better this season, ranking seventh at 20.8 percent. When it comes to penalty killing, Boston is 11th at 82.0 percent and Detroit is 14th at 81.5.

Red Wings Gameday: Matchup with Bruins critical to 25th straight playoff berth
http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2016/04/red_wings_gameday_game_vs_brui.html

Above all else:

LET'S GO WINGS!

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[Frk It]

Everyone do the exact same things you did yesterday, and we should be good.

 

[aar000n]

No mantha again .

 

[Squirrel in the Hole]

Mildly worried about the B lineup, still remember those 2 Talbot potted to lose us the Cup in 2009. And Vatrano had a big game against us a while ago.


Still, momentum is on our side. Put it away tonight, Wings!

 

[Laser Rayzor]

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

No mantha again .

Blashill knows that you don't win games by scoring goals, you win games by preventing them.

The key here is to take a 0-0 tie into the 6th overtime period. If you do it right, they pass out and the league has to declare you the winner by default. That's real NHL hockey, not this flashy goalscoring crap.

 

[lilidk]

No mantha again .

if they win this one , next game both Mantha and AA will play 20 min each

 

[Ezekial]

Blashill knows that you don't win games by scoring goals, you win games by preventing them.

The key here is to take a 0-0 tie into the 6th overtime period. If you do it right, they pass out and the league has to declare you the winner by default. That's real NHL hockey, not this flashy goalscoring crap.

Because they were so awful last night too.

 

[Retire91]

This is it gentlemen

 

[NumberFive]

It will truly be a sad day when Al Sobotka retires, I'll tell you that.

 

[aar000n]

Blashill knows that you don't win games by scoring goals, you win games by preventing them.

The key here is to take a 0-0 tie into the 6th overtime period. If you do it right, they pass out and the league has to declare you the winner by default. That's real NHL hockey, not this flashy goalscoring crap.

You cant learn to play defense from the stands.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

I've never seen someone so hyped to grab an octopus

 

[mindfly]

Lose, get out of the playoffs, get higher draft picks, get much needed rest for several players, more time to plan the re-tool/re-build.

**** the streak, have a different kind of off-season for once!

I don't want the wings to win tbh.

 

[Hammettf2b]

Lose, get out of the playoffs, get higher draft picks, get much needed rest for several players, more time to plan the re-tool/re-build.

**** the streak, have a different kind of off-season for once!

I don't want the wings to win tbh.

Nice anti-jinx post!!!

 

[KJoe88]

I'm freaking nervous

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Nice anti-jinx post!!!

Taking one for the team. Let's reward him when we win

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

You cant learn to play defense from the stands.

I would rather win than teach Mantha to play defense.

 

[aar000n]

I would rather win than teach Mantha to play defense.

and get swept in the first round. But yay we extended the streak.

 

[DatsDeking]

I'm freaking nervous

Between this and applying for summer law clerk positions my nerves are a wreck haha!

Let's hope the Wings can put half of that at ease tonight!!

4-2
Tatar, DK, Dats, Glenny

 

[Outl4w]

This it fellas. Time for the young guns to step up and take the reign. Win and you are in it comes down to that. As we used to say on the hockey bench before the start of every game in high school" HERREE WEEE GOOOO" Lets go Red Wings! Do it for the fans and yourselves. Put some pride behind that logo.

 

[Outl4w]

It would be great to see Tatar, Nyquist AA, Larkin, and Mantha score and lead us to the playoff. It would usher in the new wave of talent to the playoff experience.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

and get swept in the first round. But yay we extended the streak.

If we get swept by the Stamkos-less and Stralman-less Lightning after taking them to 7 last year, we got some serious issues

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

and get swept in the first round. But yay we extended the streak.

And you will watch every playoff game and post on this website before, during and after each game. Stop acting like you want the Wings to miss the playoffs.

 

[theYman]

Good god it's nuts it down to these 2 teams. Now the Bruins. Need to focus on how important this game is. It is the playoffs already as far as I'm concerned. Howard in tonight. He's definitely surging and in the zone right now. I still think we need Green up top. Need to generate more offense from our top 4. Let's go boys and finish this job!

 

[Hammettf2b]

I'll just leave this here.



LGRW!!!