commentary...

the game between the Avalanche,and Red Wings,on Tuesday night was rather penalty free,and that is not normal between the two teams... i guess the basic bloodlust,and hatred,between the teams is not what it used to be,but honestly the two teams do not like each other... both teams are in transition,and the teams' history,of the mid-1990's,to mid-2000's is known,but with younger players,both teams are quicker,and skate better... Johan Franzen scored first goal on a beautiful stretch pass through two Avalanche players,from Jonathan Ericsson,and then the game winning goal,by Niklas Kronwall,went off Avalanche goaltender J.S. Giguere's skate,right into the goal... bad break,for Giguere,but the Red Wings have worked very hard to improve their overall team defense,over the last ten games,and breaks go for hard-working teams,most of the time... Paul Stasny scored a goal,with 1:30 left in the third period,and the Avalanche buzzed around Red Wings' goaltender Jimmy Howard,but Howard stood tall,and would not let the Avalanche tie game,with a last-minute goal...