NHL game summary from December 10, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (12-7-9) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Detroit Red Wings (9-15-5) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | DET, | Derek Smith 4 (John Barrett, Reed Larson), 4:50 |
| DET, | Mike Blaisdell 8 (Mark Kirton, Paul Woods), 12:59 | |
| 2: | DET, | Walt McKechnie 6 (Greg Smith), 6:33 |
| 3: | MIN, | Steve Christoff 9 (Craig Hartsburg, Brad Palmer), 3:44 - PP |
| DET, | Greg Smith 3 (Paul Woods, Willie Huber), 6:08 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Greg Smith, DET [Interference] 1:28 |
| Danny Gare, DET [Fighting] 7:11 | |
| Ron Friest, MIN [Roughing, Fighting] 7:11 | |
| Don Murdoch, DET [Slashing] 17:35 | |
| Jack Carlson, MIN [Slashing] 17:35 | |
| Jim Schoenfeld, DET [Hooking] 18:23 | |
| 2: | Ron Friest, MIN [Interference] 1:47 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Holding] 1:56 | |
| Curt Giles, MIN [Tripping] 9:09 | |
| Reed Larson, DET [Interference] 13:14 | |
| 3: | Don Murdoch, DET [Hi-sticking] 2:03 |
Penalty time: MIN: 15 minutes
DET: 15 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Hayek | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Anders Hakansson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Antonovich | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Friest | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 16 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 16 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Schoenfeld | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| John Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Osborne | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Bob Sauve | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 4- 6- 6-16
DET: 13-14- 6-33
Goalies: MIN: Don Beaupre (L, 0-2-4)
DET: Bob Sauve (W, 8-2-5)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 13,742
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