NHL game summary from February 26, 1981

Team	1	2	3	F
Minnesota North Stars (29-21-14)	0	1	0	1
Boston Bruins (28-24-10)	2	1	2	5

1:	BOS,	Mike O'Connell 9 (Rick Middleton), 9:56 - SH
	BOS,	Jean Ratelle 11 (Mike O'Connell, Ray Bourque), 15:31 - PP
2:	MIN,	Mike Polich 5 (Bobby Smith, Dino Ciccarelli), 6:31
	BOS,	Ray Bourque 21 (Brad Park), 9:13 - PP
3:	BOS,	Rick Middleton 34, 5:15 - SH
	BOS,	Rick Middleton 35 (Jean Ratelle), 6:17 - SH

Penalties:

1:	Steve Kasper, BOS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 0:07
	Bobby Smith, MIN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 0:07
	Steve Payne, MIN [Unsportsmanlike conduct double minor, Fighting, Double misconduct] 0:07
	Keith Crowder, BOS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct] 0:07
	Mike Milbury, BOS [Hi-sticking] 2:53
	Steve Christoff, MIN [Hi-sticking] 2:53
	Jack Carlson, MIN [Fighting] 3:35
	Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Slashing, Fighting] 3:35
	Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Hooking] 4:28
	Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Holding] 5:42
	Greg Smith, MIN [Hooking] 6:02
	Tom Younghans, MIN [Fighting] 8:06
	Mike Milbury, BOS [Fighting] 8:06
	Mike Gillis, BOS [Fighting, Misconduct] 8:06
	Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Fighting, Misconduct] 8:06
	Bench penalty, BOS [Too many men on the ice] 8:06
	Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 8:06
	Greg Smith, MIN [Fighting, Game misconduct] 8:58
	Gordie Roberts, MIN [Fighting, Game misconduct] 8:58
	Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Game misconduct] 8:58
	Steve Payne, MIN [Game misconduct] 8:58
	Ray Bourque, BOS [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 8:58
	Keith Crowder, BOS [Leaving penalty box triple minor, Double game misconduct, Game misconduct] 8:58
	Rogie Vachon, BOS [Leaving the crease] 8:58
	Gilles Meloche, MIN [Leaving the crease] 8:58
	Al MacAdam, MIN [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 8:58
	Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 8:58
	Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting double major, Misconduct, Game misconduct] 8:58
	Tom Younghans, MIN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Game misconduct] 8:58
	Jack Carlson, MIN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Game misconduct] 8:58
	Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Game misconduct] 8:58
	Peter McNab, BOS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Game misconduct] 8:58
	Mike Milbury, BOS [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Game misconduct] 8:58
	Brad Maxwell, MIN [Interference] 12:44
	Ron Zanussi, MIN [Slashing] 14:02
	Steve Kasper, BOS [Hooking] 16:36
2:	Wayne Cashman, BOS [Fighting] 9:00
	Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 9:00
	Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 9:00
	Dick Redmond, BOS [Cross checking] 12:21
	Rick Middleton, BOS [Fighting] 17:13
	Ron Zanussi, MIN [Fighting] 17:13
	Steve Kasper, BOS [Fighting] 19:42
	Paul Shmyr, MIN [Fighting] 19:42
3:	Dwight Foster, BOS [Fighting] 1:35
	Bobby Lalonde, BOS [Roughing] 1:35
	Steve Christoff, MIN [Roughing, Fighting] 1:35
	Mike O'Connell, BOS [Hooking] 4:48
	Don Marcotte, BOS [Tripping] 9:38
	Bobby Lalonde, BOS [Fighting] 18:52
	Steve Christoff, MIN [Fighting] 18:52

Penalty time: MIN: 211 minutes BOS: 195 minutes

MIN Player Data	#	Pos	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM	+/-	Shots
Craig Hartsburg	4	D	0	0	0	27	0	1
Brad Maxwell	5	D	0	0	0	9	-2	0
Paul Shmyr	6	D	0	0	0	5	-1	1
Ron Zanussi	9	RW	0	0	0	7	0	1
Gordie Roberts	10	D	0	0	0	15	0	2
Tom McCarthy	11	LW	0	0	0	0	-2	1
Bobby Smith	15	C	0	1	1	7	-2	2
Mike Polich	16	C	1	0	1	0	1	4
Tim Young	17	C	0	0	0	0	-1	1
Dino Ciccarelli	20	RW	0	1	1	0	-1	7
Jack Carlson	21	LW	0	0	0	17	0	0
Greg Smith	23	D	0	0	0	17	0	0
Al MacAdam	25	RW	0	0	0	29	0	0
Steve Payne	26	LW	0	0	0	39	0	0
Gilles Meloche	27	G	0	0	0	2	0	0
Steve Christoff	28	C	0	0	0	14	-1	1
Tom Younghans	29	RW	0	0	0	17	0	0
Don Jackson	32	D	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)							-9	21
TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)					-9	21

BOS Player Data	#	Pos	Goals	Assists	Points	PIM	+/-	Shots
Rogie Vachon	1	G	0	0	0	2	0	0
Dick Redmond	6	D	0	0	0	2	2	2
Ray Bourque	7	D	1	1	2	7	1	3
Peter McNab	8	C	0	0	0	12	0	0
Jean Ratelle	10	C	1	1	2	0	0	1
Steve Kasper	11	C	0	0	0	14	0	0
Wayne Cashman	12	LW	0	0	0	5	0	2
Mike Gillis	14	LW	0	0	0	15	-1	1
Rick Middleton	16	RW	2	1	3	5	3	4
Keith Crowder	18	RW	0	0	0	43	0	0
Bobby Lalonde	19	C	0	0	0	7	1	2
Mike O'Connell	20	D	1	1	2	2	0	2
Don Marcotte	21	LW	0	0	0	2	0	6
Brad Park	22	D	0	1	1	0	1	2
Terry O'Reilly	24	RW	0	0	0	19	0	0
Mike Milbury	26	D	0	0	0	19	0	0
Dwight Foster	27	RW	0	0	0	5	-1	2
Brad McCrimmon	29	D	0	0	0	34	0	0
TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)							6	27
TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen)					6	27

Shots: MIN: 8- 7- 6-21 BOS: 7- 8-12-27 Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 15-11-6) BOS: Rogie Vachon (W, 18-15-4) Referee: Dave Newell Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Gordon Broseker Attendance: 12,983

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