Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
· First Niagara Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Friday, December 2, 2011 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
18 |
9 |
9 |
36 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
9 |
11 |
28 |
Three stars
- J. Franzen, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
- J. Howard, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)
- V. Filppula, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
08:50 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Jakub Kindl (1) |
Tomas Holmstrom (1), Justin Abdelkader (1) |
Even strength |
DET 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
13:38 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Johan Franzen (1) |
Nicklas Lidstrom (1), Pavel Datsyuk (1) |
Power play |
DET 2, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
14:41 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Valtteri Filppula (1) |
Henrik Zetterberg (1) |
Even strength |
DET 3, BUF 0 |
| 3rd |
13:47 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jochen Hecht (1) |
Jason Pominville (1), Ville Leino (1) |
Even strength |
DET 3, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
18:43 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Pavel Datsyuk (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
DET 4, BUF 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Detroit Red Wings |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
36 |
28 |
| Power play |
1 of 5 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
10 |
| Hits |
6 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
21 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/59 (40.7%) |
35/59 (59.3%) |
Box score
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 J. Abdelkader |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
07:05 |
| Number 11 D. Cleary |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
15:05 |
| Number 13 P. Datsyuk |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
38.5% |
18:00 |
| Number 20 D. Miller |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:31 |
| Number 26 J. Hudler |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:57 |
| Number 40 H. Zetterberg |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43.8% |
19:40 |
| Number 41 C. Conner |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:39 |
| Number 43 D. Helm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
15:17 |
| Number 44 T. Bertuzzi |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:42 |
| Number 51 V. Filppula |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 93 J. Franzen |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
16:08 |
| Number 96 T. Holmstrom |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:02 |
| Number 4 J. Kindl |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 5 N. Lidstrom |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:29 |
| Number 18 I. White |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:17 |
| Number 23 B. Stuart |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:02 |
| Number 52 J. Ericsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:03 |
| Number 55 N. Kronwall |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:28 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 J. Howard |
28 |
27 |
1 |
.964 |
60:00 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 D. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:39 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:43 |
| Number 23 V. Leino |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:49 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:59 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
16:16 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
19:14 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:38 |
| Number 42 N. Gerbe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:32 |
| Number 54 Z. Kassian |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:20 |
| Number 55 J. Hecht |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
15:06 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:03 |
| Number 72 L. Adam |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:10 |
| Number 4 J. Finley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:51 |
| Number 10 C. Ehrhoff |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
28:39 |
| Number 17 M. Gragnani |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:26 |
| Number 24 R. Regehr |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:40 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:39 |
| Number 81 B. McNabb |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:10 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Enroth |
35 |
32 |
3 |
.914 |
59:40 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Roy |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
13:12 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
18:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:12 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Justin Abdelkader |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:16 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Niklas Kronwall |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:49 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Valtteri Filppula |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Roy |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:58 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Jakub Kindl |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marc-Andre Gragnani |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Mike Babcock
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Mike Leggo, Don VanMassenhoven
- Linesmen
- Greg Devorski, Steve Barton
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Mike Commodore, Cory Emmerton, Fabian Brunnstrom
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jordan Leopold, Matt Ellis
Other NHL games on Dec 2
Other NHL games on Friday, December 2, 2011
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New Jersey Devils
2
 at Minnesota Wild
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Dec 2, 2011
|
 New York Islanders
4
 at Chicago Blackhawks
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 2, 2011
|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Dec 2, 2011
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
3
 at Edmonton Oilers
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Dec 2, 2011
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
4
 at Anaheim Ducks
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Dec 2, 2011
|
Sources and further reading
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