Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings

Tuesday, November 8, 2011, 7:30 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–2 on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	41-35-6
at Detroit Red Wings	5	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	0	1	1	2
Detroit Red Wings	1	2	2	5

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	10	6	10	26
Detroit Red Wings	8	12	10	30

Three stars

J. Franzen, Detroit Red Wings (3 goals)
N. Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
V. Filppula, Detroit Red Wings (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:54	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	COL 0, DET 1
2nd	02:36	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen (1)	Valtteri Filppula (1), Jiri Hudler (1)	Power play	COL 0, DET 2
2nd	06:53	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen (2)	Niklas Kronwall (1), Valtteri Filppula (2)	Power play	COL 0, DET 3
2nd	08:18	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog (1)	Matt Duchene (1), Kyle Quincey (1)	Power play	COL 1, DET 3
3rd	14:46	Detroit Red Wings	Daniel Cleary (1)	Pavel Datsyuk (1), Jakub Kindl (1)	Even strength	COL 1, DET 4
3rd	16:55	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (1)	Ryan Wilson (1), Erik Johnson (1)	Power play	COL 2, DET 4
3rd	19:28	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen (3)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	COL 2, DET 5

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	26	30
Power play	2 of 3	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	22	6
Hits	23	18
Blocked shots	6	13
Giveaways	5	11
Takeaways	7	4
Faceoffs won	29/56 (51.8%)	27/56 (48.2%)

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	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0	75%	19:28
Number 16 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	33.3%	08:39
Number 17 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		08:25
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	1		18:34
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	50%	19:38
Number 28 J. Lindstrom	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		15:55
Number 34 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		21:55
Number 37 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	63.2%	20:17
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		17:23
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	-1	14	0	0	0	0		05:13
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	3	0	1		20:47
Number 3 R. O'Byrne	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1	0		13:55
Number 5 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		17:43
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0		23:09
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		17:35
Number 22 M. Hunwick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		10:44
Number 27 K. Quincey	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0		17:30
Number 44 R. Wilson	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	2	1	0		18:40

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	16	13	3	.813	26:53	Loss
Number 35 J. Giguere	13	12	1	.923	32:08

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	0	0	2	3	1	0	60%	12:47
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0	2	0		20:28
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	0	0	38.9%	22:49
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		11:54
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:36
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0	0	58.3%	19:24
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	12:03
Number 48 C. Emmerton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	42.9%	07:29
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	2	0	100%	19:57
Number 76 F. Brunnstrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		05:30
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	3	0	3	+2	0	5	2	1	2		19:27
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:32
Number 4 J. Kindl	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:59
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		22:42
Number 18 I. White	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		21:54
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	1	0		21:39
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	0		13:26
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	2	0		24:30

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:27	Detroit Red Wings	Jonathan Ericsson	Holding	2
1st	17:55	Colorado Avalanche	Kyle Quincey	Interference	2
2nd	01:29	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny	Cross checking	2
2nd	06:39	Colorado Avalanche	Jay McClement	Boarding	2
2nd	07:32	Detroit Red Wings	Jonathan Ericsson	Hooking	2
3rd	02:48	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan O'Reilly	Hooking	2
3rd	16:47	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk	Holding	2
3rd	19:52	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Boarding	2
3rd	19:52	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:52	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Joe Sacco
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Bryan Pancich
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Kevin Porter, Peter Mueller, TJ Galiardi
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Todd Bertuzzi, Mike Commodore, Patrick Eaves

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 Nov 8

Other NHL games on Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final/OT	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Nov 8, 2011
Florida Panthers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Nov 8, 2011
Dallas Stars 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals, Tue, Nov 8, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Nov 8, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Nov 8, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Nov 8, 2011
Minnesota Wild 3 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Tue, Nov 8, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Nov 8, 2011

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