1–5

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 25-21-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	1	0	0	1
DET	0	3	2	5

Devils at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Devils 5–1 at Little Caesars Arena on February 14, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Feb 14, 1987 · 13:00 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Brent Ashton

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · +2

2nd star 🐙 DET

Tim Higgins

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Shawn Burr

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Craig Wolanin Go-ahead 1st · 02:55

Assists: Peter McNab · beat Mark Laforest

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Tim Higgins Tying 2nd · 13:14

Assists: Shawn Burr, Brent Ashton · beat Craig Billington

1–1

🐙 Dave Barr Go-ahead 2nd · 14:30

Assists: Darren Veitch, Mark Laforest · beat Craig Billington

1–2

🐙 Gerard Gallant 2nd · 14:57

Assists: Steve Yzerman · beat Craig Billington

1–3

3rd period

🐙 Brent Ashton 3rd · 12:33

Assists: Tim Higgins, Shawn Burr · beat Craig Billington

1–4

🐙 Petr Klima 3rd · 18:29

Unassisted · beat Craig Billington

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD DET🐙

29 Shots on goal 26

10 Penalty minutes 10

NJD shooting 3.4% (1/29) DET shooting 19.2% (5/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Craig Billington

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Mark Laforest

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 1–3

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–3 (OT) · Devils won

Oct 31, 1985

🐙DET @ 😈NJD

2–2 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ NJD vs DET, answered

Who won Devils vs Red Wings on February 14, 1987?

Red Wings won 5–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Red Wings?

The final score was Devils 1, Red Wings 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Craig Wolanin.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brent Ashton, Dave Barr, Gerard Gallant, Petr Klima, Tim Higgins.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Craig Billington made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Mark Laforest made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Devils vs Red Wings season series?

Devils 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Feb 8

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Feb 7

Also on February 14, 1987

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