🐙 Away Red Wings 16-12-9 before this game

3–2

Final

🌌 Home North Stars 18-17-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	0	2	1	3
MNS	0	1	1	2

Red Wings at North Stars

Red Wings beat North Stars 3–2 on January 3, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Jan 3, 1987 · 19:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

John Ogrodnick

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🐙 DET

Gerard Gallant

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Petr Klima

1 G

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🐙 Petr Klima PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:11

Assists: Lee Norwood, John Ogrodnick · beat Don Beaupre

1–0

🌌 Brian Lawton Tying 2nd · 16:27

Assists: Bob Rouse · beat Greg Stefan

1–1

🐙 John Ogrodnick Go-ahead 2nd · 17:21

Assists: Gerard Gallant, Mike O'connell · beat Don Beaupre

2–1

3rd period

🐙 Gerard Gallant 3rd · 04:35

Assists: Steve Yzerman, John Ogrodnick · beat Don Beaupre

3–1

🌌 Gordie Roberts 3rd · 08:51

Assists: Bob Brooke, Kent Nilsson · beat Greg Stefan

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET MNS🌌

21 Shots on goal 35

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

10 Penalty minutes 8

DET shooting 14.3% (3/21) MNS shooting 5.7% (2/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌌North Stars

Don Beaupre

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 16-12-9 (43% win rate, 37 games)

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 1st: 18-17-2 (49% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Red Wings

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

North Stars

North Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

6–6 (OT) · North Stars won

3–5 · North Stars won

Mar 29, 1986

🌌MNS @ 🐙DET

5–4 · North Stars won

❓ DET vs MNS, answered

Who won Red Wings vs North Stars on January 3, 1987?

Red Wings won 3–2.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs North Stars?

The final score was Red Wings 3, North Stars 2.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Gerard Gallant, John Ogrodnick, Petr Klima.

Who scored for North Stars?

Brian Lawton, Gordie Roberts.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Don Beaupre made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Red Wings vs North Stars season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jan 2

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Jan 2

Also on January 3, 1987

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