NHL game summary from January 12, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (20-11-10) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Boston Bruins (17-18-7) |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1: no scoring
2: MIN, Steve Payne 17 (Bobby Smith, Tim Young), 2:13 - PP
MIN, Tom McCarthy 17 (Kent-Erik Andersson), 3:27
BOS, Peter McNab 20 (Brad Park), 9:42 - PP
BOS, Dwight Foster 11 (Brad McCrimmon, Jean Ratelle), 11:31
3: MIN, Ron Friest 1 (Gordie Roberts), 11:02
BOS, Rick Middleton 17, 11:13
BOS, Ray Bourque 9 (Wayne Cashman, Keith Crowder), 18:00
Penalties:
1: Ray Bourque, BOS [Hi-sticking] 1:01
Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Interference] 7:05
Mike Eaves, MIN [Interference] 11:05
Mike O'Connell, BOS [Interference] 16:48
Don Marcotte, BOS [Hi-sticking] 18:01
2: Ray Bourque, BOS [Slashing] 1:40
Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Fighting] 3:52
Jack Carlson, MIN [Fighting] 3:52
Gordie Roberts, MIN [Fighting] 7:10
Ron Friest, MIN [Fighting] 7:10
Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Fighting] 7:10
Stan Jonathan, BOS [Fighting] 7:10
Fred Barrett, MIN [Roughing] 7:50
Wayne Cashman, BOS [Roughing] 7:50
Paul Shmyr, MIN [Tripping] 8:43
Steve Kasper, BOS [Tripping] 17:21
3: none
Penalty time: MIN: 23 minutes
BOS: 27 minutes
| 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 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Friest | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 10 | ||||||
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Kasper | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Keith Crowder | 18 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike O'Connell | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 3- 3- 4-10
BOS: 7-10- 7-24
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 9-5-5)
BOS: Rogie Vachon (W, 10-12-3)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 11,002
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