Live Blog - Round 2, Game 3 - Detroit 1, San Jose 2

Welcome to Game 3.

Good news: Tomas Holmstrom has been cleared to play Game 4 and was private jetted to California with the Illiches this afternoon for Thursday's game. WOOT!

Lebda - unsure yet.

Live Blog Coming U! GO WINGS!!

First Period:
"oh say can you see...."
(No "Oh Canada" in California... that's sad)

20:00 - Opening Face Off controlled by - Detroit (Woot)

There was a stop but the time is not up...

FO - Detroit

18:47 - Save Nabokov
FO - San Jose

PAUSE - the bathroom is 9 days away

Okay, at 16:55, San Jose got themselves a penalty for Delay of game. Then at 15:28, someone shot the puck and broke the glass.

15:28 - Glass Broken
FO - San Jose

13:42 - Icing on Detroit
COMMERCIAL

FO - Not sure

11:20 - Not sure
FO - not sure

11:17 - Into netting
FO - Not shown

10:20 - Save - Hasek
FO - Detroit

10:02 - Bill Gueren Hooking Detroit Power Play (#2)
FO - Detroit

Schneider hits the post

9:50 - Nabokov holds it
FO - Detroit

8:56 - Nabokov holds for a FO
FO - Detroit

8:47 - SCOOOORE! DETROIT! LIDSTROM!!! POWER PLAY!!
Nabokov getting work done on his pads...
FO - San Jose

3:18 - Save Nabokov
COMMERCIAL
FO - Detroit

1:46 - Detroit gets a penalty. Lilja for nothing apparently... bullshit.
FO - Detroit

1:31 - Stop - NO goal says the Ref. Reviewable i'm sure.
Hasek in a snow angel
Reveiewed. Is it a goal? No
FO - San Jose

.54 - Penalty on San Jose - High Stick 4 on 4
FO - Detroit

13.9 - Shot into net behind Hasek
FO - Detroit

End of the First
Shots in First Period - Detroit 16, San Jose 7

SECOND PERIOD

14 second 4 on 4 before Detroit gets a PP (for like 50+ secs)
20:00 Face Off controlled by Detroit

19:09 -Stop... um... Puck hit Bertuzzi in the butt?
FO - SanJose

18:06 - Offsides - Detroit
FO - San Jose

17:29 - Hasek keeps it for the whistle
Geuren slashes Samuelsson
FO - San Jose

16:45 - Out of play
FO - San Jose

15:44 - Great save by Nabokov
FO - San Jose

14:28 - Penalty to Detroit - Lang for - I don't know - I agree with Mickey
FO - Detroit

12:43 - Nabokov forced to hold it..
CLeary gone to the Dressing room with Paul Boyer - Equiptment problem
Glass break as well. So we are resting.
COMMERCIAL
FO - San Jose

11:56 - Offsides - Detroit
COMMERCIAL
FO - Detroit

9:44 Save Nabokov
COMMERCIAL
FO - Detroit

(Note - Suddenly lots of Detroit turn overs. just over 8 left in the second)

7:17 - Score - San Jose. Game tied at 1
FO - San Jose

(note - i knew i'd happen... hence the previous note)

5:06 - Deflected into netting behind Nabokov
FO - Detroit

2:16 - Elbowing by Detroit - Bertuzzi
San Jose is pressuring - i think they'll score on this. I hope i'm wrong
FO - San Jose

1:35 - Stoppage. No goal yet. Detroit cleared it once
FO - San Jose
Detroit gets it out though...
CLeared again

Nice and Killed by Detroit

SHots - 23-14 for Detroit
END OF SECOND

Detroit needs to get some spunk back. I know its late, but get in gear! <3>

THIRD PERIOD

20:00 - Face Off controlled by I forget... San Jose i think

For the next 2 1/2 minutes, i have no idea what happend because my computer was shut down before i saved it.

At 17:25 - i got lazy and used a pen and paper as i laid on my bed.

16:55 - detroit needs to relax and slow down.

16:25 - Hasek makes a save and holds it
FO - San Jose

(Note - none of San Jose's passes are bad and detroit is giving it up all over the place)

15:16 - The ref gets in the way and costs the wings an icing.
FO - Detroit

Detroit is on their heels all thru this period

13:52 Nabokov saves and holds it
COMMERCIAL

(Note - i apparently need to clean because last game i cleaned and we won)
FO - Sharks

(Note - SHARKS is one syllable. so its "Let's go Shar - Arks" and it sounds stupid)
(Note - I'm going to osmose to the wings to play better. *concentrating*)

11:19 Hasek makes a great save on another bad line change. Shots are 7-1 for Jose
FO - Detriot

11:01 - Icing on Jose
FO - Jose

10:51 - Held by Hasek
(Markov on bench in pain)
FO - Jose again

Markov back on ice

8:55 - Offsides on Jose
COMMERCIAL
FO - Detroit

Jose likes the trap.

Jose is easier than CalDal San Jose (Yes, i've typed "Dallas" a couple of times and started on Calgary a couple as well)

8:23 - Holding penalty on Draper.
Red Wings are kinda sucky right now. I think the sharks are going to score
FO - Jose

(Cleared 3 times on the pp)

7:14 Cleared into the bench by Detroit
FO (deep in wings end) San Jose

6:41 - Cheechoo scores the PP goal (told you so) 2-1 San Jose
FO - Detroit

Sharks have lotsa momentum. :(

Crowd is loud

6:12 - Offsides on Detroit
FO - Detroit

6:06 - Held by Nabokov
FO - Detroit

Detroit needs an effin POWER PLAY!

5:57 - HAHAHAHA! Detroit goes on the PP!
COMMERCIAL
FO - Detroit

3:07 Stoppage.
FO - San Jose

2:48 - Save by Nabokov

Bertuzzi to the box for tripping

I don't know who wins the FO because i'm cleaning
The game is over.. San Jose will win 2-1 and take a lead 2-1 in the series

2:35 Stoppage
FO - To busy cleaning

Was there a stop? I didn't look. Thornton breaks up a play by the wings to possibly score a tying goal.

.6... nope, .5 left in the game... Jose iced it again

They put a second back on.. 6.7 left.
Detroit wins the face off and fails to score

Game over.

Zetterberg

Rumor has it that Henrik Zetterberg is having back problems. We all know he missed the last 20 games of the season with an inflamed disk in his back, and he's not practicing with the team. However, he did play last game and had a goal. And so far is slated to play this evening. So i have no idea whats up.

Holmstrom stayed home in Detroit while the team went on to California. He's got blood in his eye and hasn't been cleared to play yet. He'll skate Tuesday, and be re-evalulated to see if he can take off to California to join the team for game 4, or stay home and try to play game 5.

Lebda is also out, having said that if it was the regular season, he'd be out 4-6 weeks at least. He still wants to play and wants to join the team for game 5. We'll see how its going then, huh?

Bertuzzi'll be on the front line with Hank & Dats this evening. Game On - 10 PM. Let's Go Red Wings!

I apologize.

Please forgive me. I was mean earlier and did not live blog. I started, however - after San Jose scored their second goal, i couldn't take it. I wandered out into the beautiful day and bitched for a while then came back to watch. I missed the first goal by Zetterberg- was cleaning. The second goal - the Shorty by Cleary, i caught out of the corner of my eye as i cleaned more and i watched Datsyuk's goal with 1:24 left. At which point i wish i would have kept up my live blog up for this game. But i did not. So therefore, i apologize to my readers. Please forgive me. I promise to try and not do it again...

Live Blog - Round 2, Game 2 - Detroit 3, San Jose 2

BERNIE THE RALLY BIRD! COME ON BERNIE!!

(Note: I don't feel well)

First Period

WOOT OCTOPUS!!!!! (a big one too!)

20:00 - Face Off controlled by - Calgary (Draper lost)

19:24 - Score - San Jose 1-0 San Jose

THIS IS GOING TO BE A SHORT LIVE BLOG.

FO - I don't care

19:00 - Offisides - Detroit

FO - Detroit

18:09 - up and out behind Nabokov

FO - Detroit

17:45 - Hasek (actually) makes a save

FO - Detroit

17:06 - Offsides on Detroit

FO - Detroit

Figure out that 4 on 2 odd man rush for San Jose. Detroit is BLOWING right now.

The 4th line is out against the Thornton line. Ew!

15:43 - Score - San Jose 2-0 I'm leaving Goodbye.

Third Period

18:36 SCORE - DATSYUK 3-2 Detroit

Detroit Wins

BULLSHIT GAME!

Oh, no! Lebda, Holmstrom out for Game 2 and...

Brett Lebda (ankle) and Tomas Holmstrom (eye) will not be playing in Game 2 vs the Sharks.

(Yes, it is the Sharks. The San Jose Sharks - see previous post where i called them Calgary like 9 times)

So, thats really shitty, because Lebda is a great defenseman and Homer in front of the net... incredible. He's the best in that position.

But you've not heard the bad news yet...

In game 1, Zetterberg didn't play great.. or very well for that matter. No one expects "greatness" EVERY game, but we do expect "well" And we got neither. They (announcers, officials, team - everyone) said that he was out with the flu or something and didn't skate much this week. However, it IS the playoffs. the PLAYOFFS! Who tells the truth in the playoffs? Is his back out of whack again? Is that why he didn't play well in game one?

He did have 6 shots on net, but he only won 3 face offs (out of 9). He only took 9? Game 5 last series, he took 19 - and won 14 of em. So, is he hurt - i guess we'll find out in about 12 hours and 30 minutes. Good Luck, Gentleman. I'm worried :(

Live Blog - Round 2, Game 1 - Detroit 0, San Jose 2

Let's Go Red Wings! Here we go, boys.

I must admit, i'm a little scared. But we've lost to them 3 times this season, and its OUR TURN BITCHES!!!

FIRST PERIOD:

20:00 Face off controlled by: San Jose (okay, let's see how many times i say "Calgary"or "Kipper"

16:56 Hasek makes a beautiful save.
FO - Detroit

15:47 - Offsides by Detroit
FO - Detroit

13:57 - Offsides by Detroit again
COMMERCIAL
(Note : Datsyuk was just in front - alone and had about a second to shoot the puck. But wanted a shot before he took it and it wa taken from him before he had the chance... grrr.)
FO - Detroit

11:43 - Penalty to Lidstrom for hooking
FO - Detroit
(Note: Wings cleared the puck three times and kept it cleared once)

10:15 Score - Sharks 1-0 Power Play goal
FO - San Jose

9:51 Score - Sharks 2-0 even strength. SHIT.

Detroit Time Out

FO - Calgary

7:47 Stop by the Sharks goalie... i can't spell his name yet.
COMMERCIAL
(Okay, its Nabo Kov - Nabokov - i'll remember now)
FO - Cal...Sharks

6:34 - Hasek Makes a Save
FO - CSharks (dammit with the "C")

5:17 - Stop in play for some reason or another...
COMMERCIAL
FO - Detroit

4;20 - Offsides by San Jose
FO - Sharks

3:35 - Save Nabokov
FO - I forget - the first one was whistled dead and i didn't watch the second.. Det won the dead one though

3:10 - Icing on San Jose
FO - Detroit

1:15 - Offsides Sharks
FO - Detroit

FO Detroit - i don't know what time - i was doing something else. I want the first to be over and maybe they can practice rebounds during hte break.

Horn. Shots are 11 - 10 Detroit... *Sigh*

SECOND PERIOD:

20:00 - FO Controlled by: San Jose Dammit. NOT Effin Calgary!

19:23 - Offsides Detroit
FO - Making a phone call, i didn't see.

18:04 Held by Nabokov
FO - Dammit, i should pay attention.

15:22 Held again by Nabokov
FO - Nashville... Really? San Jose

15:11 - Offsides - Sharks
FO - Detroit

13:15 - Something stopped the play. I dont' pay attention much when i'm on the phone and we are losing...
COMMERCIAL

FO - Detroit

13:07 Deflected out of play
Penalty to San Jose for Delay of Game PP Detoit
FO - Detroit
PP Sucked but lang knocked down a guy woot

10:25 - Thornton is pissy for getting a penalty - Woot. PP Detoit
FO - Sharks

10:00 Save Nabokov
FO - I paid no attention, i suck
THIS PP SUCKED TOO!!!

7:25 - Save Nabokov BLAH!
COMMERCIAL

FO - Detroit

7:22 - Save Nabokov
FO - Sharks

Offsides at some point - 6:29
FO - Shit... Calgary - NO NO NO SHARKS!!!!!!

6:01 PP for Detroit.
FO - Detroit

5:41 - Icing on Detoit
FO - Detroit

5:19 - Save Sharks (so, i'm sick of writing Nabokov)
FO - Detroit

4:32 Outof play
FO - Detroit

1:16 - Out of play
Commercial..
FO - Oh, they started... then blew the whistle

1:06 - Stop
FO - Detroit

OOh, missed a stop as maltby got humped along the boards. and didn't pay attention
Horn - and shots are 21 - 13 Detroit

Third Period Better be good

20:00 FO - San Jose

19:20 Stop in play, i don't know why
FO - Detroit

18:05 - Icing on San Jose
FO - San Jose

17:13 - Into Sharks bench
FO - Detroit

14:05 - Icing on Detroit
Gotten some good chances, but we aren't doing anything with them. FucK!
FO - San Jose

10:30 - Whistle...
Nabokov has been the difference... oh, and the fact that we aren't getting any rebounds. Losers
COMMERCIAL
FO - Detroit

6:53 - Nabokov again. Bastard!
Commercial
FO - Detroit

6:19 - Nabokov - no rebound
FO - Detroit

4:24 - Whistled down
COMMERCIAL
FO - Calgary

2:35 - Whistle - Nabokov has it.
FO - Calgary

1:33 Icing on Detroit
Still no goals for Detroit
Fans heading for the EXITS
Hasek makes his way back into his net
FO - Detroit

Game Over - 10 Left. See you Saturday.

Round 2 Begins

The Sabres pounded the Rangers this evening 5-2 and lead the series after their first game of the Confrence Semi's.

In the West, Anaheim is about to beat Vancouver 4-1 - at least - in their first game.

Tomorrow we have San Jose V Detroit and Ottawa V New Jersey.

San Jose beat Detroit 9-4 in January. That's Ugly.

*EDIT* It's been maybe 45 seconds since i posted this and Anaheim just scored again with under a minute left in the game. 5 on 3 i think and McDonald has a hat trick. So Anaheim will win 5-1 instead.