NHL game summary from December 28, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado Rockies (8-23-6) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (14-10-12) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | COL, | Rob Ramage 8 (Aaron Broten, Joe Micheletti), 9:50 - PP |
| COL, | Don Lever 15 (Aaron Broten), 13:07 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Payne 13 (Steve Christoff), 2:21 |
| MIN, | Brad Maxwell 7 (Dino Ciccarelli, Curt Giles), 4:09 | |
| COL, | Merlin Malinowski 9 (Paul Gagne, Graeme Nicolson), 10:05 | |
| COL, | Steve Tambellini 13 (Joe Micheletti, Brent Ashton), 11:07 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Brad Maxwell 8 (Bobby Smith, Al MacAdam), 1:52 |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 8 (Dino Ciccarelli, Brad Maxwell), 13:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Randy Pierce, COL [Interference] 3:56 | |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Holding] 5:33 | ||
| Gary Sargent, MIN [Hooking] 8:22 | ||
| Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 9:01 | ||
| Joel Quenneville, COL [Interference] 14:46 | ||
| Dave Cameron, COL [Hooking] 16:28 | ||
| 2: | Brad Maxwell, MIN [Slashing] 6:40 | |
| Dino Ciccarelli, MIN [Hooking] 12:22 | ||
| Paul Gagne, COL [Tripping] 14:45 | ||
| Bob Lorimer, COL [Interference] 15:58 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: COL: 10 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
| COL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Cirella | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Graeme Nicolson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ramage | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Micheletti | 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Pierce | 7 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Don Lever | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Dave Cameron | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob MacMillan | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Tambellini | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Merlin Malinowski | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Gagne | 17 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Miller | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Joel Quenneville | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Aaron Broten | 24 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 36 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Anders Hakansson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: COL: 18-12- 6-36
MIN: 10-11-12-33
Goalies: COL: Glenn Resch (T, 7-12-5)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (T, 12-8-7)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Rodger Gilbertson
Attendance: 15,784
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