National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New Jersey 2, Detroit 1
Thursday, April 5, 2012 7:30 PM
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, April 5, 2012
Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Dave Jackson, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jean Morin
Attendance: 20066
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 1012
Detroit 0101
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
New Jersey 47-28-2-4 23-13-0-4 24-15-2-0 W5
Detroit 48-28-3-2 31-7-1-1 17-21-2-1 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Detroit Red Wings have a 31-7-1-1 record at home this season. The New Jersey Devils have a 24-15-2-0 record on the road.
  • Detroit has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Red Wings have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • New Jersey has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Devils have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Tomas Holmstrom played for 13:46 during 17 shifts and scored 1 point. Tomas Holmstrom had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Alexei Ponikarovsky played for 14:25 during 20 shifts and scored 1 point. Alexei Ponikarovsky had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Detroit had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 1 of them.
  • New Jersey had 2 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
New Jersey   Detroit
Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 Points Tomas Holmstrom 1
Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 Goals Tomas Holmstrom 1
David Clarkson 1 Assists Valtteri Filppula 1
N/A Power Play Goals Tomas Holmstrom 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Martin Brodeur .958 Save Percentage Jimmy Howard .905
Martin Brodeur 23 Saves Jimmy Howard 19
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
New Jersey 21 2 0-2 0-1 2 25
Detroit 24 1 1-1 2-2 4 22
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .694 after a win and .438 after a loss.
  • New Jersey will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Devils have a W/L % of .596 after a win and .559 after a loss.