“They’ve been a concern most of the year”, he said.
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In seven games this season, Green has one assist and is averaging 19:37 of ice time per game. “We really came to play, and we got a lucky break on one goal”.
Beating the Detroit Red Wings is nothing for the Carolina Hurricanes these days.
Green’s struggles were obviously not lost on new Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill, who moved Green up to the top pairing alongside Niklas Kronwall, likely with the expectation that it would finally jumpstart his production.
When asked about his conditioning Datsyuk joking started breathing heavily and stated “I need more skate with the team, keep pace and push myself”.
Hainsey’s slap shot beat a screened Mrazek for the tiebreaking score at 4:36 of the third.
■In the second period: Petr Mrazek began the period with a glove save on Victor Rask.
The Red Wings had their first great chance in the second, putting together a 2-on-1 break, but Ryan Murphy lunged back to get a stick on Dylan Larkin’s shot. Mrazek came about 10 feet forward to clear the puck, but fired it right into Rask’s chest.
With the game tied through forty minutes, the Red Wings knew that more would have to be done on the rest of their game to show a few force on ice that could help them control the third period.
The Red Wings big comeback on Saturday against the Canucks was just what the doctor ordered before their return to Detroit.
Petr Mrazek got the nod for the second straight game, as he has been the last rock in place to stop pucks from getting into the net.
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Jakub Kindl had poked through an equalizer in the second period Tuesday, but Ron Hainsey’s third-period slapshot from distance provided the difference for Carolina, and Eric Staal’s goal with less than a minute remaining brought in the dagger. Without a doubt, the Hurricanes could have used another offensive spark plug in the lineup like Nestrasil, considering they have collected just 14 team goals through eight games.
