Update (1:50 PM): Thanks to reader Justin for pointing out in the comments that I forgot to mention Calder’s number. He chose #17, which Brett Hull and Doug Brown have also worn in recent years. - Matt

I didn’t take notes on the game, so this will be brief:

… The obvious place to begin is Kyle Calder. The guy walked off the bench, headed to the net, and one-timed a Johan Franzen pass to score his first goal as a Red Wing on his first shift and first shot, at 1:46. He added an assist in the second and watched as Franzen did the rest, scoring a highlight reel goal on a long rush to the net. Overall, I was impressed with Calder. He showed good hustle, threw his body around some, and sparked the second line to a four-point, +5 night.

The NHL hasn’t split up the highlight reel into individual goals yet, so you’ll have to watch the whole thing if you want to see the goals.

… Dominik Hasek looked strong last night. He was a minute from a shutout, but the Hawks did score a consolation goal. It was disappointing.

… Valtteri Filppula played 19:38, which is far more than I expected him to get. He looked good with Datsyuk and was in on some good offensive chances. Jiri Hudler finally got some respectable ice-time, 14:29.

… Tomas Holmstrom continued his scoring tear, with two goals.

… Brett Lebda had to leave the game in the third period because he got in a fight and his jersey wasn’t strapped down. The fight came as a result of a nasty hit by Mikael Holmqvist, who caught Brett in the face with his elbow along the endboards. Holmqvist came flying in at top speed, left his feet and nailed him with his elbow, knocking Lebda flat on his back and then skated off. Andreas Lilja took a shot at him, but didn’t get very nasty before Brett himself got up and started swinging. It soon developed into a full-fledged fight, and I’m sorry to say Lebda got his butt kicked. Somehow, Brett was given a roughing penalty and a fighting major (how does that work? it basically amounted to an instigator penalty, so why not call it that?) plus the game misconduct for not having his jersey strapped down, while Holmqvist was given a major and a charging penalty.

Another hit to the head and another mere slap on the wrist as punishment.

… Another dangerous play came later in the period, when Duncan Keith nailed Kyle Calder from behind near the boards and sent him head first into them at an awkward angle. He’s fortunate Calder’s okay, because it could have gone very badly. It was an unnecessarily rough hit, with Keith leaving his feet and using all his force. Pretty nasty.

… Anyway, it was a pretty good game by the Wings, but not so much for the Hawks, who looked pretty bad. I imagine they’ll put up a better effort for the rematch on Friday in Detroit. The Wings remain in 4th place, as they have two fewer wins than the Predators.

… Dave at Gorilla Crouch also has a game reaction posted.