🐙 Away Red Wings 20-10-3 before this game

2–3

Final

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

Red Wings at Canucks

Canucks beat Red Wings 3–2 at Rogers Arena on December 20, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Dec 20, 1996 · 21:00 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Martin Gelinas

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Adrian Aucoin

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

2 A

-2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Adrian Aucoin Go-ahead 1st · 02:30

Assists: Dave Babych, Gino Odjick

0–1

🐙 Viacheslav Fetisov Tying 1st · 19:12

Assists: Igor Larionov, Brendan Shanahan

1–1

2nd period

🐋 Lonny Bohonos Go-ahead 2nd · 00:35

Assists: Martin Gelinas, Adrian Aucoin

1–2

3rd period

🐋 Martin Gelinas 3rd · 01:39

Unassisted

1–3

🐙 Steve Yzerman PP 3rd · 18:55

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Martin Lapointe

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET VAN🐋

32 Shots on goal 26

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

6 Penalty minutes 4

DET shooting 6.2% (2/32) VAN shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 02:57 TOI

Kevin Hodson

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 55:47 TOI

🐋Canucks

Corey Hirsch

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 20-10-3 (61% win rate, 33 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 16-13-2 (52% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Red Wings

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

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 3, 1996

🐋VAN @ 🐙DET

2–2 (OT) · Canucks won

❓ DET vs VAN, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Canucks on December 20, 1996?

Canucks won 3–2.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Canucks?

The final score was Red Wings 2, Canucks 3.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Steve Yzerman, Viacheslav Fetisov.

Who scored for Canucks?

Adrian Aucoin, Lonny Bohonos, Martin Gelinas.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Corey Hirsch made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Canucks season series?

Canucks 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 18

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 18

Also on December 20, 1996

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