Red Wings set home winning streak record
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02/14/2012 - Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Red Wings now hold the NHL record for most consecutive home wins thanks to a 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars at Joe Louis Arena.
The last loss the Red Wings suffered in front of the home crowd was on November 3 against Calgary. Since then, they have ripped off 21 straight wins to pass the record held by the 1929-30 Boston Bruins and 1975-76 Philadelphia Flyers.
"It's pretty cool to be a part of something like this," said Detroit defenseman Brad Stuart, who scored the game-winning goal in the contest. "It's taken a long time to accomplish this, but it feels really good to do this for the fans. There's been some tough ones here, that's for sure."
That streak began with a shutout of Anaheim on November 5 and continued on Tuesday as Joey MacDonald stopped 20 shots and was just 32.8 seconds away from a shutout.
Jiri Hudler and Henrik Zetterberg also scored as Detroit stayed atop the NHL standings with its fourth straight win after a pair of losses on the road.
"Obviously we're proud of what we accomplished," said Detroit head coach Mike Babcock. "But we still have a lot of hockey to go and we have to keep doing what we've been doing here."
Kari Lehtonen was tagged for all three goals on 37 shots for the Stars, who have dropped three straight. Adam Burish scored late to prevent a shutout.
"Sometimes you have to tip your cap to the other guys and tonight I'm tipping my cap to Detroit," said Burish. "They're pretty darn good, but I would have liked to be the team to snap it."
Detroit took a 1-0 lead 7:57 in on the power play. Zetterberg held the puck at the low left side and tried to center it, but a defender deflected the pass with his stick. However, the puck went right back to Zetterberg and he was able to sneak it past Lehtonen.
Just 1:18 later, the Red Wings made it a 2-0 game when a right circle faceoff win by Darren Helm saw the puck go back to Stuart, who flicked a simple wrister on net that fooled Lehtonen.
The second period passed scoreless as Lehtonen stopped 11 shots and MacDonald saved six.
Hudler made it a 3-0 game with 4:49 to play as he got a pass from Valtteri Filppula at the right circle and switched to the forehand before burying the puck.
Burish scored on a redirect of a Michael Ryder pass in the final minute of the game.
Game Notes
Detroit hosts Nashville on Friday...Dallas returns home to face Calgary on Thursday...During the Red Wings' home run, they have beaten Dallas all four times, including victories in Dallas on January 3 and January 17.
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Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa
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Should be in:
Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?
Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.
Work left to do:
Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.
Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.
Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.
Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.
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