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Zetterberg “Gets the Blues” with Goal and 100th
Career Assist
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, November 24, 2006
Henrik Zetterberg
usually has a productive game when he faces the St. Louis Blues.
Tonight was no different. He had a game tying goal and his
100th career assist, his 4th of this season,
on Niklas Lidstrom’s game tying power-play goal 11:43 into the third
period of a 3-2 shoot-out loss tonight at the Joe Louis Arena in
Detroit. Lidstrom’s goal came on an across crease pass from Pavel
Datsyuk, after he picked up a rebound of Zetterberg’s booming shot
from the point.
Earlier in the game,
Zetterberg got his team-leading 7th goal of the season,
tying the match 1-1, at 4:03 of the second period, when Jason
Williams made a nice pass down to Henrik, coming in front of the
Blues net, in the midst of three St. Louis defenders. Zetterberg
tipped the puck past former Red Wings goaltender Manny Legace, who
appeared to be fooled by the pass.
Henrik also helped
kill a critical penalty late in the game, when Kris Draper was
called for tripping with 1:43 left in the third period in a tie
hockey game. He finished the penalty-kill in over-time as the only
Red Wings forward for 16 seconds of 4-on-3 action, stealing the puck
in Detroit’s end and firing it the
length of the ice. He was a +1 in the game.
Zetterberg now has 11
goals and 13 assists for 24 total points and is +19 in 19 career
games against the Blues. Tonight’s goal and assist give him 83 goals
and 183
points in 238 career games. He is now 61st on the , just
three points behind Kirk Maltby.
Hank
Needs to Get the Blues
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, November 23, 2006
After having gone nine
games without a point last month, Henrik Zetterberg rebounded early
this month with four goals in five games. But, now Hank is back on a
three-game goal-less streak and the Detroit Red Wings are win-less
in the last three games as well. Zetterberg’s team leading six
goals, is the tied for the lowest total by any of the 30 NHL teams
scoring leaders. Rick Nash also leads the Columbus Blue Jackets with
just six goals. Henrik is on pace to score only 25 goals and just 12
assists in 82 games this year, after compiling 39 goals and 46
assists in 77 games last season.
One way for the
Swedish star forward to get it going would be to have a huge game
Friday, at home in Detroit, against the division rival St. Louis
Blues. Zetterberg has had good success against the Blues in his
four-year NHL career, having tallied 10 goals and twelve assists for
22 points in 18 total games. He is also a +18 in those games.
Zetterberg is due to have a breakout game this season, and
especially against St.
Louis. The last time these two teams faced,
on Oct 28th, Henrik was in his nine game slump and wasn’t
able to get any points and was -1 in the game.
The Blues sit at the
bottom of the division and are 3-7 in their last ten games. The Red
Wings and Zetterberg need to have a big game and get the
Blues.
Zetterberg Signs Autographs for
Charity
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, November 21, 2006
Detroit Red Wings star
forward Henrik Zetterberg was on hand at Hockeytown Authentics in
Troy, MI last night signing autographs for fans in
exchange for a new smoke detector for donation to low-income
residents in the Detroit area. Zetterberg signed
memorabilia for about 400 fans for two straight hours.
One fan in attendance
was Heather Nodello (pictured below with Henrik), who traveled to
Troy from Canada for the chance to see Zetterberg, or “Zetta” as she
calls him, who she has been a huge fan of since his second NHL
season.
“He was super nice to
everyone and very personable,” said Heather.
Heads-up Play Results in Short-handed Goal for
Wings
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, November 18, 2006
Henrik Zetterberg made
a heads-up play and then made a good argument, resulting in a
short-handed goal for the Detroit Red Wings in a 4-3 shoot-out loss
to the Oilers tonight in Edmonton.
Early in the game, on
an Oilers power-play, Zetterberg carried the puck into the offensive
zone on a short-handed 2-on-1 with center Kris Draper. Zetterberg
used some swift stick-handling to draw Edmonton
defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron to the ice in left circle, patiently
skated around the diving defender, and dished a pass across the slot
to Draper, who shot it into the glove of Oiler’s goalie Dewayne
Roloson. It was initially ruled a save, however, Zetterberg clearly
saw that the glove was over the goal line, and immediately began to
argue with the referee that it should be a goal. The play was
reviewed on instant replay for several minutes, and resulted in a
goal for Draper, tying the game 1-1, 7:28 into the first period.
Zetterberg later took
a bad hooking penalty, down by a goal, late in the third period and
was a -1 in the game. The match was tied after five minutes of
overtime and went to a shoot-out where Zetterberg had a chance to
win it for Detroit. On his attempt he deked
and had Roloson beat, but his backhand shot slid through the open
crease and bounced off the goalpost.
“Just a couple of
inches on the wrong side (of the post), It’s too bad,” said a
frustrated Zetterberg after the game.
Raffe Torres scored
the winning goal for Edmonton.
Through nineteen
games, Zetterberg has six goals and three assists. His next assist
will be the 100th in his career. He now has 181 career points, tying
former Red Wings Captain Danny Gare for 62nd on the teams All-time
scoring list.
Canucks Vs Wings: Battle of the
Swedes
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, November 14, 2006
It was touted as a
battle of two defensive minded teams. It was also a matchup of two
teams that rely on the success of their Swedish players for
victory. The Vancouver Canucks count on scoring from their top
offensive linemates Daniel and Henrik Sedin and perennial leading
goal scorer, team captain, Markus Naslund. Coming into tonight’s
game Henrik Sedin leads the Canucks with sixteen assists and
eighteen points. Their top defenseman is fellow countryman Matthias
Ohlund.
The Red Wings look to
Captain Niklas Lidstrom, and leading goal scorer Henrik Zetterberg
for leadership. Up to this point, Lidstrom leads Detroit with
eleven assists and fourteen points. Niether teams Swedish stars let
them down tonight.
Vancouver’s Henrik Sedin scored
a second period goal, assisted by his brother Daniel and Naslund.
The power play goal tied the game at one a piece.
The Wing’s Swedes
answered just 1:28 into the third period. Lidstrom held the puck in
the offensive zone on a clearing attempt and made a perfect tape to
tape pass from the blue line to Zetterberg, who was all alone down
low and just to the right of Canucks goalkeeper Roberto Luongo.
Realizing he had time, Zetterberg patiently held onto the puck and
skated out in front of the net, forcing Luongo to dive across his
crease out of desperation. After drawing the goalie to the ice,
Zetterberg lifted a beautiful backhanded shot into the top corner of
the net. The go-ahead-goal made it 2-1, Detroit.
Zetterberg has two
goals in two games against Vancouver so far this season, and
three goals in five career games against Luongo. Tonight’s goal was
Zetterberg’s team leading sixth goal of the season and eigth point
in seventeen games this year. It was also his fourth goal in the
last five games.
The tally was yet
another third period clutch goal. Zetterberg’s last four goals have
come late in close games.
The Red Wings went on to win 3-2 on a short-handed goal by
yet another Swede, Johan Franzen. Detroit has now won nine
games in a row.
Zetterberg
Takes Three game Goal Scoring Streak into Rivalry Game
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, November 10, 2006
After going nine
points without a point, Henrik Zetterberg has now scored a goal in
three straight games, giving him a team leading five goals in
fifteen games so far this season. He got his latetst goal, a
shorthanded tally, 2:57 into the third period of a 3-0 shutout over
the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. On an Oiler’s power-play,
Zetterberg raced down center ice and took a pass from Niklas
Lidstrom, fired on net, but his initial shot was blocked. He picked
up the rebound, spun around in the left face-off circle and zipped a
second shot past Edmonton goalie Dewayne
Roloson. It was
Zetterberg’s fourth career goal against
Roloson.
The Redwing’s have a
huge game against division their division rivals, the Nashville
Predators tonight at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The
Predators have won five straight games and are just two points
behind the Red Wings in the standings, with two fewer games played.
Zetterberg has had moderate success against Nashville in
his career, scoring four goals and five assists in sixteen games. He
is a +6 in those matches. If his recent hot trend continues, look
for Henrik to score a clutch goal late in the game tonight. All
three of his recent goals have come in the third period.
Zetterberg now has
five goals and two assists with a +6 this year. He is still only on
pace for 27 goals and just 11 assists in 82 games this year.
Zetterberg’s longest
career goal scoring streak was six goals in five consecutive games
during March of last season.
Goal!
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, November 4, 2006
Henrik Zetterberg
scored his second goal in as many games, 8:45 into the second period
of tonights 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Joe Louis
Arena in Detroit. Zetterberg picked up the
loose puck and fired a slap shot past Columbus goaltender Pascal
Leclaire. The unassisted goal gave the Red Wings a 2-1 lead and was
Zetterberg’s fourth of the season, tying him with Tomas Holmstrom,
Robert Lang, and Jason Williams as team leaders. He was a +2
and also had four penalty
minutes in
tonight’s contest.
Prior to the past two
games, Zetterberg had gone nine consecutive games without recording
a point. He now has four goals and two assists with a +5 and
fourteen penalty minutes in fourteen games this season. He is on
pace for 23 goals and 12 assists in 82 games this year.
Winning Despite Scoring
Little
By Helene St. James, Free Press,
November 4, 2006
The Red Wings have
strung together five victories without producing much offense, a
tribute to a defense that's establishing itself as one of the best
in the NHL.
Henrik Zetterberg
scored for the first time in 10 games against Chicago, and
afterward sounded cautiously relieved. "When that puck went in," he
said, "it felt good. But it's one game."
Zetterberg, who took
five shots in the third period, also had an assist. He didn't fail
to score for lack of trying throughout his drought. Zetterberg's
slump was noticeable because he set such a high standard last
season, when he never went more than three games without a point.
But in all fairness, slumps aren't unusual.
"It's going to happen
again. In all likelihood, it might happen longer," Chris Osgood
said. "He's a great player. He’s leading our team good this year. He's
going to be great. He was our best player in the playoffs last year.
That's more important than if he's having a little drought right now
early in the season. There’s not a burden on him. He’s not going to win by
himself!"
Zetterberg ends drought, leads Wings to 2-1 win over
Blackhawks
By Ansar
Khan, Mlive.com, Friday, November 03, 2006
For the number of
scoring chances Henrik Zetterberg had Thursday, he could have easily
picked up more than one goal and two points.
But, he's not greedy.
He'll gladly take his third-period goal and assist and go home
happy. And so will his Detroit Red Wings. Zetterberg not only ended
his surprisingly lengthy nine-game scoring drought, he also helped
the Red Wings extend their winning streak to five games with a
come-from-behind 2-1 victory over the pesky Chicago Blackhawks at
the United Center.
"I would be lying if I
said it doesn't feel good to score again," Zetterberg said. "It's
tough when you're not scoring, but just continue doing the right
things and it'll come."
Zetterberg's last
points (goal, assist) came during a 9-2 win over Phoenix on
Oct. 11. He has only three goals and two assists in 12 games, but it
doesn't matter to the Wings, who have managed to find a way to win
games even while their best forward has been held off the
scoresheet.
"He doesn't have to
score to be good, yet he wants to score and we need him to score,"
Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "But, I really believe struggling
doesn't kill you, struggling just makes you stronger. As long as
you're winning, if a few guys are struggling it's not the end of the
world. We'll fight through and be better people and players for
it."
Babcock juggled his
lines much of the final two periods, replacing Kris Draper on
Zetterberg's line with more offensive-minded players like Robert
Lang, Tomas Holmstrom and Jason Williams.
It paid off at 3:09 of
the third period, when Zetterberg swooped into the slot and fired in
a loose puck past goaltender Brian Boucher to tie the game at 1-1.
Tomas Holmstrom's hard work and persistence around the net made it
possible.
"I didn't want to miss
that, kind of an open net," Zetterberg said. "Homer did a great job
there, kept the guy away from the puck, and it was just laying there
for me."
"I thought Homer
stayed at the net and drew all the crowd and Hank fired it in,"
Babcock said. "We weren't as intense around their net as we should
have been. You got to bear down. Boucher's a good goalie and he was
battling like crazy."
Lang scored what
proved to be the game-winner at 6:19, firing a shot between the
skates of defenseman Adrian Aucoin and past Boucher. Brett Lebda's
rush and drop pass to Lang made it possible. Zetterberg drew the
second assist.
Zetterberg created
some scoring chances the first two periods, none better than his
wrist shot from the slot that rattled off the goal post with 3:07 to
play in the first. He also broke in alone on Boucher during a power
play midway through the third period but was denied.
Pointless Streak Ends at Nine Games with Late Goal and
Assist.
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, November 2, 2006
It was just a matter
of time for Henrik Zetterberg, who hadn’t scored a point in nine NHL
games. Finally, Zetterberg broke his scoreless streak by putting a
puck in the net on his fifth shot of the game in a 2-1 win over the
Black Hawks Thursday night in Chicago. His game tying goal came
at 3:09 into the third period, when Zetterberg took a rebound off of
a Tomas Holmstrom shot and lifted the puck over Hawk’s goalie Brian
Boucher, making it a 1-1 game. Then, 3:10 later, he added an assist
on Robert Lang’s even-strength game-winning goal, making Zetterberg
a +2 for the game. He also had an uncharacteristic roughing penalty
halfway through the first period.
Zetterberg was
noticeably one of the best skaters on the ice tonight, finishing the
game with a career-high eight shots on goal, with five in the third
period. He had several great scoring chances troughout the game,
including hitting the post in the first period. Boucher made a
couple of good saves on shots off of Zetterberg’s stick, keeping the
Red Wings star forward from having a career game.
The goal is
Zetterberg’s third of the season, the assist just his second, giving
him only five points in thirteen games. That puts him on pace for
just nineteen goals and thirteen assists and only 32 total points in
82 games this season. His previous career lows are fifteen goals in
61 games in an injury shortened 2003-2004 season, in which he still
managed to finish with 43 total points. Hopefully, tonight’s
multi-point game puts Henrik on a hot streak, in which he can bring
his numbers up to closer to a point-per-game average.
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