Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche

Friday, December 15, 2000, 6:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–3 on Friday, December 15, 2000 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Detroit Red Wings	5	49-20-9-4
at Colorado Avalanche	3	52-16-10-4

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	2	0	3	5
Colorado Avalanche	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	17	3	5	25
Colorado Avalanche	14	8	14	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:41	Detroit Red Wings	Kris Draper (3)	Doug Brown (3), Aaron Ward (5)	Even strength	DET 1, COL 0
1st	02:10	Colorado Avalanche	Dave Reid (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	DET 1, COL 1
1st	07:53	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom (7)	Sergei Fedorov (21)	Power play	DET 2, COL 1
1st	15:12	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Tanguay (11)	Nolan Pratt (2)	Even strength	DET 2, COL 2
2nd	17:05	Colorado Avalanche	Greg De Vries (3)	Dave Reid (7), Ville Nieminen (2)	Even strength	DET 2, COL 3
3rd	01:44	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom (4)	Sergei Fedorov (22), Steve Yzerman (4)	Power play	DET 3, COL 3
3rd	04:05	Detroit Red Wings	Darren McCarty (6)	Maxim Kuznetsov (2), Tomas Holmstrom (11)	Even strength	DET 4, COL 3
3rd	16:55	Detroit Red Wings	Steve Yzerman (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	DET 5, COL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:21
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2	0		12:20
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0	0	38.9%	18:43
Number 15 P. Verbeek	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		13:07
Number 17 D. Brown	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	66.7%	11:28
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		16:35
Number 19 S. Yzerman	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	2	3	0	41.7%	21:30
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	8	0	0		15:00
Number 25 D. McCarty	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	1	0		16:07
Number 33 K. Draper	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	33.3%	11:06
Number 41 B. Gilchrist	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:29
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	2	1	0	38.9%	20:40
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	3	0	1		09:11
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	2	1		30:30
Number 23 T. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		23:19
Number 27 A. Ward	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	0	0		26:05
Number 32 M. Kuznetsov	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	1	0		09:33
Number 55 L. Murphy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		25:39

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 M. Legace	36	33	3	.917	59:56	Win

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	0	45.5%	08:20
Number 14 D. Reid	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	33.3%	09:08
Number 18 A. Deadmarsh	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1		19:14
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	0	0	+1	0	5	2	0	65.2%	23:29
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		21:31
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0		20:39
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0		10:44
Number 26 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	62.5%	11:11
Number 29 E. Messier	L	0	0	0	-3	0	1	3	0		09:51
Number 37 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	65.4%	21:16
Number 39 V. Nieminen	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	1		09:59
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	100%	18:20
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	2		16:02
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	1	1		13:34
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	1		17:06
Number 24 J. Klemm	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		21:53
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	-2	4	2	1	2		18:32
Number 77 R. Bourque	D	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	0		27:08

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	25	20	5	.800	58:04	Loss

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:51	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Skoula	Cross checking	2
2nd	00:47	Detroit Red Wings	Kris Draper	Holding	2
2nd	05:47	Colorado Avalanche	Martin Skoula	Hooking	2
3rd	00:23	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Drury	Elbowing	2
3rd	11:26	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom	Cross checking	2
3rd	14:11	Detroit Red Wings	Martin Lapointe	Slashing	2

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Scotty Bowman
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Stephen Walkom, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Lyle Seitz
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Chris Chelios, Steve Duchesne, Jason Elliott, Boyd Devereaux, Jesse Wallin, Aren Miller, Yuri Butsayev, Jiri Fischer, Jason Williams
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Alexei Gusarov, Adam Foote, Joel Prpic, Chris Dingman, Frederic Cassivi, Brad Larsen, Rob Shearer, Yuri Babenko, Scott Parker, Rick Berry

Every Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Dec 15, 2000
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Jan 7, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Apr 7, 2001

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Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 15, 2000
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 15, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Fri, Dec 15, 2000
Florida Panthers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 15, 2000
St. Louis Blues 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 15, 2000
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 15, 2000
New York Rangers 4 at Anaheim Ducks 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Dec 15, 2000