4–5

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 29-23-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
VAN	2	0	2	4
DET	0	2	3	5

Canucks at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Canucks 5–4 at Little Caesars Arena on February 26, 1987.

🗓 Thu, Feb 26, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Gerard Gallant

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

Brent Ashton

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Tony Tanti

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Barry Pederson Go-ahead 1st · 04:03

Assists: Tony Tanti, Petri Skriko · beat Greg Stefan

1–0

🐋 Tony Tanti PP 1st · 19:08

Assists: Steve Tambellini · beat Greg Stefan

2–0

2nd period

🐙 Tim Higgins 2nd · 01:02

Assists: Brent Ashton, Shawn Burr · beat Richard Brodeur

2–1

🐙 Darren Veitch Tying 2nd · 15:22

Assists: Gerard Gallant, Steve Yzerman · beat Richard Brodeur

2–2

3rd period

🐙 Dave Barr Go-ahead 3rd · 01:30

Assists: Gerard Gallant, Dave Lewis · beat Richard Brodeur

2–3

🐙 Gerard Gallant PP 3rd · 05:21

Assists: Mike O'connell, Brent Ashton · beat Richard Brodeur

2–4

🐋 Tony Tanti PP 3rd · 07:14

Assists: Barry Pederson · beat Greg Stefan

3–4

🐙 Brent Ashton 3rd · 19:07

Assists: Tim Higgins, Shawn Burr · beat Richard Brodeur

3–5

🐋 Garth Butcher 3rd · 19:41

Assists: Patrik Sundstrom, Jim Benning · beat Greg Stefan

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN DET🐙

19 Shots on goal 33

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

29 Penalty minutes 23

VAN shooting 21.1% (4/19) DET shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Richard Brodeur

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:56 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 2–2

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 23-36-4 (37% win rate, 63 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 29-23-9 (48% win rate, 61 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ VAN vs DET, answered

Who won Canucks vs Red Wings on February 26, 1987?

Red Wings won 5–4.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Red Wings?

The final score was Canucks 4, Red Wings 5.

Who scored for Canucks?

Tony Tanti (2), Barry Pederson, Garth Butcher.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brent Ashton, Darren Veitch, Dave Barr, Gerard Gallant, Tim Higgins.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Richard Brodeur 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 Canucks vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Canucks vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 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

🐋Canucks

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🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Feb 24

Also on February 26, 1987

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