5–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 12-15-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHI	3	1	1	5
DET	0	2	0	2

Flyers at Red Wings

Flyers beat Red Wings 5–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 5, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Dec 5, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Ken Linseman

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Bob Hoffmeyer

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Bill Barber

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Tom Gorence Go-ahead 1st · 06:33

Assists: Ken Linseman, Glen Cochrane

1–0

🔔 Bob Hoffmeyer PP 1st · 12:48

Assists: Bill Barber, Brian Propp

2–0

🔔 Bill Barber 1st · 15:50

Assists: Ken Linseman, Bob Hoffmeyer

3–0

2nd period

🐙 Willie Huber PP 2nd · 02:19

Assists: John Ogrodnick, Derek Smith

3–1

🐙 Eric Vail PP 2nd · 14:15

Assists: John Ogrodnick, Derek Smith

3–2

🔔 Bobby Clarke SH 2nd · 17:57

Unassisted

4–2

3rd period

🔔 Ken Linseman PP 3rd · 15:16

Assists: Brian Propp, Paul Holmgren

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI DET🐙

21 Shots on goal 32

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/9

71 Penalty minutes 54

PHI shooting 23.8% (5/21) DET shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Pete Peeters

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 4–2

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ PHI vs DET, answered

Who won Flyers vs Red Wings on December 5, 1981?

Flyers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Red Wings?

The final score was Flyers 5, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Flyers?

Bill Barber, Bob Hoffmeyer, Bobby Clarke, Ken Linseman, Tom Gorence.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Eric Vail, Willie Huber.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Flyers vs Red Wings season series?

Flyers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 3

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 3

Also on December 5, 1981

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