1981–82 Detroit Red Wings
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 21-47-0, 54 pts
The 1981–82 Detroit Red Wings went 21-47-0 (54 points) in the Norris Division. Mark Osborne led the team with 66 points (25 G, 41 A). Bob Sauve had 11 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Osborne | L | 79 | 25 | 41 | 66 | -6 | 61 | 5 | 178 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Larson | D | 79 | 21 | 39 | 60 | -16 | 112 | 4 | 309 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Blaisdell | R | 79 | 23 | 32 | 55 | -15 | 48 | 5 | 164 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | C | 73 | 18 | 35 | 53 | -2 | 35 | 2 | 87 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 |
| John Ogrodnick | L | 79 | 26 | 26 | 52 | -17 | 26 | 3 | 250 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Huber | D | 73 | 15 | 29 | 44 | -19 | 98 | 5 | 269 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kirton | C | 73 | 14 | 28 | 42 | -18 | 62 | 0 | 121 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Vaclav Nedomansky | C | 68 | 12 | 28 | 40 | -15 | 22 | 1 | 103 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | D | 68 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -25 | 79 | 2 | 153 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | C | 74 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -4 | 48 | 0 | 68 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | C | 25 | 13 | 12 | 25 | -6 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Vail | L | 52 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -21 | 35 | 3 | 86 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Foligno | R | 25 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -2 | 26 | 2 | 68 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | R | 36 | 13 | 9 | 22 | -3 | 74 | 2 | 100 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Smith | C | 49 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -4 | 10 | 0 | 82 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | R | 48 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 23 | 1 | 94 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Gage | R | 31 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 19.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Nolan | R | 41 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 45 | 0 | 67 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | D | 40 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +2 | 69 | 0 | 87 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barrett | D | 68 | 1 | 12 | 13 | -30 | 91 | 0 | 97 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Korn | D | 58 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -21 | 102 | 0 | 41 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lofthouse | R | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Joly | D | 36 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| George Lyle | L | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smith | R | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 80 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Peterson | C | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude Loiselle | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rejean Cloutier | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Paterson | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sauve | 41 | 40 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1069 | .846 | 4.19 | 0 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 26 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 667 | .846 | 4.36 | 0 |
| Corrado Micalef | 18 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 400 | .843 | 4.68 | 0 |
| Greg Stefan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | .848 | 5.00 | 0 |
| Claude Legris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | @ PHI | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 10 | @ WSH | L 3–6 | Final |
| Oct 15 | vs STL | W 6–3 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ HFD | L 1–8 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs PIT | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 22 | vs BOS | T 2–2 | Final |
| Oct 24 | @ QUE | L 3–8 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs PHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Oct 29 | vs CGY | W 12–4 | Final |
| Oct 31 | @ MNS | L 4–5 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs VAN | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs LAK | W 10–2 | Final |
| Nov 7 | @ MTL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 9 | @ QUE | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ CHI | T 5–5 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ WSH | T 3–3 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs CHI | W 6–3 | Final |
| Nov 18 | @ LAK | L 1–8 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ VAN | L 3–8 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ CGY | T 4–4 | Final |
| Nov 23 | @ EDM | L 4–8 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs BUF | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 28 | @ PIT | L 3–5 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs TOR | L 3–6 | Final |
| Dec 1 | @ STL | L 5–7 | Final |
| Dec 3 | vs MTL | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs PHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 10 | vs MNS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Dec 12 | vs BUF | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ WIN | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 17 | vs QUE | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ NYI | L 1–5 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs NYI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 22 | vs HFD | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 26 | @ TOR | L 3–8 | Final |
| Dec 27 | @ WIN | T 2–2 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs TOR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ CLR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 3 | @ CHI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ BUF | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 7 | vs PIT | W 5–4 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs WIN | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 14 | vs CLR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs WSH | T 5–5 | Final |
| Jan 17 | vs EDM | T 4–4 | Final |
| Jan 20 | @ CHI | W 5–4 | Final |
| Jan 21 | vs CGY | L 4–7 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs HFD | T 2–2 | Final |
| Jan 26 | vs WIN | T 3–3 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ MNS | L 6–8 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ MTL | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs CHI | W 6–4 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ NYI | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 7 | vs STL | W 8–5 | Final |
| Feb 11 | vs VAN | T 4–4 | Final |
| Feb 13 | @ MNS | L 1–6 | Final |
| Feb 17 | @ TOR | T 3–3 | Final |
| Feb 18 | vs TOR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 20 | vs BOS | L 5–7 | Final |
| Feb 21 | vs EDM | L 3–7 | Final |
| Feb 23 | @ CLR | W 6–3 | Final |
| Feb 24 | @ LAK | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 27 | @ STL | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs MNS | L 4–5 | Final |
| Mar 3 | @ MNS | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ WIN | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 6 | @ STL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Mar 8 | @ NYR | L 3–6 | Final |
| Mar 11 | vs NYR | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ BOS | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs STL | L 4–7 | Final |
| Mar 20 | vs CHI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ WIN | L 2–8 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ CHI | L 4–6 | Final |
| Mar 25 | vs MNS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 27 | @ TOR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs TOR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs WIN | W 4–2 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs STL | L 2–3 | Final |