NHL game summary from February 14, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (15-28-14) |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (26-17-14) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | MIN, | Steve Christoff 17 (Tom McCarthy), 6:55 |
| MIN, | Jack Carlson 2 (Mike Polich, Tom Younghans), 8:55 | |
| MIN, | Tom McCarthy 20 (Mike Eaves, Greg Smith), 10:57 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Payne 22 (Dino Ciccarelli, Bobby Smith), 1:18 - PP |
| HAR, | Dave Debol 6 (Rick Meagher), 2:24 | |
| HAR, | Dave Debol 7 (Mark Howe, Mike Rogers), 10:21 - PP | |
| HAR, | Mark Howe 14 (Blaine Stoughton), 10:36 - PP | |
| HAR, | Mike Rogers 38 (Al Sims, Dave Debol), 12:11 - PP | |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 15 (Tim Young, Craig Hartsburg), 15:52 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Steve Christoff 18 (Gordie Roberts, Mike Eaves), 8:47 - PP |
| MIN, | Mike Eaves 10, 16:06 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Blaine Stoughton, HAR [Delay of game] 8:55 |
| Mark Howe, HAR [Interference] 19:39 | |
| 2: | Mike Rogers, HAR [Holding] 2:48 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Holding] 8:39 | |
| Curt Giles, MIN [Interference] 9:53 | |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Holding] 11:15 | |
| 3: | Al Sims, HAR [Hooking] 5:56 |
| Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Hooking] 7:12 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Interference] 18:48 |
Penalty time: HAR: 10 minutes
MIN: 8 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Jeff Brubaker | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -20 | 24 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Jackson | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 57 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 20 | 57 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 5-14- 5-24
MIN: 18-21-18-57
Goalies: HAR: John Garrett (L, 12-19-9)
MIN: Don Beaupre (W, 13-8-8)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 13,158
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