20 straight wins at home. The record has been tied. I would argue that these 20 straight were harder to come by due to the parity in the NHL these days. Then again, all those shootout wins... But wins are wins and we have seen 20 straight at home.Jump for the recap:
Joey MacDonald made the saves he needed to make when he needed to make them. That's what backup goalies do. Of the three he let in, I was bummed about the first two since he pretty much deserved assists on them, but he was money in the third period.The power play has produced lately, especially tonight. How much of that was Detroit and how much was it Philly's poor PK? Well, the goals were good. Screened shot from the point and Pav with a sweeping one-time wrister. That's Detroit man advantage hockey.When Detroit when down 2-1, I thought that it was time for the big guns to show up and carry the team. Sure enough, Datsyuk, Zetterberg and Franzen light the lamp to secure the win.That mask that MacDonald wa...
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