1–8

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	0	1	0	1
HFD	2	2	4	8

Red Wings at Whalers

Whalers beat Red Wings 8–1 on October 17, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Oct 17, 1981 · 18:30 CDT 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Rick Meagher

3 G

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Rick MacLeish

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Chris Kotsopoulos

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Dave Keon Go-ahead 1st · 00:53

Assists: Stuart Smith, Greg Millen

0–1

🐳 Rick Meagher 1st · 06:58

Assists: Garry Howatt, Doug Sulliman

0–2

2nd period

🐳 Chris Kotsopoulos 2nd · 07:27

Assists: Rick MacLeish, Blaine Stoughton

0–3

🐳 Rick Meagher 2nd · 07:58

Assists: Garry Howatt, Chris Kotsopoulos

0–4

🐙 Dale McCourt PP 2nd · 16:46

Assists: Vaclav Nedomansky, Don Murdoch

1–4

3rd period

🐳 Rick MacLeish PP 3rd · 09:55

Assists: Blake Wesley

1–5

🐳 Rick MacLeish PP 3rd · 10:15

Assists: Don Nachbaur, Blaine Stoughton

1–6

🐳 Rick Meagher 3rd · 11:21

Assists: Doug Sulliman, Stuart Smith

1–7

🐳 Jordy Douglas 3rd · 18:33

Assists: Dave Keon, Chris Kotsopoulos

1–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET HFD🐳

41 Shots on goal 38

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

44 Penalty minutes 40

DET shooting 2.4% (1/41) HFD shooting 21.1% (8/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Gilles Gilbert

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 32:02 TOI

Corrado Micalef

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 27:58 TOI

🐳Whalers

Greg Millen

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ DET vs HFD, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Whalers on October 17, 1981?

Whalers won 8–1.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Whalers?

The final score was Red Wings 1, Whalers 8.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Dale McCourt.

Who scored for Whalers?

Rick Meagher (3), Rick MacLeish (2), Chris Kotsopoulos, Dave Keon, Jordy Douglas.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Gilles Gilbert made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Red Wings vs Whalers season series?

Whalers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Oct 15

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Oct 15

Also on October 17, 1981

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