2009 Playoffs: Red Wings-Ducks Series Highlights

2009 Western Conference Semi-Finals Highlights: Detroit Red Wings vs Anaheim Ducks
Regular Season Records/Leading Scorers
0:00 - Red Wings
0:43 - Ducks
1:30 - Season Series
1:36 - Previous Playoff Meetings
1:50 - Round 1
WCSF
2:04 - Game 1 - 5/1/09
7:41 - Game 2 - 5/3/09
16:27 - Game 3 - 5/5/09
23:37 - Game 4 - 5/7/09
29:19 - Game 5 - 5/10/09
35:00 - Game 6 - 5/12/09
40:13 - Game 7 - 5/14/09

[@bishoppx]

One of my favorite moments of the series was Ericsson completely rag-dolling Perry.

[@3rdlineplug]

One of the most underrated playoff series of all time.

[@detsportsfan18]

This is the series I think is the reason the Wings didn't have much left in the tank for the Finals, of course Datsyuk being out until game 5 didn't help either, but still.

[@acethirsk9281]

datsyuk was out because of the blackhawks. i wish the ducks got to beat up the hawks. i actually liked this ducks team and would have liked them to beat chicago

[@Adam-vs2in]

💯 agree.

[@RajMSingh]

This was the series that took everything out of them.

[@insertnamehere313]

The refs was beyond horrible in this series. Babs and his drama he likes to create destroyed our team.

[@dandandamattressman]

goddamn i forgot how terrible the officiating always was against us back then

[@ManOfRod97]

Still is xD

[@KaitRenee05]

man we should've won the cup this year, but this series just took too much out of us in the long run.

[@macmac3374]

Between the refs in this series and the finals, wings were playing 5v9. Shitman did not want the wings to have a 2nd back to back in 2 decades

[@RedWingsFan931]

I miss Red Wings playoff hockey with this atmosphere. It seems like forever since the Joe has had this much electricity, besides a few random games against the Sharks and the Chicago series in 2013

[@heyho405]

Franzen looked like a 100 pps superstar in this series.

[@ak40kevn]

Man. You're the man for uploading these vids. That playoff run was great. Coming from a flyers fan.

[@HockeyTown-fb4pg]

This is one of my favorite series I had ever had the pleasure to watch! Thanks so much for doing these man! These vids are fantastic and bring back a ton of memories! Can't wait for the next vid vs Chi!

[@davidpitts5851]

As a ducks fan the downside of wings switching to the east is the ducks and wings don’t get to meet in the playoffs. Ever since the 03’ ducks sweep I feel like ducks wings were one of the top rivalries in the nhl, so many great series between them. Hard fought long series.

[@pianotalent6437]

Agreed. Those were some of the best series of the 2000s. When y’all swept us in 2003, I’ll just admit it, I learned to never underestimate the ducks or any team for that matter. Our rivalry with you guys was underrated. Those games were so intense

[@murch13]

Thanks so much for editing/posting!

[@adamblaster]

I was at 3 of these games in Detroit. Amazing memories!

[@seanwalters1977]

48:57 Euro twin coordination

[@andrerocca1005]

What a fantastic series.

[@corbinjanes927]

can't believe that anaheim beat number 1 san jose sharks

[@jeremysimoni]

I'm 36 years old and through all my years I don't think I've ever seen a better slap shot then Nicholas lidstrom that when he was to give it a good slap shot he can make it go wherever he desired it to go and the best thing is he always thinks that there's someone out there that is better than him he never thinks that he is the greatest and that's what makes him the best out of all the red wings players I would say Steve eiserman is my first best player in my time and Nicholas Lindstrom is my second best player. And there's one thing I always wanted to ask, with Brett Hull coming from the St Louis blues to the red wings for one year or two years and winning the Stanley cup and then going back to the St Louis blues and retiring there knowing the rivalry that the blues and red wings had, it would be like Steve iserman leaving the red wings and going to the Colorado avalanche for 2 years and coming back to the red wings I just don't see the same respect as there would be if he would spend his whole entire career with the red wings I just don't understand why players do that but maybe I'm the only one that feels that way. If there's anybody that agrees with me write it in the comments thank you and one more thing go red wings. And it's just a matter of time before those red wings turn their shit around and become a contender again because I can't wait for that to come back. To me it's like sex you just can't get enough

[@jessepatrao6197]

awood i hope u know how much we appreciate it! You're so good at what u do man. Your videos are treasures and i plan to watch them for years and years all because of your tireless and magnificent curating. Brilliant series. Ducks had a lot of pride with a true alpha leadership group. But despite pretty substantial adversity in the series, Detroit were better and both teams knew it. Datsyuk absolutely unplayable in the 2nd period of Game 5 is my highlight. Game 5 was proof that Detroit had a gear that Anaheim couldn't match. Cuthbert commentary during that game only makes it sweeter. One of the best hockey commentators of all time. And when he makes that connection between Datsyuk and Gretzky when he lifted the puck over the back of the net, the weight of that comment shouldn't be lost on anybody. Datsyuk at his peak in the playoffs guys. We are really talking about one of the best to ever play hockey. That is the level we are talking about. And the Joe knew it in that moment and gave a standing ovation, and for moment there Detroit was at the centre of the sporting universe. Profound stuff.

[@ThePaul3333]

great comment

[@bishoppx]

Holy fuck Anaheim got away with murder all series.

[@Rodanguirus]

Absolutely grueling series. After the Wings and Mighty Ducks swept each other a few times pre-lockout, they had several hard-fought, really physical wars. This series, '07, '13. I remember when the Wings were first switching to the East, a blogger made a case that this was one of the best then-current rivalries in the NHL (better than either club's more traditional rivals at the time), and seeing it summed up opened my eyes to that.

[@Arytonblue95]

I'd agree with those saying this series ended up leaving the Wings running on fumes by the time of the finals with injuries etc, but it sure was sweet to beat this lot in seven, say what you want about Chicago and Nashville, but there's just something so hateful about the Ducks, it may well just be Corey Perry's very existence, but christ i was even rooting for the Blackhawks this year against them, also Kronners hits are a thing of beauty.

[@Adam-vs2in]

I’ve always believed this series is the reason the wings did not win back to back cups. It took a lot out of them and by the time they got to the finals they ran out of gas. The duck were goons man. Damn west coast games traveling back and forth while the pens were taking short bus rides.

[@slipperybiff6122]

The league did everything they could to stop the wings from advancing

[@davidgustafson4380]

talk about a heavyweight series. 2 previous cup winners going at it.

[@joeydembeck6232]

This series should’ve only went 5 games max

[@GSOF_Oven]

Pretty good Anaheim team that year to be 8th in the conference.

[@onlyusemeakimbofmgs]

That elbow on Datsyuk in Game 6 was super shady.

[@Elliesbow]

Lets be honest Hiller played out of his mind in this series. This series killed the wings on the way to the finals

[@danglesnipecelly13]

I remember game 3 like it was yesterday I was flipping the fuck out when they called that off. And franzen in these games just looked on point. I wish he could play like this these days. If u watch him in this series he was just overall solid as hell! As much as he annoys me I hope this upcoming season he can stay healthy and help the wings out. The wings will be deadly if he's healthy.

[@michaelwhitaker9719]

RIP Dave Strader

[@myiataylor8364]

Nice vid but as a true red wings fan it kills me to watch other team highlights :(

[@matthewmccallum610]

Wow how horrible were the refs in this series

[@SeanSauve333]

Excellent.

[@ItsMackGaming]

wow i didnt think the Ducks could be so dirty

[@natebellville3621]

They were likable before Getzlaf, Perry, and Pronger came along, then they got dirty

[@davidgustafson4380]

What a heavyweight battle between my home team wings and my 2nd team the ducks.

[@JayEmVee313]

Is there any way you could upload the 2013 series awood? That was another back and forth classic.

[@awood40]

Currently in the works.

[@danielhamilton7951]

Forgot how one-sided the officiating was in this series. Never should have gone seven games but officials made sure the Anaheim Meatheads had a chance against Detroit. Detroit powerplay would have ended this series in five.

[@jeremysimoni]

Who thinks Chris Osgood did better in the 09 playoffs than the 08 playoffs I mean it just me be my opinion but they did play quite a bit of a lot more games in 09 than they did in 08 and not to mention Chris Osgood was replaced in the first series against the Nashville predators in 08 so yeah I think I can argue that he did for one play more games and two play a lot better in 09. If I'm wrong please tell me your opinion thank you

[@nolanscripture]

Outside of Teemu Selanne and Drew Miller you'd be hard pressed to find a respectable player on that Ducks team. That franchise blows and has for years.

[@Jonesyful10]

2 years old but the ducks do a ton for the community. its just a game

[@JakeMCGreen]

Scotty N was good too. Granted he got frustrated but I love that guy

[@ericksheldon3870]

Getzlav was a son of a bitch, but I still respected him. He just played his last NHL game shortly as of the time I’m typing this, and he went out in style with one of the slickest passes I’ve ever seen from him in recent memory. Kudos to a frustrating player to play against, but one you love if he’s on your team.

[@macmac3374]

@@Jonesyful10 that ducks team was filled with goons only to hurt players and not win. Only reason it went 7 games was the piss poor officiating.

[@kylestrange4494]

​@@macmac3374yeah thats why so many ducks were injured right ? Fucking 🤡

[@RedwingsFan0513]

Game 3 was probably the worse officiating i've ever seen

[@Elliesbow]

Could not agree more. It still pisses me off to this day. How you blow an early whistle on that loose puck in the playoffs is beyond me. I hope that ref is haunted by that for the rest of his life.

[@kakanalexgamer231]

1:44 did lilja just break his stick?

[@errbt]

Yep, over his own leg.

[@SloMoNomo7]

The refs in this series were HORRENDOUS!

[@adrianwalsh1340]

Fuck yeah. red wings I'll

[@teemukustila]

Damn, that was a great series. I forgot how great it was. I wish Ducks would have won though, and Selänne retiring with 2 cups. Oh well

[@macmac3374]

The refs tried all series long.