Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings

Saturday, February 25, 2012, 7:00 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–3 on Saturday, February 25, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Colorado Avalanche	4	41-35-6
at Detroit Red Wings	3	48-28-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	6	10	11	27
Detroit Red Wings	7	10	14	31

Three stars

G. Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
S. Downie, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
J. Hudler, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:35	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog (1)	Steve Downie (1), Ryan O'Reilly (1)	Even strength	COL 1, DET 0
1st	02:42	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	COL 2, DET 0
2nd	13:35	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog (2)	Ryan O'Reilly (2), Steve Downie (2)	Even strength	COL 3, DET 0
3rd	00:44	Detroit Red Wings	Jiri Hudler (1)	Valtteri Filppula (1), Henrik Zetterberg (1)	Power play	COL 3, DET 1
3rd	09:13	Colorado Avalanche	Steve Downie (1)	Ryan Wilson (1), Ryan O'Reilly (3)	Even strength	COL 4, DET 1
3rd	13:22	Detroit Red Wings	Jiri Hudler (2)	Henrik Zetterberg (2), Brad Stuart (1)	Even strength	COL 4, DET 2
3rd	14:53	Detroit Red Wings	Valtteri Filppula (1)	Jiri Hudler (1), Henrik Zetterberg (3)	Even strength	COL 4, DET 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal	27	31
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	11	9
Hits	27	25
Blocked shots	11	10
Giveaways	5	5
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	22/52 (42.3%)	30/52 (57.7%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

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 9 M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	50%	15:52
Number 16 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0	36.4%	11:45
Number 17 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		09:29
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	36.8%	18:41
Number 27 S. Downie	R	1	2	3	+3	0	6	1	0	0		16:15
Number 34 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		15:53
Number 37 R. O'Reilly	C	0	3	3	+3	0	3	2	0	0	50%	20:25
Number 39 T. Galiardi	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		14:22
Number 40 M. Olver	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	57.1%	13:41
Number 54 D. Jones	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:42
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		07:22
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	2	0	2	+3	0	6	5	1	0		20:14
Number 5 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		22:23
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0		25:46
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		23:56
Number 22 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		23:57
Number 44 R. Wilson	D	0	1	1	+3	5	0	0	1	0		19:54
Number 46 S. Elliott	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:33

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Giguere	31	28	3	.903	59:47	Win

Detroit Red Wings

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	-1	5	1	1	0	0	66.7%	10:27
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		15:39
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		15:34
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	2	1	3	+1	2	4	0	0	1		16:47
Number 39 J. Mursak	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		09:45
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	3	3	+2	0	1	0	0	0	50%	19:41
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	3	1	0	69.2%	16:17
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	0	0		12:41
Number 48 C. Emmerton	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	55.6%	11:18
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	16:41
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	100%	16:53
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		16:42
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0		25:33
Number 18 I. White	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3	2	0	0		23:20
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		20:05
Number 27 K. Quincey	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0		21:55
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		06:44
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		21:20

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	27	23	4	.852	58:38	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:01	Colorado Avalanche	Mark Olver	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	14:36	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom	Hooking	2
1st	18:33	Detroit Red Wings	Jiri Hudler	Tripping	2
2nd	06:42	Colorado Avalanche	Mark Olver	High sticking	2
2nd	19:41	Colorado Avalanche	TJ Galiardi	Tripping	2
3rd	11:45	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Wilson	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:45	Detroit Red Wings	Justin Abdelkader	Fighting (major)	5

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joe Sacco
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Tim Peel, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Mark Shewchyk
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Milan Hejduk, Kevin Porter, Tyson Barrie
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Pavel Datsyuk, Mike Commodore, Jakub Kindl

2011-2012 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Oct 8, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Nov 8, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Dec 4, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Feb 25, 2012

Other NHL games on Feb 25

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 25, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
St. Louis Blues 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Washington Capitals 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Boston Bruins 5 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Florida Panthers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 25, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Calgary Flames 4	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Feb 25, 2012

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