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Conklin gets 11th straight home win for Wings
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Conklin gets 11th straight home win for Wings

Published Feb. 21, 2009 3:58 a.m. ET

Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and two assists, and Ty Conklin made 24 saves for the Detroit Red Wings in his 11th straight home victory, 5-2 over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

Pavel Datsyuk added a goal and an assist, and Dan Cleary, Johan Franzen and Kris Draper also scored for the Stanley Cup champion Detroit.

Ryan Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan scored for Anaheim, which lost its third straight. Teemu Selanne had two assists, and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 29 shots.

Datsyuk's power-play goal with 33 seconds left in the opening period broke a 1-all tie. His 25th goal came from the lip of the crease as he converted Zetterberg's pass from behind the net.

Zetterberg's power-play goal with 8:21 left in the second period made it 3-1. He beat Giguere from just inside the left circle for his 22nd goal after taking a pass from Datsyuk.

Franzen scored from the high slot 1:23 into the third period after intercepting Andrew Ebbet's pass. It was Franzen's 25th goal.

Ryan closed the gap to 4-2 with 6:05 left. He poked in a loose puck from the side of the net after a mix up between Conklin and Chris Chelios for his 20th goal.

Draper added his fifth goal with 6 seconds left.

Getzlaf opened the scoring just 52 seconds into the game with a power-play goal. He beat Conklin from the inside edge of the left circle for his 20th goal.

Cleary's 12th goal tied it with 6:12 left in the period. On the play, Zetterberg's shot went in off Cleary's skate.

Notes: Detroit recalled G Jimmy Howard from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League. ... Detroit goalie Chris Osgood, who has been struggling, was a healthy scratch and will also not be in uniform Saturday night in Minnesota. He has been given time to work on his game. His .879 save percentage is the NHL's worst among goalies who have played regularly. ... Anaheim D Chris Pronger played his 1,000th game. ... Ducks D Brett Hedican sat out with back spasms.

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