⚜️ Away Nordiques 20-20-5 before this game

2–3

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 18-17-9 before this game

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

Nordiques at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Nordiques 3–2 at Little Caesars Arena on January 17, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Jan 17, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

2nd star 🐙 DET

Dave Barr

2 A

3rd star ⚜️ QUE

Paul Gillis

2 G

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Adam Oates Go-ahead 1st · 02:17

Unassisted · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–1

🐙 Steve Yzerman 1st · 11:02

Assists: John Ogrodnick, Dave Barr · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–2

2nd period

🐙 Gerard Gallant 2nd · 01:02

Assists: Dave Barr, Steve Yzerman · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–3

⚜️ Paul Gillis 2nd · 17:49

Assists: Peter Stastny, Mike Eagles · beat Greg Stefan

1–3

3rd period

⚜️ Paul Gillis 3rd · 08:20

Assists: Peter Stastny, Robert Picard · beat Greg Stefan

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE DET🐙

21 Shots on goal 21

27 Penalty minutes 25

QUE shooting 9.5% (2/21) DET shooting 14.3% (3/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Clint Malarchuk

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:17 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 1–3

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ QUE vs DET, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Red Wings on January 17, 1987?

Red Wings won 3–2.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Red Wings?

The final score was Nordiques 2, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Paul Gillis (2).

Who scored for Red Wings?

Adam Oates, Gerard Gallant, Steve Yzerman.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Clint Malarchuk made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

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

Where is Nordiques vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Nordiques vs Red Wings season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Jan 15

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jan 15

Also on January 17, 1987

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