From: jca2@cec1.wustl.edu (Joseph Charles Achkar)
Subject: Blues shutout Red Wings
Keywords: Blues, Red Wings, Hull, Yzerman, Janney, Shanahan
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 07:04:25 GMT



  Blues backup goalie Guy Hebert continued his amazing play and earned his
first career shutout in the Blues 1-0 win over the Red Wings Monday night
at Joe Louis Arena. Garth Butcher scored the game winner and the Blues won
a season high four games in a row. 

Earlier today, Hebert shared the NHL player of the week award with Flyers
goalie Tommy Soderstrom. He has won four in a row, allowing four goals and
stopping 101 of 105 shots for a .962 save percentage.

It was another good performance for the Blues who were playing without
Nelson Emerson who got cut around the eye on Saturday against Chicago.
They came out skating really well in the first period and keeping the 
Wings in their zone. Butcher scored at 7:46 of the first period. Brendan
Shanahan made a play to Igor Korolev, whose shot bounced off Lidstrom's
skate. Jimmy Carson and Keith Primeau took out Janney, but left the puck
for Butcher who snapped a screened shot from the slot past Cheveldae.

The Blues frustrated the Red Wings by playing a defensive game in the second
and third period. After having eight shots on goal in the first, they had 
three shots on goal in the second and four in the third. The Blues iced the
puck every time they would get in trouble in their own zone and even Brett
Hull was playing at his own blue line. The Red Wings had a couple of good
scoring chances in the second period when Mark Howe shot the puck off the
goal post and later Fedorov's backhand shot hit inside of Hebert's skate 
and trickled through the crease behind him as Fedorov raised his arms in 
celebration but the puck never went in and was cleared out of the crease. 
The Blues could have added a couple of other goals but Cheveldae stopped
Miller on a break-in and Hull from the slot.

The game's three stars:   1 - Guy Hebert
                          2 - Garth Butcher
                          3 - Rich Sutter

The Blues lines:  Dave Lowry       - Kevin Miller - Brett Hull
                  Brendan Shanahan - Craig Janney - Igor Korolev
                  Philippe Bozon   - Ron Sutter   - Rich Sutter
                  Dave Mackey      - Ron Wilson   - Brett Hull (double shift)

Defensive pairings:  Jeff Brown  - Garth Butcher
                     Rick Zombo  - Bret Hedican
                     Lee Norwood - Stephane Quintal
                     Murray Baron

Scratches: Curt Giles, Vitali Karamnov, Vitali Prokhorov.
Injuries : Nelson Emerson (eye), Bob Bassen (foot), Kelly Chase (groin).

Box score
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BLUES 1, RED WINGS 0

BLUES          1      0      0  --  1
DETROIT        0      0      0  --  0

FIRST PERIOD
    B -- Butcher 4 (Korolev, Shanahan) 7:46

    Penalty -- Hedican (B), holding, 10:29.

    SECOND PERIOD
    No scoring

    Penalties -- Butcher (B), unsportsmanlike conduct, 13:31;
Ciccarelli (D), unsportsmanlike conduct, 13:31;
Lowry (B), high-sticking, 17:56; Konstantinov (D), roughing, 17:56.

    THIRD PERIOD
    No scoring

    Penalties -- Hedican (B), holding, 7:18; Ron Sutter (B), roughing, 11:49;
Probert (D), boarding, 11:49; Shanahan (B), hooking, 12:21;
Ciccarelli (D), hooking, 13:33; Butcher (B), misconduct, 20:00.


SHOTS ON GOAL

    BLUES     8      3      4  --  15
    DETROIT  10     13      8  --  31

    Power-play Opportunities -- Blues 0 of 1; Detroit 0 of 3.

    Goaltenders -- Blues, Hebert, 7-4-2 (31 shots-31 saves).
                   Detroit, Cheveldae, 14-17-2 (15 shots-14 saves).

    Referee -- Paul Stewart. Linesmen -- Ron Finn and Mark Wheler.

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