Detroit Red Wings
at
Minnesota North Stars
Oct 31, 1981 · Metropolitan Sports Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings |
4 | 30 |
| Minnesota North Stars |
5 | 32 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 09:00 | MNS | Brad Palmer (4) PP | Gordie Roberts (6), Neal Broten (3) | 0 - 1 |
| 18:25 | MNS | Brad Maxwell (5) | Unassisted | 0 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:03 | DET | Mark Kirton (5) | Paul Woods (7), Mike Blaisdell (9) | 1 - 2 |
| 07:16 | DET | Mark Osborne (3) | Reed Larson (7), Mike Foligno (5) | 2 - 2 |
| 09:50 | MNS | Kent-Erik Andersson (3) | Steve Christoff (6), Neal Broten (4) | 2 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 05:41 | MNS | Jack Carlson (3) | Al MacAdam (4), Craig Hartsburg (8) | 2 - 4 |
| 06:31 | DET | Mike Foligno (6) | Walt McKechnie (6) | 3 - 4 |
| 13:39 | DET | George Lyle (1) | Vaclav Nedomansky (2), Jim Korn (1) | 4 - 4 |
| 18:29 | MNS | Bobby Smith (7) PP | Dino Ciccarelli (7), Craig Hartsburg (9) | 4 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:42 | DET | John Barrett | Interference | 2 |
| 08:20 | DET | Reed Larson | Hooking | 2 |
| 13:38 | MNS | Dino Ciccarelli | Slashing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:38 | DET | George Lyle | High sticking | 2 |
| 03:38 | MNS | Craig Hartsburg | High sticking | 2 |
| 10:15 | MNS | Kent-Erik Andersson | Closing hand on puck | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:09 | DET | Greg Smith | Hooking | 2 |
| 07:03 | MNS | Steve Christoff | Elbowing | 2 |
| 18:04 | DET | Mike Foligno | Tripping | 2 |
Detroit Red Wings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 |  Mike Foligno |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mark Kirton |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  George Lyle |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Mark Osborne |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Walt McKechnie |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Paul Woods |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Blaisdell |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Jim Korn |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Vaclav Nedomansky |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Reed Larson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Dale McCourt |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Don Murdoch |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Greg Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  John Barrett |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Greg Joly |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  John Ogrodnick |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Willie Huber |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Corrado Micalef |
L | 32 | 27 | 5 | 59:24 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Craig Hartsburg |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Neal Broten |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bobby Smith |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Brad Palmer |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Kent-Erik Andersson |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jack Carlson |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Brad Maxwell |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Steve Christoff |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gordie Roberts |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Dino Ciccarelli |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Al MacAdam |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Curt Giles |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Tim Young |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Anders Hakansson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Bill Nyrop |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Fred Barrett |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Steve Payne |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 |  Gilles Meloche |
W | 30 | 26 | 4 | 60:00 |