Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings

Saturday, March 15, 2003, 3:00 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–3 on Saturday, March 15, 2003 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Colorado Avalanche	3	42-19-13-8
at Detroit Red Wings	5	48-20-10-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	11	4	9	24
Detroit Red Wings	13	15	10	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:13	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk (10)	Henrik Zetterberg (18), Brett Hull (34)	Even strength	COL 0, DET 1
1st	13:27	Colorado Avalanche	Steve Reinprecht (16)	Greg De Vries (23)	Shorthanded	COL 1, DET 1
1st	17:14	Colorado Avalanche	Rob Blake (14)	Joe Sakic (27), Steve Reinprecht (27)	Power play	COL 2, DET 1
2nd	08:22	Detroit Red Wings	Brendan Shanahan (27)	Sergei Fedorov (40)	Even strength	COL 2, DET 2
2nd	13:29	Detroit Red Wings	Sergei Fedorov (28)	Steve Yzerman (4), Nicklas Lidstrom (42)	Even strength	COL 2, DET 3
2nd	17:05	Detroit Red Wings	Igor Larionov (9)	Luc Robitaille (20)	Even strength	COL 2, DET 4
3rd	05:56	Detroit Red Wings	Brett Hull (30)	Pavel Datsyuk (30), Chris Chelios (15)	Even strength	COL 2, DET 5
3rd	11:09	Colorado Avalanche	Derek Morris (9)	Milan Hejduk (42), Alex Tanguay (37)	Power play	COL 3, DET 5

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

Colorado Avalanche 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 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	4	1	0	40%	14:57
Number 11 J. Shantz	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	60%	07:19
Number 13 D. Hinote	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	13:52
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	1	0	23.8%	20:15
Number 21 P. Forsberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	66.7%	07:43
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0	33.3%	21:13
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:13
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	1	1	2	-2	0	4	0	0	0	57.1%	19:14
Number 32 R. Hahl	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		15:09
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		22:37
Number 44 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-3	0	3	1	0	0		18:12
Number 50 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		10:40
Number 4 R. Blake	D	1	0	1	-3	0	2	3	3	1		26:20
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	1	1	-2	2	0	2	0	0		20:15
Number 20 B. Marchment	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		14:56
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		11:06
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	2	0		24:38
Number 53 D. Morris	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		23:07

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	38	33	5	.868	58:52	Loss

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 I. Larionov	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	28.6%	12:43
Number 11 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	+3	0	2	1	0		20:14
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0	44.4%	16:00
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	2		18:34
Number 17 B. Hull	R	1	1	2	+2	0	5	0	0		15:49
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:32
Number 19 S. Yzerman	C	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	1	100%	15:39
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1		09:01
Number 25 D. McCarty	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	100%	13:03
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	90.9%	15:04
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		16:03
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	55.6%	15:48
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:27
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	2		25:44
Number 15 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		13:53
Number 23 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2		22:04
Number 24 C. Chelios	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	2		21:31
Number 55 D. Bykov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	1		14:27

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Joseph	24	21	3	.875	60:00	Win

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:04	Colorado Avalanche	Brian Willsie	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	16:35	Detroit Red Wings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	03:49	Colorado Avalanche	Serge Aubin	Roughing	2
2nd	03:49	Detroit Red Wings	Luc Robitaille	Roughing	2
3rd	06:40	Colorado Avalanche	Greg De Vries	Hooking	2
3rd	10:09	Detroit Red Wings	Mathieu Schneider	High sticking	2
3rd	14:27	Detroit Red Wings	Kris Draper	Interference	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Dave Lewis
Referees: Michael McGeough, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Ray Scapinello
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Mike Keane, Dean McAmmond, Steve Brule, Eric Messier, Chris McAllister, Denis Smith, Brad Larsen, Bryan Muir, Jeff Paul, Philippe Sauve, Steve Moore, Charlie Stephens, Vaclav Nedorost
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Marc Lamothe, Patrick Boileau, Stacy Roest, Boyd Devereaux, Jesse Wallin, Jiri Fischer, Jason Williams

Every Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 16, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Detroit Red Wings 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Feb 6, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Feb 8, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 15, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 15, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
New York Islanders 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Calgary Flames 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 15, 2003