NHL game summary from January 19, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (26-15-5) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (22-11-11) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 13 (Steve Shutt, Mark Napier), 5:10 - PP |
| MIN, | Steve Christoff 10, 6:59 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Payne 18, 6:06 |
| MIN, | Tim Young 15 (Gordie Roberts, Al MacAdam), 11:03 - PP | |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 21 (Al MacAdam, Craig Hartsburg), 11:52 - PP | |
| MTL, | Keith Acton 12 (Rod Langway), 15:10 | |
| 3: | MTL, | Pierre Larouche 14 (Bob Gainey, Rod Langway), 2:48 - PP |
| MIN, | Curt Giles 4 (Tim Young), 10:14 | |
| MIN, | Mike Polich 2 (Tom Younghans), 19:50 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Smith, MIN [Interference] 4:19 |
| Keith Acton, MTL [Holding] 8:57 | |
| Bobby Smith, MIN [Boarding] 11:21 | |
| Keith Acton, MTL [Hooking] 11:21 | |
| Rod Langway, MTL [Hooking] 12:51 | |
| 2: | Greg Smith, MIN [Hooking] 3:26 |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Fighting] 8:14 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Fighting] 8:14 | |
| Kent-Erik Andersson, MIN [Slashing] 8:45 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Slashing major] 8:45 | |
| Ron Zanussi, MIN [Holding] 16:13 | |
| 3: | Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Cross checking] 1:31 |
| Larry Robinson, MTL [Hooking] 3:57 | |
| Rod Langway, MTL [Hooking] 14:23 | |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Holding] 18:16 | |
| Pierre Larouche, MTL [Tripping] 18:49 |
Penalty time: MTL: 22 minutes
MIN: 19 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Larocque | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Acton | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bill Baker | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 35 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 14 | 38 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 14-12- 9-35
MIN: 14-18- 6-38
Goalies: MTL: Michel Larocque (L, 16-7-2)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 10-5-5)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Luther, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,425
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