Minnesota North Stars
at
Boston Bruins
Jan 12, 1981 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota North Stars |
3 | 10 |
| Boston Bruins |
4 | 24 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:13 | MNS | Steve Payne (17) PP | Bobby Smith (31), Tim Young (24) | 1 - 0 |
| 03:27 | MNS | Tom McCarthy (17) | Kent-Erik Andersson (15) | 2 - 0 |
| 09:42 | BOS | Peter McNab (20) PP | Brad Park (27) | 2 - 1 |
| 11:31 | BOS | Dwight Foster (11) | Brad McCrimmon (11), Jean Ratelle (14) | 2 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 11:02 | MNS | Ron Friest (1) | Gordie Roberts (18) | 3 - 2 |
| 11:13 | BOS | Rick Middleton (17) | Unassisted | 3 - 3 |
| 18:00 | BOS | Ray Bourque (9) | Wayne Cashman (18), Keith Crowder (5) | 3 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:01 | BOS | Ray Bourque | High sticking | 2 |
| 07:05 | MNS | Craig Hartsburg | Interference | 2 |
| 11:05 | MNS | Mike Eaves | Interference | 2 |
| 16:48 | BOS | Mike O'connell | Interference | 2 |
| 18:01 | BOS | Don Marcotte | High sticking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:40 | BOS | Ray Bourque | Slashing | 2 |
| 03:52 | BOS | Brad McCrimmon | Fighting | 5 |
| 03:52 | MNS | Jack Carlson | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:10 | BOS | Stan Jonathan | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:10 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:10 | MNS | Gordie Roberts | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:10 | MNS | Ron Friest | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:50 | BOS | Wayne Cashman | Roughing | 2 |
| 07:50 | MNS | Fred Barrett | Roughing | 2 |
| 08:43 | MNS | Paul Shmyr | Tripping | 2 |
| 17:21 | BOS | Steve Kasper | Tripping | 2 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Tom McCarthy |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 31 |  Ron Friest |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Steve Payne |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Tim Young |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gordie Roberts |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bobby Smith |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Kent-Erik Andersson |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Curt Giles |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Paul Shmyr |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Craig Hartsburg |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Steve Christoff |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mike Polich |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mike Eaves |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Tom Younghans |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jack Carlson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Al MacAdam |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Fred Barrett |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 |  Gilles Meloche |
L | 24 | 20 | 4 | 59:14 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Dwight Foster |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Ray Bourque |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Brad McCrimmon |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Keith Crowder |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Mike O'connell |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dick Redmond |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Stan Jonathan |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Steve Kasper |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Craig MacTavish |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Milbury |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rogie Vachon |
W | 10 | 7 | 3 | 60:00 |