Wings vs Av's - the rivalry continues...

[ChrisFrez]

Last nights game was the FIRST of the season as Colorado hosted Detroit. Lots of end to end action in the first period alone! When Colorado went up 2-0 in the first couple of minutes in the game I was definetly thinking this would not be a good game. Detroit came back and tied it - then in the last 2 seconds of the 3rd period Colorado commits 2 high sticking penalties, both assessed at 4 minutes a piece. The high stick that Adam Foote put on Yzerman in the last second at the friggin face off was totally uncalled for. Yzerman had to leave the game bloodied - later receiving 8 stitches, 1 tooth knocked out and 3 more teeth damaged.

Detroit went on a 5 on 3 Powerplay in OT and won it in less than a minute on a great Brett Hull patented slap shot for the far point.

[originalsix]

That was an awesome game. Patrick Roy wouldn't have let in those goals, but thankfully he's gone! The hit that Forsberg put on Whitney was a good one. That Peter Worrell is one HUGE dude! 6'7' and 235 to 250 lbs is someone I would be watching out for. I thought Maltby drew a penalty late in the 3rd when the goalie for the Avs froze the puck, the ref blew the whistle and Malts got blasted out of the crease by a defenceman that was clearly a late hit. No call. But the Yzerman high stick was painful just to watch. We were just talking about all the high sticks too.

KC