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Monday, November 8
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Ice picks: Today's best NHL bets
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Phoenix Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings (-185, 5.5)
Heading into the third period in Vancouver Saturday night, the Wings were poised to pick up their third win in four nights. But Detroit allowed three goals in the final frame and ended its West Coast swing with a 4-6 loss.
“Our PK didn’t respond,” Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom told the Detroit Free Press after the game. “[The Canucks] scored two goals there late in the game that won the game for them. I don’t know if we were tired or what it was, but we weren’t aggressive at the right times and they had some good puck movement, too.”
Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard, who faced 23 shots in the third period, agreed with Lidstrom’s hint at a lack of energy for the Wings.
“It just seemed like they had more legs in the third period,” Howard said. “It’s not an excuse, it never should be used as an excuse, but it seemed like the puck didn’t really leave our zone for much of the third period after the first couple minutes. It was just one of those nights.”
Look for Detroit to get back on track Monday against the Coyotes.
Pick: Red Wings
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Monday, November 8
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Ice picks: Today's best NHL bets
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Phoenix Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings (-185, 5.5)
Heading into the third period in Vancouver Saturday night, the Wings were poised to pick up their third win in four nights. But Detroit allowed three goals in the final frame and ended its West Coast swing with a 4-6 loss.
“Our PK didn’t respond,” Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom told the Detroit Free Press after the game. “[The Canucks] scored two goals there late in the game that won the game for them. I don’t know if we were tired or what it was, but we weren’t aggressive at the right times and they had some good puck movement, too.”
Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard, who faced 23 shots in the third period, agreed with Lidstrom’s hint at a lack of energy for the Wings.
“It just seemed like they had more legs in the third period,” Howard said. “It’s not an excuse, it never should be used as an excuse, but it seemed like the puck didn’t really leave our zone for much of the third period after the first couple minutes. It was just one of those nights.”
Look for Detroit to get back on track Monday against the Coyotes.
Pick: Red Wings
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