Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 7–2 on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at home.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Detroit Red Wings 2 48-28-6
at Montreal Canadiens 7 31-35-16

Goals by period

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Detroit Red Wings 0 0 2 2
Montreal Canadiens 4 2 1 7

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Detroit Red Wings 6 12 10 28
Montreal Canadiens 12 5 8 25

Three stars

  1. D. Desharnais, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. R. Bourque, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. A. Emelin, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:08 Montreal Canadiens Rene Bourque (1) Scott Gomez (1), Raphael Diaz (1) Even strength DET 0, MTL 1
1st 10:56 Montreal Canadiens Alexei Emelin (1) Andrei Kostitsyn (1) Even strength DET 0, MTL 2
1st 17:58 Montreal Canadiens David Desharnais (1) Erik Cole (1) Even strength DET 0, MTL 3
1st 19:33 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (1) Rene Bourque (1), Tomas Kaberle (1) Even strength DET 0, MTL 4
2nd 01:52 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty (1) David Desharnais (1), Erik Cole (2) Even strength DET 0, MTL 5
2nd 04:18 Montreal Canadiens David Desharnais (2) Max Pacioretty (1), Tomas Kaberle (2) Power play DET 0, MTL 6
3rd 00:21 Detroit Red Wings Jiri Hudler (1) Darren Helm (1) Even strength DET 1, MTL 6
3rd 06:07 Detroit Red Wings Jiri Hudler (2) Daniel Cleary (1), Mike Commodore (1) Even strength DET 2, MTL 6
3rd 18:37 Montreal Canadiens Erik Cole (1) Lars Eller (1) Even strength DET 2, MTL 7

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

Team stats

Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens
Stat Detroit Red Wings Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 28 25
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 27 20
Blocked shots 16 24
Giveaways 9 10
Takeaways 3 8
Faceoffs won 33/50 (66%) 17/50 (34%)

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 0 0 2 3 0 0 62.5% 11:16
Number 11 D. Cleary R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 1 0 15:06
Number 13 P. Datsyuk C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 16:17
Number 20 D. Miller L 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 1 0 13:32
Number 26 J. Hudler R 2 0 2 -1 0 2 0 0 0 13:53
Number 40 H. Zetterberg C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 55.6% 17:23
Number 43 D. Helm C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 77.8% 14:53
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 17:21
Number 48 C. Emmerton C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10:45
Number 51 V. Filppula C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 88.9% 17:33
Number 93 J. Franzen R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 15:58
Number 96 T. Holmstrom L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:55
Number 4 J. Kindl D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 5 0 0 16:36
Number 18 I. White D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 4 0 23:15
Number 22 M. Commodore D 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 14:23
Number 23 B. Stuart D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 22:03
Number 52 J. Ericsson D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 0 0 16:49
Number 55 N. Kronwall D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 5 0 24:22
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 T. Conklin 13 10 3 .769 40:00
Number 35 J. Howard 12 8 4 .667 19:49 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 S. Gomez C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 50% 15:23
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 2 0 13.3% 20:30
Number 27 R. Bourque R 1 1 2 +1 0 4 2 1 0 17:49
Number 45 M. Blunden R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:03
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 13:46
Number 51 D. Desharnais C 2 1 3 +2 0 3 0 0 1 46.2% 14:50
Number 52 M. Darche L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 14:30
Number 63 A. Engqvist C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 37.5% 10:31
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 1 0 13:17
Number 72 E. Cole L 1 2 3 +3 0 3 1 0 0 18:37
Number 81 L. Eller C 0 1 1 +2 2 2 3 1 0 41.7% 14:44
Number 22 T. Kaberle D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 2 0 16:00
Number 26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 0 21:30
Number 61 R. Diaz D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 3 0 19:39
Number 68 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15:41
Number 74 A. Emelin D 1 0 1 +3 2 3 1 0 0 18:09
Number 75 H. Gill D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 17:29
Number 76 P. Subban D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 14:36
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 28 26 2 .929 59:56 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:45 Montreal Canadiens Lars Eller Tripping 2
1st 14:04 Montreal Canadiens Hal Gill Hooking 2
1st 16:12 Detroit Red Wings Jakub Kindl Hooking 2
1st 16:30 Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban Elbowing 2
2nd 03:27 Detroit Red Wings Jonathan Ericsson Tripping 2
2nd 06:33 Montreal Canadiens Alexei Emelin Cross checking 2
3rd 08:11 Detroit Red Wings Jonathan Ericsson Tripping 2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach
Mike Babcock
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Randy Cunneyworth
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Matt MacPherson
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Nicklas Lidstrom, Jan Mursak
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Travis Moen, Chris Campoli

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