Brad Watson’s whistle is now the lead character in this best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal.With 69 seconds left in this game and Anaheim leading, 2-1, Watson lost sight of the puck as it went under Jonas Hiller so he blew his whistle – just as the puck came out from underneath the Duck goalie and Marian Hossa tapped into the net.No goal and no tie game, though, since the play is dead once the ref’s whistle is heard.
“We should still be playing obviously right now,” head coach Mike Babcock said in the Wings locker room.“We’ve just got to make sure we stay determined and stay focused.”
That’s because Anaheim now leads this series, two games to one, with Game 4 coming Thursday night in southern California.Teemu Selanne and Scott Niedermayer scored Tuesday night.The veteran winger got behind Chris Chelios to take a long pass from Ryan Carter and beat Chris Osgood with a backhand deke at 12:49 of the opening period.The veteran defenseman scored on the power play midway through the second.It was the 24th postseason goal of his career.
Henrik Zetterberg scored with the man-advantage for Detroit late in the second, but Hiller stopped the other 45 shots he faced, including 18 in the final period.He has now faced 108 shots over the last two contests, with just four beating him, allowing the Ducks to win both.
Odds & Ends: Anaheim defenseman James Wisniewski spent the night in the hospital after taking a slapshot to the ribs.He suffered a lung contusion and needed to be carted off the ice…Brian Rafalski, Kris Draper and Andreas Lilja missed another game for Detroit…Ryan Getzlaf assisted on Niedermayer’s tally, extending his points streak to seven games (two goals, 12 assists total)…This game got nasty late as the Red Wings realized there would be no comeback.Pavel Datsyuk and Chris Pronger received roughing minors at the 20:00 mark, while Getzlaf and Zetterberg traded punches.
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