Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres

Sunday, March 2, 2008, 6:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Sunday, March 2, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Detroit Red Wings	4	54-21-7
at Buffalo Sabres	2	39-31-12

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	1	2	1	4
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	18	12	9	39
Buffalo Sabres	9	7	8	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:59	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta (2)	Maxim Afinogenov (12), Adam Mair (7)	Even strength	DET 0, BUF 1
1st	11:56	Detroit Red Wings	Dallas Drake (3)	Niklas Kronwall (23), Kris Draper (8)	Even strength	DET 1, BUF 1
2nd	05:11	Detroit Red Wings	Valtteri Filppula (18)	Jiri Hudler (25), Johan Franzen (7)	Power play	DET 2, BUF 1
2nd	14:16	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen (13)	Niklas Kronwall (24), Mikael Samuelsson (25)	Even strength	DET 3, BUF 1
3rd	03:12	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (20)	Drew Stafford (16)	Power play	DET 3, BUF 2
3rd	15:52	Detroit Red Wings	Kirk Maltby (4)	Pavel Datsyuk (53), Valtteri Filppula (14)	Even strength	DET 4, BUF 2

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 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0	52.6%	20:28
Number 17 D. Drake	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		12:18
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	1	0	1	+2	2	1	1	0	0		12:34
Number 20 A. Downey	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		05:23
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:56
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	3	0	0	57.1%	15:54
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	8	1	0	0		16:51
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	0	54.5%	20:52
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	0	1		15:54
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		08:34
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	1	1	2	+1	0	5	1	1	0	66.7%	19:24
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		17:26
Number 3 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		21:14
Number 14 D. Meech	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		11:00
Number 22 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:45
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	0	1	0		24:47
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:51
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	2	2	+3	2	3	1	1	0		25:42

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	24	22	2	.917	59:59	Win

Buffalo Sabres 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 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-3	2	0	1	0	0	46.7%	21:29
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	14:54
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	40%	20:36
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		11:34
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	-1	2	2	3	0	0		13:30
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0	66.7%	07:53
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		16:23
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	50%	16:41
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	0	8	1	0	1		17:52
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	3	0	0		04:30
Number 56 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	0		17:13
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	-1	2	3	1	1	0		14:46
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		10:30
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	3	1	0		21:54
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		25:45
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		24:43
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		14:46
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3	0		15:46

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	39	35	4	.897	58:43	Loss

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:00	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
1st	09:16	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Holding	2
2nd	03:54	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	High sticking	2
2nd	07:26	Detroit Red Wings	Henrik Zetterberg	Tripping	2
2nd	09:11	Detroit Red Wings	Kris Draper	Hooking	2
2nd	17:24	Detroit Red Wings	Brad Stuart	Holding	2
3rd	02:56	Detroit Red Wings	Niklas Kronwall	Interference	2
3rd	04:38	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	04:38	Detroit Red Wings	Kirk Maltby	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	05:46	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2
3rd	11:22	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Tripping	2
3rd	19:08	Detroit Red Wings	Valtteri Filppula	Hooking	2

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Derek Nansen
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Chris Chelios, Nicklas Lidstrom, Darren McCarty, Daniel Cleary, Brian Rafalski, Mark Hartigan, Jimmy Howard, Kyle Quincey, Garrett Stafford, Mattias Ritola, Darren Helm
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Jochen Hecht, Andrew Peters, Michael Ryan, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 2, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 2, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 2, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 2, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sun, Mar 2, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 2, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Mar 2, 2008