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Pavel Datsyuk Scores In Return (Video)

The Detroit Red Wings welcomed Pavel Datsyuk back to the lineup on Monday night, and it didn't take him long to start doing what he does best: shut people down and score goals. He tallied a goal and an assist in the Wings 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, including the first goal of the game which was also Detroit's first...

Johan Franzen Scores 5 Goals; Ottawa Continues Fall

There are games (usually in the playoffs) when Detroit's Johan Franzen looks like a man among boys on the ice. A physically dominant power forward with an incredible set of hands around the net that make goal scoring look easy. This was one of those games. He was without question the driving force in Detroit's 7-5 win...

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Ready for Sean Couturier in CHL Top Prospects Game

TORONTO -- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is pumped about sizing up Sean Couturier (pictured right) at the CHL-NHL Top Prospects Game at the Air Canada Centre on Wednesday. Nugent-Hopkins and Couturier have been joined at the hip as far as the hype for the 2011 NHL Draft goes. They're both pegged to be top-five picks and either...

Sidney Crosby Won't Face Challenge From Gary Bettman

Sidney Crosby did NHL commissioner Gary Bettman a huge favor when he denied a report that he might skip the All-Star Game at the end of the month as a sign of protest. In case you missed it, Crosby -- the face of the NHL and the biggest hockey star on the planet -- is on the sidelines suffering from a concussion, and the...

Henrik Zetterberg Muses on Chris Osgood, Winter Classic, Injuries

Henrik Zetterberg, the NHL's second star of the week, will have to let his play speak for itself. On a national conference call on Tuesday, Zetterberg's seven points in three games weren't a topic of discussion. Neither was the Red Wings' zoom back to the top of the Western Conference. Instead, Zetterberg fielded a...

Background on Pavel Datsyuk,

Pavel Valerievich Datsyuk (, ; born July 20, 1978) is a professional ice hockey player from Russia and alternate captain for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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