👑 Away Kings 20-13-5 before this game
1–2
Final
🐙 Home Red Wings 23-13-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
LAK 0011
DET 0022

Kings at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Kings 2–1 at Little Caesars Arena on December 31, 2000.

🗓 Sun, Dec 31, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Steve Yzerman
2 G
5 shots · 22:50 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐙 DET
Nicklas Lidstrom
2 A
2 shots · 26:56 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐙 DET
Igor Larionov
2 A
21:55 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
3rd period
🐙 Steve Yzerman PP Go-ahead 3rd · 08:33
Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Igor Larionov · beat Steve Passmore
0–1
👑 Rob Blake PP Tying 3rd · 19:28
Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Luc Robitaille · beat Chris Osgood
1–1
🐙 Steve Yzerman Go-ahead 3rd · 19:55
Assists: Igor Larionov, Nicklas Lidstrom · beat Steve Passmore
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK DET🐙
23 Shots on goal 24
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
34 Hits 20
16 Blocked shots 5
4 Takeaways 12
8 Giveaways 20
8 Penalty minutes 10
LAK shooting 4.3% (1/23) DET shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Steve Passmore
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:30 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Chris Osgood
22/23
.957 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Kings
Kings — tied after 1st: 20-13-5 (53% win rate, 38 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 23-13-4 (57% win rate, 40 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Kings
Kings — tied after 2nd: 20-13-5 (53% win rate, 38 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 23-13-4 (57% win rate, 40 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
👑Kings
L1 Robitaille · Stumpel · Belanger 17:40
L2 Smolinski · Emerson · Buchberger 16:12
L3 Corkum · Reinprecht · Laperriere 13:36
L4 Grimson · Chartrand · Thomas 9:48
D1 Blake · Schneider 25:58
D2 Norstrom · Visnovsky 19:15
D3 Modry · Brennan 14:57
🐙Red Wings
L1 Kozlov · Yzerman · Larionov 21:55
L2 Shanahan · Fedorov · Dandenault 15:39
L3 Holmstrom · Maltby · Lapointe 13:32
L4 Draper · Brown · McCarty 10:44
L5 Devereaux 6:53
D1 Lidstrom · Gill 24:38
D2 Murphy · Ward 18:01
D3 Fischer 15:47

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 11, 2000
🐙DET @ 👑LAK
2–2 (OT) · Red Wings won
Apr 19, 2000
🐙DET @ 👑LAK
3–0 · Red Wings won
Apr 17, 2000
🐙DET @ 👑LAK
2–1 · Red Wings won
Apr 15, 2000
👑LAK @ 🐙DET
5–8 · Red Wings won
Apr 13, 2000
👑LAK @ 🐙DET
0–2 · Red Wings won

❓ LAK vs DET, answered

Who won Kings vs Red Wings on December 31, 2000?

Red Wings won 2–1.

What was the final score of Kings vs Red Wings?

The final score was Kings 1, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Kings?

Rob Blake.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Steve Yzerman (2).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Steve Passmore made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Kings vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 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
👑Kings
Previous game · Dec 29
👑LAK @ ⭐DAL
4–1 · LAK won
Next game · Jan 2
👑LAK @ 🏔️COL
2–6 · COL won
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Dec 29
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
2–3 · CHI won
Next game · Jan 4
⭐DAL @ 🐙DET
2–4 · DET won
Also on December 31, 2000
🦆ANA @ 🌲MIN
2–3 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🔥CGY
4–5 final
🪶CHI @ 🌪️CAR
1–2 final
😈NJD @ 🧥CBJ
6–3 final
🗽NYR @ ⭐DAL
1–6 final
🍁TOR @ ⚡TBL
3–2 final
Kings season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule