NHL game summary from October 17, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (2-2-1) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hartford Whalers (1-2-2) |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1: | HAR, | Dave Keon 1 (Stuart Smith, Greg Millen), :53 |
| HAR, | Rick Meagher 2 (Garry Howatt, Doug Sulliman), 6:58 | |
| 2: | HAR, | Chris Kotsopoulos 1 (Rick MacLeish, Blaine Stoughton), 7:27 |
| HAR, | Rick Meagher 3 (Garry Howatt), 7:58 | |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 2 (Don Murdoch, Vaclav Nedomansky), 16:46 - PP | |
| 3: | HAR, | Rick MacLeish 1 (Blake Wesley), 9:55 - PP |
| HAR, | Rick MacLeish 2 (Don Nachbaur, Blaine Stoughton), 10:15 - PP | |
| HAR, | Rick Meagher 4 (Doug Sulliman, Stuart Smith), 11:21 | |
| HAR, | Jordy Douglas 2 (Dave Keon, Chris Kotsopoulos), 18:33 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rob McClanahan, HAR [Slashing] 4:11 |
| John Barrett, DET [Tripping] 4:11 | |
| 2: | Blaine Stoughton, HAR [Tripping] 3:22 |
| Jim Korn, DET [Fighting] 7:01 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Fighting] 7:01 | |
| Jordy Douglas, HAR [Fighting, Misconduct] 7:01 | |
| Brad Smith, DET [Fighting, Misconduct] 7:01 | |
| Paul Shmyr, HAR [Cross checking] 13:21 | |
| Stuart Smith, HAR [Slashing] 15:03 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Tripping] 19:18 | |
| 3: | Paul Shmyr, HAR [Hi-sticking] 3:08 |
| George Lyle, DET [Hi-sticking] 3:08 | |
| Don Murdoch, DET [Hooking] 4:56 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 9:26 | |
| John Barrett, DET [Holding] 9:49 | |
| Greg Smith, DET [Holding] 16:32 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Fighting] 17:06 | |
| Don Nachbaur, HAR [Fighting] 17:06 | |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Fighting] 20:00 | |
| Tom Rowe, HAR [Fighting] 20:00 |
Penalty time: DET: 44 minutes
HAR: 40 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 9 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Osborne | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
| Corrado Micalef | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 41 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Wesley | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick MacLeish | 7 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 15 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Sulliman | 22 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rob McClanahan | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Millen | 30 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 30 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 17-16- 8-41
HAR: 17-10-11-38
Goalies: DET: Corrado Micalef (L, 0-1-0),
Gilles Gilbert HAR: Greg Millen (W, 1-2-2) Referee: Ron Fournier Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 10,656
Gilles Gilbert HAR: Greg Millen (W, 1-2-2) Referee: Ron Fournier Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Ray Scapinello Attendance: 10,656
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