Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings

Monday, January 16, 2012, 7:30 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–0 on Monday, January 16, 2012 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Buffalo Sabres	0	39-32-11
at Detroit Red Wings	5	48-28-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0
Detroit Red Wings	3	2	0	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	7	9	27
Detroit Red Wings	11	8	7	26

Three stars

P. Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings (3 assists)
T. Bertuzzi, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 2 assists)
J. Howard, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:20	Detroit Red Wings	Henrik Zetterberg (1)	Jiri Hudler (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, DET 1
1st	18:11	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen (1)	Pavel Datsyuk (1), Todd Bertuzzi (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, DET 2
1st	19:43	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom (1)	Todd Bertuzzi (2), Pavel Datsyuk (2)	Even strength	BUF 0, DET 3
2nd	04:19	Detroit Red Wings	Todd Bertuzzi (1)	Pavel Datsyuk (3)	Even strength	BUF 0, DET 4
2nd	04:32	Detroit Red Wings	Darren Helm (1)	Drew Miller (1), Daniel Cleary (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, DET 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal	27	26
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	25	22
Blocked shots	13	6
Giveaways	7	9
Takeaways	2	7
Faceoffs won	27/61 (44.3%)	34/61 (55.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

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	-2	0	4	1	0	38.5%	19:23
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		15:44
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		09:47
Number 23 V. Leino	L	0	0	0	-2	4	1	0	1	50%	16:31
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	100%	17:00
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	5	0	68.8%	15:16
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	1	28.6%	19:26
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50%	12:23
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	33.3%	09:17
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	100%	10:53
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	23.1%	16:52
Number 72 L. Adam	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:23
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	-4	0	2	2	0		23:09
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	-4	0	0	6	2		22:27
Number 17 M. Gragnani	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1		13:56
Number 33 T. Brennan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		11:39
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3		23:59
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2		24:55

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Enroth	12	12	0	1.000	35:28
Number 30 R. Miller	14	9	5	.643	24:32	Loss

Detroit Red Wings

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 8 J. Abdelkader	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	12:23
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	0	1	1	+1	4	2	1	0		14:43
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	3	3	+3	0	1	0	0	70.6%	13:03
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		17:15
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		16:16
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	71.4%	17:40
Number 43 D. Helm	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	41.2%	16:41
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	1	2	3	+3	0	4	1	0		14:11
Number 48 C. Emmerton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		10:39
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:27
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	1	0	1	+3	0	4	0	0		13:04
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:13
Number 4 J. Kindl	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	1		18:27
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	1	0	1	+3	0	2	0	0		18:32
Number 18 I. White	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	2	0		20:17
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2		21:58
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	6	0		18:58
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	2		20:27

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	27	27	0	1.000	59:46	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:33	Buffalo Sabres	Marc-Andre Gragnani	Hooking	2
1st	05:50	Detroit Red Wings	Niklas Kronwall	Holding	2
2nd	17:49	Buffalo Sabres	Ville Leino	Slashing	2
3rd	03:32	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Roughing	2
3rd	03:32	Detroit Red Wings	Daniel Cleary	Roughing	2
3rd	03:32	Detroit Red Wings	Daniel Cleary	Roughing	2
3rd	06:28	Buffalo Sabres	Matt Ellis	Tripping	2
3rd	06:50	Detroit Red Wings	Jakub Kindl	Interference	2
3rd	17:20	Buffalo Sabres	Ville Leino	High sticking	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Tom Kowal, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Andy McElman
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Robyn Regehr, Cody McCormick, Joe Finley
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Mike Commodore, Jan Mursak

2011-2012 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 2, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Jan 16, 2012

Other NHL games on Jan 16

Other NHL games on Monday, January 16, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at New York Islanders, Mon, Jan 16, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Jan 16, 2012
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Jan 16, 2012
Boston Bruins 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Mon, Jan 16, 2012
Dallas Stars 0 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Jan 16, 2012

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