🌲 Away Wild 17-14-4 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🐙 Home Red Wings 25-11-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Wild at Red Wings

Wild beat Red Wings 2–2 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena on December 26, 2003.

🗓 Fri, Dec 26, 2003 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Wes Walz
1 G
4 shots · 16:21 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Marian Gaborik
1 G
4 shots · 17:18 TOI · +1
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Pascal Dupuis
1 A
2 shots · 19:13 TOI · +1
4rd star 🌲 MIN
Dwayne Roloson
38 saves
0.950 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN DET🐙
24 Shots on goal 40
9 Hits 20
21 Blocked shots 23
6 Takeaways 16
8 Giveaways 11
4 Penalty minutes 10
MIN shooting 8.3% (2/24) DET shooting 5.0% (2/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Dwayne Roloson
38/40
.950 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Curtis Joseph
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 64:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 17-14-4 (49% win rate, 35 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 25-11-1 (68% win rate, 37 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Wild
Wild — tied after 2nd: 17-14-4 (49% win rate, 35 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 25-11-1 (68% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Brunette · Laaksonen · Dupuis 21:38
L2 Walz · Dowd · Gaborik 16:21
L3 Zholtok · Wiemer · Bouchard 14:21
L4 Brandner · Chouinard · Park 12:43
D1 Zyuzin · Mitchell 25:33
D2 Kuba · Bombardir 22:12
D3 Schultz · Henry 13:48
🐙Red Wings
L1 Shanahan · Zetterberg · Yzerman 21:08
L2 Maltby · Datsyuk · Draper 17:54
L3 Whitney · Hull · Dandenault 16:07
L4 Devereaux · Williams · Mowers 6:38
D1 Schneider · Lidstrom 27:56
D2 Fischer · Woolley 22:06
D3 Kronwall · Rivers 12:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 22, 2003
🐙DET @ 🌲MIN
5–2 · Red Wings won
Nov 15, 2003
🐙DET @ 🌲MIN
1–1 (OT) · Red Wings won
Mar 25, 2003
🌲MIN @ 🐙DET
0–4 · Red Wings won
Mar 23, 2003
🐙DET @ 🌲MIN
0–4 · Wild won
Dec 12, 2002
🌲MIN @ 🐙DET
3–2 · Wild won

❓ MIN vs DET, answered

Who won Wild vs Red Wings on December 26, 2003?

Wild won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Wild vs Red Wings?

The final score was Wild 2, Red Wings 2, in overtime.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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 2–1 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 23
🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN
3–3 · NSH won
Next game · Dec 29
🌲MIN @ 🔥CGY
2–2 · MIN won
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Dec 22
🎵STL @ 🐙DET
1–2 · DET won
Next game · Dec 28
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
0–3 · CHI won
Also on December 26, 2003
🍁TOR @ 🗽NYR
6–5 final
🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT
3–3 final
🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD
4–3 final
⚡TBL @ 🐦ATL
1–3 final
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 final
🏔️COL @ 🎵STL
3–3 final
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
4–1 final
🐯NSH @ ⭐DAL
1–2 final
Wild season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule