Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Regular season · Monday, December 26, 1983 · Maple Leaf Gardens
Game summary
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 6–2 on Monday, December 26, 1983 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Red Wings outshot the Maple Leafs 25–23.
Jim Benning scored twice and John Anderson scored twice. Steve Yzerman, Dale McCourt, Ron Duguay and Peter Ihnacak also scored.
Mike Palmateer made 23 saves on 25 shots for the win; Greg Stefan stopped 17 of 23.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Yzerman (23)Ron Duguay (28)1–004:04 DET ·
2nd period
Dale McCourt (16)Jim Benning (20), Dan Daoust (31)1–106:59 TOR · 
Jim Benning (5)John Anderson (23), Dan Daoust (32)1–212:32 TOR · 
John Anderson (21)Rick Vaive (16), Borje Salming (19)1–314:13 TOR · 
Ron Duguay (12)John Ogrodnick (23), Murray Craven (3)2–315:54 DET
3rd period
Peter Ihnacak (5)Frank Nigro (2), Terry Martin (7)2–402:43 TOR · - John Anderson (22)Rick Vaive (17)2–504:16 TOR
- Jim Benning (6)Dan Daoust (33), Rick Vaive (18)2–617:53 TOR
Team stats
DETTOR
2523
0%0%
1/44/4
1515
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:43 into the first period
Peter Ihnacak · hooking2 min - 11:56 into the first periodJohn Anderson · hooking2 min
- 19:37 into the first period
Colin Campbell · slashing2 min - 19:37 into the first periodRick Vaive · slashing2 min
- 3:11 into the second periodBill Stewart · elbowing2 min
- 6:54 into the second periodJohn Barrett · holding2 min
- 12:02 into the second periodReed Larson · holding2 min
- 12:26 into the second periodJohn Barrett · tripping2 min
- 17:21 into the second periodGreg Smith · fighting5 min
- 17:21 into the second periodRick Vaive · fighting5 min
- 1:32 into the third periodLane Lambert · tripping2 min
- 5:37 into the third periodBill Stewart · hooking2 min
Season series
Detroit Red Wings
| 10Ron DuguayC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 19Steve YzermanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 24Murray CravenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Joe PatersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Ted NolanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Blake DunlopC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Ivan BoldirevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Lane LambertR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 15Paul WoodsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18Danny GareR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3John BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Colin CampbellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Greg SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Brad ParkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 29Randy LadouceurD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Greg StefanG | L | 23 | 6 | .739 |
| 41Eddie MioG | 0 | 0 | – |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 10John AndersonR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 24Dan DaoustC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 3Jim BenningD | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 12Dale McCourtC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Frank NigroC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Peter IhnacakC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Greg TerrionC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Stew GavinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Billy HarrisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Pat GrahamL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Gary NylundD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Gaston GingrasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Bill StewartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rick St. CroixG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 29Mike PalmateerG | W | 25 | 2 | .920 |