🐙 Away Red Wings 10-11-8 before this game

5–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	1	3	1	5
VAN	1	1	2	4

Red Wings at Canucks

Red Wings beat Canucks 5–4 at Rogers Arena on December 17, 1986.

🗓 Wed, Dec 17, 1986 · 21:30 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 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

Steve Yzerman

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

2nd star 🐙 DET

Gerard Gallant

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🐙 DET

Shawn Burr

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Gerard Gallant Go-ahead 1st · 12:18

Assists: Harold Snepsts, Shawn Burr

1–0

🐋 Steve Tambellini PP Tying 1st · 15:02

Assists: Dan Hodgson, Patrik Sundstrom

1–1

2nd period

🐙 Steve Yzerman Go-ahead 2nd · 04:37

Assists: Randy Ladouceur

2–1

🐙 Doug Shedden 2nd · 05:10

Assists: Steve Yzerman

3–1

🐋 Tony Tanti 2nd · 08:59

Assists: Rich Sutter, Doug Lidster

3–2

🐙 Shawn Burr 2nd · 19:02

Assists: Gerard Gallant, John Ogrodnick

4–2

3rd period

🐋 Stan Smyl 3rd · 18:41

Assists: Steve Tambellini, Garth Butcher

4–3

🐙 Billy Carroll Empty net 3rd · 19:10

Assists: Harold Snepsts

5–3

🐋 Jim Sandlak 3rd · 19:32

Assists: Jim Benning

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET VAN🐋

22 Shots on goal 26

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

16 Penalty minutes 14

DET shooting 22.7% (5/22) VAN shooting 15.4% (4/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Glen Hanlon

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:59 TOI

🐋Canucks

Richard Brodeur

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:33 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 10-11-8 (34% win rate, 29 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 11-19-1 (35% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Red Wings

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

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ DET vs VAN, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Canucks on December 17, 1986?

Red Wings won 5–4.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Canucks?

The final score was Red Wings 5, Canucks 4.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Billy Carroll, Doug Shedden, Gerard Gallant, Shawn Burr, Steve Yzerman.

Who scored for Canucks?

Jim Sandlak, Stan Smyl, Steve Tambellini, Tony Tanti.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Richard Brodeur made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Canucks 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 16

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 14

Also on December 17, 1986

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