🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 16-8-0 before this game

3–4

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 11-15-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	2	0	3
DET	1	0	3	4

Canadiens at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Canadiens 4–3 at Little Caesars Arena on December 3, 1981.

🗓 Thu, Dec 3, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Napier

1 G, 2 A

3 shots

2nd star 🐙 DET

Don Murdoch

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Mark Kirton

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Doug Jarvis Go-ahead 1st · 00:42

Assists: Mark Napier

1–0

🐙 Mark Kirton Tying 1st · 08:17

Assists: Mike Blaisdell, Jim Schoenfeld

1–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Mark Napier PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:47

Assists: Pierre Larouche, Guy Lapointe

2–1

🇨🇦 Pierre Larouche PP 2nd · 15:26

Assists: Robert Picard, Mark Napier

3–1

3rd period

🐙 Willie Huber 3rd · 04:18

Assists: Derek Smith, Danny Gare

3–2

🐙 Mark Osborne Tying 3rd · 06:19

Assists: Don Murdoch, Mark Kirton

3–3

🐙 Don Murdoch Go-ahead 3rd · 18:11

Assists: Walt McKechnie

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL DET🐙

23 Shots on goal 41

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

4 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 13.0% (3/23) DET shooting 9.8% (4/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Denis Herron

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:42 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 16-8 (67% win rate, 24 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 11-15 (42% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs DET, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Red Wings on December 3, 1981?

Red Wings won 4–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Red Wings?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Doug Jarvis, Mark Napier, Pierre Larouche.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Don Murdoch, Mark Kirton, Mark Osborne, Willie Huber.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Denis Herron made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Canadiens vs Red Wings season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 1

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 1

Also on December 3, 1981

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