NHL game summary from March 12, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (41-20-8) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Minnesota North Stars (29-24-14) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1: | MTL, | Steve Shutt 39 (Brian Engblom), 4:55 |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Christoff 2 (Mike Eaves, Greg Smith), 7:31 |
| MTL, | Pierre Larouche 47 (Mark Napier), 17:01 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Mike Eaves 13 (Greg Smith, Ron Zanussi), 3:48 |
| MIN, | Craig Hartsburg 13, 8:35 | |
| MTL, | Rod Langway 5 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou), 16:52 | |
| MTL, | Mario Tremblay 13 (Yvon Lambert, Brian Engblom), 17:57 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gaston Gingras, MTL [Tripping] 1:32 | |
| Fred Barrett, MIN [Holding] 6:53 | ||
| 2: | none | |
| 3: | Bob Gainey, MTL [Holding] 13:18 | |
Penalty time: MTL: 4 minutes
MIN: 2 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Lupien | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norm Dupont | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Chartraw | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Herron | 32 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Jackson | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-13- 8-30
MIN: 11- 9-11-31
Goalies: MTL: Denis Herron (W, 21-3-1)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 24-17-5)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 14,216
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