Saturday, January 3, 1981 · Metropolitan Sports Center
Capitals 0 at North Stars 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
No scoring
2nd Period
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7:46
Bobby Smith (16) PPG Al MacAdam (24) WSH 0 – 1 MNS
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18:53
Kent-Erik Andersson (10) Tim Young (23), Tom McCarthy (14) WSH 0 – 2 MNS
3rd Period
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13:09
Bobby Smith (17) Al MacAdam (25), Gordie Roberts (15) WSH 0 – 3 MNS
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Walker D | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 |
| Ryan Walter C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Mike Gartner R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Bengt-Ake Gustafsson L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Paul Mulvey L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Wes Jarvis C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tim Tookey C | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Dennis Ververgaert R | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Archie Henderson R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Darren Veitch D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dennis Maruk C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Al Hangsleben L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Yvon Labre D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| James McTaggart D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.75 |
| Jean Pronovost R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.83 |
| Bob Kelly L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1.05 |
| Rick Green D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1.05 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Palmateer | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 58:28 | 0.45 |
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Smith C | 2 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 1.95 |
| Al MacAdam R | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1.40 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson R | 1 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 1.13 |
| Tim Young C | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Tom McCarthy L | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.78 |
| Gordie Roberts D | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0.63 |
| Craig Hartsburg D | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0.38 |
| Steve Payne L | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Paul Shmyr D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Curt Giles D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Mike Polich C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jack Carlson L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tom Younghans R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steve Christoff C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -0.45 |
| Mike Eaves C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.53 |
| Fred Barrett D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | -0.53 |
| Ron Zanussi R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.83 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | W | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | 2.00 |