Ducks Fall 5-4 Against Detroit - Game Recap

Ducks Fall 5-4 Against Detroit - Game Recap

Detroit earned a 5-4 victory over Anaheim behind a 2-goal performance from Henrik Zetterberg on Saturday at Joe Louis Arena.

The Red Wings were a -210 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Detroit got goals from Henrik Zetterberg (2), Tomas Holmstrom, Pavel Datsyuk, and Johan Franzen in the victory. Zetterberg opened the scoring at 7:42 of the first period.

Jimmy Howard stopped 21 of 25 Anaheim shots in the victory.

Teemu Selanne, Bobby Ryan, Danny Syvret, and Ryan Carter scored for the Ducks, finding the net behind Jimmy Howard.

Curtis McElhinney stopped 36 of 41 shots for the Ducks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Detroit went 1-for-3, while the Ducks were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.

Anaheim lost the shots on goal battle to Detroit by a margin of 41-25.

Next game, Detroit takes its act home to face Phoenix looking for another win. For Anaheim, they head on the road to face Dallas.