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First Period
The game had a very "safe" tone to it. Neither team really pushed play or took too many chances, the Red Wings perhaps electing to ensure that they didn't do anything early that could put them in a hole. The Wings went on the power play a little under 4 minutes in after Tampa was called for too many men. Not long after that, Jason Garrison cross checked the Wing forward in front of the net, giving the Wings a 2-man advantage for over a minute.