Hartford Whalers vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Sunday, December 13, 1981 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Hartford Whalers 8–3 on Sunday, December 13, 1981 at Chicago Stadium. The Blackhawks outshot the Whalers 30–26.
Bob Murray scored twice and Denis Savard scored twice. Blaine Stoughton, Peter Marsh, Doug Wilson, Tom Rowe, Rich Preston, Grant Mulvey and Doug Sulliman also scored.
Murray Bannerman made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Greg Millen stopped 22 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Blaine Stoughton (21)Ron Francis (11), Blake Wesley (10)1–015:04 HFD
Bob Murray (5)Bill Gardner (4), Greg Fox (7)1–118:15 CHI
2nd period
Peter Marsh (2)Ted Bulley (4), Denis Savard (34)1–206:23 CHI
Denis Savard (14)Ted Bulley (5), Peter Marsh (3)1–307:04 CHI
Doug Wilson (12)Unassisted1–414:17 CHI- Bob Murray (6)Denis Savard (35), Tim Higgins (17)1–515:50 CHI
3rd period
Tom Rowe (4)Blake Wesley (11), Rick MacLeish (12)2–502:23 HFD · 
Rich Preston (7)Denis Savard (36), Keith Brown (18)2–603:37 CHI
Grant Mulvey (12)Darryl Sutter (7)2–710:27 CHI- Denis Savard (15)Bob Murray (15), Rich Preston (11)2–813:14 CHI
Doug Sulliman (13)Mark Howe (14)3–817:52 HFD ·
Team stats
HFDCHI
2630
0%0%
2/60/2
3745
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 10:08 into the first period
Al Secord · slashing2 min - 13:42 into the first periodAl Secord · roughing2 min
- 13:42 into the first period
Garry Howatt · roughing2 min - 17:25 into the first periodGlen Sharpley · delaying game2 min
- 17:25 into the first periodWarren Miller · delaying game2 min
- 1:22 into the second periodGeorge Lyle · cross checking2 min
- 8:54 into the second periodBob Murray · holding2 min
- 10:41 into the second periodRon Francis · hooking2 min
- 16:47 into the second periodGrant Mulvey · hooking2 min
- 19:17 into the second periodAl Secord · roughing2 min
- 19:17 into the second periodAl Secord · slashing2 min
- 19:17 into the second periodAl Secord · fighting5 min
- 19:17 into the second periodAl Secord · misconduct10 min
- 19:17 into the second periodJack McIlhargey · fighting5 min
- 19:17 into the second periodJack McIlhargey · misconduct10 min
- 13:14 into the third periodTed Bulley · roughing double minor4 min
- 13:14 into the third periodTed Bulley · roughing2 min
- 13:14 into the third periodTed Bulley · misconduct10 min
- 13:14 into the third periodTom Rowe · roughing double minor4 min
- 13:14 into the third periodTom Rowe · misconduct10 min
Season series
Hartford Whalers
| 6Blake WesleyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 4Ron FrancisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 7Rick MacLeishC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 12Tom RoweR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 21Blaine StoughtonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 22Doug SullimanL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 4 | – |
| 5Mark HoweD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 8Garry HowattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 | – |
| 14Dave KeonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16George LyleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 20Rick MeagherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 1 | – |
| 27Warren MillerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Paul ShmyrD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Chris KotsopoulosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 28Mark RenaudD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 29Jack McIlhargeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 32Mickey VolcanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Greg MillenG | L | 30 | 8 | .733 |
| 35John GarrettG | 0 | 0 | – |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 18Denis SavardC | 2 | 3 | 5 | +5 | 4 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 17Peter MarshR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 14Bill GardnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Grant MulveyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 27Darryl SutterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 4Keith BrownD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Glen SharpleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 20Al SecordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 23Doug CrossmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 | – |
| 25Jerome DupontD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Murray BannermanG | W | 26 | 3 | .885 |
| 35Tony EspositoG | 0 | 0 | – |