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Wings' first loss exposes poor PK unit

By Pierre LeBrun
ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- There are so few weaknesses on the Detroit Red Wings that when you actually stumble upon one, you scratch your head wondering how it could even be. But a quick glance at the penalty-killing statistics in the NHL playoffs reveals a stunning truth -- the Wings rank 14th out of the 16 playoff teams with a measly 71.4-percent kill rate. It's a statistic that has been easily ignored because of Detroit's romp through the postseason. But on Tuesday night, in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup fi ...

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