DETROIT, Michigan -- The Detroit Red Wings lost their fifth consecutive game Tuesday night, a 2-1 overtime decision to the Minnesota Wild.
Forward Devin Setoguchi won the game for the Wild with a power play goal 1:33 into the extra frame. Mikko Koivu fought off Niklas Kronwall for the puck along the right wing boards, then cut into the slot for a shot on Jimmy Howard. Howard turned it aside but Setoguchi was there to put home the rebound.
Koivu had gotten the Wild on the board with just one minute remaining in regulation when he tipped a Justin Falk shot past Howard with the Minnesota net empty.
Detroit's lone goal came in the first period. Just as a power play expired, Nicklas Lidstrom deflected a Henrik Zetterberg shot past Josh Harding to make it 1-0.
Setoguchi's goal was the lone power play goal in a game that saw Minnesota have the man-advantage eight times to Detroit's three.
Harding stopped 36 of the 37 shots he faced on the night. Howard made 25 saves on 27 shots, including several on a Wild five-on-three in the third period.
Detroit looks to snap their slump once again on Thursday when they host the Calgary Flames.
Notes: The game was the first of a six-game homestand for Detroit... Rookie Gustav Nyquist made his NHL debut, playing on the second line in place of Jiri Hudler... Hudler and Cory Emmerton were healthy scratches on offense while Mike Commodore was scratched on defense.
The Red Wings and Wild close out their home-and-home series tonight in Detroit with the Wings looking to snap a four-game losing streak.
The Wings have made a move unprecedented in their recent history. Looking for offense, they've called up prospect Gustav Nyquist from the Grand Rapids Griffins to play on the second line in his NHL debut. Jiri Hudler was scratched to make room for Nyquist, with Cory Emmerton the other forward scratch.
On defense, Mike Commodore remains the healthy scratch but the pairings were switched up.
The lines, courtesy of Khan:
Zetterberg - Datsyuk - Holmstrom
Nyquist - Franzen - Bertuzzi
Cleary - Filppula - Abdelkader
Miller - Helm - Eaves
Lidstrom - White
Kronwall - Kindl
Ericsson - Stuart
Howard
Conklin
Game time is 7:30 PM. FSD has the TV.
I expect to be late to this one, I've got a 6:30 meeting I'm about to head off to.
I apparently missed a Lidstrom PPG in the first period. Good to see the big names on the board and good to see the power play get one.
I apparently missed a Lidstrom PPG in the first period. Good to see the big names on the board and good to see the power play get one.
I just finished dinner so I missed it too. And my CenterIce connection really sucks tonight.
First couple shifts of the period looked a bit ugly, that one was much better.
Not sure about the call on Homer...
another stinking penalty...
Yawn. Boring period.
c'mon Wings! Enough of the stupid penalties...
Howard showing that that's how you go to the ice if you're a goalie.
All I can say is WOW on that kill... Jimmy was huge.
The capitals game is blacked out on both CenterIce and on Vs in D.C...
Harding keeps coming up big. Abs needed to bury that.
Agreed!
Bullsh*t call there
Nice play by Helm
Holmstrom not the guy you want jumping out of the box behind the D.
Harding should be heading to the bench...
Dammit!
Jesus Christ. No other words.
fother mucker! only 1 minute left...
Where was the interference call on that crap at center ice
Thank god! At least we get a point...
Kronwalled!
Any other night that goes in.
Crap calls??? Anyone???
this is one of the worst games for stupid penalties i've seen in a long-long time...
Montreal fired an assistant... Can we fire a ref?
Again. No words. Harding out into the slot, draws goalie interference. At the other end, Setoguchi with his stick between Howard's legs is no call and Koivu leaving the puck to knock down Kronwall is no call.
blame the ref all you want. this game was lost in the penalty box. one non-call vs all the other stupid penalties we took tonight... Howard was really let down by his team.
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