Lucky

Make no mistake - the Wings got lucky. Early in the 1st period, Stuart muffed a pass and the Blue Jackets pounced on the loose puck deep in the Wings' zone. The first shot ricocheted off Osgood right back to Columbus. They shot again, but the puck found its way into Osgood's glove. Whether Osgood actually made the save or was fortunate enough to have the puck land in his glove is open for debate.

Later, another turnover - this time by Filpulla - resulted in a Columbus shot that hit the crossbar. Yet, on the Columbus end, the Wings had two goals result from fortunate bounces off Columbus players. I agree that the Red Wings dominated for long stretches and, in fact, played a superior game. I will also agree that luck plays a major role in advancing in the playoffs. I just hope that the team can avoid some of the bone-headed turnovers that lead to golden scoring chances. Stuart? You're supposed to be steady as a rock!

The good news is that the Wings came out aggressive. They were hitting the Blue Jackets like crazy and mucking it up in front of the net. It was great seeing the scrums in front of Ozzie's net. That never happened during the regular season. Even Pav4Hart got into it. Major props also to Jonathan Ericksson. Kid's first playoff game and he nets the winner. Also played 15min of solid D. But the first star of the game has to be Ozzie. He was unbelievable. He thwarted every decent Blue Jacket chance. Kept his team in the game, and, in short, played his best game since last season.