Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Howard, who had missed Detroit’s previous eight games

Rookies Marcus Kruger and Jimmy Hayes scored from in tight and Corey Crawford came up with a big effort in goal to help the Hawks rally to a scintillating 2-1 victory over the Wings on Tuesday night at the United Center.
Howard, who had missed Detroit's previous eight games with a broken finger, repeatedly stopped open looks from the Hawks — especially during a wide-open second period — but couldn't come up with two from the crease as the Hawks skated to their fourth consecutive win.