🍁 Away Maple Leafs 15-21-0 before this game

5–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 15-22-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TOR	1	4	0	5
DET	0	2	0	2

Maple Leafs at Red Wings

Maple Leafs beat Red Wings 5–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 31, 1981.

🗓 Thu, Dec 31, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Maple Leafs lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

Fred Perlini

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Bill Derlago

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Darryl Sittler

2 A

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Rocky Saganiuk Go-ahead 1st · 19:06

Assists: Fred Boimistruck, Fred Perlini

1–0

2nd period

🍁 Wilf Paiement PP 2nd · 02:02

Assists: Darryl Sittler

2–0

🍁 Bill Derlago 2nd · 03:53

Assists: Bob Mcgill

3–0

🐙 Danny Gare 2nd · 07:52

Assists: Eric Vail, Reed Larson

3–1

🍁 Fred Perlini PP 2nd · 10:49

Assists: Rene Robert, Darryl Sittler

4–1

🍁 Rick Vaive SH 2nd · 12:57

Assists: Bill Derlago

5–1

🐙 Eric Vail PP 2nd · 14:56

Assists: Reed Larson, Danny Gare

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR DET🐙

21 Shots on goal 50

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

12 Penalty minutes 10

TOR shooting 23.8% (5/21) DET shooting 4.0% (2/50)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Michel Larocque

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Maple Leafs

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

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 5–2

Maple Leafs

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

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 26, 1981

🐙DET @ 🍁TOR

3–8 · Maple Leafs won

Nov 29, 1981

🍁TOR @ 🐙DET

6–3 · Maple Leafs won

❓ TOR vs DET, answered

Who won Maple Leafs vs Red Wings on December 31, 1981?

Maple Leafs won 5–2.

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

The final score was Maple Leafs 5, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Bill Derlago, Fred Perlini, Rick Vaive, Rocky Saganiuk, Wilf Paiement.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Danny Gare, Eric Vail.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Michel Larocque made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Maple Leafs vs Red Wings season series?

Maple Leafs 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

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 30

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 31, 1981

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