Los Angeles Kings vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Thursday, February 5, 1981 · Joe Louis Arena
Game summary
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Los Angeles Kings 6–4 on Thursday, February 5, 1981 at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Kings 36–17.
John Ogrodnick scored twice. Paul Woods, Larry Murphy, Marcel Dionne, Willie Huber, Mike Murphy, Reed Larson, Doug Halward and Jean Hamel also scored.
Larry Lozinski made 13 saves on 17 shots for the win; Mario Lessard stopped 30 of 36.
Scoring
1st period
Paul Woods (7)Reed Larson (23), Vaclav Nedomansky (13)0–108:55 DET · 
Larry Murphy (12)Steve Jensen (9), Greg Terrion (16)1–111:44 LAK
2nd period
Marcel Dionne (44)Dave Taylor (55), Larry Murphy (45)2–103:41 LAK · 
John Ogrodnick (27)Reed Larson (24), Larry Lozinski (1)2–209:45 DET
Willie Huber (5)Jim Korn (8), Gary McAdam (16)2–317:30 DET
3rd period
Mike Murphy (11)Billy Harris (15), Dan Bonar (14)3–301:19 LAK
Reed Larson (23)Mark Kirton (12), Brent Peterson (10)3–406:35 DET- John Ogrodnick (28)Dale McCourt (33)3–510:24 DET
Doug Halward (4)Larry Murphy (46), Billy Harris (16)4–513:07 LAK
Jean Hamel (3)Mike Foligno (22), Vaclav Nedomansky (14)4–613:49 DET
Team stats
LAKDET
1736
0%0%
1/61/4
1216
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:38 into the first period
Dean Hopkins · interference2 min - 9:21 into the first period
Perry Miller · hooking2 min - 16:39 into the first periodJerry Korab · holding2 min
- 3:21 into the second periodGlenn Hicks · cross checking2 min
- 6:20 into the second periodDoug Halward · holding2 min
- 7:21 into the second periodVaclav Nedomansky · cross checking2 min
- 10:23 into the second periodDoug Halward · cross checking2 min
- 12:35 into the second periodPaul Woods · kneeing2 min
- 15:24 into the second periodJohn Barrett · roughing2 min
- 15:24 into the second periodDave Taylor · roughing2 min
- 8:21 into the third periodJim Korn · holding2 min
- 12:44 into the third periodJim Korn · roughing double minor4 min
- 12:44 into the third periodMike Murphy · high sticking2 min
Season series
Los Angeles Kings
| 5Larry MurphyD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Billy HarrisR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 7Mike MurphyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Dan BonarC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 14Greg TerrionC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 16Marcel DionneC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 18Dave TaylorR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 22Steve JensenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 3Doug HalwardD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Charlie SimmerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Dean HopkinsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17John Paul KellyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 19Jim FoxR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 77Garry UngerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 4Jerry KorabD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 6Rob PalmerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 20Mark HardyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mario LessardG | L | 36 | 6 | .833 |
| 31Doug KeansG | 0 | 0 | – |
Detroit Red Wings
| 28Reed LarsonD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 20Vaclav NedomanskyC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 10Dale McCourtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 12Brent PetersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Paul WoodsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 19Gary McAdamR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 23Mark KirtonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Jean HamelD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Willie HuberD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 26Jim KornD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 14Mike BlaisdellR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Glenn HicksL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Joe PatersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2John BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Perry MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gilles GilbertG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Larry LozinskiG | W | 17 | 4 | .765 |