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Todd Bertuzzi's spin move in shootout gives Red Wings 5th straight win

Todd Bertuzzi — all bruising 6-foot-3, 229 pounds of him — turned figure skater in front of the Phoenix net with a spinning move that would have earned him a "10" and provided the Detroit Red Wings with their fifth win in a row.Bertuzzi, who scored in regulation, spun in front of goalie Mike Smith, then with a backhand tap, knocked the puck into the net to give Detroit a 3-2 victory Thursday night.Bertuzzi said he had been talking with teammate Danny Cleary before taking to the ice in the shootout. Cleary knew about the spin move."He told me it was probably time to break it out," Bertuzzi said.The finesse move finished a smashmouth game, the third time in Detroit's winning streak that a contest has gone to a shootout. Two have been against Phoenix by identical scores."It was one of those gritty games where there was a lot of hitting," Bertuzzi said. "Chicago keeps winning and so does St. Louis. In order to stay in the race, you've got to win."Ian White also scored for the NHL-leading R...

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