🏝️ Away Islanders 21-11-0 before this game

5–3

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 14-19-0 before this game

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

Islanders at Red Wings

Islanders beat Red Wings 5–3 at Little Caesars Arena on December 20, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Dec 20, 1981 · 18:00 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Trottier

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

2 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Mark Osborne

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Mark Kirton Go-ahead 1st · 16:41

Assists: Willie Huber, Mike Blaisdell

0–1

3rd period

🏝️ John Tonelli Tying 3rd · 04:31

Assists: Wayne Merrick, Mike McEwen

1–1

🐙 Danny Gare Go-ahead 3rd · 07:55

Assists: Willie Huber, Mark Osborne

1–2

🏝️ Bob Bourne Tying 3rd · 08:57

Assists: Brent Sutter, Duane Sutter

2–2

🐙 Mark Osborne Go-ahead 3rd · 10:49

Assists: Reed Larson, Walt McKechnie

2–3

🏝️ Clark Gillies Tying 3rd · 12:57

Assists: Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier

3–3

🏝️ Billy Carroll Go-ahead 3rd · 16:24

Assists: Hector Marini, Stefan Persson

4–3

🏝️ Bryan Trottier Empty net 3rd · 19:20

Assists: Mike Bossy

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI DET🐙

26 Shots on goal 29

13 Penalty minutes 15

NYI shooting 19.2% (5/26) DET shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:41 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYI vs DET, answered

Who won Islanders vs Red Wings on December 20, 1981?

Islanders won 5–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Red Wings?

The final score was Islanders 5, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Billy Carroll, Bob Bourne, Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies, John Tonelli.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Danny Gare, Mark Kirton, Mark Osborne.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

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

Where is Islanders vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Red Wings season series?

Islanders 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 19

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 20, 1981

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