🪶 Away Blackhawks 45-33-0 before this game

3–1

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 32-46-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	0	0	0	3
DET	0	0	0	1

Blackhawks at Red Wings

Blackhawks beat Red Wings 3–1 at Little Caesars Arena on April 5, 1980.

🗓 Sat, Apr 5, 1980 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Bob Murray

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Tim Higgins

2 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Doug Wilson

1 G

6 shots

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI DET🐙

31 Shots on goal 26

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

6 Penalty minutes 6

CHI shooting 9.7% (3/31) DET shooting 3.8% (1/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Tony Esposito

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Jim Rutherford

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 45-33 (58% win rate, 78 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 32-46 (41% win rate, 78 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 45-33 (58% win rate, 78 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 32-46 (41% win rate, 78 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ CHI vs DET, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Red Wings on April 5, 1980?

Blackhawks won 3–1.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Red Wings?

The final score was Blackhawks 3, Red Wings 1.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Tony Esposito made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jim Rutherford made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Blackhawks vs Red Wings season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Apr 2

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Apr 2

Also on April 5, 1980

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