5–3

Final

🍁 Home Maple Leafs 10-14-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	1	1	3	5
TOR	1	0	2	3

Whalers at Maple Leafs

Whalers beat Maple Leafs 5–3 at Scotiabank Arena on December 2, 1981.

🗓 Wed, Dec 2, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Ron Francis

1 G, 2 A

2 shots

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Mark Howe

1 G, 1 A

5 shots

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Blaine Stoughton

2 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Chris Kotsopoulos PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:26

Assists: Mark Renaud, Ron Francis

1–0

🍁 Dan Maloney PP Tying 1st · 14:38

Assists: Wilf Paiement, Borje Salming

1–1

2nd period

🐳 Ron Francis Go-ahead 2nd · 09:39

Assists: Blaine Stoughton, George Lyle

2–1

3rd period

🐳 Rick MacLeish 3rd · 07:36

Assists: Mark Howe, Don Gillen

3–1

🐳 Mark Howe PP 3rd · 12:19

Assists: Blaine Stoughton, Ron Francis

4–1

🍁 John Anderson 3rd · 14:03

Assists: Bill Derlago, Rick Vaive

4–2

🍁 Rick Vaive 3rd · 14:32

Assists: Bob Manno, Jim Benning

4–3

🐳 Tom Rowe 3rd · 15:33

Assists: Warren Miller, Dave Keon

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD TOR🍁

37 Shots on goal 24

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

13 Penalty minutes 13

HFD shooting 13.5% (5/37) TOR shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

John Garrett

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Vincent Tremblay

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 7-16 (30% win rate, 23 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 10-14 (42% win rate, 24 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 · Maple Leafs won

Jan 30, 1981

🍁TOR @ 🐳HFD

5–5 · Maple Leafs won

Jan 24, 1981

🐳HFD @ 🍁TOR

4–7 · Maple Leafs won

Dec 23, 1980

🐳HFD @ 🍁TOR

7–2 · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs TOR, answered

Who won Whalers vs Maple Leafs on December 2, 1981?

Whalers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Maple Leafs?

The final score was Whalers 5, Maple Leafs 3.

Who scored for Whalers?

Chris Kotsopoulos, Mark Howe, Rick MacLeish, Ron Francis, Tom Rowe.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Dan Maloney, John Anderson, Rick Vaive.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

John Garrett made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Vincent Tremblay made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Maple Leafs season series?

Whalers lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Nov 29

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Nov 29

Also on December 2, 1981

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