Monday, March 26, 2007
FINAL
0 - 1
FINAL 1 2 3 T
Ducks 0 0 0 0
Red Wings 0 1 0 1
GOAL SCORERS

DET:   P. Datsyuk (04:50 - 2nd)
GOALIES

ANA: J. Giguere (L)
 DET: D. Hasek (W)
Ducks-Red Wings Preview
Associated Press

The Anaheim Ducks and Detroit Red Wings are two of only four teams in the NHL to reach the 100-point mark. Neither club, however, has played like a Stanley Cup contender lately.

The Ducks and Red Wings continue the chase for the top spot in the Western Conference when they meet Monday at Joe Louis Arena.

Both teams trail Nashville, which leads the conference with 103 points and is tied with Buffalo for the most in the league. Detroit swept the Predators in a home-and-home series two weeks ago to take over first place in the West, but the Red Wings (45-19-11) have since dropped four in a row, their longest losing streak of the season.

Monday's contest is the finale of a three-game homestand for Detroit, which has dropped the first two games in shootouts to teams with losing records. After falling 2-1 to Columbus on Thursday, the Red Wings lost 3-2 to St. Louis on Saturday.

It took two replays in the shootout against the Blues to decide the winner, and both went against Detroit. Doug Weight was awarded the only goal for St. Louis after it was originally ruled a save by Dominik Hasek, and Dan Cleary's final attempt for Detroit was also ruled a save, then upheld by review.

"I thought that with him being in the net, the puck was in," Cleary said of Blues goalie Jason Bacashihua. "But obviously the review was inconclusive. You know it's in, but you just can't see it."

Before this losing streak, the Red Wings had gone 9-1-3 in their previous 13 games, a stretch capped by the sweep of the Predators. Detroit remains stuck on 101 points, one more than Anaheim, but can tie Nashville with a victory Monday.

After losing three of their previous four games, including back-to-back defeats to lowly Los Angeles and Phoenix, the Ducks beat Dallas 3-2 in overtime Friday night to clinch a postseason berth.

Anaheim (44-19-12) is in the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time in franchise history. The Ducks set team records for wins and points with Friday's victory, breaking the marks set in 2005-06.

"It's nice to clinch a playoff spot, but nobody is talking about that for us. We're in, but what does it mean?" Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said. "Right now it's about getting our team to play at the top of their game and be more consistent with what we do.

"We'll see how we can carry this out onto the road, and it starts Monday night in Detroit."

The contest marks the start of a four-game road trip for Anaheim, which finishes with six of its last seven games away from home.

The Ducks have won two of the first three meetings with the Red Wings this season, but both victories came in Anaheim. Detroit has won seven straight at home against the Ducks and has been dominating at Joe Louis Arena, losing just twice in 25 all-time home matchups with Anaheim.




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STANDINGS

WESTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 p - CHI 48 36 7 5 155 102 77
2 y - ANA 48 30 12 6 140 118 66
3 y - VAN 48 26 15 7 127 121 59
4 x - STL 48 29 17 2 129 115 60
5 x - LAK 48 27 16 5 133 118 59
6 x - SJS 48 25 16 7 124 116 57
7 x - DET 48 24 16 8 124 115 56
8 x - MIN 48 26 19 3 122 127 55
9 CBJ 48 24 17 7 120 119 55
10 PHX 48 21 18 9 125 131 51
11 DAL 48 22 22 4 130 142 48
12 EDM 48 19 22 7 125 134 45
13 CGY 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 NSH 48 16 23 9 111 139 41
15 COL 48 16 25 7 116 152 39

STATS

2012-2013 PLAYOFFS
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
R. Getzlaf 7 3 3 2 6
F. Beauchemin 7 2 4 -2 6
K. Palmieri 7 3 2 5 5
E. Etem 7 3 2 4 5
N. Bonino 7 3 1 2 4
B. Ryan 7 2 2 1 4
M. Beleskey 7 2 1 1 3
T. Selanne 7 1 2 1 3
S. Koivu 7 1 2 -4 3
C. Fowler 7 0 3 3 3
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
J. Hiller 3 4 3 .917 2.46
 

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