Postgame: Niel DeGrasse Canuck

Steve Ott is no longer a Red Wing! 3 goals, 3 assists, 6 points in 42 games. Good enough? Apparently for Montreal, who picked him for a 6th rounder.

The Wings started this game off quickly enough, taking a 2-0 lead off the stick of one Frans Nielsen on both goals.

Being the Red Wings and all, they couldn’t hold onto that lead as Vancouver found a way to tie it up. But when things were all said and done, the Wings came out with an impressive enough 3-2 OT win.

The visiting Red Wings managed to score first courtesy of the stick of Frans Nielsen.

After Alex Edler was penalized for a slashing infraction, the Danish winger Nielsen struck again on the power play to double the Wings’ lead.

Oh no!

A fluky chip in followed by a well-forechecked play pushed the Canucks to tie it up 2-2… and that was all she wrote for regulation.

The oft-criticized Justin Abdelkader combatted the haters tonight to finish things off.

Game. Set. Match.

Tonight’s possession counter wasn’t kind to the Red WIngs, but they put the 52-43 shot attempt counter behind them.

And hey, they did better than a certain cornerstone of the Canucks!

Has to be Nielsen. Nuff said.

The Red Wings head to Calgary Friday night to hit up the Flames at 9 p.m. Eastern. B’rock Seguin will have your pregame for that one!