NHL game summary from March 31, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 St. Louis Blues (44-17-16) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Minnesota North Stars (34-27-17) |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Payne 28 (Brad Maxwell), 1:04 |
| MIN, | Brad Palmer 4 (Steve Christoff), 9:29 | |
| MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 16 (Curt Giles, Bobby Smith), 10:31 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Bobby Smith 28 (Jack Carlson, Gordie Roberts), 2:30 |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 29 (Steve Christoff), 3:17 | |
| MIN, | Neal Broten 1 (Brad Palmer, Gordie Roberts), 4:03 | |
| STL, | Brian Sutter 35 (Jack Brownschidle, Tony Currie), 5:42 | |
| STL, | Perry Turnbull 34 (Blake Dunlop), 13:00 | |
| STL, | Tony Currie 23 (Jack Brownschidle, Brian Sutter), 16:40 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jorgen Pettersson, STL [Interference] 2:45 |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Interference] 7:20 | |
| Gerry Hart, STL [Holding] 10:53 | |
| Bench penalty, MIN [Too many men on the ice] 11:53 | |
| Curt Giles, MIN [Slashing] 15:26 | |
| 2: | Joe Micheletti, STL [Hooking] 2:12 |
| Larry Patey, STL [Roughing] 3:56 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Roughing] 3:56 | |
| Joe Micheletti, STL [Interference] 10:46 | |
| Neal Broten, MIN [Tripping] 13:03 | |
| Bernie Federko, STL [Hi-sticking] 15:00 | |
| 3: | Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 0:19 |
| Steve Christoff, MIN [Slashing] 7:36 | |
| Blake Dunlop, STL [Slashing] 7:36 | |
| Larry Patey, STL [Tripping] 14:11 |
Penalty time: STL: 16 minutes
MIN: 14 minutes
| STL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Liut | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Hart | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Joe Micheletti | 12 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Stewart | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Hartland Monahan | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ralph Klassen | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Staniowski | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 25 | ||||||
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kevin Maxwell | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 43 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 43 | ||||||
Shots: STL: 13- 5- 7-25
MIN: 9-18-16-43
Goalies: STL: Mike Liut (L, 32-13-13),
Ed Staniowski MIN: Don Beaupre (W, 18-13-11) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Bob Hodges Attendance: 15,416
Ed Staniowski MIN: Don Beaupre (W, 18-13-11) Referee: Bruce Hood Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Bob Hodges Attendance: 15,416
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