Datsyuk game 3

For all his offensive ability, he has won the Selke himself — three times. He also had two hits, three takeaways and three blocked shots Saturday. He won 16 of the 20 faceoffs he took.

He has so much joy in his game. You can tell. Louis Blues forward David Backes notes said in December, when Crosby was reaching new heights and dominating the league. This is why the Red Wings are so dangerous. When Datsyuk missed 19 games because of a broken hand during the regular season, Henrik Zetterberg notes carried the team. Zetterberg missed Game 1 with a knee injury. The Wings fell behind early , took a bunch of penalties and looked sluggish. Datsyuk put the Wings on the board in the second period, picking up the puck behind the net, wrapping around and stuffing it in on his backhand.

That ignited a victory. CBC cameras caught Zetterberg skidding to stop and grimacing in pain while skating at a. He sat out Game 2, too. Then the Wings lost perennial playoff hero Johan Franzen notes early in the first period, when he took a hit from Shane Doan notes and crashed into the boards face-first.

Before Franzen returned midway through the second — his face held together with stitches and bandages, his nose plugged with gauze, the fans chanting his name — Datsyuk had helped the Wings take a lead. Datsyuk scored the first goal, toe-dragging the puck away from defenseman Adrian Aucoin notes into the slot and firing a shot through a screen. He assisted on the second goal.

He assisted on the third with that between-the-legs move on Yandle. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.

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In Game 6 of the series, Datsyuk recorded two assists in a 3—2 win to clinch the team's 11th Stanley Cup title and its fourth in 11 years. Selke Trophy as the League' best defensive forward.

With just 20 penalty minutes, he also won the Lady Byng Trophy. In voting for the Lady Byng, Datsyuk received points 75 first place votes. Datsyuk and Ron Francis are the only players to have been awarded both the Selke and Lady Byng trophies during their careers. Datsyuk finished the —09 season with 97 points 32 goals and 65 assists , matching his career high. He also won the Frank J. Datsyuk finished with his lowest end-of-season point total since the lockout in the —10 season , scoring 70 points in 82 games.

However, a strong finish escalated the team from ninth place in the Western Conference in February to fifth place, and another point season. Datsyuk scored the first two goals in Game 7 of the first round against the Phoenix Coyotes , including a breakaway deke on Ilya Bryzgalov , that sent the Wings to the second round for the fourth consecutive playoff season.

Datsyuk achieved a Gordie Howe hat trick on the opening night of the —11 season against the Anaheim Ducks with a goal, an assist and a fight, which came against Corey Perry. Datsyuk was yet again impressive in the playoffs , leading his team with 15 points in 11 games.

During the entirety of the pre-season, Datsyuk wore jersey number 24 as a tribute to former teammate Ruslan Salei , who perished on 7 September , in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster , along with 43 others.

The team dropped from first place in February to fifth at the end of the season, where they drew the Nashville Predators in the first round, losing the series four games to one. Datsyuk finished the season with 67 points in 70 games for the regular season, and was also named to the NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa. When play resumed in January , Datsyuk returned to the Red Wings and managed to score 49 points in 47 games.

Detroit would make it to the second round of the playoffs before being defeated by the eventual champions, the Chicago Blackhawks , in seven games via an overtime goal by Brent Seabrook. The Red Wings lost the series despite being ahead at one point three games to one. Later in the off-season, Datsyuk signed a three-year extension to stay with Detroit. On 14 February , Datsyuk became the sixth Red Wing player to reach the point milestone, and the fifth Russian player to do so.

He shared the league lead with five goals and tied for second overall with seven points in four games to help lead the Red Wings to seven out of a possible eight standings points. He left the Red Wings having won two Stanley Cups In and , four consecutive Lady Byng trophies , , , and , games played, and points. Datsyuk, upon leaving, was also the last remaining member of the Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Championship team. At the age of 18, Datsyuk met his future wife Svetlana in Sverdlovsk.