Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche

Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 9:30 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 3–1 on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at home.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Detroit Red Wings	1	33-36-13
at Colorado Avalanche	3	22-56-4

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	10	10	8	28
Colorado Avalanche	10	7	12	29

Three stars

J. Compher, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
M. Duchene, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
C. Pickard, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:09	Detroit Red Wings	Andreas Athanasiou (16)	Justin Abdelkader (14), Dylan Larkin (11)	Even strength	DET 1, COL 0
2nd	12:08	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Duchene (17)	Gabriel Landeskog (14), Fedor Tyutin (11)	Even strength	DET 1, COL 1
3rd	03:49	Colorado Avalanche	J.T. Compher (1)	Francois Beauchemin (12)	Even strength	DET 1, COL 2
3rd	05:44	Colorado Avalanche	Carl Soderberg (6)	Blake Comeau (10), John Mitchell (3)	Even strength	DET 1, COL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Detroit Red Wings	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	28	29
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	2
Hits	10	16
Blocked shots	21	14
Giveaways	2	5
Takeaways	12	11
Faceoffs won	20/56 (35.7%)	36/56 (64.3%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Abdelkader	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		18:42
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1		19:12
Number 15 R. Sheahan	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	12.5%	10:29
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3		07:38
Number 21 T. Tatar	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0		16:58
Number 39 A. Mantha	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		13:23
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	29.4%	19:43
Number 41 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	42.9%	10:04
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	-1	0	6	3	1	66.7%	16:13
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	41.7%	18:12
Number 71 D. Larkin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	44.4%	14:20
Number 72 A. Athanasiou	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		12:27
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2		17:40
Number 18 R. Russo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		16:34
Number 25 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		23:16
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		22:34
Number 61 X. Ouellet	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:21
Number 65 D. DeKeyser	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	6		19:57

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	29	26	3	.897	57:17	Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 J. Mitchell	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	100%	13:44
Number 8 J. Colborne	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	100%	09:22
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	80%	16:25
Number 10 S. Andrighetto	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:30
Number 14 B. Comeau	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0		14:24
Number 17 R. Bourque	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		15:03
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	50%	10:09
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	52.9%	20:46
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	57.1%	12:59
Number 37 J. Compher	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	60%	10:36
Number 92 G. Landeskog	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	2	0		15:56
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	100%	19:19
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3		24:09
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	4		21:29
Number 32 F. Beauchemin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1		22:03
Number 45 M. Barberio	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		19:43
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0		18:23
Number 54 A. Lindholm	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1		14:22

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Pickard	28	27	1	.964	59:38	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:04	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	High sticking	2
1st	19:36	Detroit Red Wings	Drew Miller	Hooking	2
2nd	09:27	Detroit Red Wings	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	19:25	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Tatar	Interference	2
3rd	06:55	Detroit Red Wings	Niklas Kronwall	Hooking	2
3rd	11:58	Detroit Red Wings	Robbie Russo	Ps holding on breakaway (penalty shot)	0

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Jeff Blashill
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Brandon Gawryletz
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Mitch Callahan, Ryan Sproul
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Cody Goloubef, Patrick Wiercioch, Matt Nieto

2016-2017 season series

Every Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 15, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 18, 2017

Other NHL games on Mar 15

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Mar 15, 2017
Boston Bruins 5 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Calgary Flames, Wed, Mar 15, 2017
St. Louis Blues 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Mar 15, 2017

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