NHL game summary from October 17, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (2-0-1) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Colorado Rockies (3-0-1) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | COL, | Walt McKechnie 2 (Lanny McDonald, Paul Gagne), 1:05 |
| COL, | Merlin Malinowski 1, 5:44 | |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 2 (Brad Maxwell, Mike Fidler), 17:20 - PP | |
| 2: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 2 (Greg Smith), 1:17 - PP |
| COL, | Walt McKechnie 3 (Joel Quenneville, Paul Gagne), 16:03 - PP | |
| MIN, | Gary Sargent 2 (Al MacAdam, Fred Barrett), 16:50 | |
| 3: | COL, | Merlin Malinowski 2 (Randy Pierce), :15 |
| MIN, | Glen Sharpley 3 (Tim Young), 8:38 - PP | |
| COL, | Mike McEwen 1 (Rob Ramage, Lanny McDonald), 13:39 - PP | |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 2 (Al MacAdam, Curt Giles), 17:24 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hooking] 2:30 |
| Merlin Malinowski, COL [Hooking] 9:20 | |
| Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 12:35 | |
| Lucien DeBlois, COL [Slashing] 16:13 | |
| Rob Ramage, COL [Double misconduct] 18:55 | |
| Paul Shmyr, MIN [Double misconduct] 18:55 | |
| Mike Gillis, COL [Fighting] 18:55 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Fighting] 18:55 | |
| Gary Dillon, COL [Hooking, Misconduct] 18:55 | |
| Kent-Erik Andersson, MIN [Misconduct] 18:55 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Misconduct] 18:55 | |
| Yvon Vautour, COL [Misconduct] 18:55 | |
| Mike McEwen, COL [Misconduct] 18:55 | |
| Tom McCarthy, MIN [Misconduct] 18:55 | |
| Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 18:55 | |
| Bench penalty, COL [Too many men on the ice] 18:55 | |
| Joel Quenneville, COL [Cross checking] 19:50 | |
| Mike Fidler, MIN [Roughing] 19:59 | |
| Trevor Johansen, COL [Roughing] 19:59 | |
| 2: | Ron Zanussi, MIN [Hooking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 5:46 |
| Lucien DeBlois, COL [Roughing] 10:18 | |
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Roughing] 10:18 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Cross checking] 14:54 | |
| 3: | Jack Hughes, COL [Holding] 7:29 |
| Glen Sharpley, MIN [Hi-sticking major] 11:31 | |
| Lanny McDonald, COL [Hi-sticking] 15:46 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Elbowing] 17:43 | |
| Rob Ramage, COL [Hi-sticking] 18:08 |
Penalty time: MIN: 78 minutes
COL: 75 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | -1 | 1 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Fidler | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 23 | ||||||
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Hughes | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Gary Dillon | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Trevor Johansen | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ron Delorme | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvon Vautour | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9- 7- 7-23
COL: 12-14-11-37
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (T, 1-0-1)
COL: Al Smith (T, 3-0-1)
Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Swede Knox
Attendance: 10,202
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