🐙 Away Red Wings 20-13-3 before this game
3–4
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🐳 Home Whalers 16-18-2 before this game
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Red Wings at Whalers

Whalers beat Red Wings 4–3 on December 30, 1988.

🗓 Fri, Dec 30, 1988 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1988-89 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐳 HFD
Brian Lawton
1 G, 2 A
4 shots
2nd star 🐙 DET
Steve Yzerman
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · +2
3rd star 🐳 HFD
Kevin Dineen
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐙DET HFD🐳
28 Shots on goal 32
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
10 Penalty minutes 6
DET shooting 10.7% (3/28) HFD shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐙Red Wings
Sam St. Laurent
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:48 TOI
🐳Whalers
Mike Liut
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 20-13-3 (56% win rate, 36 games)
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 1st: 16-18-2 (44% win rate, 36 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 20-13-3 (56% win rate, 36 games)
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 2nd: 16-18-2 (44% win rate, 36 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 16, 1988
🐙DET @ 🐳HFD
4–3 · Red Wings won
Mar 24, 1988
🐳HFD @ 🐙DET
3–2 · Whalers won
Jan 24, 1988
🐙DET @ 🐳HFD
1–2 (OT) · Whalers won
Nov 6, 1987
🐳HFD @ 🐙DET
1–3 · Red Wings won
Mar 3, 1987
🐙DET @ 🐳HFD
3–5 · Whalers won

❓ DET vs HFD, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Whalers on December 30, 1988?

Whalers won 4–3.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Whalers?

The final score was Red Wings 3, Whalers 4.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Sam St. Laurent made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Red Wings vs Whalers 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
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Dec 28
🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF
1–4 · BUF won
Next game · Dec 31
🐳HFD @ 🐙DET
3–2 · HFD won
🐳Whalers
Previous game · Dec 28
🐳HFD @ ⚜️QUE
4–4 · HFD won
Next game · Dec 31
🐳HFD @ 🐙DET
3–2 · HFD won
Also on December 30, 1988
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
3–5 final
🌌MNS @ 🎵STL
5–5 final
Red Wings season page Whalers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule