Canucks 3 Red Wings 2 (ot)

Forgive me if you've already heard this, but WOOOOOO! Not their best game for sure, but the effort was there. Detroit was certainly trying to test Curtis Sanford as much as they could, but just like that game in Minnesota, this Canucks team doesn't know how to quit. Taylor Pyatt had a huge game tonight, lots of hustle, great defensively and created a number of chances. That goal was so huge not just because it tied the game, but it sent a message to the Red Wings: this ain't over. And even when Datsyuk scored late in the third (and I am sorry, but I have to say the senior officials in the NHL lately have been mind-numbingly atrocious) I could feel the Canucks would score. And what a way for Daniel to get his 400th point. Great deflection, and then the best part is they don't quit, but actually press for the winner in regulation. In the OT it was all Canucks, and then Frandsen finally gets called for the interference Detroit had been getting away with all night long, and the PP goes to work. Pavol Demitra was the key there, continuing to call for the puck, and doing a hell of a job quarterbacking the power play. You knew Salo was gonna get another chance after hitting the post, and he nailed that one so hard I thought it would go right through the mesh. Salo made an impression on nhl.com, as they named him 2nd star of the night. Of course he got beat out by Cal Clutterbuck (oh deja VU!!!), but at least Clutterbuck got on the scoresheet this time. So now it's a couple days rest and a date with the Calgary Flames, who we haven't seen since those back to back asskickings we gave them at the start of the season. Fireworks aplenty are coming, kids. More post-game coverage tomorrow.