NHL game summary from December 19, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (10-18-5) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (18-9-5) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | Billy Carroll 2 (Clark Gillies, Hector Marini), 10:35 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 24 (Tomas Jonsson, Bryan Trottier), 12:02 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 25 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 18:09 | |
| 2: | DET, | Mike Blaisdell 10, 6:21 |
| NYI, | John Tonelli 11 (Billy Carroll), 15:39 | |
| 3: | NYI, | John Tonelli 12 (Bob Nystrom, Wayne Merrick), 18:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Charging] 4:31 |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Holding] 18:19 | |
| 2: | Mike Blaisdell, DET [Tripping] 0:52 |
| Paul Woods, DET [Fighting] 9:54 | |
| Jim Korn, DET [Holding] 9:54 | |
| Duane Sutter, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 9:54 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hi-sticking] 13:41 | |
| Danny Gare, DET [Hi-sticking] 13:41 | |
| 3: | Brad Smith, DET [Fighting] 2:18 |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Fighting] 2:18 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 5:42 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Holding] 13:54 | |
| Danny Gare, DET [Fighting] 15:29 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Fighting] 15:29 | |
| John Barrett, DET [Interference] 15:56 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing] 18:51 |
Penalty time: DET: 23 minutes
NYI: 29 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 21 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| Mark Osborne | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 6 |
| Bob Sauve | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -19 | 39 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Melanson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 19 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10-15-14-39
NYI: 12- 9-12-33
Goalies: DET: Bob Sauve (L, 8-5-5)
NYI: Rollie Melanson (W, 6-4-4)
Referee: Denis Morel
Attendance: 15,007
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