A few quick notes from Wednesday when the Wings used the Blues as a stepping stone to get back on track.
-Wings were controlling play but looked like shit after St Louis scored their second goal halfway through the third.
-Helm blocking a shot on an empty net when Howard found himself completely outta position was huge.
-Late in the 2nd David Backes took a dumb penalty against Holmstrom. Cleary scored on an incredible hustle play after he fell down on the resulting powerplay. It was a thing of beauty and was the only way I ever scored when I played. The goal made it 3-1 and was the eventual game winner.
-Zetterberg took an open ice hit that was brutal. He got up and kept plugging. The guy is a gamer.
-Datsyuk put on another stickhandling clinic with a dangle in corner that had about 15 different moves and later took a shot through his legs after a lengthy stretch pass from Zetterberg.
-Lidstrom is among the top 5 in offense among defensemen. Bringing him back is proving essential. Without him we'd be in trouble on multiple fronts.
Ultimatley Zetterberg had 4 pts, Cleary had 3, and Lidstrom got his first career hat trick in 1442 games. A stat line like that will mean victory 99 times outta 100.
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