Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, February 26, 2011, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, February 26, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Detroit Red Wings	3	47-25-10
at Buffalo Sabres	2	43-29-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Detroit Red Wings	7	12	16	2	0	37
Buffalo Sabres	15	7	7	3	0	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:55	Buffalo Sabres	Andrej Sekera (1)	Jochen Hecht (1), Drew Stafford (1)	Even strength	DET 0, BUF 1
1st	14:59	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Grier (1)	Andrej Sekera (1), Rob Niedermayer (1)	Even strength	DET 0, BUF 2
2nd	10:43	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk (1)	Nicklas Lidstrom (1), Henrik Zetterberg (1)	Power play	DET 1, BUF 2
3rd	19:02	Detroit Red Wings	Jiri Hudler (1)	Daniel Cleary (1), Johan Franzen (1)	Even strength	DET 2, BUF 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Saved
1	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk	Goal (winner)
2	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Saved
2	Detroit Red Wings	Jiri Hudler	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 8 J. Abdelkader	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	12:55
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	100%	18:03
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	0	1	61.5%	19:49
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:23
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	40%	11:47
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0	47.1%	20:41
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	36.4%	13:24
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		14:46
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	16:37
Number 90 M. Modano	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	12.5%	13:46
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0		17:36
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:48
Number 4 J. Kindl	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0		15:51
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	2	0		24:32
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	0		21:47
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		17:29
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0		24:14
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	0		25:38

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 J. MacDonald	32	30	2	.938	64:54	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 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	40%	13:59
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	55%	15:11
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	40%	13:12
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		16:44
Number 25 M. Grier	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0		13:53
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:31
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	64.3%	15:31
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		17:50
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	6	0	100%	15:17
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		15:52
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	+2	2	2	2	0	53.8%	17:08
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	+2	0	5	1	0		16:27
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		17:36
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		21:23
Number 27 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6		20:29
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		25:19
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	0		19:03
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		25:04

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	37	35	2	.946	65:00	OT loss

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	04:31	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Kneeing	2
2nd	07:52	Detroit Red Wings	Brad Stuart	Tripping	2
2nd	10:12	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Holding	2

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 26, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Sat, Feb 26, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Feb 26, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 26, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 26, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 26, 2011
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 26, 2011
Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 26, 2011