NHL game summary from October 31, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (4-5-2) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (7-2-2) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Brad Palmer 4 (Gordie Roberts, Neal Broten), 9:00 - PP |
| MIN, | Brad Maxwell 5, 18:25 | |
| 2: | DET, | Mark Kirton 5 (Paul Woods, Mike Blaisdell), 1:03 |
| DET, | Mark Osborne 3 (Reed Larson, Mike Foligno), 7:16 | |
| MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 3 (Steve Christoff, Neal Broten), 9:50 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Jack Carlson 3 (Al MacAdam, Craig Hartsburg), 5:41 |
| DET, | Mike Foligno 6 (Walt McKechnie), 6:31 | |
| DET, | George Lyle 1 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Jim Korn), 13:39 | |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 7 (Dino Ciccarelli, Craig Hartsburg), 18:29 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Barrett, DET [Interference] 1:42 |
| Reed Larson, DET [Hooking] 8:20 | |
| Dino Ciccarelli, MIN [Slashing] 13:38 | |
| 2: | George Lyle, DET [Hi-sticking] 3:38 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hi-sticking] 3:38 | |
| Kent-Erik Andersson, MIN [Closing hand on puck] 10:15 | |
| 3: | Greg Smith, DET [Hooking] 2:09 |
| Steve Christoff, MIN [Elbowing] 7:03 | |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Tripping] 18:04 |
Penalty time: DET: 10 minutes
MIN: 8 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Joly | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mark Osborne | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Corrado Micalef | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Anders Hakansson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Nyrop | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 6-12-12-30
MIN: 13- 5-14-32
Goalies: DET: Corrado Micalef (L, 1-2-0)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 7-2-2)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 15,282
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