Detroit Red Wings vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Friday, January 16, 1981 · Pacific Coliseum
Game summary
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Detroit Red Wings 3–1 on Friday, January 16, 1981 at Pacific Coliseum. The Canucks outshot the Red Wings 39–33.
Darcy Rota scored twice. Ivan Boldirev and Dan Labraaten also scored.
Gary Bromley made 32 saves on 33 shots for the win; Gilles Gilbert stopped 36 of 39.
Scoring
1st period
Ivan Boldirev (17)Darcy Rota (18), Brent Ashton (6)0–100:56 VAN
Darcy Rota (14)Rick Lanz (12), Dennis Kearns (12)0–213:42 VAN · 
Dan Labraaten (3)Vaclav Nedomansky (11)1–214:38 DET
2nd period
- Darcy Rota (15)Mario Marois (10), Ivan Boldirev (19)1–308:24 VAN
Team stats
DETVAN
3339
0%0%
0/51/5
1717
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 8:16 into the first period
Dale McCourt · hooking2 min - 10:42 into the first period
Dennis Kearns · holding2 min - 11:47 into the first periodMike Foligno · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 11:47 into the first periodReed Larson · cross checking2 min
- 0:17 into the second periodRick Blight · tripping2 min
- 1:56 into the second periodMario Marois · hooking2 min
- 9:10 into the second periodMario Marois · cross checking2 min
- 11:46 into the second periodDave Williams · interference2 min
- 17:55 into the second periodGilles Gilbert · high sticking2 min
- 11:17 into the third periodMark Kirton · holding2 min
- 14:25 into the third periodMike Foligno · high sticking2 min
- 14:25 into the third periodMike Foligno · fighting5 min
- 14:25 into the third periodDave Williams · high sticking2 min
- 14:25 into the third periodDave Williams · fighting5 min
Season series
Detroit Red Wings
| 20Vaclav NedomanskyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 21Dan LabraatenL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 10Dale McCourtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 12Brent PetersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 14Mike BlaisdellR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 15Paul WoodsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Gary McAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Glenn HicksL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Mark KirtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 29Joe PatersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 2John BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 3Perry MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 5Jean HamelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Willie HuberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gilles GilbertG | L | 39 | 3 | .923 |
| 31Larry LozinskiG | 0 | 0 | – |
Vancouver Canucks
| 18Darcy RotaL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 9Ivan BoldirevC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Dennis KearnsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Mario MaroisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 10Rick BlightR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Per-Olov BrasarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Gerry MinorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Gary BromleyG | W | 33 | 1 | .970 |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | 0 | 0 | – |