Coyotes 5, Wings 4 (ot)
Posted in Red Wings with tags Lidstrom, Stuart on January 26, 2010 by Steve Klein
Brad Stuart: Minus-3.
Game #: 52, 30 to go (that’s 60 points).
Score: Coyotes 5, Wings 4 (ot).
Quote: Versus Hockey Central: “What a collapse by Detroit!”
Quote 2: Nick Lidstrom: “We have to find a way out of this. Playing a lot better in our own zone and bearing down when we have to. It’s not fun. It’s disappointing when you’re giving points away the way we have been. We know we need the points right now.”
What I liked about the game: Nick Lidstrom scored two goals in the third period to give the Red Wings a 4-2 lead with less than five minutes to play.
What I didn’t like about the game: Do the math. Another 2-goal blown lead. Wings wiped in the FO circle, 39-26 (how did that fall apart this season?).
What I don’t like about the way the Wings are playing: The Wings have given up 2-goal leads in four of the past six games and let third-period leads slip in five of their past six.
In search of: The playoffs? One point out 4 in back-to-back home games?
What might have been: If Detroit wins, Wings have 60 points, 1 point behind 7th-place Nashville, 2 points behind 5th-6th place Phoenix and LA.
What is: Wings have 60 points, 8th, 2 points behind 7th-place Nashville, 4 points behind 6th-place LA, 6 points behind 5th-place Phoenix. Talk about your 4-point game!
Mood meter: I am not pleased.
