NHL game summary from February 15, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (21-20-17) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Minnesota North Stars (27-17-14) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 1: | MIN, | Mike Polich 3 (Tom Younghans), :23 |
| VAN, | Darcy Rota 19 (Ivan Boldirev, Rick Lanz), 2:18 | |
| MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 4 (Craig Hartsburg, Bobby Smith), 8:42 - PP | |
| 2: | MIN, | Tom McCarthy 21 (Mike Eaves, Curt Giles), 3:02 - PP |
| MIN, | Curt Giles 5 (Tom McCarthy, Gordie Roberts), 6:28 - PP | |
| MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 5 (Bobby Smith, Curt Giles), 12:01 - PP | |
| VAN, | Brent Ashton 16 (Gerry Minor, Darcy Rota), 18:45 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Tom McCarthy 22 (Curt Giles, Tim Young), :14 - PP |
| MIN, | Mike Polich 4 (Jack Carlson, Craig Hartsburg), 1:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack Carlson, MIN [Roughing] 3:22 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Roughing] 3:22 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hooking] 8:15 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 10:17 | |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Elbowing] 13:08 | |
| Mario Marois, VAN [Hooking] 17:51 | |
| 2: | Brent Ashton, VAN [Hooking] 1:55 |
| Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Elbowing] 3:38 | |
| Jerry Butler, VAN [Delay of game] 4:54 | |
| Gordie Roberts, MIN [Hooking] 9:44 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, VAN [Boarding] 10:08 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Tripping] 15:22 | |
| Gordie Roberts, MIN [Fighting] 19:11 | |
| Dino Ciccarelli, MIN [Fighting, Misconduct] 19:11 | |
| Gerry Minor, VAN [Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 19:11 | |
| Bobby Smith, MIN [Misconduct] 19:11 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Misconduct] 19:11 | |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Misconduct] 19:11 | |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Misconduct] 19:11 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Misconduct] 19:11 | |
| Brent Ashton, VAN [Misconduct] 19:11 | |
| [served by Darcy Rota], VAN [Player leaving bench] 19:11 | |
| [served by Jack Carlson], MIN [Player leaving bench] 19:11 | |
| Jerry Butler, VAN [Roughing, Fighting] 19:11 | |
| 3: | Curt Fraser, VAN [Slashing] 3:31 |
| Jack Carlson, MIN [Boarding, Slashing] 6:28 | |
| Rick Lanz, VAN [Slashing] 6:28 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 7:40 |
Penalty time: VAN: 84 minutes
MIN: 66 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Don Jackson | 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 49 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 49 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 7-10-15-32
MIN: 21-23- 5-49
Goalies: VAN: Richard Brodeur (L, 15-14-13),
Glen Hanlon MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 14-9-6) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Randy Mitton Attendance: 14,765
Glen Hanlon MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 14-9-6) Referee: Ron Wicks Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Randy Mitton Attendance: 14,765
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