Detroit Red Wings vs Quebec Nordiques
Regular season · Sunday, December 20, 1987 · Le Colisée
Game summary
The Quebec Nordiques beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–2 on Sunday, December 20, 1987 at Le Colisée. The Nordiques outshot the Red Wings 30–20.
Goals came from Anton Stastny, Lee Norwood, Alan Haworth, Steve Yzerman, Gaetan Duchesne and Peter Stastny.
Mario Gosselin made 18 saves on 20 shots for the win; Greg Stefan stopped 26 of 29.
Scoring
1st period
Anton Stastny (12)Peter Stastny (28), Michel Goulet (30)0–105:17 QUE · 
Lee Norwood (3)John Chabot (14), Dave Barr (9)1–116:56 DET
2nd period
Alan Haworth (8)Gord Donnelly (2), Terry Carkner (12)1–216:08 QUE
3rd period
Steve Yzerman (24)Mel Bridgman (7), Lee Norwood (3)2–203:49 DET
Gaetan Duchesne (8)Alan Haworth (13), Alain Cote (8)2–318:00 QUE
Peter Stastny (22)Randy Moller (5)2–419:55 QUE ·
Team stats
DETQUE
2030
0%0%
0/41/5
2725
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:36 into the first period
Gerard Gallant · high sticking2 min - 12:15 into the first periodGilbert Delorme · holding2 min
- 12:54 into the first period
Tommy Albelin · holding2 min - 16:15 into the first periodDoug Halward · holding2 min
- 16:15 into the first periodPeter Stastny · roughing2 min
- 16:56 into the first periodAlan Haworth · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 19:40 into the first periodHarold Snepsts · tripping2 min
- 9:03 into the second periodJeff Brown · holding2 min
- 12:37 into the second periodMark Kumpel · tripping2 min
- 16:08 into the second periodBob Probert · misconduct10 min
- 16:08 into the second periodTerry Carkner · misconduct10 min
- 18:57 into the second periodGerard Gallant · fighting5 min
- 18:57 into the second periodGaetan Duchesne · fighting5 min
- 19:24 into the second periodDarren Veitch · holding2 min
- 1:04 into the third periodTommy Albelin · hooking2 min
Season series
Detroit Red Wings
| 23Lee NorwoodD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 15Mel BridgmanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 16John ChabotC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Steve YzermanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 22Dave BarrR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Joe MurphyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Shawn BurrL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 17Gerard GallantL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 18Mark KumpelR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Bob ProbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 26Joey KocurR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 85Petr KlimaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Mike O'connellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Darren VeitchD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 7Doug HalwardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Gilbert DelormeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Greg StefanG | L | 29 | 3 | .897 |
Quebec Nordiques
| 15Alan HaworthC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 26Peter StastnyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 14Gaetan DuchesneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 16Michel GouletL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 19Alain CoteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 20Anton StastnyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Terry CarknerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 21Randy MollerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 34Gord DonnellyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Lane LambertR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 11Mike EaglesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Paul GillisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Jeff JacksonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 5Normand RochefortD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 22Jeff BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 24Robert PicardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Tommy AlbelinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 29Steven FinnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mario BrunettaG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Mario GosselinG | W | 20 | 2 | .900 |