NHL game summary from December 27, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (12-18-6) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (17-9-8) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 15 (Al MacAdam, Steve Payne), :44 |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 10 (Bobby Smith), 4:10 | |
| COL, | Mike McEwen 7, 7:21 | |
| COL, | Walt McKechnie 8 (Joel Quenneville, Lanny McDonald), 11:25 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Curt Giles 2 (Mike Eaves), 7:08 |
| COL, | Joel Quenneville 6 (Walt McKechnie), 9:20 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 8, 5:12 |
| MIN, | Curt Giles 3 (Bobby Smith, Steve Payne), 11:30 | |
| COL, | Yvon Vautour 8, 12:31 | |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 13, 19:57 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rene Robert, COL [Hooking] 18:44 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 19:43 | |
| 2: | Joe Ward, COL [Hooking] 4:05 |
| 3: | Yvon Vautour, COL [Fighting] 13:35 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Fighting] 13:35 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 15:03 |
Penalty time: COL: 9 minutes
MIN: 9 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hughes | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| Joe Ward | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Barry Smith | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yvon Vautour | 29 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Al Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -11 | 26 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 8- 8-10-26
MIN: 9-11- 8-28
Goalies: COL: Al Smith (L, 8-12-2)
MIN: Don Beaupre (W, 10-5-4)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Bob Luther
Attendance: 15,784
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