commentary...

the game last night,against the Phoenix Coyotes,was a study,on how the Red Wings would fare,in the second game of a back to back series of games,and the third game,in four days,against a team that had lost,i believe,five games,in a row,in the Coyotes... the game went back and forth,with Detroit leading,1-0,then trailing 2-1,and then tying the game in the last minute of the second period,at two,going into the third period,when Johan Franzen slapped puck past Coyotes' goaltender Jason LaBarbara,on an one-timer,right in front of goal(on their first power play goal,of two),in between the circles,then early in the third period,Pavel Datsyuk slapped in a tap-in,over Labarbara... Red Wings' goaltender Jonas Gustavsson made some spectacular saves in the third period,and actually gave the Red Wings a chance to be in the game early,because Phoenix pressured the Red Wings peppering Gustavsson with shots,while the Red Wings were getting their rhythm,when Ian White scored for the Red Wings first,then Phoenix scored twice,once on the power play,in 4:21,to lead 2-1,after one period,and they held on the lead until the last minute,when Franzen got loose... Keith Hanzal(on a Coyotes' power play)and Rob Klinkhammer scored the goals,for the Coyotes,in the first period,then the Red Wings clamped down with very good defense,along with great saves by Gustavsson,in the third period... Red Wings have won five straight road games,have a streak of eight straight games,with a power play goal,and six straight road games,with a power play goal,so the Red Wings are very hot....