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2008-09 regular season

Kings at Red Wings

🗓 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–0

Red Wings beat Kings 6–4 at Little Caesars Arena on December 20, 2008.

LAK – DET
26–36
Shots on goal
17–16
Hits
19–7
Blocked shots
1–4
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Nicklas Lidstrom
3 A
3 shots · 25:43 TOI
2nd star 🐙 DET
Pavel Datsyuk
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:34 TOI
3rd star 🐙 DET
Jiri Hudler
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 14:07 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
👑 Trevor Lewis Go-ahead 1st · 01:46
Unassisted · beat Ty Conklin
1–0
🐙 Pavel Datsyuk Tying 1st · 08:40
Assists: Tomas Holmstrom, Brad Stuart · beat Jonathan Quick
1–1
🐙 Andreas Lilja Go-ahead 1st · 12:22
Assists: Pavel Datsyuk · beat Jonathan Quick
1–2
👑 Alex Frolov Tying 1st · 12:53
Assists: Michal Handzus, Wayne Simmonds · beat Ty Conklin
2–2
2nd period
🐙 Mikael Samuelsson Go-ahead 2nd · 18:40
Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom · beat Jonathan Quick
2–3
👑 Kyle Calder Tying 2nd · 18:56
Assists: Jarret Stoll, Dustin Brown · beat Ty Conklin
3–3
3rd period
👑 Dustin Brown Go-ahead 3rd · 02:25
Assists: Jarret Stoll, Kyle Calder · beat Ty Conklin
4–3
🐙 Jiri Hudler Tying 3rd · 16:17
Assists: Valtteri Filppula, Nicklas Lidstrom · beat Jonathan Quick
4–4
🐙 Daniel Cleary Go-ahead 3rd · 18:26
Assists: Jiri Hudler, Brad Stuart · beat Jonathan Quick
4–5
🐙 Kris Draper Empty net 3rd · 19:36
Assists: Johan Franzen, Nicklas Lidstrom
4–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
👑Kings
L1 Kopitar · O'Sullivan · Handzus 20:27
L2 Frolov · Stoll · Brown 18:03
L3 Calder · Lewis · Simmonds 14:41
L4 Purcell · Ivanans · Zeiler 5:22
D1 Doughty · Greene 22:24
D2 O'Donnell · Quincey 20:36
D3 Harrold · Gauthier 16:18
🐙Red Wings
L1 Zetterberg · Hossa · Franzen 18:26
L2 Datsyuk · Cleary · Samuelsson 16:15
L3 Holmstrom · Filppula · Hudler 14:22
L4 Maltby · Draper · Kopecky 8:16
D1 Lidstrom · Rafalski 23:59
D2 Stuart · Kronwall 21:33
D3 Lilja · Lebda 13:52

Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK DET🐙
26 Shots on goal 36
17 Hits 16
19 Blocked shots 7
1 Takeaways 4
8 Giveaways 4
6 Penalty minutes 6
LAK shooting 15.4% (4/26) DET shooting 16.7% (6/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Jonathan Quick
30/35
.857 SV% · 5 GA · 59:33 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Ty Conklin
22/26
.846 SV% · 4 GA · 59:51 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Kings
Kings — tied after 1st: 2-5-3 (20% win rate, 10 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Kings
Kings — tied after 2nd: 2-1-3 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 2–0
Oct 272008 🐙DET @ 👑LAK 4–3 SO Feb 72008 👑LAK @ 🐙DET 5–3 Jan 222008 🐙DET @ 👑LAK 3–0 Dec 192007 👑LAK @ 🐙DET 2–6 Oct 142007 🐙DET @ 👑LAK 4–1
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LAK vs DET, answered

Who won Kings vs Red Wings on December 20, 2008?

Red Wings won 6–4. The final score was Kings 4, Red Wings 6.

Who scored for Kings?

Alex Frolov, Dustin Brown, Kyle Calder, Trevor Lewis.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Andreas Lilja, Daniel Cleary, Jiri Hudler, Kris Draper, Mikael Samuelsson, Pavel Datsyuk.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jonathan Quick made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Ty Conklin made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Kings vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
👑 Kings
BeforeDec 19 👑LAK @ ⚔️BUF 0–5 AfterDec 23 👑LAK @ 🧥CBJ 3–0
🐙 Red Wings
BeforeDec 18 🦈SJS @ 🐙DET 0–6 AfterDec 23 🎵STL @ 🐙DET 1–4
Also on December 20
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