Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings

Sunday, December 21, 2014, 6:00 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 2–1 in a shootout on Sunday, December 21, 2014 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	39-31-12
at Detroit Red Wings	1	43-25-14

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Colorado Avalanche	5	7	9	2	0	23
Detroit Red Wings	10	10	14	1	0	35

Three stars

C. Pickard, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)
P. Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
E. Johnson, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	04:52	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk (13)	Riley Sheahan (10), Henrik Zetterberg (22)	Power play	COL 0, DET 1
3rd	15:45	Colorado Avalanche	Erik Johnson (8)	Tyson Barrie (18), Gabriel Landeskog (13)	Power play	COL 1, DET 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Goal
1	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk	Saved
2	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Duchene	Goal
2	Detroit Red Wings	Gustav Nyquist	Goal
3	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Tanguay	Saved
3	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Tatar	Goal
4	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan O'Reilly	Saved
4	Detroit Red Wings	Riley Sheahan	Saved
5	Colorado Avalanche	Gabriel Landeskog	Saved
5	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen	Saved
6	Colorado Avalanche	Daniel Brière	Saved
6	Detroit Red Wings	Niklas Kronwall	Saved
7	Colorado Avalanche	John Mitchell	Saved
7	Detroit Red Wings	Henrik Zetterberg	Saved
8	Colorado Avalanche	Tyson Barrie	Saved
8	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Jurco	Saved
9	Colorado Avalanche	Jarome Iginla	Goal (winner)
9	Detroit Red Wings	Brendan Smith	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal	23	35
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	31	18
Blocked shots	20	5
Giveaways	8	14
Takeaways	4	7
Faceoffs won	29/66 (43.9%)	37/66 (56.1%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	2	5	6	1	0	58.8%	18:20
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	33.3%	16:44
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		18:40
Number 24 M. Cliche	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	40%	10:04
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	100%	16:07
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	50%	14:57
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		18:31
Number 45 D. Everberg	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:07
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		16:48
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	0		08:30
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	40%	18:55
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		17:35
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0		19:23
Number 5 N. Guenin	D	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		17:52
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	1	0	1	0	1	1	5	1		27:17
Number 8 J. Hejda	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		23:23
Number 17 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0		21:45
Number 22 Z. Redmond	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:20

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Pickard	35	34	1	.971	65:00	Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	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	1	2	0	0		20:30
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		08:17
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	1	0	1	0	7	1	0	1	64%	22:27
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:00
Number 15 R. Sheahan	C	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	57.1%	20:45
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:39
Number 21 T. Tatar	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		19:33
Number 26 T. Jurco	R	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0		15:18
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0		20:11
Number 41 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	11:19
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	50%	16:54
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0		16:11
Number 2 B. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		19:05
Number 4 J. Kindl	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		18:16
Number 27 K. Quincey	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		22:12
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		16:18
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0		22:50
Number 65 D. DeKeyser	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		22:05

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 P. Mrazek	23	22	1	.957	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:11	Detroit Red Wings	Niklas Kronwall	High sticking	2
1st	03:25	Colorado Avalanche	John Mitchell	Slashing	2
1st	16:34	Colorado Avalanche	Max Talbot	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	04:10	Colorado Avalanche	Nate Guenin	Tripping	2
3rd	15:35	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Jurco	Interference	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Patrick Roy
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Tim Peel, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Bryan Pancich
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Patrick Bordeleau, Nick Holden
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Jimmy Howard, Joakim Andersson, Brian Lashoff

2014-2015 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 21, 2014
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 5, 2015

Other NHL games on Dec 21

Other NHL games on Sunday, December 21, 2014
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 6 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Dec 21, 2014
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sun, Dec 21, 2014
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Sun, Dec 21, 2014
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 21, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Dec 21, 2014