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Results

Saturday, October 17

8 games · all final

Los Angeles Kings

33Shots on goal

The ForumRecap & box score →

Around the league

DETDetroit Red Wings3-3-21

HFDHartford Whalers8

SOG 41–38Box score →

BUFBuffalo Sabres4-3-24

WSHWashington Capitals5-3-02

SOG 30–28Box score →

VANVancouver Canucks2-7-14

MTLMontréal Canadiens4-3-110

SOG 39–45Box score →

TORToronto Maple Leafs3-4-24

QUEQuebec Nordiques6

SOG 27–37Box score →

NYRNew York Rangers6-3-14

NYINew York Islanders4-3-15

SOG 29–34Box score →

MNSMinnesota North Stars2

PITPittsburgh Penguins3-5-15

SOG 33–46Box score →

CHIChicago Blackhawks3-6-03

STLSt. Louis Blues3-4-17

SOG 27–28Box score →

LeadersAll →

Points

Goals

Save %

StandingsFull →

Eastern

1	CAR	7-1-1	15
2	BOS	7-2-0	14
3	NYR	6-3-1	13
4	TBL	6-2-0	12
5	OTT	6-3-0	12
6	FLA	5-2-2	12
7	WSH	5-3-0	10
8	BUF	4-3-2	10

Western

1	VGK	8-2-0	16
2	EDM	6-1-1	13
3	UTA	6-3-0	12
4	MIN	5-2-1	11
5	COL	5-2-1	11
6	SEA	5-3-1	11
7	WPG	4-2-2	10
8	DAL	4-3-1	9

2026–27 season · box scores back to 1917–18

8 NHL games were played on Saturday, October 17, 1981: Detroit Red Wings 1, Hartford Whalers 8 (final); Buffalo Sabres 4, Washington Capitals 2 (final); Vancouver Canucks 4, Montréal Canadiens 10 (final); Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Quebec Nordiques 6 (final); New York Rangers 4, New York Islanders 5 (final); Minnesota North Stars 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 (final); Chicago Blackhawks 3, St. Louis Blues 7 (final); Boston Bruins 5, Los Angeles Kings 4 (final).