NHL game summary from April 4, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (35-27-17) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 St. Louis Blues (45-18-16) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | MIN, | Brad Maxwell 3 (Tim Young, Craig Hartsburg), 7:54 - PP |
| MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 15 (Tim Young), 17:27 - SH | |
| 2: | MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 17 (Kevin Maxwell, Craig Hartsburg), 7:37 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 29 (Brad Maxwell, Tim Young), 15:30 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Neal Broten 2 (Curt Giles), 9:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bernie Federko, STL [Hooking] 1:07 |
| Perry Turnbull, STL [Hooking] 5:56 | |
| Steve Christoff, MIN [Hooking] 10:54 | |
| Rick Lapointe, STL [Hi-sticking] 13:39 | |
| Curt Giles, MIN [Interference] 13:39 | |
| Kevin Maxwell, MIN [Hi-sticking major] 14:23 | |
| 2: | Ed Kea, STL [Interference] 0:24 |
| Gerry Hart, STL [Roughing double minor] 4:34 | |
| Jack Carlson, MIN [Roughing double minor] 4:34 | |
| Larry Patey, STL [Cross checking] 15:01 | |
| Curt Giles, MIN [Slashing] 15:01 | |
| Blake Dunlop, STL [Interference] 15:21 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Fighting] 17:46 | |
| Steve Christoff, MIN [Fighting] 17:46 | |
| Gerry Hart, STL [Misconduct] 17:46 | |
| [served by Jack Carlson], MIN [Refusal to play] 17:46 | |
| [served by Bill Stewart], STL [Refusal to play] 17:46 | |
| 3: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 2:01 |
| Rick Lapointe, STL [Hooking] 7:42 | |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Tripping] 8:52 | |
| Al MacAdam, MIN [Hi-sticking] 12:53 | |
| Bobby Smith, MIN [Broken stick] 18:52 |
Penalty time: MIN: 32 minutes
STL: 35 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Maxwell | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 12 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 12 | 23 | ||||||
| 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 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Maxwell | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Stewart | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -13 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -13 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 0- 0- 0-0
STL: 0- 0- 0-0
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 17-14-6)
STL: Mike Liut (L, 33-14-13)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 16,548
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