Minnesota North Stars vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Sunday, January 27, 1980 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota North Stars 3–0 on Sunday, January 27, 1980 at Chicago Stadium. The Blackhawks outshot the North Stars 42–30.
Goals came from Alain Daigle, Tom Lysiak and Bob Murray.
Tony Esposito made 30 saves on 30 shots for the win; Gilles Meloche stopped 39 of 42.
Scoring
1st period
Alain Daigle (6)Ron Sedlbauer (8)0–110:08 CHI
2nd period
Tom Lysiak (13)Dave Hutchison (7), Rich Preston (17)0–205:52 CHI
Bob Murray (9)Ted Bulley (10), Terry Ruskowski (35)0–316:39 CHI
Team stats
MNSCHI
3042
0%0%
0/10/0
1416
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:56 into the second period
Terry Ruskowski · high sticking2 min - 4:56 into the second periodTerry Ruskowski · fighting5 min
- 4:56 into the second period
Tom Younghans · high sticking2 min - 4:56 into the second periodTom Younghans · fighting5 min
- 18:27 into the second periodDoug Wilson · elbowing2 min
- 16:13 into the third periodRich Preston · roughing2 min
- 16:13 into the third periodRich Preston · fighting5 min
- 16:13 into the third periodSteve Payne · roughing2 min
- 16:13 into the third periodSteve Payne · fighting5 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 7Glen SharpleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 9Ron ZanussiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Mike FidlerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 14Dan ChicoineR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 16Mike PolichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Mike EavesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 29Tom YounghansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Fred BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 6Paul ShmyrD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 22Gary SargentD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | L | 42 | 3 | .929 |
| 35Gary EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Tom LysiakC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 17Alain DaigleR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 19Ron SedlbauerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 11John MarksR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 22Grant MulveyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 26Rick PatersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Tim TrimperL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 14Mike O'connellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 18Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Keith BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | W | 30 | 0 | 1.000 |