Red wings vs coyotes game 4 2011

Vrbata's 14th of the season put Phoenix on the board with left in the second period. Hanzal added his fourth goal, on the power play, with left. Game notes Phoenix D Rostislav Klesla missed his third game because of a lower body injury. The Red Wings have outscored opponents in the first period over the last nine games. They last allowed a goal in the opening period on Nov. Detroit hadn't scored five goals in the first period since Feb, 7, Coyotes D Michal Rozsival returned after missing all but the season opener with an upper-body injury.

He played over 16 shifts and was minus From there, we just kept going. Every time they came hard, we found a way to push back and keep going. Detroit leveled the Coyotes in its last playoff game in the desert, eliminating them with a win in Game 7 of last year's first round. The Red Wings put the lights out on Phoenix's whiteout this time with the two goals in the opening , another by Valtteri Filppula nearly as quickly in the second period and Johan Franzen 's score 45 seconds into the third.

Jimmy Howard made it stand with some spectacular saves, giving Detroit a chance to complete the sweep Wednesday in Phoenix after struggling to get past the Coyotes last season. As much as these guys are mentally tough, you're over there and you know it's and that's a monster to climb. The Coyotes fell behind in Game 2 in Detroit and, despite the raucous atmosphere, were in a quick hole again. Unable to fight its way back again, Phoenix is left with little besides a face-saving chance in what could be their last game in the desert with a murky ownership issue still hovering.

David Schlemko and Ray Whitney scored for the Coyotes, both on the power play. The Red Wings have skated all over Phoenix throughout the series, their waves of scoring lines keeping the Coyotes on their heels. Penalty Minutes.

Detroit, MI Attendance: 20, Red Wings beat Coyotes, grab series lead Pavel Datsyuk scored and added two assists in the first period alone and the Detroit Red Wings held on for a win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday to take a lead in their first-round series. Crosby , J. Thornton , N. Kucherov , H. Louis , Winnipeg. Today's Games , Season Schedule. Birthdays , Uniform Number Tracker , We're Social F inal. Pavel Datsyuk. Valtteri Filppula.

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