Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres

Monday, April 6, 2009, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Monday, April 6, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Detroit Red Wings	4	51-21-10
at Buffalo Sabres	1	41-32-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	10	11	11	32
Buffalo Sabres	14	7	12	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	18:41	Detroit Red Wings	Brad Stuart (2)	Marian Hossa (31), Tomas Holmstrom (22)	Power play	DET 1, BUF 0
3rd	00:36	Detroit Red Wings	Marian Hossa (39)	Nicklas Lidstrom (43), Henrik Zetterberg (40)	Even strength	DET 2, BUF 0
3rd	09:17	Detroit Red Wings	Marian Hossa (40)	Pavel Datsyuk (64), Tomas Holmstrom (23)	Even strength	DET 3, BUF 0
3rd	09:54	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (11)	Adam Mair (9), Craig Rivet (21)	Even strength	DET 3, BUF 1
3rd	19:23	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom (15)	Jonathan Ericsson (3), Pavel Datsyuk (65)	Even strength, Empty net	DET 4, BUF 1

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 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		13:15
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	1	0	44.4%	16:40
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:36
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:07
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	57.1%	11:12
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0		13:50
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	3	0	45.5%	17:55
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	46.2%	15:11
Number 81 M. Hossa	R	2	1	3	+2	2	4	1	0	0		16:03
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:35
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	50%	17:05
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	2	2	+1	2	1	0	0	0		13:51
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	1	1	2	+3	0	2	0	3	0		25:30
Number 22 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:52
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	1		25:11
Number 24 C. Chelios	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		10:11
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	1	1	+2	5	3	2	1	0		22:00
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		26:07

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Osgood	33	32	1	.970	59:49	Win

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	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	58.8%	20:34
Number 17 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	37.5%	12:27
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0		18:14
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0		12:43
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	1		15:22
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	6	0	0	100%	12:13
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		12:54
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	2	0	69.2%	16:38
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-3	0	5	0	2	42.9%	18:29
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	08:43
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	18:48
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:29
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	3		20:53
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	3		22:13
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		17:10
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		17:57
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:34
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0		21:12

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	31	28	3	.903	58:45	Loss

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:01	Detroit Red Wings	Marian Hossa	Tripping	2
2nd	08:18	Detroit Red Wings	Chris Chelios	Tripping	2
2nd	11:10	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	Hooking	2
2nd	11:10	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom	Diving	2
2nd	16:59	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Holding	2
2nd	19:00	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Roughing	2
2nd	19:00	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:00	Detroit Red Wings	Mikael Samuelsson	Roughing	2
2nd	19:00	Detroit Red Wings	Valtteri Filppula	Roughing	2
2nd	19:00	Detroit Red Wings	Jonathan Ericsson	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:03	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Slashing	2
3rd	01:49	Detroit Red Wings	Valtteri Filppula	High sticking	2

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Scott Driscoll
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Darren McCarty, Aaron Downey, Brian Rafalski, Andreas Lilja, Derek Meech, Jimmy Howard, Justin Abdelkader, Darren Helm, Ville Leino
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Patrick Lalime, Andrew Peters, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Nathan Gerbe, Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber, Jhonas Enroth

Every Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres 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 Monday, April 6, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Apr 6, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Mon, Apr 6, 2009