Anderson, Stewart Down Wings 3-1

by Casey Richey on Oct 24, 2009 11:55 PM CDT in Game Recaps

In a game in which the Detroit Red Wings out shot the Colorado Avalanche 49-23, goalie Craig Anderson stood tall for the Avalanche. Anderson's 48 stops kept the door ajar for his teammates to put two pucks past Jimmy Howard who was starting only his second game of the season.The insurance empty net goal sealed the win for the Avalanche and guaranteed at least a season split with the Red Wings.

The first goal of the game came came at 3:09 of the second period as Kris Draper put a backhand past Anderson for his second goal of the year. Dan Cleary fired the puck on net and Draper put the rebound past Anderson for a 1-0 Detroit lead. T.J. Galiardi tied the game at 14:26 with his first goal of the year, also a backhand shot, past Howard.

Chris Stewart broke the tie at 9:20 of the 3rd period with a shot off the post for a 2-1 Avalanche lead. Stewart's shot was not particularly fast but Howard's read on the puck put him out of position and it beat him stick side. Paul Stastny added the empty net goal at 19:00 to secure the win for the Avalanche, their second of the year over the Red Wings and their 8th overall. Detroit falls to 3-4-2 with the effort and starts the five game road trip with two consecutive losses.

Detroit's power play struggled, going 0 for 7 against a very talented penalty kill group from Colorado. Those power plays include four opportunities with under ten minutes of play remaining in the third period. Colorado was able to shut down the Detroit offense that is still struggling to find its identity while capitalizing on the few chances that they had.

Anderson was the star of the show with his great performance in net, garnering his 8th win of the season and dropping his already stellar goals against average. Anderson was in position all night long and was the best penalty killer for the Avalanche. Jimmy Howard player well for the Red Wings tonight, only his second start of the season but the few times he was out of position proved costly in the loss.

Detroit's next game is on Tuesday, October 27th against the Vancouver Canucks.

MrNorrisTrophy's Wing of the game: Kris Draper. Draper scored the lone Detroit goal tonight and had one of the few quality chances of the night and was able to convert on it. A close second would be Henrik Zetterberg with 5 shots on goal and 60% of his faceoffs won.

Kris Draper

#33 / Center / Detroit Red Wings

Height: 5-10

Weight: 188

Born: May 24, 1971

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Drapes and Hank were good, but I think Bertuzzi was the best player for us tonight. He had some really good chances, and probably scored a goal, had the refs not lost sight of the puck. He skated well, did his enforcing, and managed to ignore the boos from the Avalanche fans. Of all the players out there, he seemed to want that game most and was definitely playing like he did.

But, without a doubt, Anderson was the overall player of the game. He was spectacular. Really wondering why Holland didn’t go after him this offseason. The Avs got him for $1.5 million. I’m sure he could have worked something out. Would have made a great backup for Osgood for a year or two, and then, hopefully, a great #1. I’m not very confident with Howard.

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Oct 25, 2009 12:07 AM CDT reply actions

Anderson back up Osmediocre?

Surely you’re joking? He’s twice the goalie Osmediocre is right now.

Hey Peter McNab, I'm starting to see sunshine and rainbows here.

by Bob in Boulder on Oct 25, 2009 2:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Anderson wanted a starting job

Clearly Colorado was up there. He knew he coult beat out Budaj. If he signs with Detroit then he’ll still back up Osgood. Smart move on Anderson’s part.

by wolski-08 on Oct 25, 2009 2:55 AM CDT up reply actions

Backup here is a symbolic term. It really has no meaning. The last two seasons, Osgood has played 46 and 42 games. Last year, he played 42 with Conklin as his backup. The year before, he played 46 as Hasek’s backup. If he came here, he’d have been given between 35 and 40 starts easily, and likely would have had the chance to take over for Ozzy when his time is up and we raise his number to the rafters.

by Apocalyptic0n3 on Oct 25, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions

back up only in the sense of the Wings system

I’d definitely put Anderson at #1 spot but the way the system has been the past few years, we’ve gone with a tandem of goalies each year with one getting a few more starts than the other.

Winging It In Motown

by Casey Richey on Oct 25, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions

man we suck right now

we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE

thanks for a great season Rockies!

LETS GO WINGS!

by TuLoRocks2008 on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 AM CDT reply actions

Seriously.

I keep telling myself, “we’re not playing that bad.” And last night we really did command most of the game. The story last night was Anderson, stoning us repeatedly. This was a terrible time to come up against such a talented goalie.

Regardless of what I keep telling myself, we’re still 3-4-2. At some point “we’re not playing that bad” is no longer consoling…and I think we’re already there. I’m not worried we will miss the playoffs or something like that, but it’s so frustrating watching these games and see the Wings blow it somewhere, somehow, in the course of play. I’m not really sure what to say at anymore, at least at this point.

We have to start winning. This is too talented a bunch to have such a lackluster start. We really do suck right now.

by Brobz on Oct 25, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions

I hate to sound like a bandwagoner

but we suck. I think that this game was the first one thus season we scored the first goal. 3-4-2. Thats a basement team record. We have to pick it up agianst vancouver this tuesday

Im like Steve Yzerman! No, not the leadership, goals, two way play or sportmanship..... Just the knee pain!

by Wings40 on Oct 26, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions

TuLo on your sigs

One of those 3 just doesn’t belong there. How did you become a Rocks and winged wheel fan again? I’d have to guess that is a rare mix.

Hey Peter McNab, I'm starting to see sunshine and rainbows here.

by Bob in Boulder on Oct 26, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions

hey i started watching all sports in 1993 and i live in NJ

and those are all the teams i choose then and have stuck with it…may seem like weird combos but those are my teams and i will never change them lol

we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE

thanks for a great season Rockies!

LETS GO WINGS!

by TuLoRocks2008 on Oct 26, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Thats legit

I respect that, I live in Pennsylvania and like the Avs, Dolphins, and Dodgers. I know where your coming from

by wolski-08 on Oct 28, 2009 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions

true yeah i figure

i am not the only one i’m glad nobody was like come on man how can you do it

we seem to have gotten over that HURDLE

thanks for a great season Rockies!

LETS GO WINGS!

by TuLoRocks2008 on Oct 28, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions

Someone

Make the hurting stop please.

by Zegarek88 on Oct 25, 2009 12:27 PM CDT reply actions

Power Play

If our power play was just a little more consistent we would have a better record. However, it is not and until we get better we will struggle. We outplayed the Avs last night but we did not get any points. I believe we will get better.

by maksohockey on Oct 25, 2009 12:51 PM CDT reply actions

uugggh

i am miserable watching these games. we need to bury these chances. and we need to quit blaming the ppl ‘new to the system.’

The wings are blaming their newbies not being ‘used the system’ right now.
granted the newbies arent playing amazingly, but our mainstays arent lighting it up either. Pav and Zetts need to step it up and take over some games. Kronwall needs to make better decisions with the puck. Rafalski and Nick need to go back to being the 1-2 offensive threat that they were last year. Homer and Fil have really stepped it up to make up for our loss in scoring…but whos making up for Dats and Hank and the rest of these guys who are just now barely showing up.

We are really missing Franzen right now. His natural scoring ability is just missing right now. There was a point on the PP saturday where a pass came down low to where Franzen used to setup along the goal line. He could put those in from impossible angles. It was a key to our PP. Whoever it was (can’t remember) that posted up down there couldn’t do it.

And remember Hudler. He had an amazing first half last season. 20 goals in the first half it felt like, before trailing off.

Our team is still playoff worthy. But someone needs to snap us out of this. After each game i keep feeling like maybe this is the game that wakes us up, like last years shelacking by nashville and columbus did. but while we play well, we havent really made a statement game.

last though: living in los angeles now, i’ve bought season tix to the Kings and have watched all their games as well as all the wings games. Let me tell you, the Wings have more talent than the Kings do. And I am really impressed with the Kings play. 2 main diffs: 1. confidence. The Kings are playing with it. The Wings are feelings sorry and doubting themselves. 2. Accountability. I dont like Terry Murray (kings coach) but he is laying down the law with his boys. He’s scratching stars from games. calling guys out in the media. I love Babcock and what he’s done since hes been with us. but he needs to forget that this is a mature adult team, that knows how to win, and start reminding these guys whos boss.

thats my peice. sorry it was long

by OriginalRecipeIzzy on Oct 26, 2009 12:45 PM CDT reply actions

Goaltending

Last year, we were outgoaltended half of the games. We should be used to this, especially when it is going to happen even more this season.

by Bird6 on Oct 26, 2009 3:49 PM CDT reply actions

Thank you again Brad Watson.

by dewman8810 on Oct 26, 2009 5:38 PM CDT reply actions

We really need to step up for this 5-game road trip. We lost 2, they need to focus on getting the next three games with Ws. Red Wings are off to a slow start, but we have tons of games to go, so I’m not too worried. Once Abby, Helms, and the other new players play more, they will get used to the Red Wings system and in no time, we will be back on the top. As for goaltending, Osgood needs to really step it up like he did in the playoffs. There is no excuse for him to keep letting in fluke goals. Howard…I am definitely not confident with him yet. He’s too inexperienced and he seems to use more of his pads than his glove and blocker, leaving the top shelf pretty much open.

I have a feeling that there is going to be a trade coming up soon before the year ends…

by forever_rednwhite on Oct 26, 2009 5:45 PM CDT reply actions

I was pretty impressed with Howard that game. He allowed 2 goals and was .909, which is a bit better than his career numbers. I hope that when he gets a few wins, he’ll be playing (consistently) like he’s shown he can.

I’ve also been impressed with Helm almost every game he’s played. Someone needs to tell him to shoot more (4 shots in 5 games?!) and he could lead the team in scoring with how they’re playing now.

Most games, Ozzie has been good for most of the game. If he plays good for whole games, that should be good enough for the team to get wins.

IMO, Lebda and Ericsson need to wake up and stop making so many dumb defensive zone turnovers, all of the blueliners need to work better at keeping the puck in the offensive zone, and the offense needs more sustained offensive zone pressure. Eventually pucks will start going in the net and the players will realize it doesn’t have to be as hard as they’ve been making it for themselves.

by bleep bloop on Oct 26, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions