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Lebda, Red Wings Stave Off Wild 3-2 in OT

Panthers rip Maple Leafs to shreds, Lightning stun Blues

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 6, 2008 4:19 AM CST
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(Newser) – The Red Wings looked entirely unlike themselves for two periods last night, but managed to pull it together just in time for Dan Cleary to tie up the score with 80 seconds remaining in the third. Brett Lebda then made quick work of Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom in overtime to secure the 3-2 victory, the Detroit News reports. Elsewhere in the NHL:

  • Toronto suffered its worst loss of the season in a mortifying 8-0 mauling by Florida which saw a hat trick and assist by Richard Zednik and four assists by Brett McLean.
  • Tampa Bay continued to perform shockingly well on the road, going up against St. Louis and holding on to a 5-4 lead for a fifth straight away victory.

Florida Panthers right winger Nathan Horton (16) and center Stephen Weiss (9) celebrate teammate Cory Murphy's, not shown, goal against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala, right, during second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Florida Panthers right winger Nathan Horton (16) and center Stephen Weiss (9) celebrate teammate Cory Murphy's, not shown, goal against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala, right, during second...   (Associated Press)
Tampa Bay Lightning's Johan Holmqvist, of Sweden, makes a save on a point blank shot from St. Louis Blues' David Perron in the second period of a NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 in St. Louis. Holmqvist stopped 21 of 25 shots to lead the Lightning to a 5-4...
Tampa Bay Lightning's Johan Holmqvist, of Sweden, makes a save on a point blank shot from St. Louis Blues' David Perron in the second period of a NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 in St. Louis. Holmqvist...   (Associated Press)
Tampa Bay Lightning's Brad Richards battles St. Louis Blues' Barret Jackman for the puck along the boards in the third period of a NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 05, 2008 in St. Louis. The Lightning beat the Blues 5-4.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
Tampa Bay Lightning's Brad Richards battles St. Louis Blues' Barret Jackman for the puck along the boards in the third period of a NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 05, 2008 in St. Louis. The Lightning beat...   (Associated Press)
St. Louis Blues' goaltender Manny Legace makes a pad save in the first period against the Tampa Bay Lightning's in a NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 05, 2008 in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
St. Louis Blues' goaltender Manny Legace makes a pad save in the first period against the Tampa Bay Lightning's in a NHL hockey game Tuesday, Feb. 05, 2008 in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)   (Associated Press)
Detroit Red Wings Brett Lebda celebrates after scoring in overtime to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild in an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Detroit Red Wings Brett Lebda celebrates after scoring in overtime to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild in an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom...   (Associated Press)
Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, of Finland, stays near the net after giving up an overtime goal to Detroit Red Wings Brett Lebda in a NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, in St. Paul, Minn. Backstrom had 38 saves before giving up the game winning goal. Detroit won 3-2....
Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, of Finland, stays near the net after giving up an overtime goal to Detroit Red Wings Brett Lebda in a NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, in St. Paul, Minn....   (Associated Press)
Detroit Red Wings' Tomas Holmstrom, right, of Sweden, battles with Minnesota Wilds' Martin Skoula, left, of the Czech Republic, in front of Wild goalie, Niklas Backstrom, back center, of Finland, during the third period in an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, in St. Paul, Minn. Detroit won in...
Detroit Red Wings' Tomas Holmstrom, right, of Sweden, battles with Minnesota Wilds' Martin Skoula, left, of the Czech Republic, in front of Wild goalie, Niklas Backstrom, back center, of Finland, during...   (Associated Press)
Florida Panthers center Brett McLean (53) scores on Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Andrew Raycroft (1) as Panthers' Olli Jokinen, left, of Finland, looks on during third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Florida Panthers center Brett McLean (53) scores on Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Andrew Raycroft (1) as Panthers' Olli Jokinen, left, of Finland, looks on during third period of an NHL hockey game in...   (Associated Press)
Florida Panthers' Ruslan Salei (24) picks up a penalty as he tries to control Toronto Maple Leafs center Mats Sundin (13) as he drives towards goaltender Tomas Vokoun during second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Florida Panthers' Ruslan Salei (24) picks up a penalty as he tries to control Toronto Maple Leafs center Mats Sundin (13) as he drives towards goaltender Tomas Vokoun during second period of an NHL hockey...   (Associated Press)
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Feb. 5 NHL Games

Panthers 8 Maple Leafs 0
National Post (Canada)

Lightning 5 Blues 4
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