Devils 2–1 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Apr 5, 2012)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
😈 NJD	1	0	1	2
🐙 DET	0	1	0	1

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Alexei Ponikarovsky

1 G

3 shots · 14:25 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Petr Sykora

1 G

3 shots · 15:11 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

David Clarkson

1 A

2 shots · 17:51 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Alexei Ponikarovsky Go-ahead 1st · 10:13

Assists: Peter Harrold, David Clarkson · beat Jimmy Howard

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Tomas Holmstrom PP Tying 2nd · 06:13

Assists: Jiri Hudler, Valtteri Filppula · beat Martin Brodeur

1–1

3rd period

😈 Petr Sykora Go-ahead 3rd · 11:20

Assists: Patrik Elias, Dainius Zubrus · beat Jimmy Howard

2–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Kovalchuk · Parise · Zajac 18:39

L2 Elias · Henrique · Clarkson 15:44

L3 Ponikarovsky · Zubrus · Sykora 15:09

L4 Carter · Boulton · Bernier 10:39

D1 Zidlicky · Salvador 22:58

D2 Greene · Fayne 18:58

D3 Harrold · Volchenkov 16:00

🐙Red Wings

L1 Zetterberg · Datsyuk · Franzen 20:23

L2 Filppula · Hudler · Bertuzzi 16:58

L3 Miller · Holmstrom · Abdelkader 13:46

L4 Mursak · Emmerton · Nyquist 8:01

D1 Lidstrom · White 21:10

D2 Kronwall · Quincey 20:21

D3 Ericsson · Stuart 18:42

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD DET🐙

21 Shots on goal 24

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

16 Hits 25

12 Blocked shots 9

6 Takeaways 6

8 Giveaways 11

2 Penalty minutes 4

NJD shooting 9.5% (2/21) DET shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Jimmy Howard

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 58:56 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

NJD DET

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-4-1 (74% win rate, 19 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 10-9-1 (50% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 12-5-2 (63% win rate, 19 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 16-3-2 (76% win rate, 21 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Devils lead the season series 1–0

Jan 262011 😈NJD @ 🐙DET 1–3 Dec 112010 🐙DET @ 😈NJD 4–1 Dec 52009 🐙DET @ 😈NJD 3–4 SO Nov 82008 😈NJD @ 🐙DET 1–3 Dec 162006 🐙DET @ 😈NJD 2–1

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❓ NJD vs DET, answered

Who won Devils vs Red Wings on April 5, 2012?

Devils won 2–1. The final score was Devils 2, Red Wings 1.

Who scored for Devils?

Alexei Ponikarovsky, Petr Sykora.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Tomas Holmstrom.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Devils vs Red Wings season series?

Devils lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeApr 3 🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD 1–3 AfterApr 7 🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD 2–4

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeApr 4 🐙DET @ 🎵STL 3–2 AfterApr 7 🪶CHI @ 🐙DET 3–2

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