ROUNDUP : RED WINGS GET RECORD 61ST WIN.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. The fans went a little crazy. They hooted and stomped and made the building shake. Yet the Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. viewed it as little more than a footnote in the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there history book. The Red Wings red wings see combretum platypetalum. became the first team to win 61 games in a season with a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional men's ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). on Friday night in Detroit. Paul Coffey scored two goals as the Red Wings rallied from a 3-1 second-period deficit to surpass the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens for most victories. ``It was a very emotional night, with the reaction of the crowd,'' said Detroit captain Steve Yzerman, who assisted on three goals. ``It was a special night. Still, we can't sit back and enjoy it, though. Next week, we all start over at zero, again.'' The Red Wings also matched the NHL record of 36 home wins in a season, set by the 1975-76 Philadelphia Flyers. The Red Wings, who went 5-0-1 against Chicago, have one game remaining, Sunday at Dallas. Detroit opens the Western Conference playoffs Wednesday night at Joe Louis Arena Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference . The Red Wings (61-13-7) can't surpass the Canadiens' point total for 1976-77. Montreal finished 60-8-12 that season for 132 points. The dominant Montreal teams of the 1970s won four consecutive Stanley Cup championships. The Red Wings haven't won the Cup in 41 years, the longest drought in the NHL. ``We've got a great team here,'' said Coffey, who won three Cups with Edmonton and one with Pittsburgh. ``But we don't rank with the others until we win a Stanley Cup.'' Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Rangers 2: Alexander Selivanov's second goal of the game with 4:38 left at Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference moved the Lightning closer to its first playoff berth. Tampa Bay's victory put defending Stanley Cup champion New Jersey on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of elimination. All the Lightning need is a tie in their last game or a tie or loss by the Devils in their finale to clinch their first playoff berth in the franchise's fourth year. Calgary 6, San Jose 0: Calgary clinched a playoff spot as Michael Nylander and Theoren Fleury scored twice in San Jose and Rick Tabaracci stopped 25 shots for his third shutout of the season. Florida 1, N.Y. Islanders 1: Stu Barnes' 19th goal with 4:54 left in regulation allowed the visiting Panthers to take over sole possession of fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Florida has 90 points, one ahead of Boston, Montreal and Washington. CAPTION(S): Box Box: Seasons to Remember |
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