"The Red Wings' dominance in shootouts continues.

They improved to 6-0 in shootouts this season, beating Vancouver, 4-3, on Thursday night.

The Wings (35-16-1, 71 points) won the shootout, 2-0, with Pavel Datsyuk and Jiri Hudler scoring. Goaltender Jimmy Howard stopped Vancouver's Alex Edler and Mason Raymond, earning his league-leading 32nd victory (32-11-1).

Those six extra points the Wings have earned already in shootouts could prove mighty important at the end of the season in terms of playoff positioning and home ice advantage."