Game 1 Recap: Red Wings 3, Avalanche 0
During his retirement speech tonight, Peter Forsberg joked that one of the highlights of his career was always beating the Red Wings. It didn't quite work out according to the script tonight....
| Final - 10.8.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - No scoring. Penalties - Kyle Quincey, Colorado (Interference), 9:25; Ryan Wilson, Colorado (Interference), 14:55; Johan Franzen, Detroit (Interference), 15:49; Shane O`Brien, Colorado (Interference), 19:00. |
| Second Period |
| - 1, Detroit Goal - Johan Franzen, from Jiri Hudler at 17:41. Penalties - Danny Cleary, Detroit (Slashing), 12:44; Paul Stastny, Colorado (Roughing), 13:48. |
| Third Period |
| - 2, Detroit Goal - Henrik Zetterberg, from Pavel Datsyuk and Danny Cleary at 11:58. 3, Detroit Empty Net Goal - Pavel Datsyuk, from Danny Cleary and Ty Conklin at 17:40. Penalties - Todd Bertuzzi, Detroit (Too many men/ice - bench), 14:51. |
Shots on Goal:
Detroit 10 + 14 + 15 = 39.
Colorado 11 + 9 + 9 = 29.
Power Play Conversion: Detroit 0-4. Colorado 0-3.
Goaltenders: Detroit, Ty Conklin 0-29-1.000. Colorado, Semyon Varlamov 2-38-.947.
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Jonny Murray
Power Play Conversion: Detroit 0-4. Colorado 0-3.
Goaltenders: Detroit, Ty Conklin 0-29-1.000. Colorado, Semyon Varlamov 2-38-.947.
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Jonny Murray
