When the third period started, the Wings were down. Again. This time it was TWO goals. The Flames looked like they were going to get a win and even up their record. They were even playing semi-respectable hockey. Well, at least Iginla was...Turns out that the Wings had the flames right where they wanted them. Pavel Datsyuk opens the scoring in the third, but Alex Tanguay got the two-goal lead back shortly thereafter.
Didn't somebody once say that the two-goal lead was the worst lead to have in hockey? Well Henrik Zetterberg must have been listening, because he decided that he had had quite enough of the Calgary Flames, thank you very much. Two goals later, including one with a little over 4 ticks left on the clock, it was all tied up and OT was in the near future. Coach Mike sez: "I thought Pav made an unbelievable play," Babcock said. "I think he got the puck with about 11 seconds left and he got inside the one guy and made a good backhand pass and obviously Z buried it." Oh sure, obviously...
Calgary's future lasted a little over a minute and a half, and then Captain Lidstrom buried his third of the season, putting the biscuit in the basket and sealing the deal for the Red Wings. And by "buried", I mean he decided to play with the goalie a bit and go forehand to backhand to put it in the net, passing up a wide open one-timer. But you gotta give the guy some credit. I mean, what goalie expects a defenseman to pull a move like that? Well, they don't call him the Perfect human for nothing.
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