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<p>If there is any truth at all to the notion that team&#8217;s can &quot;build momentum&quot; off of big victories, then the Flames are going to need all the inertia they can muster form the 7-2 drubbing of the Blackhawks in order to get by the Detroit Red Wings this afternoon.</p>
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<p>The best team in the west has lost just three times in their first 17 games and have a +17 goal differential. The record isn&#8217;t a fluke. The last time the Flames saw the Wings, a portion of their roster was under water in terms of possession. Modano, Hudler, Cleary, Eaves &#8211; most of the bottom six in fact.</p>
<p>Not anymore. Pretty much <a href="http://www.behindthenet.ca/2010/new_5_on_5.php?sort=27&amp;section=corsi&amp;mingp=&amp;mintoi=&amp;team=DET&amp;pos=">every regular DET skater is in the black</a>, with all the big guns leading the parade. Henrik Zetterberg is one such player at the top of the list with a per hour corsi rate +17.23. That&#8217;s a great stat, but what&#8217;s amazing is Zetteberg is managing it with a zone start ratio of 38.9% (!!!). Those are scary good numbers. I dare say, if Pavel Datsyuk* doesn&#8217;t win the Selke trophy again this year, Henrik&nbsp;Zetterberg probably should.</p>
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<p>*(Pavel isn&#8217;t too far behind at +14.17/60 and a 40% zone start.)</p>
<p>As per usual when playing Detroit in Detroit, there isn&#8217;t a lot of weaknesses to exploit. Babcock can control the match-ups so what little leverage you might have against the Wings is essentially gone. No help on special teams eitehr &#8211; Detroit is top 10 in both PP and PK. The only way for a club like the Flames to win is to play well and hope for DET to play (relatively) poorly. So here&#8217;s hoping for a big serving of both today. </p>

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<p>If there is any truth at all to the notion that team's can &quot;build momentum&quot; off of big victories, then the Flames are going to need all the inertia they can muster form the 7-2 drubbing of the Blackhawks in order to get by the Detroit Red Wings this afternoon.</p>

<p>The best team in the west has lost just three times in their first 17 games and have a +17 goal differential. The record isn't a fluke. The last time the Flames saw the Wings, a portion of their roster was under water in terms of possession. Modano, Hudler, Cleary, Eaves - most of the bottom six in fact.</p>
<p>Not anymore. Pretty much <a href="http://www.behindthenet.ca/2010/new_5_on_5.php?sort=27&amp;section=corsi&amp;mingp=&amp;mintoi=&amp;team=DET&amp;pos=">every regular DET skater is in the black</a>, with all the big guns leading the parade. Henrik Zetterberg is one such player at the top of the list with a per hour corsi rate +17.23. That's a great stat, but what's amazing is Zetteberg is managing it with a zone start ratio of 38.9% (!!!). Those are scary good numbers. I dare say, if Pavel Datsyuk* doesn't win the Selke trophy again this year, Henrik&nbsp;Zetterberg probably should.</p>
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<p>*(Pavel isn't too far behind at +14.17/60 and a 40% zone start.)</p>
<p>As per usual when playing Detroit in Detroit, there isn't a lot of weaknesses to exploit. Babcock can control the match-ups so what little leverage you might have against the Wings is essentially gone. No help on special teams eitehr - Detroit is top 10 in both PP and PK. The only way for a club like the Flames to win is to play well and hope for DET to play (relatively) poorly. So here's hoping for a big serving of both today. </p>

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