Red Wings 3, Avalanche 4
Final/SO · Ball Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DET | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 COL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Dec 27, 2008 at Ball Arena.
Top performers
Tomas Holmstrom had 1 goal and 2 assists for the Red Wings.
Ty Conklin made 29 saves on 32 shots for the Red Wings.
Ryan Smyth had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Avalanche.
Peter Budaj made 41 saves on 44 shots for the Avalanche.
Before and after
- Red Wings · 2008-09 season · Previous Dec 26, 2008: DET 2, NSH 3 · Next Dec 30, 2008: CHI 0, DET 4
- Avalanche · 2008-09 season · Next Dec 29, 2008: NSH 1, COL 5
Other Red Wings vs Avalanche games
| Mar 4, 2009 | DET at COL | 3-2 | Regular |
| Feb 15, 2009 | COL at DET | 6-5 | Regular |
| Dec 15, 2008 | COL at DET | 3-2 | Regular |
| Feb 2, 2026 | DET at COL | 2-0 | Regular |
| Jan 31, 2026 | COL at DET | 5-0 | Regular |
| Mar 25, 2025 | DET at COL | 2-5 | Regular |
