⚜️ Away Nordiques 16-13-3 before this game

4–5

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 12-16-3 before this game

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

Nordiques at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Nordiques 5–4 at Little Caesars Arena on December 20, 1984.

🗓 Thu, Dec 20, 1984 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Ron Duguay

3 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star ⚜️ QUE

Andre Savard

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

John Ogrodnick

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Steve Yzerman Go-ahead 1st · 01:28

Assists: Ron Duguay, Randy Ladouceur · beat Mario Gosselin

0–1

⚜️ Michel Goulet PP Tying 1st · 06:01

Assists: Dale Hunter, Peter Stastny · beat Greg Stefan

1–1

⚜️ Andre Savard Go-ahead 1st · 14:27

Assists: Pat Price, Mario Marois · beat Greg Stefan

2–1

⚜️ Brent Ashton 1st · 15:07

Assists: Andre Savard, Wilf Paiement · beat Greg Stefan

3–1

2nd period

⚜️ Wilf Paiement 2nd · 09:07

Assists: Andre Savard · beat Greg Stefan

4–1

🐙 Dave Williams 2nd · 09:38

Assists: Bob Manno, Pierre Aubry · beat Mario Gosselin

4–2

🐙 Kelly Kisio 2nd · 12:21

Assists: Ivan Boldirev, Lane Lambert · beat Mario Gosselin

4–3

🐙 John Ogrodnick Tying 2nd · 14:39

Assists: Ron Duguay, Brad Park · beat Mario Gosselin

4–4

3rd period

🐙 John Barrett Go-ahead 3rd · 09:07

Assists: John Ogrodnick, Ron Duguay · beat Mario Gosselin

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE DET🐙

35 Shots on goal 27

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

59 Penalty minutes 39

QUE shooting 11.4% (4/35) DET shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Mario Gosselin

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:51 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 4–4

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 16-13-3 (50% win rate, 32 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 12-16-3 (39% win rate, 31 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ QUE vs DET, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Red Wings on December 20, 1984?

Red Wings won 5–4.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Red Wings?

The final score was Nordiques 4, Red Wings 5.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Andre Savard, Brent Ashton, Michel Goulet, Wilf Paiement.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Dave Williams, John Barrett, John Ogrodnick, Kelly Kisio, Steve Yzerman.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Mario Gosselin made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Nordiques vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Nordiques vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Dec 18

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 16

Also on December 20, 1984

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