A point from overtime in Montreal means the Detroit Red Wings are going back to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
We battled our asses off to earn the birth. The Captain and The Assistant continued to take charge.
Pavel Datsyuk set up Tomas Tatar for the first goal of the game. Henrik Zetterberg assisted Datsyuk to tie it at two.
A 3rd period short-handed goal was pivotal to keeping the game tied.
This was a difficult road stretch for Detroit – in Boston, Colorado, Tampa Bay, and finally Toronto tonight. We beat the Bruins, lost 1-0 (2-0 with the empty netter) to the Avs in a throwback physical battle, surrendered a two-goal lead (twice) to fall in a shootout vs. the Lightning, then took down the Maple […]
My brother & I thought for a while about how to handle the national anthem when we returned to Van Andel Arena to see our banner raised from winning the 2017 Calder Cup Championship. Should we sit? Is there room to knee? We elected to stand during “O Canada,” and sit for “The Star-Spangled Banner.” […]
We are Calder Cup Champions!! #GoGRG pic.twitter.com/x0zYVEcCXh — GrandRapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) June 14, 2017