On the Wings

Update (11:38 PM): … I’m in class and having the time of my life, but I’m updating the post anyway. It wasn’t up earlier this morning, but Hockey Recap’s game report for the Wings has been posted. - Matt

… Henrik Zetterberg broke his nine-game goalless streak last night, scoring a garbage goal at 3:09 of the third period against the Chicago Blackhawks, and tying the game at one. The Wings went on to win 2-1, extending their win-streak to five (each of which, by the way, has been by one goal).

I was able to catch a little bit of the game, so my impressions may not be correct given that I didn’t see the whole thing. I thought Chris Osgood looked pretty sharp, and because of that as well as Dominik Hasek’s play Wednesday night, my confidence in the goaltending is growing.

On the other hand, I’m a little concerned about the team in back-to-back nights. From what I could tell, the Blackhawks were the more energetic team. I won’t complain too much, however, since the Wings still found a way to win, but hopefully they’ll be able to make better showings in those types of games as the season goes on since they’ll have a lot of them.

… Both papers focus on defensemen in their respective daily notebook features, with the Freep looking at Kyle Quincey and the News taking a look at Chris Chelios, Quincey’s defensive partner the past two games.

Helene St. James reports that Andreas Lilja and Mathieu Schneider are due back for the Wings’ Saturday game in Columbus. If that’s true, Quincey will be sent back to Grand Rapids today or tomorrow.

… More later, probably. I have to go to work and when I get back, I probably ought to study for a test before I go to classes today. We’ll see how the day goes.