Detroit Finally Scores In Shootout Win Over Blues

Detroit Red Wings finally ended their goalless slump scoring 4 times in a shoot out against the St Louis Blues.

The Blues opened the scoring with 2 goals in the first period, David Backes at 13:24 and then Roman Polak 4 minutes later. Detroit got on the board for the first time in 175 goalless minutes as Tomas Holmstrom tipped a Henrik Zetterberg shot past Blues goalie Chris Mason on the power play early in the 2nd to cut the score to 2-1. Kris Draper tied it up at 2:27 of the 3rd.

Right winger Brad Boyes put St Louis up 3-2 with his 6th that beat Jimmy Howard as he snapped up a rebound at Howard's feet. Henrik Zetterberg scored with less than a minute left in regulation on a weird shot from behind the goal line to Mason's left. Zetterberg pass out front hit Blues defenseman Erik Johnson's elbow and slipped past Chris Mason. After overtime, they went to the shoot out and after Andy McDonald and Pavel Datsyuk traded goals, big Todd Bertuzzi ended it with a backhand over Mason.

Andy McDonald STL Goal
Pavel Datsyuk DET Goal
Brad Boyes STL Save
Henrik Zetterberg DET Save
David Perron STL Save
Dan Cleary DET Save
T.J. Oshie STL Miss
Todd Bertuzzi DET Goal

Detroit if off until Monday when they host the Dallas Stars, while St Louis also plays Monday, heading to Columbus for a game against the Blue Jackets.