The captain Henrik Zetterberg scored his first goal of the playoffs to push the Wings up 2-1 in the third. Fresh from suspension, Justin Abdelkader assisted on another to give us a boost with 8:30 remaining.
But, the Ducks snarfed two quick goals at the end of the period to tie it 3-3 heading into overtime.
There,
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scored again, sending a slap-shot to the back of the net for the game-winner before a raucous home crowd to force a game seven!
Game 7: Sunday, 10:00 PM ET in Anaheim, CA.
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 — x – Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) June 14, 2017
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Can’t forget Jimmy Howard – saved the day to put us in position to have a chance, as always with “The Magician.”
………..just what the Dr. ordered ………..follow the leader and stay out of the box……….young guys need to see their leaders take up the position and charge through the wall………..it’s how you do it……….grab that puck like it was made of gold and send her home to the vault….. .Our goalie wants you at the other end scoring………..trust me….Magic Jim has the net covered.