4–4

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 18-27-0 before this game

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

Oilers at Red Wings

Oilers beat Red Wings 4–4 at Little Caesars Arena on January 17, 1982.

🗓 Sun, Jan 17, 1982 · 18:00 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Mark Messier

2 G

7 shots

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Pat Hughes

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Wayne Gretzky

2 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Greg Smith Go-ahead 1st · 04:14

Assists: John Ogrodnick, Mark Kirton

0–1

🐙 Danny Gare 1st · 07:41

Assists: Vaclav Nedomansky

0–2

🛢️ Mark Messier 1st · 16:42

Assists: Pat Hughes

1–2

2nd period

🐙 Don Murdoch 2nd · 11:58

Assists: Mark Osborne, Derek Smith

1–3

🐙 Don Murdoch 2nd · 15:19

Unassisted

1–4

🛢️ Paul Coffey 2nd · 16:10

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Garry Lariviere

2–4

3rd period

🛢️ Pat Hughes PP 3rd · 00:30

Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Glenn Anderson

3–4

🛢️ Mark Messier Tying 3rd · 14:06

Assists: Dave Lumley, Kevin Lowe

4–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM DET🐙

29 Shots on goal 32

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

8 Penalty minutes 6

EDM shooting 13.8% (4/29) DET shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Grant Fuhr

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 2–4

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ EDM vs DET, answered

Who won Oilers vs Red Wings on January 17, 1982?

Oilers won 4–4.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Red Wings?

The final score was Oilers 4, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Oilers?

Mark Messier (2), Pat Hughes, Paul Coffey.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Don Murdoch (2), Danny Gare, Greg Smith.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Grant Fuhr made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

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

Where is Oilers vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Oilers vs Red Wings season series?

Oilers 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Jan 16

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jan 16

Also on January 17, 1982

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