NHL game summary from December 20, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (12-16-5) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (14-9-8) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYR, | Chris Kotsopoulos 1 (Barry Beck), 9:36 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 13 (Jere Gillis, Anders Hedberg), 13:01 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Payne 12 (Craig Hartsburg, Bobby Smith), 3:49 - PP |
| MIN, | Steve Christoff 2 (Mike Eaves), 19:43 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Gordie Roberts 3 (Al MacAdam), :48 |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 7 (Chris Kotsopoulos, Dean Talafous), 13:42 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike Allison, NYR [Holding] 0:54 |
| Curt Giles, MIN [Interference] 0:54 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 9:40 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 9:40 | |
| Jack Carlson, MIN [Holding] 13:24 | |
| Gordie Roberts, MIN [Interference] 16:13 | |
| 2: | Dave Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 1:58 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hooking] 10:44 | |
| Al MacAdam, MIN [Hi-sticking] 15:28 | |
| Chris Kotsopoulos, NYR [Hi-sticking] 15:28 | |
| 3: | Chris Kotsopoulos, NYR [Slashing] 2:41 |
| Al MacAdam, MIN [Tripping] 6:18 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Roughing] 9:32 | |
| Steve Christoff, MIN [Hooking] 11:19 |
Penalty time: NYR: 14 minutes
MIN: 14 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Thomas | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Burns | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Esposito | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 4 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 4 | 30 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 35 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -4 | 35 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11- 8-11-30
MIN: 6-18-11-35
Goalies: NYR: Wayne Thomas (T, 3-3-1)
MIN: Don Beaupre (T, 7-5-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 13,309
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