Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota North Stars

Regular season · Wednesday, December 26, 1979 · Metropolitan Sports Center

0–6

26–48

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Game summary

The Minnesota North Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 6–0 on Wednesday, December 26, 1979 at Metropolitan Sports Center. The North Stars outshot the Jets 48–26.

Steve Payne scored a hat trick. Al MacAdam, Tom Younghans and Mike Eaves also scored.

Gilles Meloche made 26 saves on 26 shots for the win; Lindsay Middlebrook stopped 42 of 48.

Goals
WIN	0	0	0	0	26
MNS	0	5	1	6	48

Scoring

2nd period

Steve Payne (22)Unassisted0–101:26 MNS
Steve Payne (23)Al MacAdam (23), Mike Eaves (5)0–204:02 MNS
Al MacAdam (17)Tim Young (16), Steve Payne (18)0–304:55 MNS
Steve Payne (24)Al MacAdam (24), Gary Sargent (16)0–408:05 MNS ·
Tom Younghans (4)Mike Polich (5)0–514:08 MNS

3rd period

Mike Eaves (5)Al MacAdam (25)0–606:42 MNS ·

Team stats

WINMNS

2648

0%0%

0/02/3

137

Penalties

7:55 into the second periodLyle Moffat · hooking2 min
14:15 into the second periodTom Younghans · slashing2 min
14:15 into the second periodTom Younghans · fighting5 min
14:15 into the second periodBill Lesuk · cross checking2 min
14:15 into the second periodBill Lesuk · fighting5 min
5:48 into the third periodJimmy Mann · high sticking2 min
10:46 into the third periodJimmy Mann · high sticking2 min

Season series

Jets vs North Stars head-to-head →

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets skaters

8Jimmy MannR	−2	0	4	–	–
10Peter SullivanC	−2	2	0	–	–
12Morris LukowichL	0	4	0	–	–
14Peter MarshR	0	2	0	–	–
17Bill LesukR	−1	0	7	–	–
18Bobby GuindonC	0	2	0	–	–
19Bill RileyR	0	1	0	–	–
20Willy LindstromR	−2	2	0	–	–
22Lyle MoffatL	−1	1	2	–	–
24Ron WilsonC	−1	2	0	–	–
25Jude DrouinC	−1	1	0	–	–
27Lorne StamlerL	−2	1	0	–	–
3Ross CoryD	−1	1	0	–	–
4Lars SjobergD	−3	0	0	–	–
5Craig NorwichD	−2	4	0	–	–
7Scott CampbellD	−1	3	0	–	–
26Al CameronD	−1	0	0	–	–

Winnipeg Jets goalies
Goalie
1Pierre HamelG		0	0	0	–	00:00
33Lindsay MiddlebrookG	L	48	42	6	.875	60:00

Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota North Stars skaters

25Al MacAdamR	1	3	4	+3	1	0	–	–
26Steve PayneL	3	1	4	+3	7	0	–	–
18Mike EavesC	1	1	2	0	3	0	–	–
16Mike PolichC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	–	–
17Tim YoungC	0	1	1	+3	2	0	–	–
29Tom YounghansR	1	0	1	+1	2	7	–	–
22Gary SargentD	0	1	1	+2	2	0	–	–
7Glen SharpleyC	0	0	0	0	7	0	–	–
8Kent-Erik AnderssonR	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	–
9Ron ZanussiR	0	0	0	0	3	0	–	–
11Tom McCarthyL	0	0	0	0	4	0	–	–
12Mike FidlerL	0	0	0	+1	6	0	–	–
3Fred BarrettD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	–	–
4Craig HartsburgD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	–	–
5Brad MaxwellD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	–	–
6Paul ShmyrD	0	0	0	+2	4	0	–	–
23Greg SmithD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	–	–

Minnesota North Stars goalies
Goalie
27Gilles MelocheG	W	26	26	0	1.000	60:00
35Gary EdwardsG		0	0	0	–	00:00