Blackhawks 3–2 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Mar 31, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🪶 CHI

Patrick Sharp

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:59 TOI

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Martin Lapointe

1 G

3 shots · 13:59 TOI

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Nikolai Khabibulin

39 saves

0.951 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Steve Yzerman Go-ahead 1st · 10:56

Assists: Jason Williams · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

0–1

2nd period

🪶 Mark Cullen Tying 2nd · 16:16

Assists: Kyle Calder, Patrick Sharp · beat Chris Osgood

1–1

3rd period

🪶 Martin Lapointe Go-ahead 3rd · 14:31

Assists: Dustin Byfuglien · beat Chris Osgood

2–1

🐙 Pavel Datsyuk Tying 3rd · 19:14

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Tomas Holmstrom · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–2

Overtime

🪶 Patrick Sharp Go-ahead OT · 01:29

Assists: James Wisniewski, Duncan Keith · beat Chris Osgood

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Calder · Sharp · Bell 18:45

L2 Holmqvist · Cullen · Bourque 16:28

L3 Vrbata · Barnaby · Lapointe 14:06

L4 Brown · Bartovic · Bochenski 9:59

D1 Keith · Vandermeer 24:42

D2 Seabrook · Byfuglien 20:25

D3 Barinka · Wisniewski 14:10

🐙Red Wings

L1 Zetterberg · Lang · Datsyuk 16:33

L2 Holmstrom · Williams · Draper 16:05

L3 Shanahan · Yzerman · Franzen 15:09

L4 Maltby · Samuelsson · Mowers 12:27

D1 Lidstrom · Chelios 25:42

D2 Kronwall · Lilja 20:10

D3 Woolley · Cross 13:37

Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI DET🐙

34 Shots on goal 41

16 Hits 14

19 Blocked shots 15

9 Takeaways 15

14 Giveaways 23

6 Penalty minutes 8

CHI shooting 8.8% (3/34) DET shooting 4.9% (2/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Nikolai Khabibulin

39/41

.951 SV% · 2 GA · 61:29 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 60:54 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-12-1 (13% win rate, 15 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-2-1 (83% win rate, 18 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 6-7-4 (35% win rate, 17 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 15-5-4 (62% win rate, 24 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 6–1

Mar 122006 🐙DET @ 🪶CHI 5–3 Mar 112006 🪶CHI @ 🐙DET 4–6 Dec 232005 🐙DET @ 🪶CHI 3–2 OT Nov 12005 🪶CHI @ 🐙DET 1–4 Oct 292005 🐙DET @ 🪶CHI 4–2

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Who won Blackhawks vs Red Wings on March 31, 2006?

Blackhawks won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Blackhawks 3, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Mark Cullen, Martin Lapointe, Patrick Sharp.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Pavel Datsyuk, Steve Yzerman.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 39 saves on 41 shots (.951 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Blackhawks vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 6–1 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeMar 29 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 2–3 AfterApr 1 🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ 2–5

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeMar 30 🐙DET @ 🐯NSH 4–2 AfterApr 2 🐙DET @ 🌲MIN 3–2

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