GDT: Game 4 | Washington Capitals @ Detroit Red Wings | 7:00 PM EST | FS-D (HD) |

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Game Information 7:00 PM EST Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (MI) TV/Radio: NHLN-US, CSN-CH (HD), FS-D (HD) / WXYT-FM (97.1) NHL Game Radio: here Referees: Linesmen: Click here for the NHL.com preview Team Comparison: @ 4 Games Played 3 2 Wins 1 1 Losses 2 1 OT Losses 0 5 Points 3 0.625 P% 0.333 4.50 G/G 3.00 3.75 GA/G 3.67 23.8 PP% 26.7 81.8 PK% 64.3 31.2 S/G 33.0 30.2 SA/G 29.7 56.7 FO% 55.9

New York Rangers @ Washington Capital 4 - 3
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Washington Capitals Team Statistics: Goals Scored Assist Points Alex Ovechkin (5) Nicklas Backstrom (8) Nicklas Backstrom (10) Plus/Minus Goals Against Average Goalie Save Percentage Nicklas Backstrom (+6) Jose Theodore (2.83) Jose Theodore (0.892) Wins Shut out wins Penalty Minutes Jose Theodore (1) -- John Erskine (11) Game Day Stories: Caps hunting for the key to consistency Caps Journal: Staying home on defense Ovechkin Outdoes Himself Team Injuries: ____Position____ ____Player____ ____Injury____ ____Status____ LW Tomas Fleischmann Blood clot in leg Out RW Eric Fehr Shoulder Probable Projected Lineup: _________Left Wing_________ _________Center_________ _________Right Wing_________ Alexander Ovechkin Nicklas Backstrom Alexander Semin Brooks Laich Brendan Morrison Mike Knuble Quintin Laing David Steckel Chris Clark Tyler Sloan Boyd Gordon Matt Bradley _________Left Defenseman_________ _________Right Defenseman_________ Shaone Morrisonn Mike Green Jeff Schultz Tom Poti John Erskine Brain Pothier _________Goaltender_________ Semyon Varlamov In the spotlight: Left Wing Center Right Wing Roster: Forwards: Name POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT Nicklas Backstrom C 19 11/23/1987 6-0 183 L Gavle, SWE Washington(2006)1,4 Boyd Gordon C 15 10/19/1983 6-1 200 R Unity, CAN Washington(2002)1,17 Brooks Laich C 21 6/23/1983 6-2 205 L Medicine Hat, CAN Ottawa(2001)6,193 Brendan Morrison C 9 8/15/1975 5-11 185 L Pitt Meadows, CAN New Jersey(1993)2,39 Michael Nylander C 92 10/3/1972 6-1 199 L Stockholm, SWE Hartford(1991)3,59 David Steckel C 39 3/15/1982 6-5 218 L Milwaukee, USA Los Angeles(2001)1,30 Boyd Kane L 34 4/18/1978 6-2 220 L Swift Current, CAN Ny Rangers(1998)4,114 Quintin Laing L 53 6/8/1979 6-2 200 L Rosetown, CAN Detroit(1997)4,102 Alexander Ovechkin L 8 9/17/1985 6-2 217 R Moscow, RUS Washington(2004)1,1 Alexander Semin L 28 3/3/1984 6-2 204 R Krasjonarsk, RUS Washington(2002)1,13 Matt Bradley R 10 6/13/1978 6-3 201 R Montreal, CAN San Jose(1996)4,102 Chris Clark R 17 3/8/1976 6-0 193 R Manchester, USA Calgary(1994)3,77 Eric Fehr R 16 9/7/1985 6-4 212 R Winkler, CAN Washington(2003)1,18 Mike Knuble R 22 7/4/1972 6-3 230 R Toronto, CAN Detroit(1991)4,76 Defense: Name POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT John Erskine D 4 6/26/1980 6-4 218 L Ajax, CAN Dallas(1998)2,39 Mike Green D 52 10/12/1985 6-1 208 R Calgary, CAN Washington(2004)1,29 Milan Jurcina D 23 6/7/1983 6-4 245 R Liptovsky, SVK Boston(2001)8,241 Shaone Morrisonn D 26 12/23/1982 6-4 215 L Vancouver, CAN Boston(2001)1,19 Brian Pothier D 2 4/15/1977 6-0 200 L New Bedford, USA Undrafted Tom Poti D 3 3/22/1977 6-3 197 L Worcester, USA Edmonton(1996)3,59 Jeff Schultz D 55 2/25/1986 6-6 227 L Calgary, CAN Washington(2004)1,27 Tyler Sloan D 89 3/15/1981 6-3 193 L Calgary, CAN Undrafted Goalies: Name POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT Jose Theodore G 60 9/13/1976 5-11 182 R Laval, CAN Montreal(1994)2,44 * Semyon Varlamov G 40 4/27/1988 6-1 183 L Samara, RUS Washington(2006)1,23 * Starting Goaltender

Chicago Blackhawks @ Detroit Red Wings 2 - 3
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Detroit Red Wings Team Statistics: Goals Scored Assist Points Daniel Cleary (1) Henrik Zetterberg (3) Henrik Zetterberg (3) Plus/Minus Goals Against Average Goalie Save Percentage Kirk Maltby (+2) Chris Osgood (3.02) Chris Osgood (0.895) Wins Shut out wins Penalty Minutes Chris Osgood (1) -- Johan Franzen (6) Game Day Stories: Question time: Should the Red Wings consider retiring #24? Red Wings' Johan Franzen out four months with torn knee ligament Brad May asks Chris Chelios about No. 24, but new Red Wings enforcer not sure if he'll switch Red Wings brace for rare matchup against talented, physical Alex Ovechkin Team Injuries: ____Position____ ____Player____ Injury ____Status____ D Andreas Lilja Post-concussion symptoms Out C Darren Helm Shoulder/Clavicle Out LW Johan Franzen ACL Out Projected Lineup: _________Left Wing_________ _________Center_________ _________Right Wing_________ Henrik Zetterberg Pavel Datsyuk Tomas Holmström Ville Leino Valtteri Filppula Daniel Cleary Todd Bertuzzi Justin Abdelkader Jason Williams Patrick Eaves Kris Draper Brad May _________Left Defenseman_________ _________Right Defenseman_________ Nicklas Lidström Brain Rafalski Brad Stuart Niklas Kronwall Jonathan Ericsson Derek Meech _________Goaltender_________ Chris Osgood In the spotlight: Left Wing Center Defenseman (L) Roster: Forwards: NAME POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT Pavel Datsyuk C 13 7/20/1978 5-11 197 L Sverdlovsk, RUS Detroit(1998)6,171 Kris Draper C 33 5/24/1971 5-10 192 L Toronto, CAN Winnipeg(1989)3,62 Valtteri Filppula C 51 3/20/1984 5-11 174 L Vantaa, FIN Detroit(2002)3,95 Jason Williams C 29 8/11/1980 5-11 194 R London, CAN Undrafted Justin Abdelkader L 8 2/25/1987 6-1 210 L Muskegon, USA Detroit(2005)2,42 Tomas Holmstrom L 96 1/23/1973 6-0 202 L Pitea, SWE Detroit(1994)10,257 Ville Leino L 21 10/6/1983 6-0 182 L Savonlinna, FIN Undrafted Kirk Maltby L 18 12/22/1972 6-0 200 R Guelph, CAN Edmonton(1992)3,65 Brad May L 20 11/29/1971 6-1 213 L Toronto, CAN Buffalo(1990)1,14 Henrik Zetterberg L 40 10/9/1980 5-11 195 L Sundsvall, SWE Detroit(1999)7,210 Todd Bertuzzi R 7 2/2/1975 6-3 227 L Sudbury, CAN Ny Islanders(1993)1,23 Daniel Cleary R 11 12/18/1978 6-0 210 L Carbonear, CAN Chicago(1997)1,13 Patrick Eaves R 44 5/1/1984 5-11 190 R Calgary, CAN Ottawa(2003)1,29 Defense: NAME POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT Jonathan Ericsson D 52 3/2/1984 6-5 201 L Karlskrona, SWE Detroit(2002)9,291 Niklas Kronwall D 55 1/12/1981 6-0 189 L Stockholm, SWE Detroit(2000)1,29 Brett Lebda D 22 1/15/1982 5-9 194 L Buffalo Grove, USA Undrafted Nicklas Lidstrom D 5 4/28/1970 6-1 193 L Vasteras, SWE Detroit(1989)3,53 Derek Meech D 14 4/21/1984 5-11 182 L Winnipeg, CAN Detroit(2002)7,229 Brian Rafalski D 28 9/28/1973 5-10 195 R Dearborn, USA Undrafted Brad Stuart D 23 11/6/1979 6-2 213 L Rocky Mountain House, CAN San Jose(1998)1,3 Goalies: NAME POS NO DOB HT WT SH POB DRAFT James Howard G 35 3/26/1984 6-0 218 L Syracuse, USA Detroit(2003)2,64 Chris Osgood G 30 11/26/1972 5-10 176 L Peace River, CAN Detroit(1991)3,54 * * Starting Goaltender

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Extra Information The Detroit Red Wings found out today that forward Johan Franzen will be out at least four months after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Thursday’s 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. General manager Ken Holland said he did not know when Franzen suffered the injury. Franzen scored what proved to be the winning goal at 17:49 of the second period and finished the game. Holland said Franzen came to the rink today with fluid in the knee and had trouble walking, so he was sent for tests. An MRI exam revealed the damage. Holland said Franzen likely will have surgery in a couple of weeks, after the swelling subsides. Franzen set career highs with 34 goals, 25 assists and 59 points in 71 regular-season games last year and signed an 11-year, $43-million contract extension. He added 12 goals and 11 assists in 23 playoff games. Losing Franzen is a serious hit to a team that already had lost Marian Hossa (40 goals) and Mikael Samuelsson (19 goals) to free agency and Jiri Hudler (23 goals) to Russia. Holland said there’s no 30-goal scorer mysteriously unsigned. No team is going to offer one for nothing in a trade, so the Wings will have to find answers internally. “No one is feeling sorry for us,” Holland said. “We just gotta continue to stick to the program and need everyone to contribute a little more. “We gotta find ways to win games. Somebody goes down, there’s an opportunity for somebody else to step up and have a bigger role on our hockey club. I don’t think it is one person. It’s a cap world. The system is designed to distribute the talent to 30 teams. So when you lose a power forward that’s a 30-to-40-goal scorer, I’m certainly not looking at one person. I’m looking up and down our lineup.” Don’t expect the Wings to throw in the towel. “We can either fold up the tent and go home — and we’re not going to do that,” Holland said. “It’s no different than it was three months ago, when I told you we lost 90 goals. Now we’ve lost 125 goals. We’ve gotta be better defensively. We’ve gotta find ways to win hockey games.” Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson was back at practice today. Ericsson was hit in his left knee while blocking a shot during Thursday’s 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. “I’m feeling a lot better today,” Ericsson said today after practice. “Just kind of had a dead leg out there after I got hit. It’s getting better. It’s sore but not a big deal.” ... Darren Helm, who injured his clavicle three weeks ago, said he’s hoping to play his first game of the season Tuesday, when the Wings visit the Buffalo Sabres. “Tuesday’s the goal right now,” Helm said. “The chances are pretty good I’ll be going Tuesday.” ... After learning about Franzen’s injury, the Wings recalled forward Justin Abdelkader from Grand Rapids (AHL). Johan Franzen's knee injury has prompted Red Wings coach Mike Babcock to reunite Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, at least for now. “I wouldn’t count on it staying like that,'' Babcock said following today's morning skate, during which he had Datsyuk centering Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstrom. Valtteri Filppula centered the second line, with Ville Leino and Dan Cleary. “Fil’s the other guy I could put there (top line left wing),'' Babcock said. "Fil and Pav are skating well right now, so those are the guys I’m playing down the middle.’’ Todd Bertuzzi was moved to the third line, centered by Justin Abdelkader, with Jason Williams at right wing. Patrick Eaves will make his Red Wings debut tonight against Washington, replacing Kirk Maltby on the fourth line, with Kris Draper and Brad May.

Fun Stuff

Johan "The Mule" Franzen Johan Franzen of the Detroit Red Wings shoots the puck past goaltender Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings during the first period at Staples Center on January 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

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[Zetsyuk]

We have to work with this boys, it's time to kick it in gear and get all the usual down-casters to shutup! Pav and Z with big nights tonight.

[Franzenstein]

Lets Go Wings!

[theYman]

Woohoo!! DZH!! It's too bad it takes a major injury on an important player to reunite them. Only thing I don't like is Abby centering the 3rd line. I'd put Draper there instead with the way he's been playing. He looks faster this year and more into the game. It's good to see Eaves is gonna make his debut.

[Tatar Sauce]

I love these lines.. put Helm when he's ready and send Abdelkader down, then we're looking good.

How long is Helm out for again?

[Datstromberg]

watch datsyuk and zetterberg dominate on the same line, then babcock leaves them together when franzen comes back. the best defensive line in the league that can still destroy on offense.

[NHLMistress]

Please defeat the Caps... GO RED WINGS!

[Figs]

Eaves in for Maltby? Hmm, I guess it had to come at some point or another, though I would have expected them to wait for the inevitable slowdown on Maltby's play before they made the switch. He's actually been pretty this season... so far.

[detredWINgs]

Originally Posted by SvobodaMT

Eaves in for Maltby? Hmm, I guess it had to come at some point or another, though I would have expected them to wait for the inevitable slowdown on Maltby's play before they made the switch. He's actually been pretty this season... so far.

Theres no point to be reactive when they have to bottom six depth to be proactive. Giving Maltby (and Draper) some nights in the press box will hopefully keep them fresh down the stretch.

[Attack Llama]

I'm very scared of this game. I think the Wings will get thoroughly trounced... here's to being proven wrong.

[ZDH]

big game, still in shock that we lost franzen....****ing a

[Bob Probert Owns You]

The Franzenstein clips are just torture to watch... why Detroit hating hockey god, why??

[ZDH]

Not ZDH to start the game, Bert takes Homer's spot

[SirKillalot]

Lidström goes 1000 tonight!

[Bob Probert Owns You]

I am going to be bold... 4-3 Wings victory... come from behind with Z and D having great 2-way games.

[DTownWingsfan]

Originally Posted by ZDH

Not ZDH to start the game, Bert takes Homer's spot

Bertuzzi skating on the top line? He's done absolutely nothing to earn that spot so far, hopefully he doesn't slow Hank and Datsyuk down in the process. I'd love to know what reasoning Babcock has for this move, although I'd be willing to bet that Bertuzzi doesn't stay there long if he doesn't justify it. Is he willing to screen the goalie like Homer does? I'm hoping the offense looks better tonight and nobody else gets hurt and I'll be happy. It'd be nice to see Lids get his 1,000 point too.

[Winger98]

Originally Posted by DTownWingsfan

Bertuzzi skating on the top line? He's done absolutely nothing to earn that spot so far, hopefully he doesn't slow Hank and Datsyuk down in the process. I'd love to know what reasoning Babcock has for this move, although I'd be willing to bet that Bertuzzi doesn't stay there long if he doesn't justify it. Is he willing to screen the goalie like Homer does? I'm hoping the offense looks better tonight and nobody else gets hurt and I'll be happy. It'd be nice to see Lids get his 1,000 point too.

my guess... it's a "why not?" type of thing. Homer hasn't been setting the ice on fire, Bertuzzi's been slow to start, so change things up a bit.

[YogiCanucks]

Any linkidy links for streams?

[Matt714]

I sense a goalfest.

[Attack Llama]

Originally Posted by Winger98

my guess... it's a "why not?" type of thing. Homer hasn't been setting the ice on fire, Bertuzzi's been slow to start, so change things up a bit.

I'd rather see Cleary on the top line, and Bertuzzi on the second with Flip and Leino...

Hah, May did switch to 24 after Chelios gave his blessing. Nice.

[Bob Probert Owns You]

Well we know which Ozzy showed up tonight.. ****

[GuloGulo]

Originally Posted by Bob Probert Owns You

I am going to be bold... 4-3 Wings victory... come from behind with Z and D having great 2-way games.

[detredWINgs]

Well, lets hope Ozzie shuts it down after that. Really, really can't have crappy goaltending.

At least the Wings look strong in the defensive zone through the first 5 minutes.

[Attack Llama]

Originally Posted by detredWINgs

Well, lets hope Ozzie shuts it down after that. Really, really can't have crappy goaltending.

At least the Wings look strong in the defensive zone through the first 5 minutes.

With the exception of that crappy goal, the Wings have looked pretty sharp on both ends of the ice. Just gotta keep putting shots on Theodore...

[probertrules24]

Anybody know of a working stream?