NHL game summary from February 26, 1981
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
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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