Detroit 7, New Jersey 4
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, March 7, 2014
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees:
Tim Peel, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Attendance:
20066
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Red Wings 7, Devils 4: Gustav Nyquist scored the go-ahead goal and notched three assists while Johan Franzen tallied twice to highlight his four-point performance as Detroit improved to 6-1-2 in its last nine home games.
David Legwand netted a goal and set up two others for his first points with the Red Wings, who won two of the three meetings with New Jersey. Brendan Smith scored in his 100th career contest, fellow defenseman Kyle Quincey and Drew Miller also tallied and Jonas Gustavsson turned aside 21 shots in the victory.
Adam Henrique scored twice for his sixth and seventh tallies during his five-game goal-scoring streak for the Devils. Patrik Elias netted a short-handed tally and Jaromir Jagr recorded his 701st career tally in the loss.
After Henrique tapped home his own deflection to give New Jersey a 3-2 lead, Franzen netted his second goal of the contest and sixth in four games with a one-timer from the slot to forge a tie 13:47 into the second period. Nyquist regained the advantage 78 seconds later as his shot trickled past Cory Schneider (26 saves) before Quincey beat the netminder under the crossbar from the slot under two minutes later.
With Detroit holding a 2-0 lead, New Jersey trimmed the deficit as Elias seized the puck off a turnover and unleashed a slap shot past Gustavsson. New Jersey knotted it up 57 seconds later as Jagr split the defense and wristed a shot from the slot past Gustavsson.
GAME NOTEBOOK: With Franzen's second tally, Detroit extended its run of recording at least one power-play goal to five straight games and eight of its last nine. ... Smith's goal was his second in three games and third of the season. ... The seven goals allowed were a season high for Schneider, whose previous high was five against Chicago on Dec. 23.
Top Game Performances
New Jersey |
|
Detroit |
Adam Henrique 2 |
Points |
Johan Franzen 4 |
Adam Henrique 2 |
Goals |
Johan Franzen 2 |
Ryane Clowe 1 |
Assists |
Gustav Nyquist 3 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Johan Franzen 1 |
Patrik Elias 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Cory Schneider .788 |
Save Percentage |
Jonas Gustavsson .840 |
Cory Schneider 26 |
Saves |
Jonas Gustavsson 21 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
New Jersey
|
25 |
4 |
0-3 |
2-3 |
6 |
23 |
Detroit
|
33 |
7 |
1-3 |
3-3 |
6 |
44 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .464 after a win and .457 after a loss.
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New Jersey will play their next game at home against Carolina. The Devils have a W/L % of .357 after a win and .472 after a loss.