Red Wings 3 Canucks 1

DETROIT (AP) - Henrik Zetterberg scored midway through the third

period and Jimmy Howard made 31 saves, giving the Detroit Red Wings

a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Zetterberg took a long pass from Brad Stuart, slipped past the

defense and lifted a backhander over Roberto Luongo's left shoulder

for his team-leading 17th point.

Luongo made 26 saves in his first start since facing Detroit on

Oct. 27 when he aggravated a broken rib. After Luongo was pulled

for an extra skater, Niklas Kronwall cleared the puck from the Red

Wings' end, got a fortunate bounce off the boards and it trickled

into the empty net