Zetterberg hat trick leads Red Wings past Ducks
Henrik Zetterberg had three goals and two assists in the Detroit Red Wings' 7-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.
It was the first meeting between the teams since Detroit beat Anaheim in a seven-game, second-round playoff series in the spring.
Dan Cleary added a goal and two assists, and Brian Rafalski had a goal and an assist for Detroit. Pavel Datsyuk and Darren Helm also scored, and Jimmy Howard made 19 saves.
Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and three assists, Corey Perry had a goal and an assist, and Bobby Ryan and Joffrey Lupul also scored for Anaheim. Jonas Hiller made 30 saves.
Eight goals were scored in a seesaw third period in which the Ducks tied the game three times and the Red Wings regained the lead three times.
Zetterberg put Detroit ahead for good with 4:31 left, netting his second of the game. He beat Hiller with a one-timed slap shot from the right faceoff dot. Helm added a goal with 2:15 left, and Zetterberg capped his hat trick with an empty-netter.
The Ducks capitalized on a turnover by defenseman Jonathan Ericsson to make it 2-1 at 8:12 into in the second period. Ericsson's pass from behind the net was intercepted by Ryan Getzlaf at the goal line. He then set up Perry in the slot for his 13th goal.
Two power-play goals gave Detroit a 2-0 lead after the first period.
Cleary opened the scoring with 6:28 left in the frame. He deflected in a shot out of the air with the shaft of his stick after Niklas Kronwall's drive from the point went off Anaheim defenseman James Wisniewski. It was Cleary's fourth goal.
Rafalski scored with 44 seconds left in the period on a one-timed slap shot from the high slot, off Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer's stick, for his second goal.
NOTES: Detroit G Chris Osgood and LW Kirk Maltby both missed their second game because of the flu. ... Anaheim C Saku Koivu missed his third game with a groin strain. C Ryan Carter sat out a second game with a bruised foot. ... Red Wings D Nicklas Lidstrom received a gift from the NHL in a pregame ceremony for reaching 1,000 points. ... Wisniewski is from the Detroit suburb of Canton and played junior hockey with the Plymouth Whalers, who are based in suburban Detroit. ... Perry (9-7-16) and Getzlaf (2-17-19) each extended their point streaks to 11 games. Getzlaf stretched his franchise-record assist streak to 10 games (17 assists).
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