NHL Three Stars: Red Wings go 'lights out' in win over Canucks
No. 1 Star: Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings
Is there anything better on a Sunday afternoon than watching Pavel Datsyuk score two goals? Even if one was an empty net, in Detroit's 5-3 win over Vancouver, it's Pavel Datsyuk.
No. 2 Star: Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings captain notched two assists, won 83 percent of his face offs in 16:54 of action.
No. 3 Star: Linden Vey, Vancouver Canucks
Two goals and one assist for the 23-year-old Vancouver winger in a losing effort.
Honorable Mention: Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall scored a goal in 22:54 of action … Red Wings forward Johan ‘The Mule’ Franzen notched an assist … Canucks forward Shawn Matthias scored one goal and added an assist. He as a plus-2 … Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard stopped 30 of 33 Canucks shots on goal.
Did You Know?: The power went out in Detroit’s win over Vancouver 29 seconds into the game at Joe Louis Arena. Play resumed after 25 minutes. #joelouisarenaproblems.
Dishonorable Mention: Vancouver defenseman Kevin Bieksa was a minus-3 … Canucks forward Radim Vrbata was a minus-2 … Alex Burrows was sliced in the face by a Franzen skate, left the game, but returned … Vancouver goaltender Ryan Miller allowed four goals on 29 shots on goal … Detroit forward Stephen Weiss was a minus-2 in his fifth NHL game of the season.
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