All NHL game summaries from January 9, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-10-10) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Colorado Rockies (15-21-6) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | COL, | Ed Cooper 4 (Mike Kitchen, Lanny McDonald), 7:29 |
| 2: | COL, | Walt McKechnie 13 (Lanny McDonald, Rob Ramage), 7:48 |
| 3: | MIN, | Steve Payne 15 (Bobby Smith), 5:33 |
| COL, | Lanny McDonald 19 (Walt McKechnie), 6:39 | |
| COL, | Lucien DeBlois 13 (Yvon Vautour, Rene Robert), 9:43 | |
| MIN, | Mike Eaves 7 (Greg Smith, Gordie Roberts), 12:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Yvon Vautour, COL [Tripping] 16:53 | |
| 2: | Curt Giles, MIN [Interference] 0:47 | |
| Mike Kitchen, COL [Interference] 10:46 | ||
| Yvon Vautour, COL [Roughing] 18:02 | ||
| Gary Sargent, MIN [Roughing double minor] 18:02 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: MIN: 6 minutes
COL: 6 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Astrom | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Doug Berry | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bobby Sheehan | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt McKechnie | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ed Cooper | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Rene Robert | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvon Vautour | 19 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Gillis | 20 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Barry Smith | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Lucien DeBlois | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Kitchen | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Attwell | 28 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Watson | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 5-10- 8-23
COL: 10-16-12-38
Goalies: MIN: Don Beaupre (L, 11-6-5)
COL: Hardy Astrom (W, 5-8-4)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 9,448
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (13-18-9) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Edmonton Oilers (11-21-7) |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1: | EDM, | Risto Siltanen 8 (Matti Hagman, Don Murdoch), 19:11 - PP |
| 2: | HAR, | Tom Rowe 7 (Dave Keon), :28 |
| HAR, | Jeff Brubaker 1 (Don Nachbaur, Ray Neufeld), 6:46 | |
| HAR, | Mike Rogers 28 (Mickey Volcan), 7:07 | |
| HAR, | Mike Rogers 29 (Pat Boutette, Marty Howe), 13:02 | |
| EDM, | Risto Siltanen 9 (Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen), 16:44 - PP | |
| 3: | HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 19 (Mike Rogers, Pat Boutette), :15 - PP |
| EDM, | Matti Hagman 8 (Paul Coffey, Kevin Lowe), 3:28 | |
| EDM, | Kevin Lowe 4, 3:55 | |
| EDM, | Matti Hagman 9 (Peter Driscoll, Don Murdoch), 5:12 | |
| HAR, | Ray Neufeld 5 (Warren Miller, Don Nachbaur), 10:45 | |
| EDM, | Dave Hunter 8 (Stan Weir), 15:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bench penalty, HAR [Too many men on the ice] 4:29 |
| Pat Price, EDM [Holding] 8:57 | |
| Pat Price, EDM [Interference] 13:57 | |
| Al Sims, HAR [Tripping] 15:04 | |
| Jari Kurri, EDM [Hooking] 15:50 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Holding] 18:35 | |
| 2: | Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Hooking] 3:23 |
| Marty Howe, HAR [Hooking] 8:10 | |
| Dave Keon, HAR [Holding] 15:43 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Slashing] 18:41 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, EDM [Too many men on the ice] 1:08 |
| Mickey Volcan, HAR [Hi-sticking] 5:46 | |
| Pat Price, EDM [Holding] 16:51 |
Penalty time: HAR: 14 minutes
EDM: 12 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ray Neufeld | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Marty Howe | 18 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Brubaker | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| Mickey Volcan | 32 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 34 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Curt Brackenbury | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Weir | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Peter Driscoll | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat Price | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Mio | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Murdoch | 47 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 11-13-10-34
EDM: 8- 9-20-37
Goalies: HAR: Mike Veisor (T, 3-7-5)
EDM: Eddie Mio (T, 5-7-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Joe Dame
Attendance: 17,474
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo Sabres (19-9-12) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Rangers (14-20-7) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 4 (Phil Esposito, Dave Maloney), 12:00 |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 3 (Dean Talafous), 16:08 | |
| BUF, | Tony McKegney 17 (Mike Ramsey), 16:42 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Tom Laidlaw 4 (Barry Beck), :28 |
| BUF, | Alan Haworth 4 (Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin), 10:37 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Rick Martin 5 (Andre Savard, Alan Haworth), 16:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rick Martin, BUF [Hooking] 14:03 |
| Mike Ramsey, BUF [Holding] 18:07 | |
| 2: | Ed Hospodar, NYR [Elbowing] 4:40 |
| 3: | Bill Hajt, BUF [Tripping] 5:49 |
| Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Tripping] 7:42 | |
| Phil Esposito, NYR [Tripping] 14:35 |
Penalty time: BUF: 6 minutes
NYR: 6 minutes
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Martin | 7 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: BUF: 9- 9- 9-27
NYR: 8- 7-10-25
Goalies: BUF: Don Edwards (T, 10-4-6)
NYR: Doug Soetaert (T, 10-8-5)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 17,407
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (18-12-13) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Winnipeg Jets (4-29-8) |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 22 (Bobby Schmautz), 1:28 |
| WIN, | Rick Bowness 3 (Dave Babych, Doug Lecuyer), 5:43 | |
| VAN, | Brent Ashton 10 (Mario Marois, Dennis Kearns), 10:35 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | VAN, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 23 (Per-Olov Brasar), 1:44 |
| VAN, | Curt Fraser 21 (Stan Smyl, Thomas Gradin), 8:16 | |
| WIN, | Willy Lindstrom 8 (Barry Legge, Norm Dupont), 8:50 | |
| WIN, | Ron Wilson 12 (Willy Lindstrom, Norm Dupont), 14:13 | |
| WIN, | Barry Long 4 (Dave Christian, Doug Lecuyer), 19:01 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mario Marois, VAN [Interference] 6:44 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Fighting] 18:47 | ||
| Moe Mantha, WIN [Fighting] 18:47 | ||
| 2: | Mario Marois, VAN [Slashing] 9:42 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, VAN [Hooking] 13:37 | ||
| Barry Long, WIN [Holding] 14:16 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: VAN: 11 minutes
WIN: 7 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 22 | ||||||
| WIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moe Mantha | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry Long | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Geoffrion | 5 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Barry Legge | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Smail | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Morris Lukowich | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Christian | 13 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tim Trimper | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Mulhern | 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Willy Lindstrom | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| John Markell | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Wilson | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Spring | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Dupont | 28 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Doug Lecuyer | 29 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Bowness | 32 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Markus Mattsson | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Babych | 44 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 1 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 11- 2- 9-22
WIN: 11-12-19-42
Goalies: VAN: Richard Brodeur (T, 13-9-10)
WIN: Markus Mattsson (T, 1-8-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Swede Knox
Attendance: 13,239
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