Wednesday, January 28, 1981 · Civic Arena
North Stars 1 at Penguins 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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3:50
Paul Gardner (18) Rick Kehoe (20), Randy Carlyle (48) MNS 0 – 1 PIT
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
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6:24
Rod Schutt (18) Greg Malone (15), Peter Lee (17) MNS 0 – 2 PIT
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13:30
Ron Stackhouse (4) PPG Randy Carlyle (49), Paul Gardner (20) MNS 0 – 3 PIT
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17:34
Craig Hartsburg (6) PPG Steve Payne (19), Gary Sargent (6) MNS 1 – 3 PIT
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Hartsburg D | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.20 |
| Steve Payne L | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Gary Sargent D | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.70 |
| Bobby Smith C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.30 |
| Tom McCarthy L | 0 | 0 | 7 | -2 | 0.23 |
| Mike Polich C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Curt Giles D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Ken Solheim L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Tom Younghans R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Mike Eaves C | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0.00 |
| Jon Fontas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fred Barrett D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Al MacAdam R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Gordie Roberts D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -0.15 |
| Dino Ciccarelli R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Greg Smith D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.68 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche | L | 30 | 27 | 3 | .900 | 60:00 | 0.45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Carlyle D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1.70 |
| Paul Gardner C | 1 | 1 | 6 | +1 | 1.67 |
| Peter Lee R | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Rick Kehoe R | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0.93 |
| Rod Schutt L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.83 |
| Ron Stackhouse D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| Greg Malone C | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0.70 |
| Mario Faubert D | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0.45 |
| Gregg Sheppard C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.22 |
| George Ferguson C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Ross Lonsberry L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Nick Libett L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Pat Hughes R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Paul Baxter D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dave Burrows D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Errol Thompson L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Millen | W | 43 | 42 | 1 | .977 | 60:00 | 3.45 |