Minnesota North Stars vs Winnipeg Jets
Regular season · Friday, December 26, 1980 · Winnipeg Arena
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 5–3 on Friday, December 26, 1980 at Winnipeg Arena. The Jets outshot the North Stars 36–29.
Steve Christoff scored twice. Doug Lecuyer, Morris Lukowich, Mike Eaves, Brad Palmer, Tom McCarthy and Norm Dupont also scored.
Don Beaupre made 33 saves on 36 shots for the win; Markus Mattsson stopped 24 of 29.
Scoring
1st period
Doug Lecuyer (2)Moe Mantha (7), Tim Trimper (3)0–107:05 WIN
Morris Lukowich (16)Dave Babych (20), Moe Mantha (8)0–214:41 WIN ·
2nd period
Mike Eaves (4)Curt Giles (9)1–204:04 MNS · 
Brad Palmer (1)Kent-Erik Andersson (14), Gordie Roberts (13)2–210:51 MNS
Steve Christoff (6)Ron Zanussi (10), Mike Eaves (9)3–213:44 MNS
3rd period
Tom McCarthy (15)Unassisted4–204:10 MNS- Steve Christoff (7)Al MacAdam (21), Bobby Smith (23)5–212:07 MNS ·
Norm Dupont (14)Ron Wilson (11), Jimmy Mann (3)5–315:09 WIN
Team stats
MNSWIN
2936
0%0%
1/31/3
1921
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 11:37 into the first period
Ron Zanussi · roughing double minor4 min - 11:37 into the first period
Doug Lecuyer · roughing2 min - 12:08 into the first periodBarry Legge · holding2 min
- 0:15 into the second periodTim Trimper · holding2 min
- 3:57 into the second periodFred Barrett · holding2 min
- 16:49 into the second periodDoug Smail · hooking2 min
- 20:00 into the second periodGreg Smith · slashing2 min
- 20:00 into the second periodMorris Lukowich · slashing2 min
- 8:09 into the third periodBobby Smith · high sticking2 min
- 8:09 into the third periodDoug Smail · high sticking2 min
- 10:41 into the third periodBarry Long · holding2 min
- 18:26 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 18:40 into the third periodTom Younghans · elbowing2 min
- 18:40 into the third periodTom Younghans · fighting5 min
- 18:40 into the third periodDoug Lecuyer · high sticking2 min
- 18:40 into the third periodDoug Lecuyer · fighting5 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 18Mike EavesC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Steve ChristoffC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 9Ron ZanussiR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 14Brad PalmerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Mike PolichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Jack CarlsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 29Tom YounghansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Fred BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | W | 36 | 3 | .917 |
Winnipeg Jets
| 2Moe ManthaD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 8Jimmy MannR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 12Morris LukowichL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 14Tim TrimperL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Ron WilsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 28Norm DupontL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 29Doug LecuyerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Danny GeoffrionR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 9Doug SmailL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 13Dave ChristianR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 17Anders SteenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 20Willy LindstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4Barry LongD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 6Barry LeggeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Tom BladonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Don SpringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pierre HamelG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Markus MattssonG | L | 29 | 5 | .828 |