from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,
Forward Michael Rasmussen scored his first goal of the season Monday, a hopeful sign the big center is ready to roll offensively.
Rasmussen's line has been effective of late, with Vladislav Namestnikov doing the most damage. The line has forced the opposition to play much more defense than it would expect.
"A big way to shut them down is to make them play defense, and be good in the offensive zone," Rasmussen said. "We've done a good job of that and we have to keep going.