4–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 13-16-0 before this game

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

Sabres at Red Wings

Sabres beat Red Wings 4–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 12, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Dec 12, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Gilbert Perreault

3 G, 1 A

6 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Foligno

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Tony McKegney

2 A

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Reed Larson Go-ahead 1st · 03:46

Assists: Jim Korn, John Barrett

0–1

🐙 Mark Kirton 1st · 12:08

Assists: Willie Huber, Paul Woods

0–2

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault 1st · 12:38

Assists: Mike Foligno, John Van Boxmeer

1–2

2nd period

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault Tying 2nd · 08:40

Assists: Mike Ramsey, Mike Foligno

2–2

⚔️ Mike Foligno Go-ahead 2nd · 17:35

Assists: Tony McKegney, Gilbert Perreault

3–2

3rd period

⚔️ Gilbert Perreault 3rd · 14:28

Assists: Tony McKegney

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF DET🐙

23 Shots on goal 29

6 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 17.4% (4/23) DET shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 3–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BUF vs DET, answered

Who won Sabres vs Red Wings on December 12, 1981?

Sabres won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Red Wings?

The final score was Sabres 4, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Gilbert Perreault (3), Mike Foligno.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Mark Kirton, Reed Larson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Sabres vs Red Wings season series?

Sabres 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 9

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 1981

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