🐙 Away Red Wings 14-21-0 before this game

3–8

Final

🍁 Home Maple Leafs 14-19-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	1	0	2	3
TOR	1	3	4	8

Red Wings at Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs beat Red Wings 8–3 at Scotiabank Arena on December 26, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Dec 26, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Maple Leafs lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

Bill Derlago

4 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🍁 TOR

John Anderson

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · +4

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Rick Vaive

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Borje Salming Go-ahead 1st · 03:28

Assists: Bill Derlago

0–1

🐙 Derek Smith Tying 1st · 09:18

Assists: Danny Gare, Mark Osborne

1–1

2nd period

🍁 Terry Martin Go-ahead 2nd · 06:18

Assists: Jim Benning, Wilf Paiement

1–2

🍁 John Anderson 2nd · 07:32

Assists: Rocky Saganiuk, Bill Derlago

1–3

🍁 Rick Vaive PP 2nd · 09:41

Assists: Bill Derlago, Jim Benning

1–4

3rd period

🍁 Rene Robert 3rd · 01:35

Assists: Darryl Sittler, Bob Mcgill

1–5

🐙 Willie Huber 3rd · 04:56

Assists: Mark Kirton

2–5

🐙 John Barrett 3rd · 05:14

Assists: Mike Blaisdell

3–5

🍁 Rick Vaive 3rd · 06:53

Assists: John Anderson, Bill Derlago

3–6

🍁 Darryl Sittler PP 3rd · 11:01

Assists: Bob Manno, Rene Robert

3–7

🍁 John Anderson 3rd · 12:32

Assists: Rick Vaive, Borje Salming

3–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET TOR🍁

36 Shots on goal 34

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

8 Penalty minutes 8

DET shooting 8.3% (3/36) TOR shooting 23.5% (8/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Michel Larocque

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 14-21 (40% win rate, 35 games)

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 14-19 (42% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 1–4

Red Wings

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

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 29, 1981

🍁TOR @ 🐙DET

6–3 · Maple Leafs won

4–6 · Maple Leafs won

❓ DET vs TOR, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Maple Leafs on December 26, 1981?

Maple Leafs won 8–3.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Maple Leafs?

The final score was Red Wings 3, Maple Leafs 8.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Derek Smith, John Barrett, Willie Huber.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

John Anderson (2), Rick Vaive (2), Borje Salming, Darryl Sittler, Rene Robert, Terry Martin.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Michel Larocque made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Maple Leafs season series?

Maple Leafs 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 22

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1981

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