🐙 Away Red Wings 16-23-0 before this game

3–4

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 17-21-0 before this game

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

Red Wings at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Red Wings 4–3 at United Center on January 3, 1982.

🗓 Sun, Jan 3, 1982 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Denis Savard

2 G

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Ted Bulley

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Al Secord

2 A

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 John Ogrodnick Go-ahead 1st · 09:20

Assists: Mike Blaisdell, Vaclav Nedomansky

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Walt McKechnie PP 2nd · 14:44

Assists: Willie Huber, Eric Vail

2–0

3rd period

🪶 Denis Savard 3rd · 00:25

Assists: Al Secord, Tim Higgins

2–1

🐙 Walt McKechnie 3rd · 00:51

Assists: Mark Osborne, Ted Nolan

3–1

🪶 Doug Wilson 3rd · 02:26

Assists: Reg Kerr, Ted Bulley

3–2

🪶 Ted Bulley Tying 3rd · 05:28

Assists: Reg Kerr, Grant Mulvey

3–3

🪶 Denis Savard Go-ahead 3rd · 19:57

Assists: Al Secord, Doug Crossman

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET CHI🪶

39 Shots on goal 39

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

17 Penalty minutes 33

DET shooting 7.7% (3/39) CHI shooting 10.3% (4/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Tony Esposito

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Red Wings

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Blackhawks

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After 2nd — 2–0

Red Wings

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

Blackhawks

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⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ DET vs CHI, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Blackhawks on January 3, 1982?

Blackhawks won 4–3.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Red Wings 3, Blackhawks 4.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Walt McKechnie (2), John Ogrodnick.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Denis Savard (2), Doug Wilson, Ted Bulley.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

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

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Tony Esposito made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Blackhawks season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jan 2

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Jan 2

Also on January 3, 1982

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