Winnipeg Beats Detroit in Shooout Thriller

In Detroit, Michigan the Detroit Red Wings (31-13-10) look to bounce back from a Rough their last time out and focus on the task at head. That is to beat a solid Winnipeg Jets (29-19-10) team. As Goaltender Jimmy Howard (Detroit) makes his first start since his injury.

First Period its the Jets who strike first Chris Thorburn scores his 6th of the season. But momentum is quickly changed as the Red Wings begin to throw everything on net as they go on the power play and Nick Kronwall is able to find the back of the net to score his 6th of the season as the game is tied at 1's to end the first.

In the second we go as the Red Wings go on the power play again as Darren Helm is able to score his 12th of the season from a nice feed by Tomas Tatar. Then Wings still pressuring it's the magic man him self Paval Datsyuk who scores his 16th of the season as the wings take a 3-1. But Winnpeg doesn't give up there as Blake Wheeler gets it past Howard to cut the lead to 3-2. With 9 minutes in to the second Drew Stafford flings the puck at Howard who bobbles it and allows it to reach the back of the net to allow the Jets to tie the game at 3's to conclude the second period.

To the third as the Jets go on the power play Andrew Ladd is able to blast one past Howard to put the Wings up 4-3. As the period winds down and Detroit down by 1 the wings begin to pressure as Datsyuk scores his 17th of the season and 2nd of the game to tie this game at 4's as this game needs extra time to decide the winner.

In overtime both teams eager to try and end it and walk away with two points but neither are able to make it happen resulting in the game to go into a shootout. In the shoot out Detroit selects Winnipeg to shoot first as but are unable to get it past Howard. But on the other end The Wings also can't find the back of the net which goes on for another 3 rounds where no one can deke it past the goalies. When in the 4th round Winnipeg brings the pressure as Drew Stafford gets it past Howard. So its all up to this if Detroit shooter Stephen Weiss isn't able to score then the Jets win but if he does the shootout goes on. Weiss begins to go towards Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson as he does a deke and shoots......... but cant get it past Hutchinson as Winnipeg takes this one in the shootout 5-4 final score.