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Scoring
Streak Continues. Zetterberg has Four Game Goal Scoring
Streak.
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, October 29, 2005
Henrik Zetterberg
scored his fourth goal in four consecutive games with
27 seconds left in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He
scored an empty-netter sealing the victory for the
Redwings.
The goal
was Hank's seventh of this season and his team-leading
fifteenth point in twelve games. He is tied for fourth in
league scoring with three other players.
Zetterberg continues
to steadily climb into the record books. The point in tonight’s
match was Henrik’s 102nd of his NHL career placing him at
110th on Detroit’s All-Time
Scoring list. He is now only 8 points from tying
Micheal Bergeron, Dwight Foster, and Mark Osborne with 110 points,
which will put him in the top 100 scorers in Redwings history.
The Redwings have
won all twelve games that Zetterberg has scored a goal in,
dating back to his 32nd career goal on March 3rd, 2004 against
Calgary. He now has 44 career goals in 152 games.
Wings Corner: Thank
Hank
By George Sipple,
Detroit Free Press, October
28th, 2005
Left wing Henrik
Zetterberg wanted to start the season strong after signing a
four-year contract in September.
He and Babcock are
pleased so far.
Zetterberg tipped in a
pass from Pavel Datsyuk in the second period Thursday to tie the
game at 2. He has six goals and eight assists in 11 games.
"I never had a start
like this before," Zetterberg said. "I've been playing a little bit
more than I used to play. I'm really glad that I had that chance."
He also said he has
put pressure on himself to produce early.
"Yeah, I did," he
said. "Of course we have a new coaching staff here, a couple new
players here. You want to show that you're able to play."
Said Babcock: "Hank's
been outstanding for us. There's nothing wrong with players putting
some pressure on themselves to perform."
Highlight Reel
Goal Caps Wings Win
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, October 24, 2005
“Magnificent!”
“Brilliant!” These are words used to describe Swedish star Henrik
Zetterberg’s highlight reel goal scored with 8:08 left in the third
period of his Detroit Redwing’s 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue
Jackets. He showed why he is a special player on a phenomenal
individual effort.
Hank took a pass at
center ice from Niklas Lidstrom and raced towards Columbus’
zone. He deked when he approached the blue line making Blue Jacket’s
forward Nikolai Zherdev turn right as he cut left between Zherdev
and forward David Vyborny. Zetterberg sped past the hook attempt of
Vyborny as he protected the puck with his body skating the long way
around defenseman Radoslav Suchy at the right face-off circle.
Henrik then brought the puck around with the back side of his stick
blade with his off-hand (right) and under Suchy’s reaching stick to
his forhand. Finally, he lifted a quick shot under the stick arm of
Columbus goaltender Marc Denis,
completing his amazing one-against-four attack and stunning the
already shell shocked Blue Jacket’s fans. It was a thing of beauty!
The goal, one of the
very best in Zetterberg’s career to date, was his fifth of this
season and his team-leading thirteenth point in ten games. He had
assisted on linemate Pavel Datsyuk’s second of back to back goals in
the second period. The two points in tonight’s match were the
99th and 100th of his NHL career placing him
at 113th on Detroit’s All-Time
Scoring list. He is now only 10 points from tying Micheal
Bergeron, Dwight Foster, and Mark Osborne with 110 points, which
will put him in the top 100 scorers in Redwings history.
Henrik is tied (with 3 other players) for third
in league scoring with 13 points in ten games.
700k (Highlight
Reel Goal Video)
Early
On, Hank Among League Scoring Leaders
By Chris Turner, Zetterbergfan.com,
October 22, 2005
After a big third
period in a 6-0 blowout over the Columbus Blue jackets, Henrik
Zetterberg is tied (with 6 other players) for second in league
scoring with 11 points early in this new NHL season. Hank had a goal
and assist, both after the second intermission of tonight’s match,
and was a +2 with four shots on goal.
The goal, his fourth
of the year, came on a Jason Woolley cross-ice pass to the crease
where Zetterberg was waiting at the back door for an easy slam dunk
behind Columbus goalie Martin Prucek. That
made it a 5-0 game 7:11 into the third period.
Henrik wasn’t done
adding points to the landslide. He recorded an assist when he took a
shot on goal that deflected off of Prucek and onto the waiting stick
of Pavel Datsyuk, who put it away for Detroit’s sixth goal with 15:51
left in what would become a shutout for the Redwings and goalie
Manny Legace. Winger
Jason Williams had his first career hat-trick, all in the first
period. Williams also has 11 points in 9 games and is tied with Hank
for the team lead. Zetterberg’s two points tonight give him 98
career points (41 goals and 57 assists) good for 115th on
Detroit’s All-Time
Scoring list. He is just 12 points from tying Micheal
Bergeron, Dwight Foster, and Mark Osborne with 110 points, which
will put him in the top 100 scorers in Redwings history.
The victory was
Detroit’s fifth straight. The Wings
now have a 8-1 record and a league best 16 points in the standings.
They play the Blue Jackets again on Monday night at the Joe Louis
Arena in Detroit.
Amidst the tumult, Detroit remains
Hockeytown
By Doug Ward, Special to NHL.com,
October 20, 2005
...Enter 27-year-old
Pavel Datsyuk (Russia) and 25-year-old Henrik
Zetterberg (Sweden), two skilled
forwards who have been playing on a line together of late. Both
players figure to benefit greatly from the NHL's new
rules.
Datsyuk and Zetterberg
aren't recognizable enough to be featured above the title with the
veteran stars, but their production will go a long way toward
determining whether or not the Red Wings remain a marquee
team.
A half an hour after a
recent game day skate in Los Angeles, when most of the Wings'
familiar faces had already boarded a bus, Datsyuk and Zetterberg
were left to answer questions about the team's prospects, making it
abundantly clear that the two now have prominent voices in that
future.
"I think Henrik
Zetterberg is a very good player," Datsyuk said. "He's off to a good
start, and we've been able to achieve things
together."
Zetterberg, who has
been likened to fellow Swede Peter Forsberg, has been the Red Wings'
leading scorer with nine points in the team's first seven
games.
Fears in Detroit (and
hopes elsewhere in the Western Conference) that the Wings would be
brought back to the pack this year have not been given any credence
inside the club's locker room.
"We all think this
team is going to be very good this season," Datsyuk said, in his
thick Russian accent. "We still feel we are one of the best teams.
If you look back to two or three years ago, we are still the same
team. We haven't really changed."
...After their fast
start, a lot people believe in the Red Wings.
Again.
The "Goat"
Retires
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, October 16th, 2005
"Brett is
such a great player! He finds the open (space) on the ice and all
you have to do is get him the puck. He has such a great shot.
Brett
is one of the best players of all-time. To score that many goals, I
can't even imagine. There are so many great players on this team.
For a young player, you just watch them and how they practice and
work (off the ice), and it's really something!" -Henrik
Zetterberg, February 2003, on playing with then line-mate and future
Hall-of-Famer Brett Hull.
Phoenix Coyote's
veteran right-winger Brett Hull announced his retirement on Saturday, just
hours before they were to face-off against his former team, the
Detroit Redwings. Hull played NHL 1,269 games during parts of 20
seasons, scoring 741 goals (third all-time) and 650 assists during
his illustrious career (stats).
The "Golden" Brett
played 245 games for three seasons with the Redwings (2001-2004),
amassing 92 goals and 115 assists and winning a Stanley Cup in 2002.
His 207 points are good for 50th on Detroit's All-time scoring list.
Most of his points with the Wing's came during the 2002-2003 season
playing on the "Two Kids and a Goat Line", where he was the
self-proclaimed "Goat". He scored 37 goals that year, benefiting by
playing with youngsters Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk.
The outspoken veteran
had nothing but praise for his youthful teammates. "They're
wonderful, wonderful players. I am blessed to be able to play with
these guys."
Brett Hull was asked
about the play of rookie Henrik Zetterberg. “I don’t know if I’ve
ever seen a kid like Hank Zetterberg come into the league and have
as much composure, as much skill, and savvy for the game, in my
career. I’m given a lot of credit but all I’m doing is going out and
trying to find the (open) area, and use (Datsyuk and Zetterberg) to
my advantage, and they are a lot of fun to play with!”, Hull
exclaimed.
Young Players
are Rising 1-2 Punch
Through the first six
games, Zetterberg and Datsyuk have shown glimpses of
greatness.
By Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News, October 16, 2005
The Red Wings have
often said Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk are the future of the
organization.
The duo will be the
nucleus the team will build around, two players the Wings went to
great lengths to sign this summer.
They're beginning to
give glimpses of how they can carry a team.
Both scored during
Saturday's 2-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes.
For each, it was their
third goal of the season. Zetterberg scored a power-play goal,
faking Coyotes goalie Curtis Joseph in close and tucking the puck in
the net.
Datsyuk slammed a
one-timer off a great pass from Nicklas Lidstrom in the third
period.
"They're both such
great, young players," defenseman Mathieu Schneider said. "The way
the game is being called, it really works to their strengths."
Zetterberg missed the
majority of the exhibition season because of a groin injury. But he
returned showing no ill effects, and has arguably been the Wings'
best player through the opening few games.
"He's going to be a
great player in this league for a lot of years," said goalie Manny
Legace, who was pretty good himself Saturday with 23 saves, earning
the shutout.
"Hank has such great
hands around the net. The puck just follows him around like a
magnet."
As for Datsyuk, he too
missed most of the exhibition season because of a contract
negotiation that took nearly all of September.
After a spotty start,
Datsyuk appears to be regaining his timing. In more than 15 minutes
Saturday, Datsyuk won 6 of 10 face-offs and his line controlled
play.
"Dats had his best
game," coach Mike Babcock said.
Sensing the two are
beginning to click, Babcock began playing the pair together on this
Western trip.
It could be perfect
timing.
Two Goals in Last Two
Games, Zetterberg Leads Redwings
in Points
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, October 15th, 2005
Rising star, Henrik
Zetterberg scored the game winning goal tonight in the Detroit
Redwing’s 2-0 victory over goalie Curtis Joseph and the Phoenix
Coyotes. Z’s goal came on the power-play, 2:11 into the second
period, in a scoreless game. The goal was assisted by Jason Woolley
and Jason Williams.
It was Zetterberg’s
second goal in as many games, having scored an empty-netter against
the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. He has three goals and five
assists in six games this season, leading the Redwings with eight
points.
Henrik now has forty
career goals and fifty-five assists for ninety-five career points.
He ranks 117thon the Redwing’s All-Time scoring list. He
is just 15 points from tying Micheal Bergeron, Dwight Foster, and
Mark Osborne with 110 points, which will put him in the top 100
scorers in Detroit history.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
HANK! First Four Point Game Comes in Win Over McCarty, Kiprusoff,
and Flames
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, October 9, 2005
Redwings left winger,
Henrik Zetterberg had the “game winning goal” and three assists in a
big 6-3 victory over the defending Western Conference Champion
Calgary Flames today at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The
Wing’s were looking to avenge their 2004 playoffs loss to Calgary, who
went on to lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup
Finals.
Today’s win was also
sweet because it marked the return of Flame’s right winger Darren
McCarty who signed with Calgary after the Redwing’s bought out his
contract to make salary cap room this off season. The gritty winger
was a fan favorite for eleven seasons in Detroit and
still has many friends on the team.
It was on the
powerplay where the Redwings did most of their damage against the
Flames. They were 5 of 9 with the man advantage.
Zetterberg’s scoring
started eight minutes into the game when he assisted on Brendan
Shanahan’s powerplay goal, making it a 2-0 game. He then scored his
own powerplay goal, the game winner, from just inside of the left
faceoff circle, beating Flames goalie Mikka Kiprusoff at 12:32 of
the second period. That gave Detroit a 4-1 lead.
Kiprusoff was
Zetterberg’s teammate on the Timra Red Eagles of the Swedish Elite
League during the 2004-2005 NHL lock-out. Kiprusoff gave up five
goals in the loss, and was pulled in the third period.
Hank got his second
assist on Lang’s even strength goal, making it 5-2 with 36 seconds
remaining in the second. The Redwings put the game away with their
sixth goal, on the powerplay, when Zetterberg assisted (his third)
on a goal by Datsyuk 8:55 into the third period.
Zetterberg’s four
point game is the first of his career, and it ranks second amongst
Top Ten Games. Henrik teamed up with center Robert Lang and right
winger Tomas Holmstrom for most of the game. The line was productive
but finished even on plus/minus. Zetterberg had been on a line with
center Pavel Datsyuk and Holmstrom until today’s match.
Henrik had three shots
on goal in 17:39 on the ice. He now has 1 goal and 5 assists in 3
games to open this season. Detroit has a 3-0 record.
Zetterberg
Plays the Blues
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com October 6, 2005
Henrik Zetterberg got
his second assist in as many games against division rival St. Louis
Blues Thursday night. Putting up points against the Blues is nothing
new for the third year winger who has now totaled six goals and six
assists in eleven career games against St. Louis. He
is a plus/minus +10 in those matches. He scores more against the
Blues than he does against any other team. Four of his top ten games
are against them. This is good news for the Redwings and for
Zetterberg fans. Detroit plays
St.
Louis six more times for a total of eight
games this season.
Zetterberg has
recovered well from a pre-season hip flexor injury and has been
playing great on a line with center Pavel Datsyuk and right winger
and fellow Swede, Tomas Holmstrom. He has two assists and is a
plus/minus +2 in two games, playing close to 20 minutes a game.
"Hank was
outstanding!” said Head Coach Mike Babcock. “He pursued the puck all
over the rink."
Wings Open With Bang, Datsyuk's Goal Starts a Deluge
vs. Blues
(Zetterberg Sets Up
One-Timer)
By Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News, October 5, 2005
With many fans still
not in the arena, Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg teamed up to break
in the season on a positive note for the Wings.
Zetterberg controlled
the puck near the corner and waited for Datsyuk to find an open
space near the hash marks.
Datsyuk slammed a
one-timer past goalie Patrick Lalime at 1:35 of the first period, a
prelude to the rest of the evening.
"It was a good start,"
said Datsyuk
Zetterberg
Back with Datsyuk in Loss Against
Toronto
By Chris Turner,
Zetterbergfan.com, October 1, 2005
It didn’t take Detroit
Redwings Head Coach Mike Babcock long to decide to pair Swedish
sensation Henrik Zetterberg with recently signed Russian star Pavel
Datsyuk. In Datsyuk’s first pre-season game since re-signing with
the Redwing’s he found himself back on a line with his best friend
on the team. Zetterberg and Datsyuk made names for themselves in the
NHL during the 2002-03 season when they formed the “two kids and a
goat line” with future Hall of Fame right winger, Brett Hull. The
trio was the most productive line in the NHL during the second half
of that season, and also played together most of the 2003-04
campaign. Hull signed as a free agent
with the Phoenix Coyotes this year and both Zetterberg and Datsyuk,
restricted free agents, had lengthy negotiations prior to signing
contracts with Detroit this pre-season.
Babcock had been
planning on using Zetterberg and Datsyuk on separate lines and
partnering them with Veteran snipers Brendan Shanahan and Robert
Lang. However, the pre-season combination of Shanahan, Lang, and
right winger Jason Williams has been working well.
The “Eurotwins”, as
they are currently referred to by teammates, weren’t quite so
effective in last nights 4-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the
Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. The line of Zetterberg,
Datsyuk, and veteran right Winger Tomas Holmstrom didn’t produce any
offense and didn’t seem to click as they typically do. Datsyuk
basically said the two were a little rusty. It was also only
Zetterberg’s second exhibition game since being out for several
weeks with a hip flexor injury, suffered during a pre-season
scrimmage on September 13th. In his first game back, a
9-0 exhibition victory over the Columbus Blue jackets on Wednesday
night, Henrik had three assists and had no lingering affects from
his injury.
The Redwings get
another addition when Mikael Samuelsson joins the line-up tonight in
Toronto. The right winger is going
to be the sixth Swede to make the team for this year with
Zetterberg, Holmstrom, rookie fourth-line center Johan Franzen,
future Hall of Fame defenseman Niklas Lidstrom, and his defensive
partner journeyman Andreas Lilja. Rookie defenseman Niklas Kronwall
was a lock to be the seventh Swede on the opening day roster, but he
tore his ACL and MCL in an exhibition against Colorado and
will miss 4-6 months.
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