4–5

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 23-9-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	0	0	0	4
DET	0	0	0	5

Devils at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Devils 5–4 at Little Caesars Arena on December 19, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Dec 19, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Doug Brown

3 G, 1 A

6 shots · 14:59 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐙 DET

Nicklas Lidstrom

2 G

4 shots · 30:22 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Mathieu Dandenault

2 A

3 shots · 09:40 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD DET🐙

31 Shots on goal 32

3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

23 Hits 26

7 Blocked shots 10

1 Takeaways 1

5 Giveaways 7

46 Penalty minutes 36

NJD shooting 12.9% (4/31) DET shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:55 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 24-8-1 (73% win rate, 33 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 23-9-3 (66% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 24-8-1 (73% win rate, 33 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 23-9-3 (66% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Gilmour · Holik · Rolston 19:16

L2 Andreychuk · Carpenter · Elias 14:26

L3 Zelepukin · Mckay · Thomas 12:51

L4 Oliwa · Pederson · Guerin 8:55

D1 Stevens · Niedermayer 28:37

D2 Dean · Bodger 18:46

D3 Souray · Odelein 8:57

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Yzerman · Larionov 19:39

L2 Kozlov · Gilchrist · McCarty 15:26

L3 Maltby · Brown · Lapointe 12:32

L4 Holmstrom · Dandenault · Kocur 7:49

D1 Lidstrom · Murphy 27:30

D2 Rouse · Eriksson 21:28

D3 Pushor · Golubovsky 8:17

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NJD vs DET, answered

Who won Devils vs Red Wings on December 19, 1997?

Red Wings won 5–4.

What was the final score of Devils vs Red Wings?

The final score was Devils 4, Red Wings 5.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Devils vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

😈Devils

Previous game · Dec 18

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 17

Also on December 19, 1997

Devils season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule