⚜️ Away Nordiques 26-26-7 before this game

3–6

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 27-22-9 before this game

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

Nordiques at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Nordiques 6–3 at Little Caesars Arena on February 20, 1987.

🗓 Fri, Feb 20, 1987 · 18:45 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

Steve Yzerman

2 G, 3 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🐙 DET

Gerard Gallant

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🐙 DET

Darren Veitch

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Steve Yzerman PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:57

Assists: Gerard Gallant, Petr Klima · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–1

🐙 Brent Ashton PP 1st · 03:44

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Darren Veitch · beat Clint Malarchuk

0–2

⚜️ Basil Mcrae PP 1st · 09:21

Assists: Risto Siltanen, Peter Stastny · beat Greg Stefan

1–2

🐙 Steve Yzerman 1st · 09:48

Assists: Gerard Gallant, Steve Chiasson · beat Clint Malarchuk

1–3

⚜️ Anton Stastny PP 1st · 15:11

Assists: Peter Stastny, Michel Goulet · beat Greg Stefan

2–3

🐙 Darren Veitch 1st · 19:58

Assists: Dave Barr, Steve Yzerman · beat Clint Malarchuk

2–4

2nd period

🐙 Gerard Gallant 2nd · 08:06

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Gilbert Delorme · beat Clint Malarchuk

2–5

3rd period

⚜️ Dale Hunter 3rd · 00:56

Assists: Steven Finn · beat Greg Stefan

3–5

🐙 Adam Oates PP 3rd · 06:07

Assists: Darren Veitch, Greg Stefan · beat Clint Malarchuk

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE DET🐙

26 Shots on goal 26

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/9

30 Penalty minutes 41

QUE shooting 11.5% (3/26) DET shooting 23.1% (6/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Clint Malarchuk

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–4

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 2–5

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ QUE vs DET, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Red Wings on February 20, 1987?

Red Wings won 6–3.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Red Wings?

The final score was Nordiques 3, Red Wings 6.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Anton Stastny, Basil Mcrae, Dale Hunter.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Steve Yzerman (2), Adam Oates, Brent Ashton, Darren Veitch, Gerard Gallant.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Clint Malarchuk made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 3 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?

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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Feb 17

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Feb 18

Also on February 20, 1987

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