2 points is what matters. We looked great offensively, but took too many penalties and the PK and Mrazek didn't have great nights.
Larkin vs. Eichel was a huge letdown too. Both were invisible. Otherwise a pretty fun game.
Interesting that Larkin had 5 shots on goal, but I got only 2 as real scoring attempts. 3 weak pucks dumped on the goaltender. Eichel got his first shot on goal at 59:35, and could have won the game burying that shot. It was a good chance.
Larkin played his worst game of the season.
My eye-test scoring attempts + good plays:
Player, Goals+Assists+Attempt+Created+Screened+Other good play = Total
LW Larkin, 0+0+2+0+0+0 = 2
C Zetterberg, 0+0+2+1+0+1 = 4
RW Abdelkader, 2+1+2+2+0+0 = 7
------------------- Weak game from this line. Zetterberg still strugglin and now Larkin too. Abdelkader tried to carry it. 2 goals, 2 other attempts, 1 assist, 2 created attempts, 3 hits, 1 fight, quite night for Abdelkader.
LW Richards, 0+0+2+0+0+1 = 3
C Datsyuk, 0+0+4+5+0+0 = 9
RW Helm, 0+0+3+3+2+1 = 9
------------------- My god Helm just can't bury the god damn puck anymore. Great chemistry between him and Dats but even Dats couldn't bury his "basic-pavel-datsyuk"-chances. Crazy. Pulkkinen also saw time in here and was swapped with Richards (who kind of sucked).
LW Tatar, 1+0+5+2+0+0 = 8
C Sheahan, 0+0+7+1+2+2 = 12
RW Nyquist, 0+2+1+4+0+0 = 7
------------------- What a heck was this game from Sheahan?
No points but our season-high 12 good plays in one game. Glorious chances but nothing goes in. Just bad puck luck this time. Should have deserved a goal or two. Also good rebound game from Tatar after his bad off-game against Florida. Nyquist 1 scoring play and 6 created? Now turning to that playmaker he naturally is?
LW Miller, 1+0+3+0+0+0 = 4
C Glendening, 0+1+0+1+0+2 = 4
RW Pulkkinen, 0+0+2+2+0+0 = 4
-------------------- Nice to see these guys scoring once in a while. It was some weird shift Abdelkader with them (Akader assisted that goal).
LD Kronwall, 0+1+0+4+0+1 = 6
RD Green, 0+1+2+3+0+0 = 6
LD DeKeyser, 0+1+0+3+0+0 = 4
RD Ericsson, 0+1+1+0+0+1 = 3
LD Smith, 0+0+0+1+0+1 = 2
RD Marchenko, 0+0+2+0+0+0 = 2
Great game from our TOP3. Also good shot from Ericsson that bounced in. Funny to see Kronwall creating a scoring chance by hitting on the 3rd period. But Zetterberg couldn't bury his patent-backhand. This time it was at least from good sector.
Period distribution:
Detroit vs. Buffalo 5-4 (so)
Scoring attempts
0 -10min, 5-6
10-20min, 7-7
20-30min, 5-6
30-40min, 10-3
40-50min, 4-6
50-60min, 9-1 (Buffalo had only 1 after we were trailing 3-4)
Overtime, 2-5 (5 PP attempts for Buffalo and then 2 for Tatar)
Total Attempts 42-34
ES attempts: 38-21
PP attempts, 3-13
SH attempts, 1-0
Our penalties kept Buffalo on the game. At even strength, we dominated.