NHL game summary from December 20, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (19-9-5) |
0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
 Detroit Red Wings (10-19-5) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | DET, | Mark Kirton 10 (Willie Huber, Mike Blaisdell), 16:41 |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | NYI, | John Tonelli 13 (Wayne Merrick, Mike McEwen), 4:31 |
| DET, | Danny Gare 8 (Willie Huber, Mark Osborne), 7:55 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 15 (Brent Sutter, Duane Sutter), 8:57 | |
| DET, | Mark Osborne 10 (Reed Larson, Walt McKechnie), 10:49 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 10 (Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier), 12:57 | |
| NYI, | Billy Carroll 3 (Hector Marini, Stefan Persson), 16:24 | |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 15 (Mike Bossy), 19:20 - EN | |
Penalties:
| 1: | John Barrett, DET [Elbowing] 10:12 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Tripping] 13:59 | ||
| 2: | Brad Smith, DET [Fighting] 0:52 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Fighting] 0:52 | ||
| Derek Smith, DET [Slashing] 3:33 | ||
| Jim Korn, DET [Hi-sticking] 5:25 | ||
| Reed Larson, DET [Hi-sticking] 5:25 | ||
| Mike McEwen, NYI [Hi-sticking] 5:25 | ||
| John Tonelli, NYI [Hi-sticking] 5:25 | ||
| Mike McEwen, NYI [Tripping] 10:11 | ||
| Danny Gare, DET [Holding] 15:27 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 13 minutes
DET: 15 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brent Sutter | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 26 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Osborne | 23 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| Bob Sauve | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 8- 9- 8-25
DET: 14- 4- 6-24
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 13-5-1)
DET: Bob Sauve (L, 8-6-5)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Dan McCourt, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 14,302
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