The Phoenix Coyotes try to even the series against the Detroit Redwings

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The Phoenix Coyotes try to even the series against the Detroit Redwings

For the second time in as many seasons the Phoenix Coyotes are playing the Detroit Redwings in the NHL post season. After losing game one, the Coyotes will attempt to even up the series.

The Detroit Red Wings scored four straight goals to beat Phoenix 4-2 Wednesday night, looking like the NHL powerhouse they’ve been for much of the past two decades.

The Red Wings have other plans after being pushed to a Game 7 last year against the same team, planning to play with a sense of urgency Saturday at home to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round rematch.

Detroit’s leading scorer, Henrik Zetterberg, skated Thursday morning for the first time since injuring his left knee last week. Zetterberg said he’s still day to day, adding that how he feels Friday will be an important factor in his comeback.

Derek Morris, one of Phoenix’s top defensemen, didn’t skate Thursday and is listed as day to day with an upper body injury.

The Coyotes won two of three games in Detroit last year, but lost their last two at home to extend the franchise’s playoff futility.

Phoenix’s franchise hasn’t advanced out of the first round since 1987, when it was the Winnipeg Jets.

The Red Wings, meanwhile, have been in 20 straight postseasons—the longest active streak in North America’s four major leagues—and have won four Stanley Cups.

Detroit would need to win 15 more playoff games to win the title in two months, but that looks like more of a possibility than it did toward the end of a relatively lackluster regular season.

In Game 1, it seemed as if the Red Wings flipped a switch to suddenly start playing better.

The Red Wings got off to a strong start in their postseason opener in large part because they killed four penalties in the first period—including a 5-on-3 power play that lasted 91 seconds—and appeared to frustrate the goaltender at the other end of the ice.

Phoenix is finding out rather quickly that they are no match for the Redwings.

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