National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 4, New Jersey 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2010
Where: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Jean Morin
Attendance: 17625

Pavel Datsyuk collected a goal and two assists and Tomas Holmstrom and Henrik Zetterberg both scored and set up a goal apiece as the Detroit Red Wings dominated the New Jersey Devils, 4-1, on Saturday.

Daniel Cleary added his 13th goal of the season and Chris Osgood stopped 33 shots in a rare start for the Red Wings, who own the best record in the Western Conference.

Detroit jumped on the slumping Devils right away on Saturday, beating Martin Brodeur for two goals in the first 1:42 of the contest.

Holmstrom got it started when he wristed a shot from above the left circle past Brodeur’s left pad just 28 seconds into the first. Cleary followed with his own wrister 74 seconds later to push it to 2-0.

Zetterberg’s 10th goal of the season came at the 11:37 mark of the second as he wristed a shot from the slot to widen the gap to 3-0.

New Jersey got on the board early in the third on a power-play goal by Patrik Elias, but the Red Wings got that one back later in the period on Datsyuk’s 11th tally of the campaign.

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   New Jersey
Pavel Datsyuk 3 Points Patrik Elias 1
Pavel Datsyuk 1 Goals Patrik Elias 1
Pavel Datsyuk 2 Assists Ilya Kovalchuk 1
N/A Power Play Goals Patrik Elias 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Chris Osgood .971 Save Percentage Martin Brodeur .826
Chris Osgood 33 Saves Martin Brodeur 19
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Detroit 23 4 0-3 4-5 15 23
New Jersey 34 1 1-5 3-3 11 28
Upcoming Games
  • New Jersey will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Devils have a W/L % of .125 after a win and .350 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .684 after a win and .667 after a loss.