Special teams continue to be a bright spot for the Detroit Red Wings whether they win or lose. It was no different tonight. The Detroit Red Wings started extremely slow especially with the game being played on home ice. The Vancouver Canucks played yesterday, and that usually translates to a good start and heavy legs as the game moves along.
The Canucks jumped out to a 2-0 lead well into the second period. The phenom Elias Pettersson was just as advertised for the Canucks. He buried the first goal of the game with a perfectly placed rocket of a slap shot streaking in on the left wing.