Datsyuk gets SO winner as Wings top Wild

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01/03/2009 - St. Paul, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pavel Datsyuk posted the lone shootout tally, and the Detroit Red Wings rallied to top the Minnesota Wild, 3-2.

In the first round of the shootout, Datsyuk faked to his backhand, quickly went to the forehand and lifted the puck over Wild goalie Josh Harding.

Minnesota's Brent Burns failed to gain a handle on the puck and didn't record a shot on net in the second round, and Mikko Koivu's final backhand attempt was stopped by Detroit's Chris Osgood, giving the Red Wings the victory.

Mikael Samuelsson and Johan Franzen recorded goals for the Red Wings, who have won three straight and six of eight. Osgood made 33 saves in the win.

Owen Nolan and Antti Miettinen scored two goals just 16 seconds apart early in the third period for the Wild, who have lost three of four and found out that star forward Marian Gaborik will miss the next 10 weeks, with hip surgery planned for Monday.

Harding made 35 saves in a hard-luck loss.

Detroit got the only goal of the first period. Zetterberg stole the puck in his own zone and raced down the left side. He wrapped around the back of the net and dished it to Samuelsson, who was able to one-time the puck past Harding at 16:17.

After a scoreless second, Minnesota forged ahead with two goals in the first minute of the third. Nolan tied the game on the backhand just 35 seconds into the frame, and Miettinen's wrist shot beat Osgood at 51 seconds to make it a 2-1 Wild advantage.

A slashing penalty on Harding with just over six minutes left turned into the tying goal for Detroit. Franzen tallied the equalizer with 4:37 left in regulation on assists from Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski.

Harding made six saves in the extra session, while Osgood stopped two Wild attempts, sending the game to a shootout.

Game Notes

Detroit has won nine of the last 11 meetings with the Wild...Gaborik posted three goals and two assists in only six games this season after recording 42 goals and 83 points in 2007-08...Lidstrom's assist was his 20th, while Rafalski's was his 26th.

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