Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings

Monday, December 15, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 3–2 on Monday, December 15, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Colorado Avalanche	3	32-45-5
at Detroit Red Wings	2	51-21-10

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	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	9	8	10	27
Detroit Red Wings	7	14	15	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:07	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski (7)	Tyler Arnason (7)	Even strength	COL 1, DET 0
1st	04:34	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny (7)	Milan Hejduk (12), Jordan Leopold (7)	Power play	COL 2, DET 0
2nd	09:10	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom (9)	Brian Rafalski (19), Pavel Datsyuk (20)	Even strength	COL 2, DET 1
3rd	01:51	Colorado Avalanche	Jordan Leopold (5)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	COL 3, DET 1
3rd	07:07	Detroit Red Wings	Marian Hossa (16)	Henrik Zetterberg (15)	Even strength	COL 3, DET 2

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 8 W. Wolski	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:16
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		08:12
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	37.5%	16:42
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0	33.3%	16:32
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	1	1	66.7%	19:37
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	33.3%	17:28
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	40%	17:34
Number 42 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:35
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		11:58
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		07:10
Number 59 P. Dupuis	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		06:51
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	0	0	100%	17:50
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	4	0		23:07
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		20:35
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		21:12
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	1	0		13:54
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	1	1	2	0	2	2	1	0	0		16:24
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		25:03

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	36	34	2	.944	60:00	Win

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	1	2	0	50%	16:26
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	1	0	50%	19:34
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:27
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		13:04
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	60%	09:46
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		17:18
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	0	57.1%	20:36
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	72.7%	15:04
Number 81 M. Hossa	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	0		20:05
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	04:34
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	40%	18:42
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0		16:13
Number 3 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		10:08
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	0	0	+2	2	4	0	0		25:34
Number 22 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:06
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	6	0		21:29
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	0		24:50
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		23:34

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Osgood	27	24	3	.889	58:45	Loss

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:49	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom	Hooking	2
1st	06:31	Colorado Avalanche	Ruslan Salei	High sticking	2
1st	07:25	Colorado Avalanche	Brett Clark	Hooking	2
1st	10:44	Detroit Red Wings	Kris Draper	Holding the stick	2
1st	16:02	Detroit Red Wings	Brian Rafalski	Holding	2
2nd	00:27	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom	Interference	2
2nd	01:17	Colorado Avalanche	T.J. Hensick	Holding the stick	2
2nd	06:42	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	Roughing	2
2nd	06:42	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Roughing	2
2nd	06:42	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Kopecky	Roughing	2
3rd	10:45	Colorado Avalanche	Jordan Leopold	Interference	2

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Brad Meier, Steve Kozari
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Ryan Galloway
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Darcy Tucker, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Brian Willsie, Ben Guite, Matt Hendricks, Marek Svatos, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, TJ Galiardi
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Chris Chelios, Darren McCarty, Aaron Downey, Derek Meech, Jonathan Ericsson, Justin Abdelkader, Darren Helm, Ville Leino

Every Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Dec 15, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Feb 15, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 4, 2009

Other NHL games on Monday, December 15, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Dec 15, 2008