National Hockey League
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Detroit 5, Florida 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 15, 2007
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 20066
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 20066
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Florida | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Detroit Red Wings have a 14-2-0-1 record at home this season. The Florida Panthers have a 6-9-1-0 record on the road.
- Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Red Wings have won 8 of their last 10 games.
- Florida has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Panthers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Pavel Datsyuk played for 23:06 during 26 shifts and scored 2 points. Pavel Datsyuk had 1 goal and 1 assist.
- Radek Dvorak played for 16:41 during 19 shifts and scored 1 point. Radek Dvorak had 1 goal and 0 assists.
- Detroit had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 3 of them.
- Florida had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Florida | Detroit | |
| Radek Dvorak 1 | Points | Pavel Datsyuk 2 |
| Radek Dvorak 1 | Goals | Pavel Datsyuk 1 |
| Tomas Vokoun 1 | Assists | Henrik Zetterberg 2 |
| N/A | Power Play Goals | Pavel Datsyuk 1 |
| N/A | Short Handed Goals | N/A |
| Tomas Vokoun .891 | Save Percentage | Chris Osgood .943 |
| Tomas Vokoun 41 | Saves | Chris Osgood 33 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
| Florida | 35 | 2 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 12 | 27 |
| Detroit | 46 | 5 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 6 | 32 |
Upcoming Games
- Detroit will play their next game at home against Washington. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .739 after a win and .667 after a loss.
- Florida will play their next game on the road against Chicago. The Panthers have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .471 after a loss.