Blues 1–4 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2008)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐙 DET

Pavel Datsyuk

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:33 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Nicklas Lidstrom

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:42 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Ty Conklin

33 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Pavel Datsyuk PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:03

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Brian Rafalski · beat Manny Legace

0–1

🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom PP 1st · 10:21

Assists: Henrik Zetterberg · beat Manny Legace

0–2

2nd period

🐙 Tomas Holmstrom 2nd · 13:01

Assists: Brad Stuart, Pavel Datsyuk · beat Manny Legace

0–3

🐙 Pavel Datsyuk SH 2nd · 15:26

Assists: Marian Hossa · beat Manny Legace

0–4

3rd period

🎵 Patrik Berglund 3rd · 01:14

Unassisted · beat Ty Conklin

1–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Steen · McClement · Boyes 17:18

L2 Tkachuk · Berglund · Backes 15:34

L3 Perron · Stastny · Crombeen 15:05

L4 Winchester · Paddock · Hinote 10:44

D1 Polak · Jackman 21:58

D2 Colaiacovo · Weaver 19:44

D3 Strachan · Woywitka 15:38

🐙Red Wings

L1 Zetterberg · Franzen · Hossa 17:12

L2 Datsyuk · Filppula · Hudler 15:29

L3 Draper · Cleary · Samuelsson 13:13

L4 Holmstrom · Maltby · Kopecky 9:44

D1 Kronwall · Lidstrom 21:56

D2 Lilja · Lebda 19:36

D3 Stuart · Rafalski 16:57

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL DET🐙

34 Shots on goal 41

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

26 Hits 22

13 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 7

4 Giveaways 7

16 Penalty minutes 14

STL shooting 2.9% (1/34) DET shooting 9.8% (4/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Manny Legace

37/41

.902 SV% · 4 GA · 59:52 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Ty Conklin

33/34

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Blues

Blues — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 2–0

Oct 222008 🐙DET @ 🎵STL 4–3 Mar 282008 🎵STL @ 🐙DET 4–3 OT Mar 252008 🐙DET @ 🎵STL 2–1 Mar 52008 🎵STL @ 🐙DET 1–4 Dec 312007 🎵STL @ 🐙DET 2–0

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Who won Blues vs Red Wings on December 23, 2008?

Red Wings won 4–1. The final score was Blues 1, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Blues?

Patrik Berglund.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Pavel Datsyuk (2), Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Manny Legace made 37 saves on 41 shots (.902 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Ty Conklin made 33 saves on 34 shots (.971 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Blues 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

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 21 🐻BOS @ 🎵STL 6–3 AfterDec 27 🦈SJS @ 🎵STL 2–3

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeDec 20 👑LAK @ 🐙DET 4–6 AfterDec 26 🐙DET @ 🐯NSH 2–3

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