NHL game summary from December 22, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (13-10-10) |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Vancouver Canucks (13-15-7) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 28 (Neal Broten, Bobby Smith), 3:27 - PP |
| VAN, | Thomas Gradin 17 (Curt Fraser, Rick Lanz), 10:52 - PP | |
| MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 29 (Craig Hartsburg, Bobby Smith), 18:23 - PP | |
| 2: | VAN, | Kevin McCarthy 3 (Blair MacDonald), 13:18 |
| 3: | VAN, | Ivan Hlinka 7 (Blair MacDonald), 5:12 |
| MIN, | Steve Christoff 11 (Mike Eaves, Brad Maxwell), 7:41 | |
| VAN, | Dave "Tiger" Williams 10 (Ivan Hlinka), 10:54 | |
| MIN, | Al MacAdam 7 (Brad Maxwell, Dino Ciccarelli), 17:01 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Holding] 2:17 |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Cross checking] 8:45 | |
| Anders Hakansson, MIN [Tripping] 9:45 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 12:02 | |
| Ivan Boldirev, VAN [Interference] 17:01 | |
| 2: | Darcy Rota, VAN [Roughing] 3:58 |
| Don Beaupre, MIN [Roughing] 9:25 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Roughing] 9:25 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Slashing] 13:46 | |
| Gordie Roberts, MIN [Hooking] 14:16 | |
| 3: | Thomas Gradin, VAN [Holding] 1:53 |
| Neal Broten, MIN [Hooking] 8:20 | |
| Curt Fraser, VAN [Roughing] 15:21 |
Penalty time: MIN: 12 minutes
VAN: 14 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Anders Hakansson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Eaves | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 8 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 40 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Anders Eldebrink | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lars Molin | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 16- 9-15-40
VAN: 9-14- 6-29
Goalies: MIN: Don Beaupre (T, 1-2-5)
VAN: Richard Brodeur (T, 7-9-2)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Swede Knox, Joe Dame
Attendance: 13,653
The information used herein was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by The Hockey Summary Project. For more information about the Hockey Summary Project please visit hsp.flyershistory.com