NHL game summary from March 8, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Detroit Red Wings (18-32-15) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 New York Rangers (24-32-12) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | NYR, | Barry Beck 7 (Ed Johnstone, Mike Allison), 8:03 - PP |
| DET, | Gary McAdam 6 (Brent Peterson, Willie Huber), 10:26 | |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 25 (Ulf Nilsson, Ron Greschner), 18:20 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Ron Greschner 22 (Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg), 2:50 - PP |
| DET, | Perry Miller 1 (Vaclav Nedomansky, Brad Smith), 13:04 | |
| NYR, | Mike Allison 23 (Ed Johnstone, Dave Maloney), 16:06 - PP | |
| 3: | DET, | Glenn Hicks 4 (Gary McAdam), 3:12 |
| DET, | Dale McCourt 21 (Mike Foligno, John Barrett), 4:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 1:58 |
| John Barrett, DET [Hooking] 1:58 | |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Fighting] 3:51 | |
| Brad Smith, DET [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 3:51 | |
| Willie Huber, DET [Interference] 7:30 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 14:05 | |
| 2: | Tom Bladon, DET [Holding] 1:29 |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Interference] 6:22 | |
| Mike Foligno, DET [Fighting] 7:18 | |
| Chris Kotsopoulos, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 7:18 | |
| Jean Hamel, DET [Hooking] 15:45 | |
| 3: | Brent Peterson, DET [Holding] 17:23 |
Penalty time: DET: 22 minutes
NYR: 18 minutes
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Gilbert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barrett | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Perry Miller | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Bladon | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jean Hamel | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brent Peterson | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Gary McAdam | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Earl Ingarfield | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Hicks | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Brad Smith | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Paterson | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 40 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Lance Nethery | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -15 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: DET: 10-21- 9-40
NYR: 14-10-12-36
Goalies: DET: Gilles Gilbert (T, 10-22-8)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (T, 16-16-7)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 17,414
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