3–2

Final

DET leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	1	2	0	3
STL	1	1	0	2

Red Wings at Blues — First Round Game 3

Red Wings, First Round Game 3, beat Blues 3–2 at Enterprise Center on April 20, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Apr 20, 1997 · 13:00 CDT 📍 Enterprise Center, St. Louis 🏒 1996-97 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

STL vs DET · DET leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 3

3–2

Final · DET

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Igor Larionov

2 A

-1

2nd star 🎵 STL

Brett Hull

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

1 G

5 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Kris Draper Go-ahead 1st · 02:40

Assists: Kirk Maltby, Joey Kocur

1–0

🎵 Brett Hull Tying 1st · 17:09

Unassisted

1–1

2nd period

🐙 Brendan Shanahan PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:39

Assists: Larry Murphy, Igor Larionov

2–1

🎵 Joe Murphy PP Tying 2nd · 06:36

Assists: Brett Hull

2–2

🐙 Steve Yzerman PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:22

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Igor Larionov

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET STL🎵

29 Shots on goal 26

2/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

12 Penalty minutes 33

DET shooting 10.3% (3/29) STL shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Mike Vernon

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🎵Blues

Grant Fuhr

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 48-25-11 (57% win rate, 84 games)

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 44-35-5 (52% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ DET vs STL, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Blues on April 20, 1997?

Red Wings won 3–2.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Blues?

The final score was Red Wings 3, Blues 2.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brendan Shanahan, Kris Draper, Steve Yzerman.

Who scored for Blues?

Brett Hull, Joe Murphy.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Grant Fuhr made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Apr 18

🎵Blues

Previous game · Apr 18

Also on April 20, 1997

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