NHL game summary 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
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