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Live Wings blog: Filppula saves a goal

It's still 2-2 with 13:25 left in the second period.

The Wings nearly took the lead — but the stick of Tampa Bay's Valtteri Filppula prevents the go-ahead goal.

Here's how it transpired: The Wings' Gustav Nyquist left a drop pass in the slot for Dylan Larkin, as Henrik Zetterberg crashed the net. Larkin's pass looked certain to find the stick of Zetterberg at the left post. Fans rose out of their seats at Joe Louis Arena, anticipating a goal.

But Filppula lunged forward and deflected the puck, and it hopped past Zetterberg.

The Wings have scored two goals in each game of this series.