Here are some interesting penalty numbers from some of the home teams' first two games in several of this year's playoff series so far, compared to Detroit's....Detroit has taken SIXTEEN penalties in two games, seven in game one and nine in game two. In its first two home games, Vancouver, in contrast had SIX total penalties called against them. Washington had FOUR total penalties. Boston had EIGHT total penalties. Pittsburgh had TEN. San Jose had TWELVE.
In other words the Wings took 25% more penalties than the Sharks and far more than that vs the other home teams mentioned. Apparently they committed nearly THREE TIMES as many penalties than the Canucks and FOUR TIMES as many as the Caps. Of course that is understandable considering the Wings' roster boasts such goons as Datsyuk and Lidstrom.
In other words the Wings took 25% more penalties than the Sharks and far more than that vs the other home teams mentioned. Apparently they committed nearly THREE TIMES as many penalties than the Canucks and FOUR TIMES as many as the Caps. Of course that is understandable considering the Wings' roster boasts such goons as Datsyuk and Lidstrom.
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