game score,and commentary...

Blues 4,Red Wings 3... good first two periods;Blues went off to 4-1 lead,looked like a rout in process,but Red Wings fought back with two late goals,in second period to close within 4-3,but could not get tying goal,in third period... first three goals came in 66 seconds;two by St Louis,in first period,and two more Blues' goals,late in first period,and early in second period,to make it,4-1... both goaltenders looked soft in spots,and Detroit looked flat in first period,and early in second,having played last night,but they got their second wind,in last half of game,but could not take advantage of the Blues' running around,in their own zone,in third period... the announcers just irritated the snot out of me,blaming Detroit,for every little tic tac touch of the Blues' players,and even criticizing officials for a close,but legal,dash with puck to the net,claiming it to be offsides,and it was a great play by the Red Wings,when they came out of penalty box,and it was a stretch pass... Johan Franzen,Nicklas Lidstrom,and Patrick Eaves scored for the Red Wings... the Blues jumped all over the Red Wings early,and deserved to win,scoring three goals in first period,and four in first half of game,and they hung on,for dear life... Red Wings took too many stupid penalties,early in game,and penalty kill for Red Wings really sucked,early... St. Louis got some strange bounces,one goal went off a Red Wings' player's leg,and changed direction,mid-flight,and into the net... entertaining game,but the Red Wings have to improve on defense... nine,of next eleven,games,on the road...