Pavel Datsyuk has been one of the key players keeping the Detroit Red Wings alive in their series with the San Jose Sharks. Down 3-0, they have won Games 4 and 5 to force a Game 6 in Hockeytown.
Why has Datsyuk been so effective? He brings stick-handling, speed, and agility to the Wings' style of play. He hasn't been a big goalscorer in this series, with only three scored so far, but he's been a significant contributor in terms of assists, with 10 of them in the playoffs and three in Game 5 alone.
His stick-handling ability is incredible, with him pulling off incredible moves with the stick to keep the puck out of the Sharks' sticks, allowing him to set up Tomas Holmstrom, who deflected a shot from Niklas Lidstrom past Sharks' goalie Anti Niemi to score the winning goal for the Wings in Game 5.
Datsyuk's stick-handling abilities are just dangerous. The way he moves the puck around and sets up his teammates for goals is a big reason why the Red Wings are still alive and kicking in this series. Since he hasn't scored many goals this postseason, the Sharks may be lulled at points in the upcoming game where they think he will pass the puck, but instead shoot the puck and put one past Niemi.
For Game 6, this ability may prove useful because not only will the crowd be with the Wings in Game 6, Datsyuk will be there doing the same things that helped his team win Game 5. The thing that gives him and his teammates the most confidence is that his spectacular performance came on the road against the Sharks, which is key when the Wings go back to San Jose for Game 7.
I believe that the play of Datsyuk, goalie Jimmy Howard, Lidstrom, Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Franzen, and others will be enough to have figured out the likes of Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton and Anti Niemi and the Wings will pull off the upset and advance to play the Vancouver Canucks in the Western Conference Finals in what will be one of the greatest comebacks in NHL history.
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