NHL game summary from December 15, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Toronto Maple Leafs (11-13-5) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Minnesota North Stars (14-8-7) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | TOR, | Dan Maloney 10 (Rick Vaive), 5:29 |
| TOR, | Terry Martin 1 (Ron Ellis, Darryl Sittler), 10:15 | |
| TOR, | John Anderson 11 (Borje Salming, Ron Ellis), 11:00 | |
| MIN, | Tom McCarthy 12 (Kent-Erik Andersson, Fred Barrett), 12:13 | |
| MIN, | Craig Hartsburg 4 (Tim Young), 18:02 - PP | |
| 2: | TOR, | Dan Maloney 11 (Robert Picard), :20 |
| 3: | TOR, | Dan Maloney 12 (Rick Vaive, Bruce Boudreau), 6:33 |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 9 (Steve Payne, Fred Barrett), 8:24 | |
| TOR, | Rick Vaive 15 (Borje Salming), 19:37 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Hickey, TOR [Tripping] 2:08 |
| Paul Marshall, TOR [Holding] 15:39 | |
| Darryl Sittler, TOR [Hi-sticking] 17:04 | |
| 2: | Greg Smith, MIN [Hooking] 4:45 |
| Barry Melrose, TOR [Interference] 7:49 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Interference] 11:00 | |
| Borje Salming, TOR [Hooking] 18:50 | |
| 3: | Rick Vaive, TOR [Interference] 1:37 |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Holding] 2:41 | |
| Paul Shmyr, MIN [Tripping] 9:54 | |
| Al MacAdam, MIN [Hi-sticking] 12:43 | |
| Dave Shand, TOR [Hi-sticking] 12:43 |
Penalty time: TOR: 14 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| TOR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Turnbull | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Dave Shand | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Robert Picard | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Ellis | 6 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rocky Saganiuk | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Maloney | 9 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| John Anderson | 10 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bruce Boudreau | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Marshall | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Pat Hickey | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bill Derlago | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Borje Salming | 21 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Rick Vaive | 22 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Dave Farrish | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Terry Martin | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Melrose | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Darryl Sittler | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Jiri Crha | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 46 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 46 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Glen Sharpley | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 45 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -21 | 45 | ||||||
Shots: TOR: 8-20-18-46
MIN: 15-17-13-45
Goalies: TOR: Jiri Crha (W, 9-10-5)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 7-4-4)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 14,121
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