The Wings came out the right way to start the game with plenty of pressure against Gibson and the Ducks. Nedeljkovic made a big save about 4 minutes in though as the Ducks’ Lundestrom made a nifty pass behind Detroit’s net to tee up a good shot.
Lots of good back and forth play in the first half, but none of the type that’s easily bloggable. One thing that stood out to me was Detroit’s back checking and stick lifting. Another thing was Anaheim’s ability to cycle the puck behind the net. A lot of physicality, too, especially a really nice hit laid by Lindstrom.