New York Rangers
at
Minnesota North Stars
Jan 31, 1981 · Metropolitan Sports Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 30 | |
| 3 | 27 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:25 | NYR | Dean Talafous (6) | Barry Beck (15), Walt Tkaczuk (20) | 1 - 0 |
| 03:18 | MNS | Mike Eaves (9) | Al MacAdam (31), Gordie Roberts (24) | 1 - 1 |
| 06:50 | NYR | Don Maloney (13) PP | Mike Allison (20), Carol Vadnais (13) | 2 - 1 |
| 11:10 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (5) | Ron Duguay (9), Ed Hospodar (9) | 3 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:50 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (6) | Carol Vadnais (14), Barry Beck (16) | 4 - 1 |
| 09:31 | NYR | Ron Duguay (6) | Walt Tkaczuk (21) | 5 - 1 |
| 14:31 | NYR | Nick Fotiu (6) PP | Anders Hedberg (24), Ron Greschner (24) | 6 - 1 |
| 17:38 | MNS | Kent-Erik Andersson (12) SH | Mike Eaves (17), Craig Hartsburg (17) | 6 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 11:30 | MNS | Steve Christoff (14) PP | Curt Giles (14), Al MacAdam (32) | 6 - 3 |
| 14:46 | NYR | Ron Greschner (18) | Mike Allison (21) | 7 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:05 | MNS | Tom McCarthy | Holding | 2 |
| 13:01 | NYR | Tom Laidlaw | Cross checking | 2 |
| 16:57 | NYR | Mike Allison | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:38 | MNS | Fred Barrett | Tripping | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 12:23 | NYR | Barry Beck | Tripping | 2 |
| 13:55 | MNS | Steve Payne | Tripping | 2 |
| 16:40 | MNS | Paul Shmyr | Tripping | 2 |
| 19:06 | MNS | Bobby Smith | Fighting | 5 |
| 19:06 | NYR | Tom Laidlaw | Fighting | 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:39 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Slashing | 2 |
| 07:53 | MNS | Craig Hartsburg | Tripping | 2 |
| 09:22 | MNS | Paul Shmyr | Roughing | 2 |
| 09:22 | NYR | Mike Allison | High sticking | 2 |
| 11:16 | NYR | Ed Hospodar | Interference | 2 |
| 18:38 | MNS | Al MacAdam | Fighting | 5 |
| 18:38 | NYR | Tom Laidlaw | Fighting | 5 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 34 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | 60:00 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | L | 30 | 23 | 7 | 60:00 |