🐙 Away Red Wings 24-44-0 before this game
3–6
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 38-28-0 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
DET 1203
NYR 3216

Red Wings at Rangers

Rangers beat Red Wings 6–3 at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1982.

🗓 Mon, Mar 8, 1982 · 19:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Mikko Leinonen
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · +4
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Rob McClanahan
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · +4
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Mike Rogers
1 G, 1 A
1 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐙 Jody Gage Go-ahead 1st · 01:28
Assists: Walt McKechnie, Mark Osborne
1–0
🗽 Eddie Johnstone Tying 1st · 11:55
Assists: Don Maloney, Mike Rogers
1–1
🗽 Rob McClanahan Go-ahead 1st · 13:26
Assists: Ed Hospodar, Dave Maloney
1–2
🗽 Tom Laidlaw 1st · 15:11
Assists: Mikko Leinonen, Tom Younghans
1–3
2nd period
🗽 Mikko Leinonen 2nd · 03:27
Assists: Rob McClanahan, Mike Backman
1–4
🗽 Mikko Leinonen 2nd · 04:00
Assists: Rob McClanahan, Dave Maloney
1–5
🐙 Derek Smith 2nd · 09:50
Assists: Paul Woods
2–5
🐙 Mark Osborne 2nd · 11:33
Assists: Jody Gage, Walt McKechnie
3–5
3rd period
🗽 Mike Rogers 3rd · 15:39
Unassisted
3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐙DET NYR🗽
26 Shots on goal 33
6 Penalty minutes 4
DET shooting 11.5% (3/26) NYR shooting 18.2% (6/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐙Red Wings
Bob Sauve
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Steve Weeks
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Red Wings
Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.
Rangers
Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–5
Red Wings
Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.
Rangers
Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 6, 1981
🐙DET @ 🗽NYR
5–2 · Red Wings won
Mar 8, 1981
🐙DET @ 🗽NYR
4–4 · Red Wings won
Feb 19, 1981
🗽NYR @ 🐙DET
3–7 · Red Wings won
Oct 26, 1980
🐙DET @ 🗽NYR
6–7 · Rangers won
Oct 25, 1980
🗽NYR @ 🐙DET
2–4 · Red Wings won

❓ DET vs NYR, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Rangers on March 8, 1982?

Rangers won 6–3.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Rangers?

The final score was Red Wings 3, Rangers 6.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Derek Smith, Jody Gage, Mark Osborne.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mikko Leinonen (2), Eddie Johnstone, Mike Rogers, Rob McClanahan, Tom Laidlaw.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Weeks made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Rangers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Mar 6
🐙DET @ 🎵STL
1–5 · STL won
Next game · Mar 11
🗽NYR @ 🐙DET
4–1 · NYR won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Mar 6
🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI
4–6 · NYI won
Next game · Mar 10
🔔PHI @ 🗽NYR
5–5 · PHI won
Also on March 8, 1982
🎵STL @ 🌌MNS
1–8 final
Red Wings season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule