Franzen nets game winner with 57 seconds left on controversial power play.Two keys in the Stanley Cup Playoffs are staying healthy and getting rest. Closing out an over-matched opponent becomes the key in these two things. The Wings managed to do just that tonight in a back and forth battle against the nothing-to-lose Blue Jackets.
The Wings led 3-1 after the first period on goals by Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom, and Dan Cleary. The Blue Jackets came out of the locker room and played with fire in the second period. They tied the game up, but Marion Hossa proved why he is a star by scoring back-to-back goals to go up 5-3. Columbus fought back, tying the score once again before the second period ended.
The third period was a fast paced, hard hitting microcosim of why the NHL Playoffs are under appreciated. Both teams had multiple chances to take the lead but the Wings best chance came late in the period when, with 1:34 left in the game, Columbus was called for a Too Many Men on the Ice penalty. The Wings capitalized when Franzen hammered home the the winner off of a rebound.
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