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1/4/2008
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St. Louis Blues 3 , Detroit Red Wings 5
Shots: 28 - 30
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:67/88=76 %, Challenges:39/47=81 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 822402 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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09:04 0-1
Josef Vasicek [12] (Kirk Maltby, Kris Draper)
11:24 0-2
Michael Nylander [22] (Max Nicastro, Nicklas Lidström)
15:24 1-2
Brad Boyes [27] (David Backes)
18:55 2-2
David Backes [20] (Sheldon Souray, Erik Johnson)
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28:06 2-3
Thomas Vanek [39] (Pavel Datsyuk)
32:58 2-4
Alexander Ovechkin [42] (Nicklas Lidström)
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41:09 2-5
Michael Nylander [23] (Keith Tkachuk, Mikael Samuelsson)
48:59 3-5
Andy McDonald [30] (Erik Johnson, Eric Brewer)
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Penalty summary:
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44:41
Sheldon Souray (2 min for hooking)
49:31
Keith Tkachuk (5 min for fighting)
49:31
Dan Hinote (5 min for fighting)
52:38
Jiri Hudler (2 min for tripping)
53:45
Kirk Maltby (2 min for hooking)
57:28
Brad Ference (2 min for hooking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 7.30 5
R Mikkel Bødker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
R David Backes 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 21.30 8
R Andy McDonald 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 8.00 6
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 12.40 8
C Brad Boyes 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
C Jeff Carter 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 18.40 6
L Logan Couture 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 7
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
L Martin Hanzal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 20.30 6
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 13.30 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Eric Brewer 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 -3 26.50 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 20.00 6
D Erik Johnson 0 2 4 4 1 1 0 -3 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 7.50 6
C Josef Vasicek 1 0 2 4 0 4 0 1 15.40 10
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 15.40 8
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 20.50 9
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 5
C Kris Draper 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 11.20 6
C Michael Nylander 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 8
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 20.50 7
L Evan McGrath 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 14.40 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 14.40 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 20.50 8
D Brad Ference 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12.10 6
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 27.50 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 14.00 6
D Max Nicastro 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Nylander
2nd star: Josef Vasicek
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Brad Boyes has marked a new career high in goals with 27 tallies.
-David Backes scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Andy McDonald scored his 30th goal of the season.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Nicklas Lidström notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Josef Vasicek finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Josef Vasicek finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Kris Draper ended his 5 game point drought.
-Kirk Maltby ended his 8 game point drought.
-Brian Rafalski had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Dan Hinote beat Keith Tkachuk in a fight.
Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 0( 12) , Kansas City Blades 1( 11)
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0-1 KCB Kip Miller (Mark Cullen, Pavel Vorobiev)
Goalies: Hannu Toivonen - Adam Berkhoel