3–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 18-7-3 before this game

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

Wild at Red Wings

Wild beat Red Wings 3–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 12, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 12, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Wes Walz

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:05 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Richard Park

1 G

1 shots · 17:28 TOI

3rd star 🌲 MIN

Rickard Wallin

1 G

1 shots · 08:53 TOI · +1

4rd star 🌲 MIN

Dwayne Roloson

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Boyd Devereaux Go-ahead 1st · 12:17

Assists: Henrik Zetterberg, Chris Chelios · beat Dwayne Roloson

0–1

🌲 Wes Walz Tying 1st · 14:14

Assists: Nick Schultz · beat Curtis Joseph

1–1

2nd period

🌲 Richard Park Go-ahead 2nd · 09:28

Assists: Wes Walz, Andrew Brunette · beat Curtis Joseph

2–1

🌲 Rickard Wallin 2nd · 11:33

Assists: Matt Johnson, Lubomir Sekeras · beat Curtis Joseph

3–1

3rd period

🐙 Brendan Shanahan PP 3rd · 03:09

Assists: Brett Hull, Igor Larionov · beat Dwayne Roloson

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN DET🐙

23 Shots on goal 38

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

12 Hits 12

11 Penalty minutes 13

MIN shooting 13.0% (3/23) DET shooting 5.3% (2/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Dwayne Roloson

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Curtis Joseph

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 58:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 18-7-4 (62% win rate, 29 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 18-7-3 (64% win rate, 28 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

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 Zholtok · Gaborik · Dupuis 18:08

L2 Ronning · Walz · Park 15:21

L3 Laaksonen · Brunette · Dowd 14:02

L4 Veilleux · Johnson · Wallin 9:39

D1 Kuba · Mitchell 24:22

D2 Bombardir · Schultz 20:36

D3 Sekeras · Brown 13:55

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Fedorov · Hull 18:24

L2 Larionov · Zetterberg · Draper 16:38

L3 Robitaille · Devereaux · Dandenault 14:38

L4 Holmstrom · Maltby · McCarty 11:12

L5 Avery 5:29

D1 Lidstrom · Chelios 26:16

D2 Bykov · Woolley 19:11

D3 Wallin 13:11

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Red Wings won

Nov 16, 2001

🌲MIN @ 🐙DET

3–8 · Red Wings won

❓ MIN vs DET, answered

Who won Wild vs Red Wings on December 12, 2002?

Wild won 3–2.

What was the final score of Wild vs Red Wings?

The final score was Wild 3, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Wild?

Richard Park, Rickard Wallin, Wes Walz.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Boyd Devereaux, Brendan Shanahan.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 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?

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

🌲Wild

Previous game · Dec 10

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 8

Also on December 12, 2002

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