Saturday, December 12, 1981 · Joe Louis Arena
Sabres 4 at Red Wings 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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3:46
Reed Larson (9) Jim Korn (6), John Barrett (3) BUF 0 – 1 DET
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12:08
Mark Kirton (9) Willie Huber (17), Paul Woods (13) BUF 0 – 2 DET
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12:38
Gilbert Perreault (5) Mike Foligno (16), John Van Boxmeer (29) BUF 1 – 2 DET
2nd Period
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8:40
Gilbert Perreault (6) Mike Ramsey (8), Mike Foligno (17) BUF 2 – 2 DET
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17:35
Mike Foligno (17) Tony McKegney (16), Gilbert Perreault (6) BUF 3 – 2 DET
3rd Period
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14:28
Gilbert Perreault (7) Tony McKegney (17) BUF 4 – 2 DET
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Perreault C | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 3.63 |
| Mike Foligno R | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 2.83 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.55 |
| Mike Ramsey D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Yvon Lambert L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Brent Peterson C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Dale McCourt C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Mike Moller R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Steve Patrick R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 60:00 | 1.20 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Larson D | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.58 |
| John Barrett D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Jim Korn D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.78 |
| Mark Kirton C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.75 |
| Paul Woods C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.40 |
| Willie Huber D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | 0.40 |
| Mark Osborne L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| John Ogrodnick L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Don Murdoch R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.07 |
| Walt McKechnie C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Mike Blaisdell R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Brad Smith R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Jim Schoenfeld D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Eric Vail L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Derek Smith C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Danny Gare R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.22 |
| Greg Smith D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | L | 23 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 60:00 | -1.10 |