Canucks 5–6 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 4, 2008)

The game

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Three stars

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1st star 🐙 DET

Nicklas Lidstrom

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 23:37 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Jiri Hudler

2 G

3 shots · 12:04 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Daniel Cleary

2 G

3 shots · 19:14 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Taylor Pyatt Go-ahead 1st · 01:35

Assists: Shane O'Brien, Steve Bernier · beat Chris Osgood

1–0

🐙 Jiri Hudler Tying 1st · 05:04

Assists: Tomas Kopecky, Valtteri Filppula · beat Curtis Sanford

1–1

🐙 Jiri Hudler Go-ahead 1st · 10:05

Assists: Andreas Lilja · beat Curtis Sanford

1–2

2nd period

🐋 Kyle Wellwood PP Tying 2nd · 01:32

Assists: Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin · beat Chris Osgood

2–2

🐋 Mason Raymond Go-ahead 2nd · 04:13

Assists: Alexander Edler, Shane O'Brien · beat Chris Osgood

3–2

🐙 Daniel Cleary Tying 2nd · 09:34

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Brian Rafalski · beat Curtis Sanford

3–3

3rd period

🐙 Derek Meech Go-ahead 3rd · 03:23

Assists: Kirk Maltby, Brett Lebda · beat Curtis Sanford

3–4

🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom 3rd · 04:13

Assists: Marian Hossa, Valtteri Filppula · beat Curtis Sanford

3–5

🐙 Daniel Cleary PP 3rd · 06:08

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Brian Rafalski · beat Curtis Sanford

3–6

🐋 Henrik Sedin 3rd · 08:20

Assists: Daniel Sedin, Pavol Demitra · beat Chris Osgood

4–6

🐋 Alexandre Burrows 3rd · 18:35

Assists: Kevin Bieksa, Mattias Ohlund · beat Chris Osgood

5–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Kesler · Demitra · Burrows 18:14

L2 Sedin · Sedin · Hansen 16:56

L3 Pyatt · Raymond · Wellwood 13:06

L4 Jaffray · Bernier · Brown 7:57

D1 Bieksa · Mitchell 24:06

D2 Ohlund · Salo 21:00

D3 Edler · O'Brien 14:58

🐙Red Wings

L1 Datsyuk · Zetterberg · Hossa 20:02

L2 Cleary · Samuelsson · Franzen 16:47

L3 Filppula · Draper · Hudler 12:04

L4 Maltby · Kopecky 10:36

D1 Lidstrom · Rafalski 23:31

D2 Kronwall · Stuart 21:18

D3 Lebda · Lilja 13:42

D4 Meech 7:21

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN DET🐙

25 Shots on goal 38

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

17 Hits 19

8 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 3

6 Giveaways 4

14 Penalty minutes 8

VAN shooting 20.0% (5/25) DET shooting 15.8% (6/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Curtis Sanford

27/33

.818 SV% · 6 GA · 46:08 TOI

Cory Schneider Shutout

5/5

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 12:44 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

20/25

.800 SV% · 5 GA · 59:59 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Canucks

Canucks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-0-2 (82% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Nov 242008 🐙DET @ 🐋VAN 2–3 OT Nov 22008 🐙DET @ 🐋VAN 3–2 Oct 162008 🐋VAN @ 🐙DET 4–3 OT Feb 232008 🐙DET @ 🐋VAN 1–4 Jan 172008 🐋VAN @ 🐙DET 2–3 SO

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VAN vs DET, answered

Who won Canucks vs Red Wings on December 4, 2008?

Red Wings won 6–5. The final score was Canucks 5, Red Wings 6.

Who scored for Canucks?

Alexandre Burrows, Henrik Sedin, Kyle Wellwood, Mason Raymond, Taylor Pyatt.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Daniel Cleary (2), Jiri Hudler (2), Derek Meech, Nicklas Lidstrom.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Curtis Sanford made 27 saves on 33 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 20 saves on 25 shots (.800 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Canucks vs Red Wings season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐋 Canucks

BeforeDec 1 🐋VAN @ 🧥CBJ 2–3 AfterDec 5 🐋VAN @ 🌲MIN 2–1

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeDec 1 🦆ANA @ 🐙DET 1–2 AfterDec 6 🪶CHI @ 🐙DET 4–5

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