2–4

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 28-8-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MIN	0	0	2	2
DET	1	2	1	4

Wild at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Wild 4–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 31, 2001.

🗓 Mon, Dec 31, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Darren McCarty

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 10:23 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐙 DET

Kirk Maltby

2 A

2 shots · 14:12 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Luc Robitaille

1 G

5 shots · 13:31 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Darren McCarty Go-ahead 1st · 17:09

Assists: Sean Avery, Kirk Maltby · beat Manny Fernandez

0–1

2nd period

🐙 Luc Robitaille PP 2nd · 05:52

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Tomas Holmstrom · beat Manny Fernandez

0–2

🐙 Steve Duchesne 2nd · 18:03

Assists: Kirk Maltby, Darren McCarty · beat Manny Fernandez

0–3

3rd period

🌲 Darby Hendrickson SH 3rd · 11:35

Assists: Richard Park · beat Dominik Hasek

1–3

🌲 Marian Gaborik 3rd · 16:40

Assists: Sergei Zholtok, Willie Mitchell · beat Dominik Hasek

2–3

🐙 Kris Draper Empty net 3rd · 19:36

Assists: Chris Chelios, Nicklas Lidstrom

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN DET🐙

18 Shots on goal 42

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

23 Hits 24

12 Blocked shots 5

4 Takeaways 5

2 Giveaways 11

12 Penalty minutes 12

MIN shooting 11.1% (2/18) DET shooting 9.5% (4/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Manny Fernandez

38/41

.927 SV% · 3 GA · 59:39 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Dominik Hasek

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 0–3

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 Hendrickson · Zholtok · Park 18:28

L2 Laaksonen · Walz · Dupuis 16:12

L3 Blouin · Gavey · Gaborik 14:04

L4 Johnson · Dowd · Roest 6:25

D1 Kuba · Mitchell 25:05

D2 Benysek · Sekeras 20:35

D3 Marshall · Sutton 14:20

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Fedorov · Hull 18:59

L2 Draper · Datsyuk · Dandenault 15:44

L3 Maltby · Holmstrom · Robitaille 13:36

L4 Larionov · Devereaux · McCarty 12:45

L5 Avery · Gilchrist 10:04

D1 Chelios · Lidstrom 28:55

D2 Duchesne · Fischer 14:44

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

Dec 26, 2001

🐙DET @ 🌲MIN

3–3 (OT) · Red Wings won

3–2 (OT) · Red Wings won

Jan 5, 2001

🐙DET @ 🌲MIN

2–3 (OT) · Wild won

❓ MIN vs DET, answered

Who won Wild vs Red Wings on December 31, 2001?

Red Wings won 4–2.

What was the final score of Wild vs Red Wings?

The final score was Wild 2, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Wild?

Darby Hendrickson, Marian Gaborik.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Darren McCarty, Kris Draper, Luc Robitaille, Steve Duchesne.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 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?

Red Wings lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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

🌲Wild

Previous game · Dec 29

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 2001

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