🐙 Away Red Wings 9-10-6 before this game

4–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	1	1	2	4
HFD	0	0	1	1

Red Wings at Whalers

Red Wings beat Whalers 4–1 on December 6, 1986.

🗓 Sat, Dec 6, 1986 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Tim Higgins

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🐙 DET

Basil Mcrae

2 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🐙 DET

Bob Probert

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Bob Probert Go-ahead 1st · 04:47

Assists: Shawn Burr, Tim Higgins

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Basil Mcrae PP 2nd · 03:47

Assists: Petr Klima, Darren Veitch

2–0

3rd period

🐙 Tim Higgins 3rd · 07:22

Assists: Shawn Burr, Bob Probert

3–0

🐳 Dana Murzyn 3rd · 18:04

Assists: Ron Francis, John Anderson

3–1

🐙 Basil Mcrae Empty net 3rd · 19:39

Assists: Tim Higgins

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET HFD🐳

19 Shots on goal 35

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

15 Penalty minutes 23

DET shooting 21.1% (4/19) HFD shooting 2.9% (1/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Glen Hanlon

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:05 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Red Wings

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

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–0

Red Wings

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

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–4 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ DET vs HFD, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Whalers on December 6, 1986?

Red Wings won 4–1.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Whalers?

The final score was Red Wings 4, Whalers 1.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Basil Mcrae (2), Bob Probert, Tim Higgins.

Who scored for Whalers?

Dana Murzyn.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Red Wings vs Whalers 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 5

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 4

Also on December 6, 1986

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