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🎵 STL 0235
🐙 DET 0134

Blues at Red Wings

Blues beat Red Wings 5–4 at Little Caesars Arena on April 2, 2009.

🗓 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2008-09 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 5–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎵 STL
David Backes
4 G
9 shots · 20:31 TOI
2nd star 🐙 DET
Niklas Kronwall
1 G, 2 A
7 shots · 25:22 TOI
3rd star 🎵 STL
Chris Mason
34 saves
0.895 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
2nd period
🎵 David Backes Go-ahead 2nd · 06:02
1–0
🎵 David Backes 2nd · 09:26
2–0
🐙 Pavel Datsyuk 2nd · 14:43
2–1
3rd period
🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom PP Tying 3rd · 01:13
2–2
🎵 David Backes Go-ahead 3rd · 01:37
Assists: Brad Boyes · beat Ty Conklin
3–2
🎵 Andy McDonald PP 3rd · 02:53
4–2
🐙 Johan Franzen 3rd · 03:52
4–3
🐙 Niklas Kronwall Tying 3rd · 15:17
Assists: Johan Franzen · beat Chris Mason
4–4
🎵 David Backes Go-ahead 3rd · 15:53
Assists: Brad Boyes, Andy McDonald · beat Ty Conklin
5–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎵Blues
L1 McClement · Backes · Boyes 18:59
L2 Steen · McDonald · Crombeen 15:50
L3 Tkachuk · Winchester · Oshie 14:00
L4 Perron · Berglund · Hinote 9:02
D1 Jackman · Polak 22:29
D2 Weaver · McKee 18:44
D3 Colaiacovo · Woywitka 16:10
🐙Red Wings
L1 Zetterberg · Datsyuk · Franzen 21:15
L2 Holmstrom · Hossa · Samuelsson 18:03
L3 Filppula · Cleary · Hudler 15:01
L4 Maltby · Draper · Kopecky 6:52
D1 Lidstrom · Kronwall 25:44
D2 Stuart · Ericsson 21:54
D3 Lebda · Meech 9:30

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL DET🐙
33 Shots on goal 38
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
20 Hits 24
26 Blocked shots 11
8 Takeaways 1
4 Giveaways 10
10 Penalty minutes 8
STL shooting 15.2% (5/33) DET shooting 10.5% (4/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
34/38
.895 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐙Red Wings
28/33
.848 SV% · 5 GA · 58:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Blues
Blues — tied after 1st: 13-10-3 (50% win rate, 26 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 14-7-1 (64% win rate, 22 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Blues
Blues — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 14-2 (88% win rate, 16 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)
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❓ STL vs DET, answered

Who won Blues vs Red Wings on April 2, 2009?

Blues won 5–4. The final score was Blues 5, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Blues?

David Backes (4), Andy McDonald.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Johan Franzen, Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall, Pavel Datsyuk.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Chris Mason made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Ty Conklin made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 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 5–1 after 6 games.

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