NHL game summary from March 12, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (31-23-16) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Calgary Flames (36-22-12) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | CAL, | Kent Nilsson 41, 7:12 |
| CAL, | Willi Plett 35 (Kevin LaVallee, Jim Peplinski), 9:26 | |
| CAL, | Don Lever 25 (Kent Nilsson, Bob Murdoch), 9:54 | |
| 2: | no scoring | |
| 3: | CAL, | Kevin LaVallee 14 (Jim Peplinski), 3:58 |
| CAL, | Guy Chouinard 29 (Kent Nilsson, Paul Reinhart), 5:50 - PP | |
| MIN, | Brad Palmer 2 (Steve Christoff, Kent-Erik Andersson), 8:55 | |
| MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 10 (Gordie Roberts), 10:48 | |
| CAL, | Bob MacMillan 26 (Paul Reinhart), 13:56 | |
| MIN, | Steve Christoff 23 (Craig Hartsburg, Dino Ciccarelli), 15:11 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ken Houston, CAL [Elbowing] 1:18 |
| Paul Shmyr, MIN [Hi-sticking] 15:08 | |
| Bob Murdoch, CAL [Interference] 17:34 | |
| 2: | Bob MacMillan, CAL [Hooking] 5:19 |
| Bob MacMillan, CAL [Hooking] 9:57 | |
| Ken Houston, CAL [Elbowing] 15:36 | |
| 3: | Kent Nilsson, CAL [Hooking] 0:31 |
| Willi Plett, CAL [Cross checking] 4:28 | |
| Bobby Smith, MIN [Hi-sticking] 4:28 | |
| Kent-Erik Andersson, MIN [Holding] 4:41 | |
| Kent-Erik Andersson, MIN [Hooking] 12:19 | |
| Ken Houston, CAL [Interference] 13:01 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
CAL: 16 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Mike Polich | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Friest | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -9 | 38 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Holt | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kevin LaVallee | 15 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jamie Hislop | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reggie Lemelin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 9 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 10-12-16-38
CAL: 19- 6- 8-33
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 16-12-6)
CAL: Reggie Lemelin (W, 13-3-6)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Wayne Forsey, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 7,226
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