Another tightly-contested game. The ice was tilted toward the Red Wings’ end in the first, but Dominik Hasek kept them off the board. They got past him twice in the second, but the third was distinctly the Wings’ period.
Detroit’s defense is still not what it should be, third period excepted. Nashville’s top forwards’ heads aren’t in the post-season yet.
I hope for Nashville’s sake that they didn’t peak there in the first 30 minutes of the game. They had the Wings on the ropes at times and couldn’t finish. I doubt this is a backbreaker, but it certainly won’t help their morale.
The Wings’ performance in the two third periods thus far has been great. As long as they play like that in the final frame, it’s hard to see this series going much longer.
More coming.