Green
gets hat trick in Red Wings' win
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[October 18, 2016]
DETROIT -- Defenseman Mike Green
scored three goals for his first career hat trick to lead the
Detroit Red Wings to a 5-1 win against the Ottawa Senators on Monday
night at Joe Louis Arena.
Center Darren Helm scored twice for Detroit, which won its first
game of the season after losing its first two. Left winger Thomas
Vanek had three assists and goalie Petr Mrazek made 31 saves.
Left winger Ryan Dzingel scored for Ottawa, which lost for the first
time after two wins. Goaltender Andrew Hammond stopped 20 shots.
It was the home opener for the Red Wings, who are playing their last
season at Joe Louis Arena. They will move into Little Caesars Arena,
which is under construction, to begin the 2017-18 season.
Green, 31 and in his 11th NHL season, completed his hat trick by
beating Hammond from the high slot with a wrist shot with 6:36 left.
Helm added a power-play goal for his second of the game and third of
the season, with 2:56 remaining.
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Dzingel put Ottawa on the board with a shorthanded goal 8:51 into
the second period to reduce the margin to 3-1. His attempted pass
across the crease deflected off the stick of Detroit forward Riley
Sheahan and past Mrazek. It was Dzingel's second goal and second in
two games.
Detroit led 3-0 at the end of the first period after scoring three
goals in 5:34.
Green got his first goal of the game and the season with 8:17 left
in the opening period when his wrist shot from the high slot
trickled in off the glove of Hammond. Helm scored on a breakaway
with 5:45 left in the first. It was his second goal of the season.
Green's second goal came on a power play with 2:43 remaining in the
first period. He ripped a one-time slap shot from the high slot past
Hammond.
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Red Wings defenseman
Mike Green (25) and Ottawa Senators center Derick Brassard (19)
battle for the puck in the second period at Joe Louis Arena.
Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
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There was a tribute to Gordie Howe during a stoppage of play in the
middle of the first period. The Red Wings and hockey legend and Hall
of Famer, known as Mr. Hockey, died on June 10 at the age of 88.
NOTE: Ottawa LW Matt Puempel made his season debut. He replaced F
Phil Varone in the lineup. ... The only line that has remained
intact for Detroit in its three games has been the third line of C
Darren Helm between LW Tomas Vanek and RW Gustav Nyquist. "Helmer's
line has been really good, but we're still looking for some new
combinations," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. The Red Wings
have also used several different defensive combinations. ... It was
the first of back-to-back games for the Senators. They host the
Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday. ... It was Detroit's home opener and
this is the Red Wings' final season at Joe Louis Arena. They have
played there since 1979, and will move into Little Caesars Arena,
which is under construction, to begin the 2017-18 season.
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