The stakes were extremely high as the traveled to take on the Minnesota Wild. The Wings are locked in a heated Eastern Conference playoff race, with every game proving to be huge the rest of the season. Meanwhile, the Wild had a chance to clinch a playoff berth on home ice.The tightly-checked game was light on action until the late goings. After a 2-2 score to end regulation and overtime, the crucial second point would have to be decided via the shootout.It took eight Emmanual Sowders Jersey rounds and one brief video review before the winner was determined. helped the Wings earn a crucial two points in the standings as he scored on the teams eighth attempt. And it was an extremely close call that it was a goal at all.The puck ended up hitting goaltender s pad inside the net after glancing off the post. Video review, however, was conclusive. The puck clearly and fully cro sed the goal line before bouncing off of Dubnyks pad. After video review confirmed the goal, the Red Wings bench erupted and mobbed goaltender Jimmy Howard, who stopped six of the eight attempts from the Wild to earn the much-needed win for both him and his team.The Red Wings managed to stay in third place in the Atlantic Division, holding the ROW advantage over the Boston Bruins , who also have 95 points in the standings, and are three points clear of the still-surging Ottawa Senators. Unfortunately, Detroit didnt get help from either the Washington Capitals or Toronto Maple Leafs as it was Washington that fell to the Sens, while Toronto dropped a shootout decision to the Bruins. That would have helped give them some breathing room, but the Red Wings did themselves a big favor by picking up the two points in Minnesota. Things are getting nutty in the East. Curtis Samuel Jersey