All Entries Tagged With: "Todd Bertuzzi"
Hockey Independent Summer Reads
Until this past week, it’s been a pretty dull off-season for hockey fans. The free agent frenzy was more of a fizzle. After Zach Parise and Ryan Suter opted for the Minnesota Wild, it took another three weeks for anything interesting to happen. The Philadelphia Flyers surprised the hockey world, extending a mega-offer sheet to [...]
Hockey Independent Offseason Predictions: Where Will Zach Parise Sign?
Members of the Hockey Independent crew have come together again for another series of offseason articles for your reading pleasure. The contributing authors to today’s piece will be Cris Cohen (New York Rangers), Seth Levin (New Jersey Devils), Alex Muscat (Detroit Red Wings) and myself, Benjamin Woodward (Boston Bruins). Each of us have taken on [...]
Red Wings Lose to Predators 3-1, Face Elimination
The Detroit Red Wings are on the brink of elimination after their 3-1 loss in Game 4 of the Western Conference Quarterfinal series Tuesday night against the Nashville Predators. With a 3-1 series lead, the Predators are in the driver’s seat and are one win away from pushing the Red Wings out of the Stanley [...]
Red Wings Get Even with Predators 3-2, Series Tied at 1-1
Not only did Nashville Predators’ defenseman Shea Weber go “Rowdy” Roddy Piper by ramming Henrik Zetterberg’s head into the glass at the end of Game One, but he seemed to have awakened a sleeping giant in the Detroit Red Wings. The Red and White responded in a big way at the Bridgestone Arena as they [...]
Weber Avoids Suspension; Bigger Problem for the League
In case of emergency, break glass.” As the Detroit Red Wings were desperately trying to rally to tie the first game in their playoff series with the Nashville Predators, Shea Weber attempted to do just that- break glass- with Henrik Zetterberg’s face as he was trying to steal the puck from Weber behind the Nashville [...]
Five Reasons Why the Red Wings Will Win the Stanley Cup
For a franchise record 21st consecutive season, the Detroit Red Wings will enter the postseason vying for the Holy Grail which is Lord Stanley’s Cup. The way that the NHL is structured, it is a huge accomplishment, especially being one of two teams to make it to the playoffs every year in the post-lockout era. [...]
Red Wings Rally in Third, Beat Blues in Shootout
I’m sorry if I have to use a Detroit Tigers reference since it’s Opening Day in the Motor City, but Todd Bertuzzi is the Jose Valverde of the Detroit Red Wings. Just like the Tigers’ closer getting the ball in the ninth inning to shut down the opposition for the save, when you give Bertuzzi [...]
Hudler, Howard Lead Red Wings to 2-1 Shootout Win Against Panthers
Jiri Hudler scored the game-tying goal at 5:30 of the third period and scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the Detroit Red Wings ended a mini two-game losing streak by clipping the visiting Florida Panthers 2-1 at the Joe Louis Arena. With the win, the Red Wings have repossession of fourth place in [...]
Red Wings Lose Grip On Fourth Place With 4-1 Loss To Predators
To quote the late, great wrestling announcer Gorilla Monsoon, “Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades,”. That summed up the Detroit Red Wings’ night as they dropped their second straight game to the Nashville Predators 4-1 at the Joe Louis Arena on Friday night. With the loss, the Red Wings (46-27-5, 97 points) relinquished [...]
Red Wings Blow Out Blue Jackets 7-2
The Detroit Red Wings (46-25-5) picked up where they left off from their comeback win two days ago by scoring four goals in the first 9:51 of the game Monday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets, who were still in pre-game warmup mode. The end result was the Red Wings whipping the Blue Jackets 7-2 [...]
Red Wings Storm Back To Beat Hurricanes 5-4
The Detroit Red Wings (45-25-5) rallied from a 4-1 deficit and stormed their way to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes at the Joe Louis Arena. In the process, they snapped a six-game winless streak and won for the first time since March 9. They avoided the team’s first seven-game winless streak since [...]
Red Wings Winless in Last Six, Lose to Rangers in OT 2-1
The Detroit Red Wings’ (44-25-5) winless streak reached six games as they were clipped by the New York Rangers 2-1 in overtime at Madison Square Garden. Over their last 14 games, the Red Wings’ record is 3-8-3. The Red Wings did receive a charity point for the regulation tie and are in fourth place in [...]
Red Wings Slide Continues, Fall to Capitals 5-3
The Detroit Red Wings (44-25-4) played another game of catch-up hockey and failed to dig themselves out of another hole as they fall to the Washington Capitals 5-3 at the Joe Louis Arena. Kyle Quincey, Todd Bertuzzi and Danny Cleary scored for the Red Wings, who are now winless in their last five games. Jimmy [...]
Red Wings Entered the Shark Tank, Lose to Sharks in OT 3-2
The Detroit Red Wings (44-24-4) ended their four-game road trip with a 3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks at the HP Pavilion on Saturday night. With the loss, they received a charity point and ended the road trip with an 0-3-1 record. Pavel Datsyuk and Valtteri Filppula scored for the Red Wings while [...]
Red Wings Shoot Blanks Against Ducks, Lose 4-0
The Detroit Red Wings (44-24-3) went into Anaheim for some Duck hunting, but instead they shot themselves in the foot as they dropped their third straight game with a 4-0 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center. The Red Wings are 0-3-0 on their current four-game road trip and are now 16-20-1 away [...]
Red Wings Crowned by Kings 5-2
The Detroit Red Wings (44-23-3, 91 points) continue their road struggles with a 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday night at the Staples Center. Unlike their third period rally this past Friday at The Joe, the Red Wings were never in it as they trailed from start to finish. The Red Wings are [...]
Red Wings Rally to Clip Kings 4-3
The Detroit Red Wings (44-21-3, 91 points) managed to only put 15 shots on goal, but they once again had Jonathan Quick’s number by scoring twice late in the third period as they rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 at the Joe Louis Arena. Valtteri Filppula tied the game with 4:02 left in [...]
Red Wings Lose Another One-Goal Game, Fall To Flyers 3-2
Once again, the Detroit Red Wings come up short as they lose their second straight one-goal game, falling to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 at the Wells Fargo Center. Ilya Bryzgalov showed last night why he’s worth $51 million for the next nine years as he stopped 37 shots, including Valtteri Filppula late in the third [...]
Detroit Red Wings Weekly Rewind
Despite getting a serious case of the injury bug, the Detroit Red Wings (40-20-3, 89 points) are still near the top of the NHL standings as they are tied with their division rivals, the St. Louis Blues, for third overall in the league. With key members such as Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom, and now Jimmy [...]
Filppula Nets Two as Red Wings Run Wild at Home 6-0
You might want to check to see if the Detroit Red Wings (43-19-3, 89 points) lit the lamp once again. They brought their scoring prowess from Columbus back home to the Joe Louis Arena as they won their first home game since February 19 with a 6-0 whitewashing of the Minnesota Wild. Valtteri Filppula scored [...]
