NHL game summary from January 4, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (19-9-9) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Buffalo Sabres (18-9-11) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1: | MIN, | Steve Christoff 8 (Greg Smith, Ron Zanussi), 6:32 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 14 (Al MacAdam, Bobby Smith), 19:54 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | BUF, | Derek Smith 13 (John Van Boxmeer), 7:48 |
| BUF, | Alan Haworth 3 (Bill Hajt), 16:21 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gilbert Perreault, BUF [Hooking] 8:11 |
| 2: | Mike Ramsey, BUF [Slashing] 6:11 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Holding] 10:31 | |
| Mike Ramsey, BUF [Holding] 12:41 | |
| 3: | Bobby Smith, MIN [Interference] 2:57 |
Penalty time: MIN: 4 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Dudley | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Don Luce | 20 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 9- 4- 4-17
BUF: 5- 8-16-29
Goalies: MIN: Don Beaupre (T, 11-5-5)
BUF: Don Edwards (T, 10-4-5)
Referee: Ron Harris
Linesmen: Paul Flaherty, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 16,433
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