5–7

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 20-7-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
VAN	0	0	0	5
DET	0	0	0	7

Canucks at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Canucks 7–5 at Little Caesars Arena on December 9, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Dec 9, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Larry Murphy

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 25:50 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐙 DET

Kirk Maltby

2 G

5 shots · 13:23 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:17 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN DET🐙

32 Shots on goal 44

3/8 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

23 Hits 23

6 Blocked shots 10

3 Takeaways 6

1 Giveaways 6

29 Penalty minutes 23

VAN shooting 15.6% (5/32) DET shooting 15.9% (7/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Kirk McLean

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 58:36 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Kevin Hodson

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 10-14-6 (33% win rate, 30 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 20-7-3 (67% win rate, 30 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 10-14-6 (33% win rate, 30 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 20-7-3 (67% win rate, 30 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Gelinas · Messier · Bure 24:06

L2 Naslund · Linden · Mogilny 19:03

L3 Brashear · Scatchard · Noonan 11:46

L4 Odjick · Sillinger · Bohonos 3:50

D1 Lumme · Aucoin 27:36

D2 Hedican · Ledyard 22:48

D3 Murzyn · Staios 8:24

🐙Red Wings

L1 Gilchrist · Yzerman · McCarty 20:34

L2 Shanahan · Draper · Lapointe 14:17

L3 Maltby · Holmstrom · Brown 11:37

L4 Kozlov · Dandenault · Kocur 9:46

L5 Knuble 8:07

D1 Lidstrom · Murphy 26:33

D2 Pushor · Eriksson 18:08

D3 Fetisov 16:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

Dec 1, 1997

🐙DET @ 🐋VAN

3–3 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ VAN vs DET, answered

Who won Canucks vs Red Wings on December 9, 1997?

Red Wings won 7–5.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Red Wings?

The final score was Canucks 5, Red Wings 7.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Kirk McLean made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Kevin Hodson made 0 saves on 5 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 3–0 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 8

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 5

Also on December 9, 1997

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