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2015-16 regular season

Red Wings at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Red Wings beat Avalanche 5–3 at Ball Arena on February 27, 2016.

DET – COL
28–27
Shots on goal
24–31
Hits
11–19
Blocked shots
2–11
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Darren Helm
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 11:27 TOI
2nd star 🐙 DET
Tomas Tatar
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:17 TOI
3rd star 🐙 DET
Niklas Kronwall
2 A
1 shots · 22:49 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🐙 Tomas Tatar Go-ahead 1st · 05:07
Unassisted · beat Semyon Varlamov
1–0
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Tying 1st · 07:44
Assists: Gabriel Landeskog · beat Petr Mrazek
1–1
🏔️ Tyson Barrie Go-ahead 1st · 14:38
Assists: Blake Comeau, Mikhail Grigorenko · beat Petr Mrazek
1–2
3rd period
🐙 Gustav Nyquist Tying 3rd · 01:27
Assists: Riley Sheahan, Tomas Tatar · beat Semyon Varlamov
2–2
🐙 Justin Abdelkader Go-ahead 3rd · 13:28
Assists: Darren Helm, Luke Glendening · beat Semyon Varlamov
3–2
🏔️ Alex Tanguay Tying 3rd · 13:42
Assists: Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Petr Mrazek
3–3
🐙 Brad Richards Go-ahead 3rd · 19:00
Assists: Niklas Kronwall · beat Semyon Varlamov
4–3
🐙 Darren Helm Empty net 3rd · 19:40
Assists: Petr Mrazek, Niklas Kronwall
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐙Red Wings
L1 Abdelkader · Datsyuk · Zetterberg 20:36
L2 Glendening · Nyquist · Richards 14:45
L3 Tatar · Larkin · Sheahan 14:15
L4 Helm · Athanasiou · Jurco 11:27
D1 Kronwall · DeKeyser 22:43
D2 Quincey · Green 18:04
D3 Ericsson · Marchenko 15:01
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Landeskog · Comeau · Soderberg 19:03
L2 MacKinnon · Duchene · Grigorenko 16:44
L3 Matthias · Tanguay · Iginla 13:47
L4 McLeod · Mitchell · Skille 7:14
D1 Beauchemin · Johnson 27:12
D2 Barrie · Holden 22:10
D3 Bigras · Bodnarchuk 9:14

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐙DET COL🏔️
28 Shots on goal 27
24 Hits 31
11 Blocked shots 19
2 Takeaways 11
1 Giveaways 3
8 Penalty minutes 12
DET shooting 17.9% (5/28) COL shooting 11.1% (3/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐙Red Wings
Petr Mrazek
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Semyon Varlamov
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 59:20 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Tomas Tatar · 1st 05:07 · 1–0 Nathan MacKinnon · 1st 07:44 · 1–1 Tyson Barrie · 1st 14:38 · 1–2 Gustav Nyquist · 3rd 01:27 · 2–2 Justin Abdelkader · 3rd 13:28 · 3–2 Alex Tanguay · 3rd 13:42 · 3–3 Brad Richards · 3rd 19:00 · 4–3 Darren Helm · 3rd 19:40 · 5–3
DET COL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Red Wings
Red Wings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-9-3 (20% win rate, 15 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-3-2 (72% win rate, 18 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Red Wings
Red Wings — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-7-1 (20% win rate, 10 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-2-2 (71% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Feb 122016 🏔️COL @ 🐙DET 3–2 SO Feb 52015 🐙DET @ 🏔️COL 3–0 Dec 212014 🏔️COL @ 🐙DET 2–1 SO Mar 62014 🏔️COL @ 🐙DET 3–2 OT Oct 172013 🐙DET @ 🏔️COL 4–2
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Who won Red Wings vs Avalanche on February 27, 2016?

Red Wings won 5–3. The final score was Red Wings 5, Avalanche 3.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brad Richards, Darren Helm, Gustav Nyquist, Justin Abdelkader, Tomas Tatar.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Alex Tanguay, Nathan MacKinnon, Tyson Barrie.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Petr Mrazek made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Avalanche season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐙 Red Wings
BeforeFeb 23 🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET 1–2 AfterFeb 29 🐙DET @ ⭐DAL 3–2
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeFeb 24 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 3–4 AfterMar 1 🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN 3–6
Also on February 27
🌵ARI 2–4 🔔PHI ✈️WPG 1–4 🐧PIT 🐆FLA 3–4 🧥CBJ 🎵STL 0–5 🐯NSH 🗽NYR 3–2 ⭐DAL 🍁TOR 1–4 🇨🇦MTL 🏛️OTT 6–4 🔥CGY ⚔️BUF 0–2 👑LAK
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