All NHL game summaries from December 15, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles Kings (12-16-1) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Buffalo Sabres (16-7-8) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | LA , | Dan Bonar 5 (Jim Fox, Ian Turnbull), 2:09 - PP |
| BUF, | Andre Savard 7 (Ric Seiling, Craig Ramsay), 4:55 | |
| 2: | LA , | Andre St. Laurent 1 (Steve Jensen), 2:19 - SH |
| BUF, | Dale McCourt 15 (Yvon Lambert), 12:58 | |
| LA , | Jim Fox 9 (Doug Smith, Dave Lewis), 16:05 | |
| BUF, | Gilbert Perreault 8 (John Van Boxmeer, Lindy Ruff), 19:48 - PP | |
| 3: | LA , | Steve Bozek 18 (Dave Taylor, Dan Bonar), 9:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Larry Playfair, BUF [Holding] 0:43 |
| Dan Bonar, LA [Interference] 10:41 | |
| Mike Foligno, BUF [Holding] 12:09 | |
| Jerry Korab, LA [Tripping] 12:46 | |
| Steve Patrick, BUF [Roughing] 17:26 | |
| 2: | Dean Hopkins, LA [Tripping] 1:59 |
| Jim Walsh, BUF [Interference] 10:00 | |
| Steve Bozek, LA [Tripping] 10:04 | |
| Mike Foligno, BUF [Game misconduct] 18:25 | |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Roughing] 18:25 | |
| Jay Wells, LA [Roughing] 18:25 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Roughing double minor] 18:25 | |
| 3: | Dale McCourt, BUF [Interference] 6:09 |
| Lindy Ruff, BUF [Tripping] 10:34 | |
| Marcel Dionne, LA [Hooking] 15:54 |
Penalty time: LA : 14 minutes
BUF: 26 minutes
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Johansen | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Turnbull | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Murphy | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Bonar | 8 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dean Hopkins | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Andre St. Laurent | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Jim Fox | 19 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Hardy | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Doug Smith | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Wells | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Bozek | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Doug Keans | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 4 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 4 | 38 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dale McCourt | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Peterson | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| J.F. Sauve | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Patrick | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Walsh | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: LA : 9-12-17-38
BUF: 11-10- 5-26
Goalies: LA : Doug Keans (W, 2-0-1)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 10-6-3)
Referee: Bob Hall
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Mark Pare
Attendance: 15,125
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quebec Nordiques (15-14-5) |
4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
 New York Islanders (16-9-5) |
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 1: | NYI, | Tomas Jonsson 4 (Bob Nystrom), 1:21 |
| QUE, | Basil McRae 1 (Mario Marois), 3:05 | |
| QUE, | Jacques Richard 9 (Wally Weir, Mario Marois), 8:06 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 22 (Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier), 10:38 | |
| QUE, | Wally Weir 1 (Normand Rochefort, Robbie Ftorek), 11:24 | |
| QUE, | Real Cloutier 14 (Dale Hunter, Mario Marois), 14:44 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Nystrom 9 (Ken Morrow), 2:38 |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 5 (Hector Marini, John Tonelli), 6:58 | |
| NYI, | Dave Langevin 1 (Clark Gillies, Stefan Persson), 11:27 | |
| 3: | QUE, | Marc Tardif 26 (Peter Stastny, Real Cloutier), 1:03 - PP |
| QUE, | Peter Stastny 20 (Anton Stastny, Marc Tardif), 1:46 - PP | |
| NYI, | Duane Sutter 9 (Mike McEwen), 4:07 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 9 (Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin), 8:17 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 6 (Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy), 8:56 | |
| QUE, | Michel Goulet 14 (Dale Hunter, Wally Weir), 13:58 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 23, 15:35 | |
| NYI, | Greg Gilbert 1 (Duane Sutter, Butch Goring), 17:32 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Michel Goulet, QUE [Tripping] 4:46 |
| Andre Dupont, QUE [Interference] 15:40 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Slashing] 15:40 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Holding] 16:11 | |
| 2: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Charging] 0:42 |
| Peter Stastny, QUE [Hooking] 2:05 | |
| Dale Hunter, QUE [Hooking] 4:45 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Slashing] 4:45 | |
| Normand Rochefort, QUE [Fighting] 8:41 | |
| Duane Sutter, NYI [Fighting] 8:41 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Interference] 14:44 | |
| Duane Sutter, NYI [Hooking] 19:29 | |
| 3: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Slashing] 0:33 |
| Wally Weir, QUE [Holding] 17:49 |
Penalty time: QUE: 15 minutes
NYI: 19 minutes
| QUE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Weir | 2 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Hamel | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Normand Rochefort | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Marc Tardif | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Real Cloutier | 9 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Basil McRae | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michel Goulet | 16 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Alain Cote | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Anton Stastny | 20 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Louis Sleigher | 21 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 22 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 5 |
| Jacques Richard | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pierre Lacroix | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Peter Stastny | 26 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Andre Dupont | 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Clint Malarchuk | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Hunter | 32 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Robbie Ftorek | 38 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -24 | 29 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Gilbert | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 24 | 37 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 24 | 37 | ||||||
Shots: QUE: 13- 9- 7-29
NYI: 12-11-14-37
Goalies: QUE: Clint Malarchuk (L, 0-1-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 12-5-1)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Joe Dame
Attendance: 14,746
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (13-8-9) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (13-15-4) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | STL, | Blake Dunlop 5 (Perry Turnbull, Tony Currie), 9:29 |
| STL, | Jorgen Pettersson 10 (Wayne Babych, Mike Zuke), 14:07 - PP | |
| STL, | Mike Crombeen 6 (Larry Patey), 19:38 | |
| 2: | STL, | Wayne Babych 9 (Jack Brownschidle, Bernie Federko), 13:49 |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 20 (Dino Ciccarelli, Steve Payne), 17:51 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Brad Palmer 13 (Gordie Roberts), 6:14 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gordie Roberts, MIN [Hooking] 13:20 |
| Larry Patey, STL [Holding] 15:34 | |
| Ed Kea, STL [Tripping] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Tony Currie, STL [Hooking] 17:29 |
| Al MacAdam, MIN [Holding] 18:52 | |
| 3: | Larry Patey, STL [Interference] 4:28 |
| Dino Ciccarelli, MIN [Roughing] 12:37 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Slashing] 12:37 | |
| Mike Crombeen, STL [Tripping] 13:46 | |
| Bill Nyrop, MIN [Holding] 16:20 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
STL: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Hakansson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Friest | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Nill | 32 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rik Wilson | 34 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jim Pavese | 35 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8- 5- 8-21
STL: 13- 9- 9-31
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 12-6-5)
STL: Mike Liut (W, 11-11-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 13,267
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