NHL game summary from February 28, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (29-20-12) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Montreal Canadiens (35-20-8) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 39 (Mark Napier, Steve Shutt), 6:06 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 36 (Bobby Smith, Craig Hartsburg), 11:26 - PP | |
| MTL, | Steve Shutt 34, 12:28 | |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 40 (Steve Shutt, Brian Engblom), 17:05 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Tim Young 23 (Fred Barrett), 15:49 |
| MIN, | Greg Smith 3 (Mike Polich), 18:25 - SH | |
| MTL, | Larry Robinson 10 (Pierre Larouche), 19:09 - PP | |
| 3: | MTL, | Rod Langway 3, 3:27 |
| MTL, | Yvon Lambert 13 (Mario Tremblay, Pierre Mondou), 12:55 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Fred Barrett, MIN [Roughing] 8:10 |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Holding] 10:33 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Interference] 12:10 | |
| Danny Geoffrion, MTL [Slashing] 12:10 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Holding] 17:15 | |
| 2: | Larry Robinson, MTL [Cross checking] 2:48 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Slashing] 4:18 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Slashing] 4:18 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 6:14 | |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Elbowing] 8:56 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 18:09 | |
| 3: | Doug Risebrough, MTL [Interference] 3:58 |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Interference] 14:46 |
Penalty time: MIN: 10 minutes
MTL: 16 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dan Chicoine | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rob Flockhart | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tony White | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 29 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Norm Dupont | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8- 8-13-29
MTL: 12-10- 8-30
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 24-13-4)
MTL: Denis Herron (W, 17-3-1)
Referee: Bob Kilger
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 16,891
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