Avalanche 2–4 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🏔️ COL	0	1	1	2
🐙 DET	0	2	2	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Darren Helm

2 G

5 shots · 18:28 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Nicklas Lidstrom

2 A

1 shots · 26:11 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Brandon Yip

2 G

2 shots · 14:38 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🐙 Pavel Datsyuk Go-ahead 2nd · 12:56

Assists: Todd Bertuzzi, Doug Janik · beat Craig Anderson

0–1

🐙 Darren Helm SH 2nd · 17:56

Assists: Kris Draper, Nicklas Lidstrom · beat Craig Anderson

0–2

🏔️ Brandon Yip PP 2nd · 19:12

Assists: Darcy Tucker, Matt Duchene · beat Jimmy Howard

1–2

3rd period

🏔️ Brandon Yip PP Tying 3rd · 11:59

Assists: Darcy Tucker, Matt Duchene · beat Jimmy Howard

2–2

🐙 Ville Leino Go-ahead 3rd · 16:08

Assists: Derek Meech, Valtteri Filppula · beat Craig Anderson

2–3

🐙 Darren Helm SH Empty net 3rd · 19:37

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom

2–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Wolski · Stastny · Stewart 19:10

L2 Galiardi · Duchene · Hejduk 15:16

L3 O'Reilly · Yip · Tucker 14:38

L4 McLeod · Durno · Hendricks 9:40

D1 Quincey · Hannan 23:02

D2 Cumiskey · Clark 18:44

D3 Foote · Wilson 15:57

🐙Red Wings

L1 Datsyuk · Helm · Filppula 18:28

L2 Maltby · Draper · Bertuzzi 14:33

L3 Miller · Abdelkader · Ritola 13:08

L4 Holmstrom · Leino · May 8:48

D1 Stuart · Lidstrom 26:28

D2 Rafalski · Lebda 18:28

D3 Meech · Janik 15:10

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL DET🐙

22 Shots on goal 35

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

28 Hits 24

14 Blocked shots 8

3 Takeaways 6

8 Giveaways 9

8 Penalty minutes 14

COL shooting 9.1% (2/22) DET shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Anderson

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:53 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Jimmy Howard

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

COL DET

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 4-4-1 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 7-3-3 (54% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-2 (78% win rate, 9 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1

Oct 242009 🐙DET @ 🏔️COL 1–3 Oct 172009 🏔️COL @ 🐙DET 4–3 SO Mar 42009 🐙DET @ 🏔️COL 3–2 Feb 152009 🏔️COL @ 🐙DET 6–5 SO Dec 272008 🐙DET @ 🏔️COL 3–4 SO

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❓ COL vs DET, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Red Wings on December 31, 2009?

Red Wings won 4–2. The final score was Avalanche 2, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Brandon Yip (2).

Who scored for Red Wings?

Darren Helm (2), Pavel Datsyuk, Ville Leino.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Avalanche vs Red Wings season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 30 🏔️COL @ 🏛️OTT 4–3 AfterJan 2 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 3–2

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeDec 28 🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ 0–1 AfterJan 2 🐙DET @ 🌵PHX 4–1

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