🌌 Away North Stars 14-13-0 before this game

1–4

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 12-16-0 before this game

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

North Stars at Red Wings

Red Wings beat North Stars 4–1 at Little Caesars Arena on December 10, 1981.

🗓 Thu, Dec 10, 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 🐙 DET

Greg Smith

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +3

2nd star 🐙 DET

Paul Woods

2 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Walt McKechnie

1 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Derek Smith Go-ahead 1st · 04:50

Assists: John Barrett, Reed Larson

0–1

🐙 Mike Blaisdell 1st · 12:59

Assists: Mark Kirton, Paul Woods

0–2

2nd period

🐙 Walt McKechnie 2nd · 06:33

Assists: Greg Smith

0–3

3rd period

🌌 Steve Christoff PP 3rd · 03:44

Assists: Craig Hartsburg, Brad Palmer

1–3

🐙 Greg Smith 3rd · 06:08

Assists: Paul Woods, Willie Huber

1–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌌MNS DET🐙

16 Shots on goal 33

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

15 Penalty minutes 15

MNS shooting 6.2% (1/16) DET shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌌North Stars

Don Beaupre

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

North Stars

North Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 0–3

North Stars

North Stars: 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 →

Oct 31, 1981

🐙DET @ 🌌MNS

4–5 · North Stars won

Mar 22, 1981

🐙DET @ 🌌MNS

3–9 · North Stars won

Jan 29, 1981

🌌MNS @ 🐙DET

3–3 · North Stars won

Dec 23, 1980

🌌MNS @ 🐙DET

6–2 · North Stars won

Dec 7, 1980

🐙DET @ 🌌MNS

1–1 · Red Wings won

❓ MNS vs DET, answered

Who won North Stars vs Red Wings on December 10, 1981?

Red Wings won 4–1.

What was the final score of North Stars vs Red Wings?

The final score was North Stars 1, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for North Stars?

Steve Christoff.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Derek Smith, Greg Smith, Mike Blaisdell, Walt McKechnie.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Don Beaupre made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is North Stars vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the North Stars 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

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Dec 9

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 5

Also on December 10, 1981

🎵STL @ 🐻BOS

3–2 final

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