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Detroit Red Wings Roster Report

--D Ruslan Salei had a solid series, scoring a goal and posting a plus-6 rating. The veteran was forced to battle for his job as the No. 6 defenseman with rookie Jakub Kindl over the last month of the regular season. Salei's experience won out.

--C Valtteri Filppula had two assists and continued to play a more gritty game, going to the net and being more on the inside. The biggest knock against him has been his tendency to play on the perimeter and not shoot much.

--G Jimmy Howard was victimized by two bad bounces as Phoenix scored a pair of goals that went off Detroit players' skates. But the second-year pro was resilient, allowing only one other goal. He once again gave his team a chance to win.

MEDICAL WATCH

--G Chris Osgood (surgery on Jan. 11 for a sports hernia) is on long-term injured reserve. He has been practicing hard and believes he is close to being ready to serve as the back-up.

--C Henrik Zetterberg missed the first round of the playoffs with a sprained left knee. He is expected back at the start of the second round.

--LW Johan Franzen missed Game 4 with a sore left ankle. He's expected back at the start of the next round.

GOALTENDERS

--Jimmy Howard

--Joey MacDonald

DEFENSE PAIRINGS

--Nicklas Lidstrom, Brad Stuart

--Jonathan Ericsson, Brian Rafalski

--Niklas Kronwall, Ruslan Salei

FIRST LINE

--LW Mike Modano, C Pavel Datsyuk, RW Tomas Holmstrom

SECOND LINE

--LW Dan Cleary, C Justin Abdelkader, RW Todd Bertuzzi

THIRD LINE

--LW Jiri Hudler, C Valtteri Filppula, RW Drew Miller

FOURTH LINE

--LW Kris Draper, C Darren Helm, RW Patrick Eaves

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