NHL game summary from January 21, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (23-11-11) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Washington Capitals (16-20-11) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | WAS, | Wes Jarvis 9 (Rick Green, Dennis Maruk), 3:09 |
| MIN, | Tim Young 16 (Bobby Smith), 6:06 - PP | |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 12 (Bobby Smith, Steve Payne), 8:15 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bobby Smith, MIN [Hooking] 5:31 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Holding] 8:59 | |
| Jean Pronovost, WAS [Hooking] 10:20 | |
| 2: | Tom McCarthy, MIN [Fighting] 5:04 |
| Jim McTaggart, WAS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting] 5:04 | |
| Gordie Roberts, MIN [Tripping] 12:27 | |
| 3: | Tom McCarthy, MIN [Tripping] 12:50 |
Penalty time: MIN: 13 minutes
WAS: 9 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Ron Zanussi | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ribble | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Rolf Edberg | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Smith | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Parro | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 18 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6- 9- 9-24
WAS: 4- 8- 6-18
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 11-5-5)
WAS: Dave Parro (L, 3-3-0)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 9,394
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