Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Friday, December 23, 1983 · Joe Louis Arena
Game summary
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 9–2 on Friday, December 23, 1983 at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Maple Leafs 35–28.
John Ogrodnick scored a hat trick and Steve Yzerman scored a hat trick. Bill Derlago, Ron Duguay, Eddie Johnstone, Gary Nylund and Reed Larson also scored.
Greg Stefan made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; Mike Palmateer stopped 26 of 35.
Scoring
1st period
John Ogrodnick (20)Ron Duguay (26), Ivan Boldirev (15)0–112:07 DET · 
Steve Yzerman (20)John Ogrodnick (21), Ron Duguay (27)0–213:17 DET · - John Ogrodnick (21)Steve Yzerman (17), Brad Park (25)0–319:52 DET ·
2nd period
- Steve Yzerman (21)Lane Lambert (4), Brad Park (26)0–402:36 DET
Bill Derlago (15)Peter Ihnacak (5), Gaston Gingras (13)1–407:17 TOR ·
3rd period
Ron Duguay (11)Unassisted1–507:24 DET · - Steve Yzerman (22)John Ogrodnick (22), Ivan Boldirev (16)1–610:48 DET ·
- John Ogrodnick (22)Murray Craven (2), Greg Smith (12)1–713:20 DET
Eddie Johnstone (7)Blake Dunlop (13), Greg Smith (13)1–813:31 DET
Gary Nylund (1)Dan Daoust (30), John Anderson (22)2–818:08 TOR
Reed Larson (10)Greg Stefan (1)2–918:48 DET
Team stats
TORDET
2835
0%0%
1/64/6
3333
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 8:45 into the first period
Ted Nolan · interference2 min - 11:45 into the first period
Stew Gavin · holding2 min - 12:55 into the first periodRick Vaive · tripping2 min
- 18:00 into the first periodTerry Martin · tripping2 min
- 3:28 into the second periodTed Nolan · tripping2 min
- 5:19 into the second periodColin Campbell · interference2 min
- 9:46 into the second periodGary Nylund · misconduct10 min
- 11:47 into the second periodRon Duguay · roughing2 min
- 11:47 into the second periodRon Duguay · misconduct10 min
- 11:47 into the second periodBill Stewart · roughing2 min
- 13:50 into the second periodGaston Gingras · holding2 min
- 2:34 into the third periodJim Benning · holding2 min
- 4:58 into the third periodRandy Ladouceur · tripping2 min
- 6:23 into the third periodBlake Dunlop · hooking2 min
- 6:48 into the third periodJohn Barrett · slashing2 min
- 6:48 into the third periodBill Derlago · slashing2 min
- 10:07 into the third periodFrank Nigro · high sticking2 min
- 18:20 into the third periodJoe Paterson · slashing2 min
- 18:20 into the third periodJoe Paterson · fighting5 min
- 18:20 into the third periodBill Stewart · fighting5 min
- 18:20 into the third periodMike Palmateer · slashing2 min
- 19:28 into the third periodRandy Ladouceur · hooking2 min
Season series
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 18Peter IhnacakC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 24Dan DaoustC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 2Gary NylundD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 11Gaston GingrasD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 7Greg TerrionC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Stew GavinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Dale McCourtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 14Miroslav FrycerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 15Billy HarrisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Frank NigroC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Jim BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 17Bill StewartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 28Dave FarrishD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mike PalmateerG | L | 35 | 9 | .743 |
| 31Bruce DowieG | 0 | 0 | – |
Detroit Red Wings
| 25John OgrodnickL | 3 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 19Steve YzermanC | 3 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 10Ron DuguayC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 12Ivan BoldirevC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Greg SmithD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 1 | – |
| 22Brad ParkD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 11Blake DunlopC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Lane LambertR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 24Murray CravenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 7Joe PatersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8Ted NolanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 15Paul WoodsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 3John BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 4Colin CampbellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 29Randy LadouceurD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Greg StefanG | W | 28 | 2 | .929 |
| 41Eddie MioG | 0 | 0 | – |