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Zetterberg scores a beautiful goal. Backhanded spinning shot while falling. Great goal!Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche. May 1, 2008.
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Zetterberg’s Spinner
On the Wings —
Via Kukla’s Korner, the video of Henrik Zetterberg’s second goal of the night from Game 4:
Dominance of Detroit sports last night
Behind the Jersey —
Last night was a great one for Detroit sports fans.
1) The Lions weren’t playing.
2) The Detroit Pistons finished off the Philadelphia 76ers, 100-77, and thus winning their first round series before the Wings game even started.
3) During the Wings first period, the Tigers finished up their game against the Yankees. They won 8-4 giving them a series sweep over the NY Yankees in NYC, which is the first time they’ve been able to do that in 42 years!
4) The Wings sweep the Avs in a dominating fashion concluding with an 8-2 victory. The goal by Henrik Zetterberg, as shown below, was good enough to be ...
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coloradoavalancheblog.com 4/25/2008 — (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) You cannot play 30 minutes against the Detroit Red Wings and expect to win the hockey game. Unfortunately that's what Jose Theodore and the Colorado Avalanche tried to do tonight. Strike first, strike un-often Although the ...
coloradoavalancheblog.com 4/25/2008 — (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) You cannot play 30 minutes against the Detroit Red Wings and expect to win the hockey game. Unfortunately that's what Jose Theodore and the Colorado Avalanche tried to do tonight. Strike first, strike un-often Although the ...
Game 3: Wings 4, Avalanche 3
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onthewingsblog.com 5/1/2008 — The Detroit Red Wings took a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference Semifinal series against the Colorado Avalanche last night with a 4-3 road win. They were the third team to do so in the same night. Pittsburgh and Dallas have also pushed their ...
It's the Wings' turn to wine and dine Brunnstrom
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blog.mlive.com 5/1/2008 — As noted by MLive.com's own Ansar Khan, it's the Red Wings' turn to wine and dine Fabian Brunnstrom, who will attend tonight's Wings-Colorado Avalanche game, and presumably head to Detroit (perhaps on the Wings' team plane) to visit the city...
Game 4: @ Colorado, 10:00 ET
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onthewingsblog.com 5/1/2008 — Tonight is the fourth game of the Western Conference Semifinal series between the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche. Detroit leads the series 3-0 ( 4-3 , 5-1 , 4-3 ). Colorado must win tonight to keep their season alive. Some keys to the ...
WCS Game 4: Red Wings 8, Avalanche 2
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milehighhockey.com 5/2/2008 — Well, thank god that's over. Despite the hope that they would leave the series with at least one win, the Avalanche once again completely crapped the bed and lost to the Red Wings 8-2 . The sweep in the Western Conference Semifinals ...
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Falling Down. Not Looking. Let's See You Do That. — Barry Melrose Rocks
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Avs Can’t Match Wings Skill — KK Hockey
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Physical play fails Avalanche — The Hockey Herald
via Detroit News:
The Colorado Avalanche tried to entice the Red Wings into a physical affair in the latter parts of Game 2, but the Wings had no interest.
Why would they? On their way to a 5-1 victory and a 2-0 series lead, the Wings kept their cool while the Avalanche were losing their composure.
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Colorado's Forsberg and Smyth out for Game 4 against Red Wings — NHL.com News in English
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Red Wings beat ailing Avs for 3-0 lead (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NHL News
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Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings are kicking the Colorado Avalanche when they're down. Franzen scored three times to lift Detroit to a 5-1 victory Saturday over the banged-up Avs, giving the NHL's top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western ...
Red Wings rout Avalanche on Franzen's hat-trick — Boston.com -- Hockey news
Johan Franzen scored a hat-trick to help lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, the home team opening a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semi-final series.
Johan Franzen scored a hat-trick to help lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, the home team opening a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semi-final series.
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The Detroit Red Wings might have too much ammunition anyway, but at this point Colorado Avalanche co...
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N.H.L. Roundup: Red Wings Pull Away in Game and Series — NYT > Hockey
Johan Franzen scored three times for Detroit in a victory Saturday over the Avalanche, giving the .H.L.’s top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal.
Johan Franzen scored three times for Detroit in a victory Saturday over the Avalanche, giving the .H.L.’s top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal.
Franzen's hat trick leads Wings past Avs for 2-0 series lead — Boston.com -- Hockey news
Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings are kicking the Colorado Avalanche when they're down. Franzen scored three times to lift Detroit to a 5-1 victory Saturday over the banged-up Avs, giving the NHL's top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western ...
Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings are kicking the Colorado Avalanche when they're down. Franzen scored three times to lift Detroit to a 5-1 victory Saturday over the banged-up Avs, giving the NHL's top-seeded team a 2-0 lead in the Western ...
Franzen's hat trick lifts Red Wings past Avs — Boston.com -- Hockey news
Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings are kicking the Colorado Avalanche when they're down.
Johan Franzen and the Detroit Red Wings are kicking the Colorado Avalanche when they're down.
