SportsMarch 10, 2002
ST. LOUIS -- Dominik Hasek stopped 28 shots in stretching his unbeaten streak to 15 games Saturday in the Detroit Red Wings' 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Luc Robitaille scored twice to back Hasek, who is 13-0-2 since his last loss Jan. 16 at Phoenix. The Red Wings, who lead the NHL with 100 points, set a franchise record with their eighth consecutive road win...
The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS -- Dominik Hasek stopped 28 shots in stretching his unbeaten streak to 15 games Saturday in the Detroit Red Wings' 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues.

Luc Robitaille scored twice to back Hasek, who is 13-0-2 since his last loss Jan. 16 at Phoenix. The Red Wings, who lead the NHL with 100 points, set a franchise record with their eighth consecutive road win.

The Red Wings have won their last eight overall, and are one victory away from tying their longest winning streak. Detroit is 10-1 in its last 11 and hasn't lost since Feb. 8.

Detroit, which won all three games against the Blues this season, are the league's best road team at 20-6-3-2.

Robitaille, who has 29 goals in his first season with Detroit, has scored six times in six games.

The Blues, winless in six games (0-4-2), are 4-3-4 in 10 games at home against Detroit.

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The Red Wings outshot the Blues 13-8 in the opening period to build a 2-1 advantage.

Detroit went ahead 1-0 on a power-play goal by Tomas Holmstrom, who put in a rebound from in front at 6:24. Robitaille gave Detroit a 2-0 lead at 13:39.

Scott Mellanby scored his 10th goal at 17:21, cutting the Detroit lead to 2-1.

Cory Stillman tied it at 2 at 2:54 of the second period with a power-play goal.

Fedorov scored on the power play at 12:59, giving Detroit a 3-2 lead.

At the left corner of the net, Robitaille took a pass from Jason Williams and directed it in at 17:52 to make it 4-2.

Pavel Datsyuk scored an empty-net goal at 18:35.

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