1–5

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 12-11-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
VAN	0	0	0	1
DET	0	0	0	5

Canucks at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Canucks 5–1 at Little Caesars Arena on December 8, 1979.

🗓 Sat, Dec 8, 1979 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Vaclav Nedomansky

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🐙 DET

Dale McCourt

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🐙 DET

Reed Larson

3 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN DET🐙

27 Shots on goal 36

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

31 Penalty minutes 30

VAN shooting 3.7% (1/27) DET shooting 13.9% (5/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Glen Hanlon

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Rogie Vachon

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 14-13 (52% win rate, 27 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 12-11 (52% win rate, 23 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 14-13 (52% win rate, 27 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 12-11 (52% win rate, 23 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Canucks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ VAN vs DET, answered

Who won Canucks vs Red Wings on December 8, 1979?

Red Wings won 5–1.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Red Wings?

The final score was Canucks 1, Red Wings 5.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Rogie Vachon made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Red Wings season series?

Canucks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 5

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 5

Also on December 8, 1979

Canucks season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule