NHL game summary from January 26, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Calgary Flames (22-19-9) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (25-12-11) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1: MIN, Ken Solheim 4 (Tom McCarthy, Mike Eaves), 4:30
CAL, Kevin LaVallee 10 (Bob MacMillan, Guy Chouinard), 8:20
2: MIN, Gordie Roberts 5 (Tom McCarthy, Bobby Smith), 6:58 - PP
MIN, Bobby Smith 23 (Tom Younghans, Curt Giles), 18:27
3: CAL, Kevin LaVallee 11 (Kent Nilsson, Pekka Rautakallio), 17:06 - PP
Penalties:
1: Eric Vail, CAL [Tripping] 2:21
Willi Plett, CAL [Cross checking] 16:52
2: Willi Plett, CAL [Roughing] 5:31
Paul Shmyr, MIN [Roughing] 5:31
Bob MacMillan, CAL [Hooking] 5:37
Jack Carlson, MIN [Tripping] 14:51
Fred Barrett, MIN [Tripping] 19:12
3: Phil Russell, CAL [Hooking] 5:50
Kevin LaVallee, CAL [Hooking] 12:24
Tom Younghans, MIN [Hooking] 16:23
Penalty time: CAL: 12 minutes
MIN: 8 minutes
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Wappel | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Curtale | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Randy Holt | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kevin LaVallee | 15 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex McKendry | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Ken Solheim | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: CAL: 5-12- 7-24
MIN: 16- 8- 7-31
Goalies: CAL: Pat Riggin (L, 9-12-2)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 13-5-5)
Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Joe Dame, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 11,971
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