8–5

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 26-33-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	0	4	4	8
DET	3	1	1	5

Devils at Red Wings

Devils beat Red Wings 8–5 at Little Caesars Arena on March 9, 1985.

🗓 Sat, Mar 9, 1985 · 11:00 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Greg Adams

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 😈 NJD

Doug Sulliman

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Kelly Kisio

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 John Ogrodnick Go-ahead 1st · 05:08

Assists: Kelly Kisio · beat Glenn Resch

0–1

🐙 Dwight Foster 1st · 14:44

Assists: John Barrett, Colin Campbell · beat Glenn Resch

0–2

🐙 Kelly Kisio 1st · 18:12

Assists: John Barrett, Randy Ladouceur · beat Glenn Resch

0–3

2nd period

😈 Pat Verbeek PP 2nd · 03:04

Assists: Uli Hiemer, Aaron Broten · beat Greg Stefan

1–3

🐙 John Ogrodnick PP 2nd · 10:08

Assists: Kelly Kisio, Danny Gare · beat Glenn Resch

1–4

😈 Pat Verbeek PP 2nd · 12:22

Assists: Aaron Broten, Jan Ludvig · beat Greg Stefan

2–4

😈 Don Lever 2nd · 14:25

Assists: Greg Adams, John MacLean · beat Greg Stefan

3–4

😈 Mel Bridgman SH Tying 2nd · 17:31

Assists: Rick Meagher, Bob Hoffmeyer · beat Greg Stefan

4–4

3rd period

😈 Doug Sulliman Go-ahead 3rd · 09:46

Assists: Greg Adams, Dave Lewis · beat Greg Stefan

5–4

😈 Jan Ludvig 3rd · 14:56

Assists: Doug Sulliman, Greg Adams · beat Greg Stefan

6–4

😈 Tim Higgins 3rd · 15:49

Assists: Mel Bridgman, Paul Gagne · beat Greg Stefan

7–4

😈 Greg Adams 3rd · 18:46

Assists: Dave Pichette, Doug Sulliman · beat Greg Stefan

8–4

🐙 Joey Kocur 3rd · 19:03

Assists: Gerard Gallant, Brad Park · beat Glenn Resch

8–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD DET🐙

34 Shots on goal 30

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

29 Penalty minutes 36

NJD shooting 23.5% (8/34) DET shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Glenn Resch

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 4–4

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 22-35-8 (34% win rate, 65 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 26-33-7 (39% win rate, 66 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Feb 3, 1985

🐙DET @ 😈NJD

5–5 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ NJD vs DET, answered

Who won Devils vs Red Wings on March 9, 1985?

Devils won 8–5.

What was the final score of Devils vs Red Wings?

The final score was Devils 8, Red Wings 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Pat Verbeek (2), Don Lever, Doug Sulliman, Greg Adams, Jan Ludvig, Mel Bridgman, Tim Higgins.

Who scored for Red Wings?

John Ogrodnick (2), Dwight Foster, Joey Kocur, Kelly Kisio.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Glenn Resch made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Devils vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Mar 7

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Mar 6

Also on March 9, 1985

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