4–6

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 14-12-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CGY	2	1	1	4
DET	0	3	3	6

Flames at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Flames 6–4 at Little Caesars Arena on December 31, 1986.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Randy Ladouceur

1 G, 1 A

6 shots

2nd star 🐙 DET

Gerard Gallant

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · -1

3rd star 🐙 DET

Shawn Burr

2 A

3 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🔥 Lanny McDonald Go-ahead 1st · 06:11

Assists: Steve Bozek, Nick Fotiu · beat Greg Stefan

1–0

🔥 Nick Fotiu 1st · 12:09

Assists: Steve Bozek, Jamie Macoun · beat Greg Stefan

2–0

2nd period

🔥 Joe Mullen 2nd · 01:17

Unassisted · beat Greg Stefan

3–0

🐙 Mike O'connell 2nd · 03:47

Assists: Shawn Burr, Bob Probert · beat Mike Vernon

3–1

🐙 Petr Klima 2nd · 06:32

Assists: Randy Ladouceur · beat Mike Vernon

3–2

🐙 Dave Lewis Tying 2nd · 07:42

Assists: Darren Veitch, Greg Stefan · beat Mike Vernon

3–3

3rd period

🐙 Gerard Gallant Go-ahead 3rd · 04:10

Assists: John Ogrodnick, Harold Snepsts · beat Mike Vernon

3–4

🐙 Randy Ladouceur PP 3rd · 06:16

Assists: Gerard Gallant, Shawn Burr · beat Mike Vernon

3–5

🔥 Joel Otto 3rd · 09:29

Assists: Mike Bullard · beat Greg Stefan

4–5

🐙 Tim Higgins Empty net 3rd · 19:28

Assists: Darren Veitch

4–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔥CGY DET🐙

24 Shots on goal 32

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

34 Penalty minutes 30

CGY shooting 16.7% (4/24) DET shooting 18.8% (6/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔥Flames

Mike Vernon

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:08 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Flames

Flames: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 3–3

Flames

Flames — tied after 2nd: 22-14-1 (59% win rate, 37 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 14-12-9 (40% win rate, 35 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Flames won

❓ CGY vs DET, answered

Who won Flames vs Red Wings on December 31, 1986?

Red Wings won 6–4.

What was the final score of Flames vs Red Wings?

The final score was Flames 4, Red Wings 6.

Who scored for Flames?

Joe Mullen, Joel Otto, Lanny McDonald, Nick Fotiu.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Dave Lewis, Gerard Gallant, Mike O'connell, Petr Klima, Randy Ladouceur, Tim Higgins.

How did the Flames goalie play?

Mike Vernon 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 Flames vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Flames 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

🔥Flames

Previous game · Dec 30

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 31, 1986

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