Music: {allcanada} Datsyuk, Filppula lift Red Wings over Flames, 5-3

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

{allcanada} Datsyuk, Filppula lift Red Wings over Flames, 5-3

DETROIT (AP)—Pavel Datsyuk (notes) and Valtteri Filppula (notes) scored 1:14 apart late in the third period to break a tie and give the Detroit Red Wings a 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.

Tomas Holmstrom (notes) had two power-play goals, Datsyuk added two assists and Ian White (notes) had a goal and two assists for Detroit. Nicklas Lidstrom (notes) and Jiri Hudler (notes) had two assists apiece and Jimmy Howard (notes) made 19 saves.

Jarome Iginla (notes), Brendan Morrison (notes),Olie Jokinen scored for Calgary. Miikka Kiprusoff (notes) stopped 25 shots.

Datsyuk's attempted pass went in off the skate of Flames' defenseman Jay Bouwmeetser with 7:21 left for a 5-on-3 power-play goal and Datsyuk's fifth of the season. Filppula scored on a backhand shot from the left circle with 6:07 left for his fourth goal.

Holmstrom and Jokinen traded power-play goals early in the third period.

White tied the game 2-all, 7:38 into the second period when his harmless-looking shot from the top of the right circle got through Kiprusoff. It was White's fourth goal of the season as he returned after missing four games with a broken cheekbone.

Calgary scored on its first two shots of the second period, 2:12 apart to take a 2-1 lead.

Iginla tied it 1-1, 44 seconds into the middle period when he beat Howard from the bottom of the right circle off a 3-on-2 rush. It was Iginla's sixth goal. Morrison's first goal of the season came at 2:56 on a slap shot from the top of the left circle.

Holmstrom's power-play goal opened the scoring 6:14 into the game. He tipped in Lidstrom's shot from out of midair.

Notes: Lidstrom played his 1,514th game, which ties him with former Red Wing and current Tampa Bay general manager Steve Yzerman for 13th all-time and third in team history. . Detroit director of pro scouting Mark Howe and Red Wings' television analyst Mickey Redmond were honored before the game. Howe, the son of Gordie Howe, was recently inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a player and Redmond received the 2011 Foster Hewitt Award, the Hall of Fame's recognition of broadcasters. … Iginla's goal was the 490th of his career, which ties him with former Red Wing Norm Ullman for 44th all-time. . Detroit forward Drew Miller (notes) got a puck in the mouth when Mark Giordiano's shot attempt deflected up off Miller's stick and into his face. Miller skated off under his own power as his mouth was bleeding. . Datsyuk has three goals and four assists in his last three games.