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[YzerFan19]

Early news on Sunday's Game Five... Justin Abdelkader will replace Tomas Kopecky in the Detroit lineup.

Kopecky is out after taking a hard punch in his fight with Anaheim's Francois Beauchemin in Game Four.

The News has Mike Babcock's reasoning for going with Abdelkader over Ville Leino or Aaron Downey, who were also called up after the Grand Rapids Griffins were eliminated from the playoffs.

"Because he'll run over people," Babcock said of Abdelkader. "We expect him to play hard like (Darren) Helm. He's on the forecheck and he's a physical guy. He scored 23 goals for them (Grand Rapids) this season and was one of their best players in the playoffs."

Brian Rafalski and Kris Draper are doubtful for the game. No word from the Ducks on the status of James Wisniewski.

[SYfanSD]

It will be interesting to see how this one plays out. I am trying to see if I can still get tickets to game six since I just got back into town

[Shade]

Wisniewski is reportedly a 50-50 chance for today's game.

I've got this gut feeling that whoever wins this game is going to win the series, maybe not in the sixth game, but if not then, in game seven.

It really is days like these I hate my dorm--we don't get Versus at all...and the TVs that have 'em aren't working properly...

[Mathieu_Datsyuk132351]

It really is days like these I hate my dorm--we don't get Versus at all...and the TVs that have 'em aren't working properly...

It's on FSN today :|

[Shade]

WAARGH!!!!! That's just as bad, if not worse...we don't get FSN Detroit in Arizona, much less a hockey team anymore...

[Britishwingsfan]

http://www.ustream.t.../red-wings-live

There you go.

[Shade]

You rock.

I'll catch what I can between packing up and my interview today.

[YzerFan19]

How many times do we have to get them off our damned goalie?

[SYfanSD]

First power play Let's make it count!

Side note: Check out Homer the human missile, I counted three hits last shift

[SYfanSD]

Good pressure there...

[YzerFan19]

Power play looked good, just no goal. That would've been nice.

[YzerFan19]

God, that was nearly beautiful. f*cking post.

[SYfanSD]

God, that was nearly beautiful. f*cking post.

The second best goaltender of all time...

[SYfanSD]

Weak call there...

[YzerFan19]

Big kill and a good scoring chance by Malts.

[YzerFan19]

Such a great start, sucks the Wings got no goals.

[SYfanSD]

We'll make up for it in the second.

[YzerFan19]

First period shots, 14-3 Detroit. Wow.

[YzerFan19]

Franzen with a wicked shot with Abs screening. Very nice.

[YzerFan19]

Huds, bitches! This is a close one but if they allow it... Floodgates. Open.