Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Minnesota Wild 4–1 on Sunday, December 26, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Detroit Red Wings 4 47-25-10
at Minnesota Wild 1 39-35-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Detroit Red Wings 13 9 5 27
Minnesota Wild 4 5 8 17

Three stars

  1. H. Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. N. Kronwall, Detroit Red Wings (2 assists)
  3. N. Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:38 Detroit Red Wings Henrik Zetterberg (1) Niklas Kronwall (1), Johan Franzen (1) Even strength DET 1, MIN 0
1st 08:59 Detroit Red Wings Daniel Cleary (1) Valtteri Filppula (1) Even strength DET 2, MIN 0
2nd 05:30 Detroit Red Wings Kris Draper (1) Niklas Kronwall (2), Jonathan Ericsson (1) Even strength DET 3, MIN 0
2nd 13:50 Detroit Red Wings Tomas Holmstrom (1) Henrik Zetterberg (1), Nicklas Lidstrom (1) Power play DET 4, MIN 0
3rd 16:20 Minnesota Wild Brent Burns (1) Martin Havlat (1), Patrick O'Sullivan (1) Power play DET 4, MIN 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild
Stat Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal 27 17
Power play 1 of 6 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 14 14
Hits 13 15
Blocked shots 9 6
Giveaways 5 8
Takeaways 5 6
Faceoffs won 31/57 (54.4%) 26/57 (45.6%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 J. Abdelkader L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 75% 11:05
Number 11 D. Cleary R 1 0 1 +1 2 6 1 0 0 14:57
Number 17 P. Eaves R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 2 0 15:35
Number 20 D. Miller L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:40
Number 26 J. Hudler R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 08:35
Number 33 K. Draper C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 09:00
Number 40 H. Zetterberg C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 0 0 62.5% 18:22
Number 43 D. Helm C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 47.4% 16:09
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 0 17:12
Number 51 V. Filppula C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 15:22
Number 93 J. Franzen R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 16:43
Number 96 T. Holmstrom L 1 0 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 15:30
Number 4 J. Kindl D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 14:18
Number 5 N. Lidstrom D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 24:41
Number 23 B. Stuart D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 23:36
Number 28 B. Rafalski D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:42
Number 52 J. Ericsson D 0 1 1 +1 4 0 0 0 0 19:20
Number 55 N. Kronwall D 0 2 2 +3 0 1 2 1 0 21:22
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 J. Howard 17 16 1 .941 59:57 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 17:40
Number 9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 43.5% 19:45
Number 11 J. Madden C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 13:30
Number 12 C. Kobasew R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10:46
Number 15 A. Brunette L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 16:24
Number 19 P. O'Sullivan C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 100% 11:11
Number 20 A. Miettinen R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 13:58
Number 21 K. Brodziak C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 37.5% 10:49
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 16:29
Number 23 E. Nystrom L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 13:06
Number 24 M. Havlat R 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 0 0 18:34
Number 96 P. Bouchard C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 15:45
Number 3 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 26:28
Number 4 C. Stoner D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 3 0 13:37
Number 5 G. Zanon D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 20:09
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 17:38
Number 8 B. Burns D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 0 1 25:18
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 08:01
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 N. Backstrom 27 23 4 .852 59:56 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:14 Minnesota Wild Chuck Kobasew Hooking 2
1st 02:42 Detroit Red Wings Tomas Holmstrom Slashing 2
1st 02:42 Minnesota Wild Marek Zidlicky Slashing 2
1st 05:03 Detroit Red Wings Jonathan Ericsson Interference 2
1st 09:37 Minnesota Wild Bench Delaying game bench face off violation (bench minor) 2
1st 09:46 Detroit Red Wings Tomas Holmstrom Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 14:27 Detroit Red Wings Daniel Cleary Hooking 2
1st 15:45 Minnesota Wild Andrew Brunette Elbowing 2
2nd 08:33 Detroit Red Wings Jonathan Ericsson Tripping 2
2nd 12:53 Minnesota Wild Kyle Brodziak Cross checking 2
3rd 00:54 Detroit Red Wings Todd Bertuzzi Holding 2
3rd 11:42 Minnesota Wild Greg Zanon Hooking 2
3rd 14:39 Detroit Red Wings Kris Draper Hooking 2
3rd 17:43 Minnesota Wild Martin Havlat Tripping 2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach
Mike Babcock
Minnesota Wild head coach
Todd Richards
Referees
Chris Lee, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen
Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Ruslan Salei, Pavel Datsyuk
Minnesota Wild scratches
Nick Schultz, Cam Barker, Brad Staubitz

2010-2011 season series

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