NHL game summary from December 15, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (13-8-9) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 St. Louis Blues (13-15-4) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1: | STL, | Blake Dunlop 5 (Perry Turnbull, Tony Currie), 9:29 |
| STL, | Jorgen Pettersson 10 (Wayne Babych, Mike Zuke), 14:07 - PP | |
| STL, | Mike Crombeen 6 (Larry Patey), 19:38 | |
| 2: | STL, | Wayne Babych 9 (Jack Brownschidle, Bernie Federko), 13:49 |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 20 (Dino Ciccarelli, Steve Payne), 17:51 - PP | |
| 3: | MIN, | Brad Palmer 13 (Gordie Roberts), 6:14 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gordie Roberts, MIN [Hooking] 13:20 |
| Larry Patey, STL [Holding] 15:34 | |
| Ed Kea, STL [Tripping] 20:00 | |
| 2: | Tony Currie, STL [Hooking] 17:29 |
| Al MacAdam, MIN [Holding] 18:52 | |
| 3: | Larry Patey, STL [Interference] 4:28 |
| Dino Ciccarelli, MIN [Roughing] 12:37 | |
| Brian Sutter, STL [Slashing] 12:37 | |
| Mike Crombeen, STL [Tripping] 13:46 | |
| Bill Nyrop, MIN [Holding] 16:20 |
Penalty time: MIN: 8 minutes
STL: 12 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Anders Hakansson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Nyrop | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -15 | 21 | ||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Patey | 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Perry Turnbull | 9 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wayne Babych | 10 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Sutter | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Tony Currie | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Brownschidle | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ed Kea | 17 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Lapointe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Dunlop | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Zuke | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorgen Pettersson | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bernie Federko | 24 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Crombeen | 26 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Nill | 32 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rik Wilson | 34 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Jim Pavese | 35 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8- 5- 8-21
STL: 13- 9- 9-31
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 12-6-5)
STL: Mike Liut (W, 11-11-3)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 13,267
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