Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings

Saturday, January 10, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	41-32-9
at Detroit Red Wings	3	51-21-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	6	4	12	22
Detroit Red Wings	13	12	23	48

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:03	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (16)	Drew Stafford (16), Thomas Vanek (12)	Even strength	BUF 1, DET 0
2nd	17:00	Detroit Red Wings	Jiri Hudler (16)	Brett Lebda (6), Mikael Samuelsson (19)	Even strength	BUF 1, DET 1
3rd	17:26	Detroit Red Wings	Mikael Samuelsson (10)	Jiri Hudler (18), Valtteri Filppula (12)	Even strength	BUF 1, DET 2
3rd	18:25	Detroit Red Wings	Marian Hossa (20)	Henrik Zetterberg (23)	Even strength	BUF 1, DET 3

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	17:58
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		15:30
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		13:01
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		14:37
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		15:33
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	40%	09:03
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		15:22
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	46.2%	19:50
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		16:17
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:56
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		14:36
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	20%	15:43
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		19:52
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	4		24:10
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		16:57
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		14:46
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		24:56
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	1		17:43

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	48	45	3	.938	59:12	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 11 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:51
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	80%	17:46
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:53
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0		14:28
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	61.5%	09:44
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	1	0		15:58
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0	64.3%	20:50
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	0	50%	13:59
Number 81 M. Hossa	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	0		18:35
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0		07:50
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	7	1	0		19:09
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		16:48
Number 3 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	0		18:30
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		23:09
Number 14 D. Meech	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2		18:31
Number 22 B. Lebda	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0		13:20
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		19:58
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		22:41

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Conklin	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:20	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Hooking	2
2nd	04:26	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk	Hooking	2
3rd	02:34	Buffalo Sabres	Craig Rivet	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	08:57	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Interference goalkeeper	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Andy McElman
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Henrik Tallinder, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Chris Chelios, Darren McCarty, Aaron Downey, Niklas Kronwall, Jonathan Ericsson, Justin Abdelkader, Darren Helm, Ville Leino

Every Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Apr 6, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 10, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Florida Panthers 8	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
New York Rangers 2 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
Dallas Stars 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 10, 2009
New Jersey Devils 5 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 10, 2009