NHL game summary from December 22, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (8-16-9) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Detroit Red Wings (10-20-5) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | DET, | Mike Blaisdell 11 (Mark Kirton), 14:01 |
| 2: | HAR, | Pierre Larouche 10 (Mark Howe, Doug Sulliman), :33 - PP |
| DET, | Reed Larson 11 (Mike Blaisdell, John Barrett), 12:52 | |
| HAR, | Garry Howatt 6 (Dave Keon), 19:39 | |
| 3: | HAR, | Garry Howatt 7 (Ron Francis, Blaine Stoughton), 11:24 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mark Howe, HAR [Holding] 15:16 |
| Blake Wesley, HAR [Hi-sticking] 17:12 | |
| Jim Korn, DET [Hi-sticking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 17:12 | |
| 2: | Blaine Stoughton, HAR [Slashing] 2:28 |
| Greg Smith, DET [Slashing] 12:02 | |
| Rick Meagher, HAR [Slashing] 12:02 | |
| Blake Wesley, HAR [Cross checking] 13:52 | |
| 3: | Paul Woods, DET [Hooking] 3:24 |
Penalty time: HAR: 10 minutes
DET: 8 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Francis | 4 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Blake Wesley | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rick MacLeish | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Doug Sulliman | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Renaud | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Millen | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 20 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Murdoch | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 21 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Osborne | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Derek Smith | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Sauve | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 7- 6- 7-20
DET: 14-15-10-39
Goalies: HAR: Greg Millen (W, 5-12-5)
DET: Bob Sauve (L, 8-7-5)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Dan McCourt
Attendance: 11,102
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