NHL game summary from January 28, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (25-13-11) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Pittsburgh Penguins (17-25-7) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
1: PIT, Paul Gardner 18 (Rick Kehoe, Randy Carlyle), 3:50
2: no scoring
3: PIT, Rod Schutt 18 (Greg Malone, Peter Lee), 6:24
PIT, Ron Stackhouse 4 (Randy Carlyle, Paul Gardner), 13:30 - PP
MIN, Craig Hartsburg 6 (Bobby Smith, Gary Sargent), 17:34 - PP
Penalties:
1: Paul Gardner, PIT [Hooking] 4:08
Greg Smith, MIN [Interference] 6:32
Al MacAdam, MIN [Hooking] 9:37
2: Paul Baxter, PIT [Roughing] 3:45
Al MacAdam, MIN [Hi-sticking] 4:52
Greg Malone, PIT [Hooking] 8:03
Paul Gardner, PIT [Hooking] 15:22
Rod Schutt, PIT [Hi-sticking] 18:50
Fred Barrett, MIN [Roughing] 18:50
3: Greg Smith, MIN [Cross checking] 6:56
Peter Lee, PIT [Elbowing] 7:21
Greg Malone, PIT [Hi-sticking] 11:38
Greg Smith, MIN [Roughing] 11:38
Gary Sargent, MIN [Holding] 12:49
Errol Thompson, PIT [Interference] 15:48
Penalty time: MIN: 14 minutes
PIT: 16 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 |
| Ken Solheim | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Gary Sargent | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 1 |
| Jon Fontas | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 43 | ||||||
| PIT Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Stackhouse | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Baxter | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Faubert | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Burrows | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lee | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| George Ferguson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greg Malone | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Libett | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Kehoe | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Lonsberry | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Gardner | 20 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Pat Hughes | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Carlyle | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rod Schutt | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Millen | 29 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 10 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8-17-18-43
PIT: 8-12-10-30
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 13-6-5)
PIT: Greg Millen (W, 14-16-4)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Gregg Madill
Attendance: 6,571
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