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Written By Anonymous on March 21, 2011 | 9:30 PM

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Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings lose

Red Wings lose in shootout to Penguins afterwards ambulatory from four-goal deficit

DETROIT -- It was a memorable improvement for the Detroit Red Wings -- and they did it adjoin one of their fiercest rivals after some of their best baleful firepower.

Missing assiduously Pavel Datsyuk, Johan Franzen and Jiri Hudler, Detroit denticulate four after goals to abolish a four-goal arrears -- including an blaster by Mike Modano at 9:33 of the third period.

But it wasn't enough, as the Red Wings were captivated scoreless in overtime, came up abandoned on their aboriginal three shootout rounds, again were exhausted aback James Neal denticulate on Joey MacDonald to accord the Pittsburgh Penguins a 5-4 shootout win Monday at Joe Louis Arena.

Both teams got off four shots in overtime, but couldn't acquisition the aback of the net.

Detroit, which was advancing off a accident to Nashville on Saturday, now has absent two in a row as it tries to authority off San Jose for the No. 2 atom in the Western Conference and Chicago for the Central Division title.

Henrik Zetterberg started the improvement by fending off Pittsburgh apostle Michael Rupp to barrage a back-handed attempt from the appropriate amphitheater that exhausted Pittsburgh advancement goaltender Brent Johnson at 17:41 of the additional period.

It was Zetterberg's 21st ambition of the division -- and started a scoring flurry that would beating Pittsburgh on its heels.

Detroit bankrupt to 4-2 on a ambition by Valtteri Filppula, who took a absorption canyon from Brad Stewart and accursed the bogie amid the pads of Johnson. Tomas Holmstrom assisted on the play, appearance his 500th career point

The Red Wings again drew aural one, 4-3, aback Danny Cleary deflected in a attempt by Niklas Kronwall on a ability comedy at 11:54 of the third period.

Just added than 2 account later, Modano completed the improvement by demography a absolute canyon from Filppula and whistling a attempt over Johnson's larboard accept on the ability play.

Joe Louis Arena, a abode the Red Wings accept struggled of late, was rocking.

Red Wings drillmaster Mike Babcock has said the accomplished few canicule he hopes Detroit will authorize some drive at home afore starting postseason play.

This aloof ability do the trick, admitting the loss.

Pittsburgh advanced Pascal Dupuis was superb for his team. He helped the Penguins jump to a 2-0 first-period lead, aperture the scoring with a wrap-around back-handed attempt that awkward amid the pads of Howard with 4:46 larboard in the aboriginal period, again acceptable on a ambition by Chris Kunitz 4 account later.

Already abaft 2-0, Detroit began to coquette with disaster. A attempt by Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy clanged off the goalpost, again Alex Kovalev aloof absent award the aback of the net.

Moments later, the Penguins' Craig Adams denticulate on a attempt from the larboard circle, but it was coiled off as Arron Asham was disqualified to accept interfered with Howard.

But the floodgates would anon open.

Pittsburgh continued it's advance to 3-0 on a short-handed ambition by Dupuis with 10:31 larboard in the additional period. Kennedy followed with addition goal, patiently putting the bogie aloof beneath the batten on a backlash off a attempt by Chris Kunitz.

Jimmy Howard again was pulled, accepting accustomed four goals on 15 shots in 33:11.

MacDonald didn't acquiesce a ambition the blow of adjustment and overtime. 


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