⚜️ Away Nordiques 20-14-0 before this game

3–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 14-17-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
QUE	1	0	2	3
DET	1	1	0	2

Nordiques at Red Wings

Nordiques beat Red Wings 3–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 17, 1981.

🗓 Thu, Dec 17, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Nordiques lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚜️ QUE

Peter Stastny

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star ⚜️ QUE

Real Cloutier

2 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐙 DET

John Ogrodnick

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Brad Smith Go-ahead 1st · 07:24

Assists: John Ogrodnick, Vaclav Nedomansky

0–1

⚜️ Anton Stastny Tying 1st · 19:10

Assists: Peter Stastny, Alain Cote

1–1

2nd period

🐙 John Ogrodnick PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:37

Assists: Mark Osborne, Vaclav Nedomansky

1–2

3rd period

⚜️ Peter Stastny PP Tying 3rd · 15:27

Assists: Real Cloutier, Marc Tardif

2–2

⚜️ Michel Goulet Go-ahead 3rd · 17:52

Assists: Real Cloutier, Dave Pichette

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE DET🐙

24 Shots on goal 28

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

9 Penalty minutes 6

QUE shooting 12.5% (3/24) DET shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Dan Bouchard

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 20-14 (59% win rate, 34 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 14-17 (45% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

Nordiques lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ QUE vs DET, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Red Wings on December 17, 1981?

Nordiques won 3–2.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Red Wings?

The final score was Nordiques 3, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Anton Stastny, Michel Goulet, Peter Stastny.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brad Smith, John Ogrodnick.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Dan Bouchard made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

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

Where is Nordiques vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Nordiques vs Red Wings season series?

Nordiques lead the season series 3–0 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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Dec 15

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 13

Also on December 17, 1981

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