NHL game summary from February 26, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (19-32-10) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (29-19-12) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 19 (Al MacAdam, Brad Maxwell), 8:53 - PP |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 12 (Per-Olov Brasar, Jerry Butler), 10:15 | |
| MIN, | Tim Young 22 (Rob Flockhart, Brad Maxwell), 11:45 | |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 24 (Thomas Gradin, Harold Snepsts), 18:43 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Payne 35, 4:49 |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 20 (Al MacAdam, Gary Sargent), 5:56 | |
| VAN, | Ivan Boldirev 20 (Dave "Tiger" Williams, Brent Ashton), 7:41 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Rob Flockhart 1 (Brad Maxwell, Tim Young), 9:05 |
| VAN, | Curt Fraser 15, 17:03 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Fighting] 7:27 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Holding] 7:27 | ||
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Slashing, Fighting] 7:27 | ||
| Tony White, MIN [Roughing] 14:36 | ||
| John Hughes, VAN [Roughing] 14:36 | ||
| John Hughes, VAN [Fighting] 17:59 | ||
| Dan Chicoine, MIN [Fighting] 17:59 | ||
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Tripping] 20:00 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Interference] 3:27 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Fighting, Misconduct] 10:03 | ||
| Jere Gillis, VAN [Fighting, Misconduct] 10:03 | ||
Penalty time: VAN: 33 minutes
MIN: 29 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Lupul | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Oddleifson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| John Hughes | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Butler | 28 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dan Chicoine | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Rob Flockhart | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | -2 | 0 |
| Tony White | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Robbie Laird | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 8-12- 9-29
MIN: 11- 9-14-34
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 14-25-7)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 24-12-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Rodger Gilbertson, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 10,915
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