All NHL game summaries from December 3, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (12-6-7) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (14-7-4) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | BUF, | Andre Savard 4, 3:22 |
| BOS, | Bruce Crowder 3 (Barry Pederson, Don Marcotte), 3:55 | |
| BOS, | Stan Jonathan 5 (Mike O'Connell), 17:09 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 2 (Mike Foligno, Dale McCourt), 7:44 |
| BOS, | Tom Fergus 6 (Larry Melnyk, Stan Jonathan), 15:16 | |
| BOS, | Rick Middleton 17 (Normand Leveille), 17:08 | |
| 3: | BOS, | Barry Pederson 11 (Don Marcotte), 10:36 - SH |
| BOS, | Steve Kasper 6 (Rick Middleton), 11:56 | |
| BUF, | Dale McCourt 12 (Gilbert Perreault, Lindy Ruff), 17:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tony McKegney, BUF [Tripping] 19:00 |
| Ray Bourque, BOS [Interference] 19:37 | |
| 2: | John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Tripping] 4:41 |
| Steve Kasper, BOS [Tripping] 17:15 | |
| 3: | Tom Fergus, BOS [Interference] 0:42 |
| Keith Crowder, BOS [Fighting, Misconduct] 7:47 | |
| Richie Dunn, BUF [Fighting, Misconduct] 7:47 | |
| Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Hooking] 9:51 | |
| J.F. Sauve, BUF [Roughing] 18:57 | |
| Peter McNab, BOS [Roughing] 18:57 | |
| Mike Milbury, BOS [Roughing, Misconduct] 18:57 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Roughing, Misconduct] 18:57 |
Penalty time: BUF: 33 minutes
BOS: 37 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -2 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 7 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Moller | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Yvon Lambert | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J.F. Sauve | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Patrick | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 11 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 11 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Barry Pederson | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Kasper | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Keith Crowder | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -1 | 0 |
| Normand Leveille | 19 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike O'Connell | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Fergus | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bruce Crowder | 32 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Melnyk | 33 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 14 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 4- 5- 2-11
BOS: 18-11- 9-38
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (L, 6-5-2)
BOS: Rogie Vachon (W, 8-3-4)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 11,012
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (12-6-7) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (8-14-5) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | MTL, | Doug Jarvis 10 (Mark Napier), :42 |
| DET, | Mark Kirton 8 (Mike Blaisdell, Jim Schoenfeld), 8:17 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Mark Napier 12 (Pierre Larouche, Guy Lapointe), 6:47 - PP |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 8 (Robert Picard, Mark Napier), 15:26 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Willie Huber 7 (Derek Smith, Danny Gare), 4:18 |
| DET, | Mark Osborne 9 (Mark Kirton, Don Murdoch), 6:19 | |
| DET, | Don Murdoch 5 (Walt McKechnie), 18:11 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pierre Mondou, MTL [Holding] 3:00 | |
| Doug Wickenheiser, MTL [Hooking] 5:34 | ||
| Jim Korn, DET [Roughing] 9:41 | ||
| 2: | Walt McKechnie, DET [Holding] 6:11 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Holding] 15:17 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Acton | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Hunter | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Wickenheiser | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Craig Laughlin | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Delorme | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Schoenfeld | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Osborne | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Derek Smith | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Smith | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Sauve | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 41 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 8- 8- 7-23
DET: 15-10-16-41
Goalies: MTL: Denis Herron (L, 5-4-4)
DET: Bob Sauve (W, 7-1-5)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,648
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Calgary Flames (7-14-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Philadelphia Flyers (14-10-1) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | PHI, | Bob Hoffmeyer 1 (Bill Barber, Bobby Clarke), 5:43 - PP |
| PHI, | Paul Holmgren 4 (Brian Propp, Bill Barber), 7:45 - PP | |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 14, 12:24 | |
| 2: | PHI, | Brian Propp 18 (Bob Hoffmeyer, Ken Linseman), 19:33 |
| 3: | CAL, | Pekka Rautakallio 6 (Paul Reinhart, Lanny McDonald), 1:46 - PP |
| PHI, | Reggie Leach 15 (Ken Linseman, Greg Adams), 11:36 | |
| PHI, | Ron Flockhart 6 (Brad Marsh), 17:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Willi Plett, CAL [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 3:24 |
| Glen Cochrane, PHI [Roughing] 3:24 | |
| Charlie Bourgeois, CAL [Holding] 7:33 | |
| Willi Plett, CAL [Misconduct] 7:33 | |
| Brad Marsh, PHI [Misconduct] 7:33 | |
| Greg Adams, PHI [Tripping] 12:58 | |
| Kevin LaVallee, CAL [Hooking] 19:18 | |
| 2: | Glen Cochrane, PHI [Holding, Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Gross misconduct] 8:08 |
| Jim Peplinski, CAL [Roughing] 8:08 | |
| Jimmy Watson, PHI [Hooking] 14:32 | |
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Roughing] 16:06 | |
| Mel Bridgman, CAL [Roughing] 16:06 | |
| Guy Chouinard, CAL [Roughing] 20:00 | |
| Ken Linseman, PHI [Roughing double minor] 20:00 | |
| 3: | Bob Hoffmeyer, PHI [Hooking] 0:58 |
| Lanny McDonald, CAL [Interference] 6:57 |
Penalty time: CAL: 26 minutes
PHI: 40 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Bourgeois | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Konroyd | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Denis Cyr | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Kevin LaVallee | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Jamie Hislop | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 2 |
| Mel Bridgman | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 21 | ||||||
| PHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Arthur | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Barber | 7 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Marsh | 8 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Flockhart | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Kerr | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Linseman | 14 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Clarke | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Holmgren | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jimmy Watson | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Gorence | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Adams | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Propp | 26 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Reggie Leach | 27 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Mark Botell | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glen Cochrane | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete Peeters | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffmeyer | 35 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 3-10- 8-21
PHI: 10- 8-14-32
Goalies: CAL: Pat Riggin (L, 3-8-4)
PHI: Pete Peeters (W, 9-5-0)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 16,972
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