🌌 Away North Stars 34-30-0 before this game

5–4

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 24-40-0 before this game

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

North Stars at Red Wings

North Stars beat Red Wings 5–4 at Little Caesars Arena on February 28, 1982.

🗓 Sun, Feb 28, 1982 · 18:00 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1981-82 🔁 North Stars lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌌 MNS

Craig Hartsburg

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🌌 MNS

Neal Broten

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🌌 MNS

Steve Payne

3 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 John Ogrodnick PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:44

Assists: Reed Larson, Vaclav Nedomansky

0–1

🌌 Craig Hartsburg PP Tying 1st · 06:49

Assists: Steve Payne, Bobby Smith

1–1

🌌 Neal Broten Go-ahead 1st · 16:46

Assists: Steve Payne, Craig Hartsburg

2–1

3rd period

🐙 Paul Woods SH Tying 3rd · 04:01

Assists: Mark Kirton

2–2

🌌 Al MacAdam Go-ahead 3rd · 07:30

Assists: Bobby Smith, Steve Payne

3–2

🐙 Greg Smith Tying 3rd · 13:42

Assists: John Barrett

3–3

🐙 Jody Gage Go-ahead 3rd · 15:53

Assists: Jim Schoenfeld, Walt McKechnie

3–4

🌌 Craig Hartsburg Tying 3rd · 18:34

Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Neal Broten

4–4

🌌 Dino Ciccarelli Go-ahead 3rd · 19:49

Assists: Neal Broten, Tom McCarthy

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌌MNS DET🐙

31 Shots on goal 41

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

6 Penalty minutes 6

MNS shooting 16.1% (5/31) DET shooting 9.8% (4/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌌North Stars

Gilles Meloche

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Gilles Gilbert

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

North Stars

North Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 2–1

North Stars

North Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

North Stars lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

Feb 13, 1982

🐙DET @ 🌌MNS

1–6 · North Stars won

Jan 27, 1982

🐙DET @ 🌌MNS

6–8 · North Stars won

4–5 · North Stars won

Mar 22, 1981

🐙DET @ 🌌MNS

3–9 · North Stars won

❓ MNS vs DET, answered

Who won North Stars vs Red Wings on February 28, 1982?

North Stars won 5–4.

What was the final score of North Stars vs Red Wings?

The final score was North Stars 5, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for North Stars?

Craig Hartsburg (2), Al MacAdam, Dino Ciccarelli, Neal Broten.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Greg Smith, Jody Gage, John Ogrodnick, Paul Woods.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Gilles Gilbert made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is North Stars vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the North Stars vs Red Wings season series?

North Stars lead the season series 4–1 after 5 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

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Feb 27

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Feb 27

Also on February 28, 1982

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