Green Big In MSU's 2nd Win-Wings Give St. Louis the Blues

The Red Wings explode offensively in the 3rd period to beat St. Louis 7-3, pushing their win streak to 4 in a row. The first goal of the game should have served warning to the Blues when goalie Jaroslav Halak in trying to clear a puck from in front of his net slapped it in his own net to put the Wings up 1-0. But the Blues had some fight tonight answering before the end of the first to tie the game at 1 going into the 2nd. Then St. Louis would take the lead on a Brad Winchester power play goal in the 2nd period, that would be their last lead of the game. The teams would go back and forth until with about 7 minutes left in the 3rd and the game tied at 3 the Wings decided it would be a good idea to score 4 goals in about 3 and a half minutes. The Blues were reduced to taking cheap shots and dirty play in frustration from the smack-down that the Wings had just put on them, taking runs at some of the Red Wings. Dan Cleary and Jim Howard were the top players out on the ice once again tonight with Cleary scoring 2 goals putting his season total at 9 which leads the team. Jim Howard...i mean what else can i say, Howie just gets the job done night in and night out when he starts for his team and let me stress that again HIS team. Howie is now 10-1-1 with a .921 save percentage, more importantly he comes up with the big saves when his team needs him to which is exactly what a team like the Red Wings needs out of their goal tender. It was great to see Jim get fired up at the end of the game, after making two flashy glove saves David Backes took offense and gave Jim's left arm a little slash so Howie calmly gave him an elbow to the teeth...classic. Wings get back to it on Friday night when the Minnesota Wild come to town.

Michigan State looked solid in their 2nd win of the season, beating South Carolina 82-73. The Spartans looked solid on both sides of the floor in the first half scoring 42 pts and only allowing 25. The 2nd half was a little different, the Game Cocks came out running a tough full court press that gave Michigan State problems in bounding the ball which caused some costly turn overs that resulted in points. The Spartans adjusted to the pressure by moving the ball out of their end quicker and getting it in the hands of their ball handlers. Draymond Green had a monster game recording a double-double , scoring 18 pts with 12 rebounds, 6 steals and 4 blocks. A bit of a scary moment took place in the last 5 minutes of the game when starting point guard Kalin Lucas went down grabbing his left ankle, the same foot that he sustained the season ending achilles injury last year on. There hasn't been an update on his condition yet but he looked to be ok on the sideline, most likely Izzo kept him out for precautionary reasons. On a lighter note Michigan State Big Man and Shakespearean actor Delvon Roe was performing in "As You Like It" before the game, playing Charles the wrestler in the production. He continued his performance on the court scoring 15 and grabbing 5 rebounds and a career-high 6 assists. The Spartans will rest up and pack their bags for their trip to sunny Hawaii for the Maui Invitational over Thanksgiving.

Goodnight from the greatest sports city in the world and ice that ankle Kalin

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