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Ottawa 0 1 1--2
Detroit 2 1 1--4
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Yzerman 11 (Larionov, M Lapointe),
3:55. 2, Detroit, Fedorov 24 (Brown), 16:45.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Ottawa, Mceachern 18 (Alfredsson), 10:28.
4, Detroit, Shanahan 18 (Holmstrom, T Gill), 16:43. Penalties: Roy, Ott
(boarding), 5:51; Dandenault, Det (interference), 11:06; Zamuner, Ott
(goalie interference), 14:41; Maltby, Det (hooking), 17:31.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Ottawa, Alfredsson 11 (power play) (Redden,
Mceachern), 15:19. 6, Detroit, M Lapointe 18 (empty net) (unassisted),
19:46. Penalties: Shanahan, Det (hooking), 14:21.
Shots on goal:
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Ottawa 5 12 11--28
Detroit 10 11 6--27
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Power-play Conversions: Ott - 1 of 3, Det - 0 of 2. Goalies: Ottawa,
Lalime (26 shots, 23 saves; record: 21-12-3). Detroit, Osgood (28, 26;
record: 15-15-1). A:19,995. Referees: B Mccreary, Maguire. Linesmen:
Scapinello, G Devorski.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS
Ottawa Detroit
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
Alfredsson 1 1 even 3 B Gilchrist 0 0 +1 1
Arvedson 0 0 even 0 Brown 0 1 even 2
Bonk 0 0 -2 0 Dandenault 0 0 even 0
Dackell 0 0 even 2 Devereaux 0 0 even 0
Emmons 0 0 -2 1 Draper 0 0 even 2
Fisher 0 0 -1 0 Duchesne 0 0 +1 0
Havlat 0 0 -1 0 Fedorov 1 0 +1 2
Hossa 0 0 -2 6 Holmstrom 0 1 +1 1
Mceachern 1 1 even 4 Larionov 0 1 +1 0
Persson 0 0 +1 2 Lidstrom 0 0 +1 2
Phillips 0 0 -2 1 M Lapointe 1 1 +2 5
Rachunek 0 0 -1 1 Maltby 0 0 even 2
Redden 0 1 -2 2 Mccarty 0 0 even 0
Rivers 0 0 +1 0 Murphy 0 0 +2 3
Roy 0 0 -2 2 Shanahan 1 0 +1 4
Yashin 0 0 even 2 T Gill 0 1 +1 1
York 0 0 -2 1 Ward 0 0 +1 0
Zamuner 0 0 -1 1 Yzerman 1 0 +2 2
Forbes Healthy Fischer Healthy
Hnidy Healthy Lakos Healthy
P Verbeek Healthy
Game Story
DETROIT (Ticker) -- The Detroit Red Wings are re-establishing
Joe Louis Arena as an unfriendly place to visit.
Steve Yzerman and Sergei Fedorov scored first-period goals as
the Red Wings continued to play well at home, posting a 4-2
victory over the Ottawa Senators.
One of the NHL's top teams at home in recent seasons, the Red
Wings got off to a bit of a tough start this season at Joe Louis
Arena, going 7-9-0-0 in their first 16 contests.
But the Red Wings have turned it around recently at home, with
three straight wins while going 6-0-1-0 in their last seven
contests since a disappointing 5-3 loss to Minnesota on December
27. Detroit is 16-11-2 overall at home.
"After the layoff it was especially important to get two goals
early," Yzerman said. "Everybody relaxed some and said, `We're
in it now.' Then the opponent starts pushing."
Brendan Shanahan scored in the second period and Martin Lapointe
added an empty-net goal in the third for the Red Wings, who won
for the fourth time in their last five games.
Shawn McEachern and Daniel Alfredsson scored for Ottawa, which
is 0-2-1 in its last three games following a five-game winning
streak.
Yzerman gave the Red Wings the lead just 3:55 into the contest,
driving to net, taking a pass from Igor Larionov and tapping the
puck past Ottawa goaltender Patrick Lalime for his 11th goal of
the season.
"I wasn't sure if he (Larionov) was going to shoot or pass,"
Yzerman said. "I didn't know if he could get a pass over. The
next thing I knew it was sitting on my stick. The pass came
across and I was looking at an empty net."
A beautiful individual effort by Fedorov helped the Red Wings
extend the lead with 3:15 left in the period. Working his way
around rookie defenseman Karel Rachunek, Fedorov managed to get
off a shot that beat Lalime for his 24th goal.
"I happened to be in the coming back mode. Doug Brown got the
puck which was a good defensive play by him," Fedorov said. "He
saw me and then I knew I had to go 1-on-1. I had no real angle
to shoot from. For that move you have to go deep in the corner
and come back out."
"It was a highlight goal. It's hard to do that," Detroit coach
Scotty Bowman said. "He had to beat the defense. He has that
move when he gets tight. He gets a quick shot and it's tough for
the goalie to make that save unless he anticipates it, then he
might go high on him."
Ottawa halved the deficit just past the midway point of the
second period, when McEachern blasted a slap shot from the right
point past Chris Osgood for his 18th goal.
But Shanahan restored the Red Wings' two-goal lead with 3:15
left in the period. Shanahan let go a wrist shot from the slot
and puck deflected off defenseman Chris Phillips' stick and past
Lalime. It was Shanahan's 18th goal of the season.
While on the power play, the Senators closed to within 3-2 with
4:41 remaining in the third, when Alfredsson blasted a slap shot
off Osgood for his 11th goal.
But Lapointe sealed the win with his 18th goal into an empty net
with 14 seconds left.
"They came out much stronger than us in the first period,"
Alfredsson said. "They got their two-goal lead, they really
outplayed us. We came back strong in the second and third. We
battled hard and played much better. I don't know if the (All
Star) break had to do with our slow start, but we came out
struggling and it cost us a little bit."