🐙 Away Red Wings 18-28-0 before this game

5–4

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 20-25-0 before this game

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

Red Wings at Blackhawks

Red Wings beat Blackhawks 5–4 at United Center on January 20, 1982.

🗓 Wed, Jan 20, 1982 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Vaclav Nedomansky

3 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

Greg Smith

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +3

3rd star 🐙 DET

Willie Huber

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Danny Gare PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:38

Assists: Vaclav Nedomansky, Willie Huber

1–0

🪶 Grant Mulvey Tying 1st · 12:32

Assists: Doug Wilson, Reg Kerr

1–1

🐙 Paul Woods Go-ahead 1st · 13:04

Assists: Ted Nolan, Mark Osborne

2–1

2nd period

🪶 Tom Lysiak Tying 2nd · 01:12

Assists: Denis Savard, Rich Preston

2–2

🐙 Willie Huber Go-ahead 2nd · 01:36

Assists: Vaclav Nedomansky, Greg Smith

3–2

🐙 Derek Smith 2nd · 04:16

Unassisted

4–2

🐙 Greg Smith 2nd · 16:38

Assists: Vaclav Nedomansky, Eric Vail

5–2

3rd period

🪶 Rick Paterson 3rd · 05:30

Assists: Reg Kerr, Terry Ruskowski

5–3

🪶 Denis Savard 3rd · 19:07

Assists: Tom Lysiak, Al Secord

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET CHI🪶

33 Shots on goal 30

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

47 Penalty minutes 37

DET shooting 15.2% (5/33) CHI shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Murray Bannerman

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:27 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Red Wings

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

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–2

Red Wings

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

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ DET vs CHI, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Blackhawks on January 20, 1982?

Red Wings won 5–4.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Red Wings 5, Blackhawks 4.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Danny Gare, Derek Smith, Greg Smith, Paul Woods, Willie Huber.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Denis Savard, Grant Mulvey, Rick Paterson, Tom Lysiak.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

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

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Murray Bannerman made 0 saves on 5 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 3–1 after 4 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 17

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Jan 17

Also on January 20, 1982

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