Detroit Red Wings vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Sunday, March 8, 1981 · Madison Square Garden
Scoring
1st period
Barry Beck (7)Eddie Johnstone (35), Mike Allison (32)0–108:03 NYR · 
Gary McAdam (6)Brent Peterson (14), Willie Huber (26)1–110:26 DET
Anders Hedberg (25)Ulf Nilsson (20), Ron Greschner (36)1–218:20 NYR
2nd period
Ron Greschner (22)Ulf Nilsson (21), Anders Hedberg (34)1–302:50 NYR · 
Perry Miller (1)Vaclav Nedomansky (17), Brad Smith (5)2–313:04 DET
Mike Allison (23)Eddie Johnstone (36), Dave Maloney (31)2–416:06 NYR ·
3rd period
Glenn Hicks (4)Gary McAdam (19)3–403:12 DET
Dale McCourt (21)Mike Foligno (27), John Barrett (8)4–404:38 DET
Team stats
DETNYR
4036
0%0%
0/33/5
2218
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:58 into the first period
John Barrett · hooking2 min - 1:58 into the first period
Nick Fotiu · elbowing2 min - 3:51 into the first periodBrad Smith · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3:51 into the first periodBrad Smith · fighting5 min
- 3:51 into the first periodTom Laidlaw · fighting5 min
- 7:30 into the first periodWillie Huber · interference2 min
- 14:05 into the first periodDave Maloney · tripping2 min
- 1:29 into the second periodTom Bladon · holding2 min
- 6:22 into the second periodEd Hospodar · interference2 min
- 7:18 into the second periodMike Foligno · fighting5 min
- 7:18 into the second periodChris Kotsopoulos · roughing2 min
- 7:18 into the second periodChris Kotsopoulos · fighting5 min
- 15:45 into the second periodJean Hamel · hooking2 min
- 17:23 into the third periodBrent Peterson · holding2 min
Season series
Detroit Red Wings
| 19Gary McAdamR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 10Dale McCourtC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 12Brent PetersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Mike FolignoR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Vaclav NedomanskyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 22Glenn HicksL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 27Brad SmithR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 2John BarrettD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 3Perry MillerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Willie HuberD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 15Paul WoodsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 21Earl IngarfieldC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 29Joe PatersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Tom BladonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Jean HamelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gilles GilbertG | T | 36 | 4 | .889 |
| 31Larry LozinskiG | 0 | 0 | – |
New York Rangers
| 11Ulf NilssonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 14Mike AllisonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 3Barry BeckD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Steve VickersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 10Ron DuguayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Dean TalafousC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Lance NetheryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 22Nick FotiuL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 5Carol VadnaisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 23Ed HospodarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Chris KotsopoulosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Doug SoetaertG | T | 40 | 4 | .900 |
| 35Steve BakerG | 0 | 0 | – |