Comment 1: Period by Period Domination. Each period was dominated by one team in the scoring category. The Anaheim Outlaws started off really strong in the first with a goal 0:12 seconds into the period. They continued this domination halfway through by adding another goal. Not very long later they got their 3rd goal of the period. Not be out done however, Detriot would come out strong in the second period. They would manage to score 3 goals themselves in a dominating second period. The third period however was split with each team scoring a goal a piece. The game would eventually go to overtime, where a shootout would decide it, but the big story here is the complete offensive swings by the two teams in the first 2 periods.

Comment 2: Shootout.  This game ended in a shoot out between the two teams. This was an interesting way to end the game, as it was a very high scoring and fast paced game to start. As things started to wrap up in the third, the goal scoring eventually dried up with the teams buckling down on defense. The shootout was fairly tight as the goalies where pretty solid. Detriot's goalie Hasek got the win saving all the shots that the Outlaws took in the shootout frame. This was a fitting way to end what started out at a high flying and high scoring affair.

Comment 3: Penalty Kills. This was one of the most interesting stats in the game for me. Despite there being a total of 7 penalties taken, neither team were able to get a power play goal. Both clubs penalty killing units were perfect for the affair. Anaheim missing out on 4 power play opportunities, while Detroit missed out on capitalizing on 3 opportunities. Being such a high scoring game, to not have any power play goals really stood out to me. These teams were both able to lock it down defensively when they had to. If they could figure out how to play a stronger 5v5 defensive game then there seasons look bright.