NHL game summary from February 8, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (21-18-16) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Detroit Red Wings (16-28-11) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Reed Larson 24 (Dale McCourt, John Ogrodnick), :45 |
| DET, | Reed Larson 25 (Dale McCourt, Vaclav Nedomansky), 6:16 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | Gerry Minor 7 (Lars Lindgren), 7:14 - SH |
| DET, | Jim Korn 2 (Paul Woods, Willie Huber), 16:21 - SH | |
| 3: | VAN, | Stan Smyl 22 (Thomas Gradin, Per-Olov Brasar), 16:14 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dennis Kearns, VAN [Hooking] 5:08 | |
| Mario Marois, VAN [Hi-sticking] 5:32 | ||
| Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Hi-sticking] 7:08 | ||
| Paul Woods, DET [Holding] 7:08 | ||
| Reed Larson, DET [Hi-sticking, Fighting, Match penalty] 11:22 | ||
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hi-sticking, Roughing] 11:22 | ||
| John Barrett, DET [Hi-sticking] 18:14 | ||
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Roughing] 18:14 | ||
| 2: | Mark Kirton, DET [Hi-sticking] 1:07 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Interference, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 1:07 | ||
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 5:16 | ||
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Tripping, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 10:03 | ||
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Roughing] 10:19 | ||
| Mike Foligno, DET [Roughing] 10:19 | ||
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Hi-sticking] 10:56 | ||
| Brent Peterson, DET [Interference] 10:56 | ||
| Mike Blaisdell, DET [Tripping] 12:12 | ||
| John Barrett, DET [Hi-sticking, Interference] 14:12 | ||
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Interference] 14:12 | ||
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Hi-sticking major, Misconduct] 15:07 | ||
| Mike Foligno, DET [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 15:07 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 55 minutes
DET: 45 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | -1 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barrett | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brent Peterson | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Joe Paterson | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -2 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -2 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 9- 6-13-28
DET: 15- 8-10-33
Goalies: VAN: Richard Brodeur (L, 15-12-12)
DET: Gilles Gilbert (W, 9-19-5)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,488
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