5–3

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 23-12-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MIN	2	2	1	5
DET	2	1	0	3

Wild at Red Wings

Wild beat Red Wings 5–3 at Little Caesars Arena on December 27, 2000.

🗓 Wed, Dec 27, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Wild lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Sergei Fedorov

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · 22:03 TOI · -3

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Scott Pellerin

2 G

5 shots · 17:00 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Jim Dowd

2 A

2 shots · 16:32 TOI · +2

4rd star 🌲 MIN

Manny Fernandez

34 saves

0.919 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Sergei Fedorov PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:01

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Brendan Shanahan · beat Manny Fernandez

0–1

🐙 Sergei Fedorov 1st · 08:09

Assists: Tomas Holmstrom, Doug Brown · beat Manny Fernandez

0–2

🌲 Marian Gaborik 1st · 09:45

Assists: Aaron Gavey, Stacy Roest · beat Manny Legace

1–2

🌲 Scott Pellerin Tying 1st · 19:17

Assists: Sergei Krivokrasov, Jim Dowd · beat Manny Legace

2–2

2nd period

🌲 Scott Pellerin Go-ahead 2nd · 04:12

Assists: Jim Dowd, Sergei Krivokrasov · beat Manny Legace

3–2

🌲 Sean O'Donnell 2nd · 09:40

Assists: Stacy Roest · beat Manny Legace

4–2

🐙 Brendan Shanahan PP 2nd · 17:42

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Sergei Fedorov · beat Manny Fernandez

4–3

3rd period

🌲 Antti Laaksonen Empty net 3rd · 19:25

Assists: Wes Walz

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN DET🐙

23 Shots on goal 37

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

20 Hits 23

15 Blocked shots 10

3 Takeaways 5

10 Giveaways 18

6 Penalty minutes 4

MIN shooting 21.7% (5/23) DET shooting 8.1% (3/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Manny Fernandez

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Manny Legace

12/16

.750 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

Chris Osgood Shutout

6/6

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 19:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 11-17-7 (31% win rate, 35 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 23-12-3 (61% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 4–3

Wild

Wild: 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

🌲Wild

L1 Pellerin · Laaksonen · Nielsen 16:59

L2 Dowd · Walz · Hendrickson 15:46

L3 Gavey · Roest · Gaborik 13:21

L4 Johnson · Krivokrasov · Sushinsky 12:47

D1 Kuba · O'Donnell 26:20

D2 Sekeras · Benysek 17:24

D3 Bombardir · Leschyshyn 16:36

🐙Red Wings

L1 Kozlov · Yzerman · Fedorov 22:03

L2 Shanahan · Lapointe · Dandenault 17:51

L3 Draper · Verbeek · McCarty 12:55

L4 Maltby · Holmstrom · Brown 10:58

L5 Gilchrist 8:27

D1 Lidstrom · Murphy 23:49

D2 Gill · Ward 18:00

D3 Fischer 14:30

❓ MIN vs DET, answered

Who won Wild vs Red Wings on December 27, 2000?

Wild won 5–3.

What was the final score of Wild vs Red Wings?

The final score was Wild 5, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Scott Pellerin (2), Antti Laaksonen, Marian Gaborik, Sean O'Donnell.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Sergei Fedorov (2), Brendan Shanahan.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Manny Legace made 12 saves on 16 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Wild vs Red Wings season series?

Wild 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

🌲Wild

Previous game · Dec 22

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 27, 2000

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