NHL game summary from December 9, 1981
  
| 1:  | 
MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 23 (Brad Palmer, Bobby Smith), :51 | 
 | MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 24 (Gordie Roberts, Bobby Smith), 7:46 - PP | 
 | MIN, | Brad Palmer 11 (Bobby Smith), 16:57 | 
| 2:  | 
MTL, | Mario Tremblay 14 (Craig Laughlin, Pierre Mondou), 3:44 | 
 | MTL, | Bob Gainey 7 (Larry Robinson, Keith Acton), 5:24 | 
 | MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 25 (Steve Payne, Craig Hartsburg), 6:39 - PP | 
 | MTL, | Gilbert Delorme 1 (Bob Gainey, Doug Jarvis), 9:03 | 
 | MIN, | Neal Broten 13 (Brad Palmer, Gordie Roberts), 12:48 - PP | 
 | MTL, | Craig Laughlin 2 (Pierre Mondou, Robert Picard), 13:23 - PP | 
| 3:  | 
MTL, | Doug Jarvis 11 (Steve Shutt), 3:10 | 
 | MTL, | Mark Napier 13 (Larry Robinson, Pierre Larouche), 17:09 - PP | 
 | MIN, | Bobby Smith 19 (Steve Payne, Neal Broten), 18:36 - PP | 
 
Penalties:
| 1:  | 
Pierre Mondou, MTL [Interference] 6:33 | 
 | Neal Broten, MIN [Tripping] 13:29 | 
 | Al MacAdam, MIN [Tripping] 14:49 | 
| 2:  | 
Keith Acton, MTL [Hi-sticking] 5:50 | 
 | Mark Napier, MTL [Holding] 11:11 | 
 | Fred Barrett, MIN [Hooking] 13:13 | 
 | Guy Lafleur, MTL [Hooking] 14:45 | 
| 3:  | 
Bobby Smith, MIN [Hooking] 15:55 | 
 | Bob Gainey, MTL [Interference] 17:20 | 
Penalty time: MTL: 10 minutes
              MIN: 8 minutes
Shots: MTL: 15-16-17-48
       MIN: 14-18-13-45
Goalies: MTL: Denis Herron (T, 5-4-5)
         MIN: Gilles Meloche (T, 12-5-5)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,034
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