Toronto Maple Leafs vs Minnesota North Stars
Regular season · Tuesday, March 25, 1980 · Metropolitan Sports Center
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7–2 on Tuesday, March 25, 1980 at Metropolitan Sports Center. The North Stars outshot the Maple Leafs 64–22.
Steve Christoff scored twice and Bobby Smith scored a hat trick. Tim Young, John Anderson, Ron Zanussi and Mike Kaszycki also scored.
Gilles Meloche made 20 saves on 22 shots for the win; Jiri Crha stopped 39 of 44.
Scoring
1st period
Tim Young (29)Kent-Erik Andersson (9), Tom McCarthy (20)0–102:14 MNS
John Anderson (24)Rocky Saganiuk (23), Borje Salming (48)1–118:48 TOR
Steve Christoff (7)Mike Eaves (26), Ron Zanussi (29)1–219:13 MNS
Bobby Smith (24)Al MacAdam (49), Steve Payne (41)1–319:42 MNS
2nd period
- Bobby Smith (25)Steve Payne (42), Craig Hartsburg (29)1–407:36 MNS
- Steve Christoff (8)Ron Zanussi (30), Mike Eaves (27)1–515:06 MNS
3rd period
- Bobby Smith (26)Steve Payne (43)1–607:06 MNS
Ron Zanussi (13)Mike Eaves (28), Greg Smith (11)1–716:23 MNS
Mike Kaszycki (12)Dan Maloney (16), Ron Ellis (11)2–717:17 TOR
Team stats
TORMNS
2264
0%0%
0/50/8
2519
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:22 into the first period
Pat Hickey · holding2 min - 7:43 into the first periodDan Maloney · elbowing2 min
- 7:43 into the first periodDan Maloney · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 9:30 into the first period
Curt Giles · hooking2 min - 14:28 into the first periodBorje Salming · hooking2 min
- 15:36 into the second periodBorje Salming · tripping2 min
- 19:23 into the second periodRick Vaive · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3:32 into the third periodLaurie Boschman · holding2 min
- 3:36 into the third periodRon Zanussi · tripping2 min
- 5:18 into the third periodCraig Hartsburg · hooking2 min
- 6:09 into the third periodBorje Salming · hooking2 min
- 10:25 into the third periodDon Jackson · interference2 min
- 12:52 into the third periodCraig Hartsburg · hooking2 min
- 14:04 into the third periodDon Jackson · slashing2 min
- 14:04 into the third periodDon Jackson · fighting5 min
- 14:04 into the third periodRick Vaive · slashing2 min
- 14:04 into the third periodRick Vaive · fighting5 min
- 18:08 into the third periodGreg Smith · elbowing2 min
- 18:08 into the third periodBill Derlago · slashing2 min
Season series
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 6Ron EllisR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Rocky SaganiukR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 9Dan MaloneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 14Mike KaszyckiC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 12Laurie BoschmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Pat HickeyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 27Darryl SittlerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 99Wilf PaiementR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 2Ian TurnbullD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 8Richard MulhernD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave BurrowsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 28Carl BrewerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Jiri CrhaG | L | 44 | 5 | .886 |
| 33Curt RidleyG | 20 | 2 | .900 |
Minnesota North Stars
| 9Ron ZanussiR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 12 | – |
| 18Mike EavesC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 7 | – |
| 28Steve ChristoffC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 8 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 16Mike PolichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Tom YounghansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 3Fred BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 10David HansonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 32Don JacksonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | W | 22 | 2 | .909 |
| 35Gary EdwardsG | 0 | 0 | – |