🪶 Away Blackhawks 9-13-3 before this game

2–3

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 15-9-0 before this game

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

Blackhawks at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Blackhawks 3–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 8, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Dec 8, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

2 A

2 shots · 21:37 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

1 G

6 shots · 19:22 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Nicklas Lidstrom

1 G

3 shots · 28:27 TOI · +2

4rd star 🐙 DET

Chris Osgood

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom Go-ahead 1st · 00:27

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Darren McCarty

0–1

🪶 Mike Maneluk Tying 1st · 04:11

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Doug Zmolek

1–1

🐙 Stacy Roest Go-ahead 1st · 07:52

Assists: Martin Lapointe, Larry Murphy

1–2

2nd period

🐙 Brendan Shanahan 2nd · 17:39

Assists: Steve Yzerman

1–3

3rd period

🪶 Eric Daze 3rd · 13:50

Assists: Chris Chelios, Dave Manson

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI DET🐙

33 Shots on goal 45

33 Hits 24

16 Blocked shots 10

5 Takeaways 12

5 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 4

CHI shooting 6.1% (2/33) DET shooting 6.7% (3/45)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Mark Fitzpatrick

42/45

.933 SV% · 3 GA · 58:59 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 1–3

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Zhamnov · Gilmour · Amonte 22:07

L2 Daze · Kilger · Olczyk 17:25

L3 Moreau · Maneluk · Cleary 12:58

L4 Probert · Simpson · Janssens 7:48

D1 Chelios · Manson 29:00

D2 Muir · Zmolek 15:58

D3 Laflamme · Brown 14:50

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Yzerman · McCarty 20:38

L2 Kozlov · Larionov · Fedorov 16:22

L3 Holmstrom · Lapointe · Brown 12:40

L4 Draper · Roest · Dandenault 10:24

L5 Kocur 6:23

D1 Lidstrom · Murphy 28:03

D2 Krupp · Macoun 19:40

D3 Eriksson 12:15

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

5–5 (OT) · Blackhawks won

3–3 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ CHI vs DET, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Red Wings on December 8, 1998?

Red Wings won 3–2.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Red Wings?

The final score was Blackhawks 2, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Eric Daze, Mike Maneluk.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brendan Shanahan, Nicklas Lidstrom, Stacy Roest.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 42 saves on 45 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Red Wings played?

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

What is the Blackhawks vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 6

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 5

Also on December 8, 1998

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