- Final0NSH
DAL2
32
3 - Final1COL
LA3
43
4 - Final SOSO2DET
BUF3
23
2 - Final3CAR
MTL3
43
4 - Final4WSH
NYI3
23
2 - Final5PHI
OTT1
41
4 - Final SOSO6PIT
TOR6
56
5 - Final7BOS
VAN3
13
1
Final SO
7:00 PM ET, February 26, 2011
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
| 1 | 2 | 3 | SO | T | |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| BUF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DET | H Zetterberg 80 | J Franzen 28 | H Zetterberg 56 |
| BUF | T Vanek 73 | T Vanek 32 | T Vanek 41 |
P. Datsyuk (Red Wings - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

A. Sekera (Sabres - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 1


J. Hudler (Red Wings - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht won faceoff against Pavel Datsyuk in neutral zone |
| 0:13 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jochen Hecht saved by Joey MacDonald (Wristshot 104 ft) |
| 0:21 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Joey MacDonald (Backhand 19 ft) |
| 0:44 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Shaone Morrisonn in defensive zone |
| 0:45 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Jonathan Ericsson saved by Ryan Miller (Wristshot 50 ft) |
| 1:31 | Detroit | Brad Stuart credited with hit on Paul Gaustad in defensive zone |
| 1:43 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Mike Modano saved by Ryan Miller (Wristshot 21 ft) |
| 1:47 | Detroit | Mike Modano shot blocked by Paul Gaustad |
| 2:07 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick credited with hit on Tomas Holmstrom in defensive zone |
| 2:24 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Cody McCormick in defensive zone |
| 2:26 | Detroit | Shot missed by Mike Modano, Wide of Net (Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 2:42 | Buffalo | Rob Niedermayer credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone |
| 2:43 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Jakub Kindl saved by Ryan Miller (Slapshot 61 ft) |
| 2:50 | Buffalo | Mike Grier credited with hit on Mike Modano in defensive zone |
| 2:52 | Detroit | Shot missed by Ruslan Salei, Wide of Net (Slapshot 47 ft) |
| 2:56 | Buffalo | Tyler Myers credited with hit on Tomas Holmstrom in defensive zone |
| 3:27 | Detroit | Takeaway by Kris Draper in neutral zone |
| 3:31 | Buffalo | Shaone Morrisonn credited with hit on Darren Helm in defensive zone |
| 4:08 | Detroit | Shot missed by Pavel Datsyuk, Wide of Net (Wristshot 48 ft) |
| 4:08 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:08 | Detroit | Pavel Datsyuk won faceoff against Tim Connolly in offensive zone |
| 4:27 | Detroit | Shot missed by Brad Stuart, Wide of Net (Slapshot 51 ft) |
| 4:34 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Pavel Datsyuk saved by Ryan Miller (Snapshot 28 ft) |
| 4:57 | Detroit | Daniel Cleary shot blocked by Mike Weber |
| 5:30 | Detroit | Todd Bertuzzi credited with hit on Steve Montador in offensive zone |
| 5:50 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Nathan Gerbe saved by Joey MacDonald (Wristshot 38 ft) |
| 6:23 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Mike Modano saved by Ryan Miller (Snapshot 32 ft) |
| 6:24 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 6:24 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht won faceoff against Mike Modano in defensive zone |
| 6:39 | Detroit | Niklas Kronwall credited with hit on Drew Stafford in defensive zone |
| 6:57 | Buffalo | Drew Stafford shot blocked by Niklas Kronwall |
| 7:10 | Buffalo | Tyler Ennis credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone |
| 7:18 | Detroit | Shot missed by Brad Stuart, Wide of Net (Slapshot 39 ft) |
| 7:27 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Nicklas Lidstrom saved by Ryan Miller (Slapshot 62 ft) |
| 7:27 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 7:27 | Detroit | Darren Helm won faceoff against Tim Connolly in offensive zone |
| 7:30 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Nicklas Lidstrom saved by Ryan Miller (Snapshot 57 ft) |
| 7:31 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; Player Equipment |
| 7:31 | Detroit | Darren Helm won faceoff against Cody McCormick in offensive zone |
| 7:50 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Mike Grier in defensive zone |
| 8:56 | Detroit | Shot missed by Niklas Kronwall, Wide of Net (Deflection 25 ft) |
| 9:00 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Pavel Datsyuk saved by Ryan Miller (Wristshot 20 ft) |
| 9:01 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:01 | Detroit | Henrik Zetterberg won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone |
| 9:11 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Todd Bertuzzi saved by Ryan Miller (Snapshot 59 ft) |
| 9:33 | Buffalo | Andrej Sekera shot blocked by Jakub Kindl |
| 10:32 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Tyler Myers, Wide of Net (Slapshot 53 ft) |
| 10:40 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Chris Butler in defensive zone |
| 10:47 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Joey MacDonald (Backhand 20 ft) |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 11:02 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick won faceoff against Pavel Datsyuk in defensive zone |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout |
| 11:46 | Buffalo | Patrick Kaleta won faceoff against Darren Helm in neutral zone |
| 12:21 | Detroit | Shot missed by Darren Helm, Wide of Net (Wristshot 30 ft) |
| 13:25 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Henrik Zetterberg saved by Ryan Miller (Wristshot 76 ft) |
| 13:31 | Detroit | Todd Bertuzzi credited with hit on Tyler Myers in offensive zone |
| 14:06 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 14:06 | Detroit | Pavel Datsyuk won faceoff against Cody McCormick in offensive zone |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 14:19 | Buffalo | Rob Niedermayer won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone |
| 14:25 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick shot blocked by Niklas Kronwall |
| 14:27 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Cody McCormick, Wide of Net (Wristshot 42 ft) |
| 14:42 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 14:42 | Detroit | Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Tim Connolly in defensive zone |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 14:50 | Buffalo | Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg in neutral zone |
| 15:59 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Shaone Morrisonn in defensive zone |
| 16:00 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Todd Bertuzzi saved by Ryan Miller (Snapshot 41 ft) |
| 16:01 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 16:01 | Detroit | Mike Modano won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in offensive zone |
| 16:05 | Detroit | Niklas Kronwall shot blocked by Shaone Morrisonn |
| 16:12 | Buffalo | Drew Stafford shot blocked by Niklas Kronwall |
| 16:22 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Drew Stafford in offensive zone |
| 16:49 | Detroit | Shot missed by Ruslan Salei, Wide of Net (Snapshot 60 ft) |
| 17:05 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Johan Franzen saved by Ryan Miller (Wristshot 12 ft) |
| 17:36 | Detroit | Giveaway by Nicklas Lidstrom in offensive zone |
| 17:41 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 17:41 | Detroit | Henrik Zetterberg won faceoff against Cody McCormick in neutral zone |
| 17:56 | Detroit | Pavel Datsyuk shot blocked by Shaone Morrisonn |
| 18:01 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Pavel Datsyuk saved by Ryan Miller (Wristshot 28 ft) |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Cody McCormick saved by Joey MacDonald (Snapshot 24 ft) |
| 18:38 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Nathan Gerbe saved by Joey MacDonald (Wristshot 28 ft) |
| 19:01 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Johan Franzen saved by Ryan Miller (Wristshot 49 ft) |
| 19:02 | Detroit | Goal scored by Jiri Hudler (Wristshot 23 ft) assisted by Daniel Cleary and Johan Franzen |
| 19:02 | Detroit | Henrik Zetterberg won faceoff against Jochen Hecht in neutral zone |
| 19:10 | Detroit | Shot on goal by Nicklas Lidstrom saved by Ryan Miller (Wristshot 116 ft) |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 19:18 | Buffalo | Jochen Hecht won faceoff against Henrik Zetterberg in defensive zone |
| 19:29 | Detroit | Niklas Kronwall shot blocked by Rob Niedermayer |
| 19:33 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Rob Niedermayer in defensive zone |
| 19:44 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Jochen Hecht in neutral zone |
| 19:50 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Chris Butler saved by Joey MacDonald (Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 19:51 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:51 | Detroit | Kris Draper won faceoff against Tim Connolly in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | End of 3rd period |




