St. Louis 1, Detroit 4

123T
STL(33-36-13)1001
DET(54-21-7)1124

Final

7:30 PM ET, March 5, 2008
Joe Louis Arena
Detroit, Michigan
THREE STARS
J. Franzen
Red Wings  (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
E. Johnson
Blues (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
B. Rafalski
Red Wings  (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Joe Louis Arena
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Referees: KerryFraser
Linesmen: DerekAmell, MarkPare
Attendance: 18,064 (90.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  St. Louis   Detroit
Total Shots
  19
 32
PIM
 20
  16
Hits
 15
  12
Giveaways
  7
 10
Takeaways
  2
 12
Faceoffs Won
  25
 31
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
5:28Pavel Datsyuk (24)
Assists: Tomas Kopecky, Tomas Holmstrom
Detroit 1-0
18:27Erik Johnson (4) (Power Play)
Assists: Barret Jackman, Keith Tkachuk
Game tied 1-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
0:38Eric Brewer: 2 Minutes for Hooking Tomas Holmstrom
1:18Johan Franzen: 2 Minutes for Holding Barret Jackman
17:58Pavel Datsyuk: 2 Minutes for Tripping Lee Stempniak
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
9:48Johan Franzen (14)
Assists: Mikael Samuelsson, Henrik Zetterberg
Detroit 2-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
10:04Kirk Maltby: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Matt Walker
10:04Kirk Maltby: 2 Minutes for Interference of Matt Walker (Served by Jiri Hudler)
10:04Matt Walker: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Kirk Maltby
13:43Jay McClement: 2 Minutes for Interference of Mikael Samuelsson
13:43Andreas Lilja: 2 Minutes for Interference of Jay McClement
16:14Lee Stempniak: 2 Minutes for Holding Aaron Downey
18:50David Backes: 2 Minutes for Tripping Mikael Samuelsson
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
6:11Brian Rafalski (11)
Assists: Aaron Downey, Andreas Lilja
Detroit 3-1
18:29Pavel Datsyuk (25) (Empty net)
Unassisted
Detroit 4-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
3:43Aaron Downey: 2 Minutes for Slashing Eric Brewer
16:26Kirk Maltby: 2 Minutes for Roughing Jamal Mayers
16:26Jamal Mayers: 2 Minutes for Roughing Kirk Maltby
19:19Jeff Woywitka: 2 Minutes for Interference of Tomas Kopecky
19:19Brian Rafalski: 2 Minutes for Roughing Lee Stempniak
19:19Lee Stempniak: 2 Minutes for Roughing Brian Rafalski
19:50Matt Walker: 2 Minutes for Roughing Aaron Downey
19:50Jamal Mayers: 2 Minutes for Roughing Aaron Downey

Player Summary
St. Louis BluesTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
D. Backes RW00-1100122001615:221:160:0014:060000.0
B. Boyes RW00-2120000001613:573:050:0010:5210100.0
E. Brewer D 00-2112122012824:494:292:4417:360000.0
B. Jackman D 01-1021000002923:444:313:1116:020000.0
E. Johnson D 10-1211000022520:144:530:0015:210000.0
R. Johnson C 00-2113002101915:500:423:5311:154357.1
P. Kariya LW00-2200000022018:443:500:0014:540000.0
J. Mayers RW00-1000242002015:140:463:4310:454450.0
J. McClement C 000110121001712:431:451:289:305645.5
A. McDonald C 000010000002019:463:530:0015:536842.9
J. McKee D 00-3101000002517:511:082:1114:320000.0
D. Perron LW000300002001310:170:300:009:470000.0
M. Rucinsky LW00-3100001101814:013:080:0010:530000.0
Y. Stastny C 000001000001310:331:171:287:480000.0
L. Stempniak RW000200241011613:073:550:009:120000.0
K. Tkachuk LW01-2110001001914:054:030:0010:0251033.3
M. Walker D 00-1201240011916:070:442:2612:470000.0
J. Woywitka D 000001121001913:501:040:0012:460000.0
St. Louis Blues Scratches
PLAYERREASON
D HinoteHip Injury
C JanssenShoulder
D KingScratched
Detroit Red WingsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
P. Datsyuk C 202200120712317:513:112:0112:3912666.7
A. Downey RW01010012200107:180:310:136:340000.0
D. Drake LW000000001101712:130:102:499:142166.7
K. Draper C 001010001012016:220:103:0913:035645.5
J. Ericsson D 001500001002112:390:410:4511:130000.0
V. Filppula C 000310000002216:552:001:2713:285362.5
J. Franzen C 102211121112418:581:293:2814:010100.0
T. Holmstrom LW011120000001914:432:341:0911:000000.0
J. Hudler LW000110000001410:201:470:248:090000.0
T. Kopecky RW01131000201117:310:000:007:312340.0
N. Kronwall D 002012002112924:023:004:3916:230000.0
B. Lebda D 000210000002018:320:412:0515:460000.0
A. Lilja D 011102121112319:260:003:1916:070000.0
K. Maltby LW001100360011812:170:101:4310:240000.0
B. Rafalski D 103311120002921:023:243:1214:260000.0
M. Samuelsson RW012200000002016:092:061:0013:030000.0
B. Stuart D 001203001012322:341:404:5316:010000.0
H. Zetterberg LW012300000112620:413:113:2814:025550.0
Detroit Red Wings Scratches
PLAYERREASON
N LidstromKnee Injury
D MccartyNot With Team
C CheliosLeg Injury
M HartiganHealthy
D MeechHealthy

Goaltending Summary
St. Louis Blues Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
M. Legace31328.90358:590
Detroit Red Wings Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
D. Hasek19118.94759:580

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
St. Louis67619
Detroit1211932

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
St. Louis1 of 0
Detroit0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Wednesday, March 5th
Carolina 6 Final
Atlanta 3
Washington 3 Final
Buffalo 1
St. Louis 1 Final
Detroit 4
Anaheim 0 Final
Chicago 3
Phoenix 2 Final
Dallas 1
Ottawa 2 Final
San Jose 3 OT