All NHL game summaries from December 31, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (14-11-12) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (20-10-8) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 12 (John Van Boxmeer), 1:04 |
| BUF, | Dale McCourt 18 (Gilbert Perreault, Mike Foligno), 15:27 | |
| 2: | BUF, | Mike Foligno 19 (John Van Boxmeer, Mike Ramsey), 8:45 |
| MIN, | Steve Christoff 12 (Brad Palmer, Tim Young), 18:02 - PP | |
| 3: | BUF, | Craig Ramsay 11 (Ric Seiling, Andre Savard), 4:49 |
| MIN, | Tim Young 1 (Steve Payne, Steve Christoff), 16:35 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Curt Giles, MIN [Cross checking] 6:56 |
| Lindy Ruff, BUF [Hooking] 9:22 | |
| 2: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 3:50 |
| Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Tripping] 4:46 | |
| Bobby Smith, MIN [Tripping] 10:05 | |
| Andre Savard, BUF [Hooking] 17:17 | |
| 3: | Ric Seiling, BUF [Fighting] 7:56 |
| Dino Ciccarelli, MIN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 7:56 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Interference] 12:52 |
Penalty time: MIN: 13 minutes
BUF: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Anders Hakansson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 23 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dale McCourt | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Yvon Lambert | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brent Peterson | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.F. Sauve | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9- 9- 5-23
BUF: 12- 8-10-30
Goalies: MIN: Don Beaupre (L, 2-3-5)
BUF: Don Edwards (W, 13-9-3)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Willard Norris, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 16,433
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (11-17-9) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (10-22-6) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | TOR, | Rocky Saganiuk 8 (Fred Boimistruck, Fred Perlini), 19:06 |
| 2: | TOR, | Wilf Paiement 12 (Darryl Sittler), 2:02 - PP |
| TOR, | Bill Derlago 18 (Bob McGill), 3:53 | |
| DET, | Danny Gare 9 (Eric Vail, Reed Larson), 7:52 | |
| TOR, | Fred Perlini 1 (Rene Robert, Jim Benning), 10:49 - PP | |
| TOR, | Rick Vaive 24 (Bill Derlago), 12:57 - SH | |
| DET, | Eric Vail 9 (Reed Larson, Danny Gare), 14:56 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hooking] 2:12 |
| Jim Korn, DET [Roughing] 14:07 | |
| Bob McGill, TOR [Roughing] 14:07 | |
| Ron Zanussi, TOR [Slashing] 15:41 | |
| 2: | John Barrett, DET [Tripping] 1:49 |
| Danny Gare, DET [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 8:13 | |
| Rocky Saganiuk, TOR [Tripping] 12:11 | |
| Wilf Paiement, TOR [Hooking] 14:17 | |
| Darwin McCutcheon, TOR [Delay of game] 17:24 | |
| 3: | Brad Smith, DET [Elbowing] 8:33 |
Penalty time: TOR: 12 minutes
DET: 10 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darwin McCutcheon | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob McGill | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 7 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Boimistruck | 11 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Benning | 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Derlago | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Vaive | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Norm Aubin | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Melrose | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Perlini | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Craig Muni | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 39 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilf Paiement | 99 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 21 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Schoenfeld | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Eric Vail | 19 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Osborne | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Bob Sauve | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 50 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 50 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 4-11- 6-21
DET: 16-19-15-50
Goalies: TOR: Michel Larocque (W, 2-8-4)
DET: Bob Sauve (L, 8-9-6)
Referee: Bob Hall
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Mark Pare
Attendance: 14,322
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edmonton Oilers (25-9-6) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Vancouver Canucks (14-17-8) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | VAN, | Stan Smyl 12 (Thomas Gradin, Doug Halward), 1:49 - PP |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 19 (Lars Molin), 8:05 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Darcy Rota 8 (Ivan Boldirev, Ivan Hlinka), 12:13 |
| 3: | EDM, | Glenn Anderson 16 (Dave Lumley), 16:02 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Matti Hagman, EDM [Interference] 1:13 |
| Anders Eldebrink, VAN [Holding] 2:31 | |
| Stan Weir, EDM [Holding] 5:14 | |
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Fighting] 5:41 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Spearing major, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 5:41 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Misconduct] 7:30 | |
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Misconduct] 7:30 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Roughing] 7:30 | |
| Dave Lumley, EDM [Roughing] 7:30 | |
| Dave Semenko, EDM [Leaving penalty box double minor, Game misconduct] 9:21 | |
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Roughing] 9:21 | |
| Glenn Anderson, EDM [Roughing] 9:21 | |
| Doug Halward, VAN [Illegal stick] 9:57 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, VAN [Hooking] 19:48 | |
| 2: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Tripping] 2:16 |
| Glenn Anderson, EDM [Interference] 6:42 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Hooking] 9:04 | |
| Lance Nethery, EDM [Hooking] 16:12 | |
| 3: | Jari Kurri, EDM [Hi-sticking] 7:28 |
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Roughing] 7:28 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Hooking] 11:33 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 15:22 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Tripping] 19:13 |
Penalty time: EDM: 43 minutes
VAN: 57 minutes
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Berry | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Charlie Huddy | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Nethery | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Low | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 26 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Halward | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Anders Eldebrink | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Lars Molin | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 9 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 9 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: EDM: 7- 8-11-26
VAN: 12-15- 3-30
Goalies: EDM: Ron Low (L, 9-3-0)
VAN: Richard Brodeur (W, 8-9-3)
Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Joe Dame, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 16,413
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