NHL game summary from December 2, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (12-5-8) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vancouver Canucks (12-10-4) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | VAN, | Ivan Boldirev 14 (Darcy Rota, Lars Molin), 6:25 |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 14 (Curt Fraser, Stan Smyl), 9:04 | |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 15 (Stan Smyl, Rick Lanz), 18:53 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Curt Fraser 13 (Stan Smyl, Thomas Gradin), :37 |
| VAN, | Ivan Boldirev 15 (Kevin McCarthy, Lars Molin), 14:43 - PP | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Delorme, VAN [Interference] 10:48 |
| 2: | Harold Snepsts, VAN [Cross checking] 0:54 |
| Colin Campbell, VAN [Cross checking] 11:21 | |
| Curt Giles, MIN [Hooking] 13:08 | |
| Jack Carlson, MIN [Roughing] 17:06 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hooking] 17:25 | |
| 3: | Darcy Rota, VAN [Holding] 1:15 |
| Kevin Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 3:26 | |
| Blair MacDonald, VAN [Hooking] 6:33 | |
| Ron Friest, MIN [Fighting] 9:30 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Fighting] 9:30 | |
| Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 9:52 |
Penalty time: MIN: 13 minutes
VAN: 17 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Maxwell | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Anders Hakansson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Meighan | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ron Friest | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Dobson | 32 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 18 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -20 | 18 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Lars Molin | 26 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jiri Bubla | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 3-11- 4-18
VAN: 15-11- 6-32
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 12-5-4)
VAN: Glen Hanlon (W, 6-4-3)
Referee: Denis Morel
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Joe Dame
Attendance: 11,039
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