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head coach: Scotty Bowman

roster: C - Steve Yzerman, Igor Larionov, Kris Draper, Sergei Fedorov. LW - Brendan Shanahan, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Doug Brown, Tomas Holmstrom, Kirk Maltby, Brent Gilchrist. RW - Darren McCarty, Joey Kocur, Martin Lapointe. D - Nicklas Lidstrom, Bob Rouse, Slava Fetisov, Larry Murphy, Dmitri Mironov, Jamie Macoun, Aaron Ward, Anders Eriksson, Mathieu Dandenault. G - Chris Osgood, Kevin Hodson.

injuries: None.

transactions: Traded Jamie Pushor and a fourth-round pick to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for defenseman Dmitri Mironov. Traded a third-round pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs for defenseman Jamie Macoun.

standings:

Western Conference - Central Division
Team         GP   W   L   T   PTS   GF   GA   
x-Dallas     75  43  21  11    97  219  155  
x-Detroit    76  41  20  15    97  230  181  
x-St Louis   75  41  26   8    90  227  179  
Phoenix      75  30  33  12    72  206  209 
Chicago      77  30  35  12    72  185  187  
Toronto      74  26  39   9    61  170  213  
x - Clinched playoff spot

game results:

3/23 Chicago       T 5-5
3/26 Anaheim       T 3-3
3/28 at St. Louis  L 3-2
3/29 Buffalo       W 4-2
4/01 Colorado      W 2-0
4/04 at Chicago    W 3-2

team news:

by Dino Cacciola, Detroit Correspondent

CHICAGO

Captain Steve Yzerman scored two of the three third-period goals and assisted on the other as the Red Wings rallied from a 4-1 deficit for a 5-5 tie with the Chicago Blackhawks. Yzerman has seven goals and nine assists in the 12 games since the return of Sergei Fedorov, a season-long holdout. Opponents can't concentrate on just one line or player since Fedorov's return. Fedorov added a goal and an assist. He has two goals and six assists since his return.

Yzerman's four-point night left him just one shy of becoming only the 13th player in NHL history with 1,400 points.

Nicklas Lidstrom and Jamie Pushor also scored for Detroit, while Eric Daze, Sergei Krivakrasov and Tony Amonte had Chicago's other goals.

ANAHEIM

Center Sergei Fedorov scored a goal but also delivered a dangerous hit that sent Anaheim defenseman Jason Marshall headfirst into the boards as Red Wings and the Mighty Ducks skated to a 3-3 tie. Fedorov, playing his 13th game since ending a long holdout, was given a five-minute major penalty and could be subject to NHL discipline, as well. Marshall wasn't upset about the hit and he was not injured.

The Red Wings had to settle for their 15th tie in as many overtime games this season. The teams alternated goals, with both scoring once in each period. Fedorov, Vyacheslav Kozlov and Brendan Shanahan scored for Detroit, with each goal giving the Red Wings the lead. But the Ducks tied the game after every Detroit score.

In the game Jamie Pushor played for the Ducks and Dmitri Mironov played for the Wings. Both were traded for each other just two days earlier.

ST. LOUIS

Grant Fuhr playing in his 800th NHL game, made 33 saves to lead the Blues to a 3-2 win. The Wings made Fuhr earn it. After being held to 10 shots during the first 30 minutes, the Red Wings had 25 in the last half of the game. The rally fell short.

Red Wing goals were by Martin Lapointe, who also had an assist, and Doug Brown whose goal came on the power play. The Red Wings were 2-for-7 with the man advantage. Nicklas Lidstrom assisted on Lapointe's goal to extend his scoring streak to five games. Lidstrom, who has two goals and seven assists in those five games, leads all defensemen in scoring with 57 points. He, along with the Kings' Rob Blake, is a candidate for the Norris Trophy.

BUFFALO

Steve Yzerman scored two goals to top 1,400 career points and also moved into 12th place on the NHL career goal list as the Red Wings beat Dominik Hasek and the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 Sunday night.

Yzerman became the 13th player in NHL history to reach 1,400 points when his long shot deflected off a defenseman and past Hasek in the third. It gave the Red Wings a 2-1 lead. Then Kris Draper scored at 5:11 to give the Wings a two- goal lead. Yzerman added another goal on a shorthanded breakaway at 11:03. Yzerman's 561st goal moved him past the great Guy Lafleur on the all-time NHL list.

Veteran defenseman Larry Murphy also reached a milestone. He assisted on Yzerman's second goal to become the 36th player with 1,100 career points. Tomas Holmstrom also scored on Hasek. Chris Osgood made 24 saves in the win. He was making his second straight start after missing five games with a groin pull.

COLORADO

This game turned into everything Detroit fans were hoping for: Mass mayhem and another bloody Red Wings victory over the hated rival Colorado Avalanche. Sergei Fedorov scored two third-period goals for a 2-0 victory and Chris Osgood won the battle of the goalies by duking it out Patrick Roy.

It was reminiscent of "The Brawl", the March 26, 1997 game at Joe Louis Arena in which Darren McCarty bloodied Claude Lemieux and Mike Vernon duked it out with Roy. Roy lost that fight, too. The Red Wings gathered momentum from that game, ousting Colorado from the playoffs a few weeks later during their drive to the Stanley Cup championship.

"I'm not there to fight," Roy said. "My job is to win hockey games. Sometimes when things happen, you have to stick together. Look at what Detroit did last year, and they won the playoffs."

Things broke down after that as the struggling Avalanche apparently decided fighting was their best chance of slowing things. The hockey loss dropped Roy's career record to 379-221-86. His career fighting record against Red Wings goalies is now 0 for 2. He is two inches taller than Osgood and is 32 pounds heavier. The fight was very even with perhaps Roy getting the definite advantage early on. But Osgood answered the call and did very well taking Roy down.

This was a crowning moment for this team once again. Sergei Fedorov is loved by Wings fans once again. Scoring the two goals seemed to earn the respect of the fans. Just as Ozzie, who has struggled of late, won the fans' hearts as well. Very reminiscent of last year when Vernon went from goat to hero. The Wings play the `Lanche in Colorado in a rematch in a few weeks. Bring on the playoffs!

CHICAGO

Brendan Shanahan's scored his ninth game-winning goal of the season, converting a rebound with 2.8 seconds left, to give the Red Wings a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. It was his 28th goal of the season.

Martin Lapointe had a first-period power-play goal for Detroit, which extended its winning streak to three games and is 6-1-2 in its last nine. The Red Wings (41-20-15) began the day two points behind Dallas for the top record in the Western Conference. The Stars have a game in hand.

The Blackhawks finished their 1997-98 season series with the Red Wings at 1-2-2. In three of those games, Detroit scored in the final minute of regulation to earn a tie or win.

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