Detroit — They are both Stanley Cup winners with the Red Wings, and team captains who have been top scorers of the franchise while demonstrating, in their individual ways, the sort of toughness required to prevail as winners in the NHL.
When Henrik Zetterberg started creeping up on Ted Lindsay on the franchise list of career goals, tying and passing the older warrior this season, the performances of two great Wings stood side-by-side, among all the rest, in the 92-year history of the club.
“I’m so happy about it,” Lindsay said, of Zetterberg’s feat. “He’s a great person and a great hockey player.