Detroit Red Wings vs Minnesota North Stars
Regular season · Thursday, October 28, 1982 · Met Center
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 7–3 on Thursday, October 28, 1982 at Met Center. The North Stars outshot the Red Wings 45–36.
Bobby Smith scored twice. Tim Young, Brian Bellows, Dan Mandich, Willi Plett, Claude Loiselle, Reed Larson, John Ogrodnick and Jordy Douglas also scored.
Gilles Meloche made 33 saves on 36 shots for the win; Greg Stefan stopped 38 of 45.
Scoring
1st period
Tim Young (4)Jordy Douglas (3), Willi Plett (2)0–112:32 MNS
2nd period
Bobby Smith (4)Tim Young (6)0–206:42 MNS · 
Brian Bellows (3)Craig Hartsburg (6), Steve Payne (4)0–316:55 MNS ·
3rd period
Dan Mandich (1)Steve Payne (5), Al MacAdam (5)0–404:05 MNS
Willi Plett (2)Ken Solheim (4), Bobby Smith (6)0–505:22 MNS
Claude Loiselle (1)Greg Smith (3), Mike Blaisdell (4)1–508:15 DET- Bobby Smith (5)Unassisted1–608:47 MNS
Reed Larson (3)Tom Rowe (1)2–610:12 DET
John Ogrodnick (5)Reed Larson (4), Colin Campbell (3)3–612:44 DET
Jordy Douglas (3)Tim Young (7), Curt Giles (4)3–715:04 MNS
Team stats
DETMNS
3645
0%0%
0/32/4
2018
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:34 into the first period
John Barrett · interference2 min - 9:19 into the first period
Bobby Smith · interference2 min - 12:53 into the first periodWilli Plett · roughing2 min
- 3:37 into the second periodGreg Smith · hooking2 min
- 6:06 into the second periodJohn Ogrodnick · roughing2 min
- 6:06 into the second periodJohn Ogrodnick · fighting5 min
- 6:06 into the second periodGordie Roberts · fighting5 min
- 16:04 into the second periodDanny Gare · holding2 min
- 16:40 into the second periodClaude Loiselle · roughing2 min
- 16:40 into the second periodWilli Plett · roughing2 min
- 6:05 into the third periodCraig Hartsburg · holding2 min
- 15:52 into the third periodJohn Barrett · fighting5 min
- 15:52 into the third periodBobby Smith · fighting5 min
Season series
Detroit Red Wings
| 28Reed LarsonD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 10Claude LoiselleC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Tom RoweR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Mike BlaisdellR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4Colin CampbellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 5Greg SmithD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 11Walt McKechnieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Stan WeirC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Paul WoodsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Mark KirtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 23Mark OsborneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Derek SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Reggie LeachR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3John BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 7Willie HuberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 3 | – |
| 26Larry TraderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Jim RutherfordG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Greg StefanG | L | 45 | 7 | .844 |
Minnesota North Stars
| 15Bobby SmithC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 14Jordy DouglasL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 24Willi PlettR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 12Ken SolheimL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 32Dan MandichD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 18Mike EavesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Gary SargentD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | W | 36 | 3 | .917 |
| 33Don BeaupreG | 0 | 0 | – |