🦈 Away Sharks 22-6-2 before this game
2–0
Final
🐙 Home Red Wings 21-11-3 before this game
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SJS 2002
DET 0000

Sharks at Red Wings

Sharks beat Red Wings 2–0 at Little Caesars Arena on December 20, 2000.

🗓 Wed, Dec 20, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Mike Ricci
1 G
2 shots · 20:31 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Stephane Matteau
1 G
1 shots · 12:18 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Vincent Damphousse
1 A
1 shots · 19:13 TOI · +1
4rd star 🦈 SJS
Evgeni Nabokov
31 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Stephane Matteau Go-ahead 1st · 11:55
Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Vincent Damphousse · beat Chris Osgood
1–0
🦈 Mike Ricci 1st · 13:25
Assists: Owen Nolan, Scott Thornton · beat Chris Osgood
2–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS DET🐙
20 Shots on goal 31
28 Hits 30
14 Blocked shots 7
8 Takeaways 9
7 Giveaways 22
16 Penalty minutes 12
SJS shooting 10.0% (2/20) DET shooting 0.0% (0/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Evgeni Nabokov Shutout
31/31
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:59 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Chris Osgood
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 58:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Sharks
Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.
Red Wings
Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–0
Sharks
Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.
Red Wings
Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Ricci · Damphousse · Nolan 19:13
L2 Friesen · Marleau · Sundstrom 15:01
L3 Matteau · Thornton · Harvey 12:16
L4 Sturm · Korolyuk · Granato 9:37
D1 Ragnarsson · Rathje 24:49
D2 Stuart · Suter 19:06
D3 Hannan · Marchment 14:20
🐙Red Wings
L1 Shanahan · Yzerman · Fedorov 21:12
L2 Kozlov · Lapointe · Verbeek 17:21
L3 Maltby · Holmstrom · McCarty 12:34
L4 Gilchrist · Draper · Devereaux 5:53
D1 Lidstrom · Murphy 26:05
D2 Ward · Duchesne 15:04
D3 Fischer · Gill 13:51

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 15, 2000
🦈SJS @ 🐙DET
1–4 · Red Wings won
Mar 8, 2000
🐙DET @ 🦈SJS
1–1 (OT) · Red Wings won
Dec 20, 1999
🐙DET @ 🦈SJS
4–3 · Red Wings won
Dec 1, 1999
🦈SJS @ 🐙DET
2–4 · Red Wings won
Oct 20, 1999
🦈SJS @ 🐙DET
3–6 · Red Wings won

❓ SJS vs DET, answered

Who won Sharks vs Red Wings on December 20, 2000?

Sharks won 2–0.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Red Wings?

The final score was Sharks 2, Red Wings 0.

Who scored for Sharks?

Mike Ricci, Stephane Matteau.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves on 31 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Sharks vs Red Wings season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Dec 18
🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH
5–3 · SJS won
Next game · Dec 21
🦈SJS @ 🔔PHI
3–4 · PHI won
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Dec 18
🛢️EDM @ 🐙DET
3–4 · DET won
Next game · Dec 22
🦆ANA @ 🐙DET
1–2 · DET won
Also on December 20, 2000
🎵STL @ 🗽NYR
6–3 final
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–2 final
🏛️OTT @ 🌲MIN
2–2 final
🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM
2–3 final
🔥CGY @ 🌵PHX
2–4 final
🐯NSH @ 🍁TOR
3–1 final
🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA
2–2 final
🐦ATL @ 🦆ANA
4–2 final
Sharks season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule