NHL game summary from December 31, 1981
| 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
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