NHL game summary from January 3, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (17-12-11) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 St. Louis Blues (25-9-5) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | VAN, | Gerry Minor 5 (Jerry Butler), 4:32 - SH |
| STL, | Wayne Babych 26 (Mike Zuke, Ed Kea), 13:29 | |
| 2: | STL, | Perry Turnbull 13 (Bernie Federko, Wayne Babych), 11:40 - PP |
| VAN, | Curt Fraser 18 (Thomas Gradin, Stan Smyl), 11:57 | |
| STL, | Perry Turnbull 14 (Jack Brownschidle, Ed Kea), 12:54 | |
| 3: | STL, | Larry Patey 15 (Mike Crombeen, Jack Brownschidle), 4:25 |
| STL, | Jorgen Pettersson 11, 5:43 | |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 18 (Thomas Gradin, Harold Snepsts), 12:39 | |
| STL, | Blake Dunlop 7 (Wayne Babych), 19:30 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Kea, STL [Roughing] 1:41 |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Roughing] 1:41 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Holding] 3:02 | |
| Blake Dunlop, STL [Hooking] 4:55 | |
| Tony Currie, STL [Interference] 8:18 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Tripping] 17:30 | |
| Tony Currie, STL [Hooking] 18:38 | |
| 2: | Rick Lanz, VAN [Interference] 8:57 |
| Mario Marois, VAN [Holding] 11:24 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Slashing] 13:21 | |
| 3: | Blake Dunlop, STL [Hooking] 15:49 |
Penalty time: VAN: 10 minutes
STL: 12 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -11 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -11 | 34 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill Stewart | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 42 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 42 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 12-12-10-34
STL: 14-13-15-42
Goalies: VAN: Richard Brodeur (L, 12-9-8)
STL: Mike Liut (W, 20-8-4)
Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 17,211
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