2–3

Final

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

Penguins at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Penguins 3–2 at Little Caesars Arena on October 18, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Oct 18, 1981 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Mike Foligno

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · +2

2nd star 🐙 DET

Walt McKechnie

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +3

3rd star 🐙 DET

Reed Larson

1 G

7 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Mike Bullard Go-ahead 1st · 08:29

Assists: Gregg Sheppard

1–0

🐙 Mike Foligno Tying 1st · 15:03

Assists: Walt McKechnie, Greg Smith

1–1

🐙 Reed Larson Go-ahead 1st · 17:57

Unassisted

1–2

2nd period

🐧 Peter Lee Tying 2nd · 05:37

Assists: Russ Anderson, Paul Mulvey

2–2

3rd period

🐙 Walt McKechnie Go-ahead 3rd · 17:54

Assists: Mike Foligno, Mark Osborne

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT DET🐙

26 Shots on goal 35

19 Penalty minutes 17

PIT shooting 7.7% (2/26) DET shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Michel Dion

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:28 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Gilles Gilbert

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 2–2

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ PIT vs DET, answered

Who won Penguins vs Red Wings on October 18, 1981?

Red Wings won 3–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Red Wings?

The final score was Penguins 2, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mike Bullard, Peter Lee.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Mike Foligno, Reed Larson, Walt McKechnie.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Michel Dion made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Gilles Gilbert made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Penguins vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 17

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Oct 17

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