Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota North Stars
Regular season · Tuesday, December 30, 1980 · Metropolitan Sports Center
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6–5 on Tuesday, December 30, 1980 at Metropolitan Sports Center. The North Stars outshot the Flyers 39–31.
Goals came from Craig Hartsburg, Tom McCarthy, Bobby Clarke, Tim Young, Kent-Erik Andersson, Al Hill, Ken Linseman, Gordie Roberts, Mike Eaves, Rick MacLeish and Mel Bridgman.
Don Beaupre made 26 saves on 31 shots for the win; Phil Myre stopped 33 of 39.
Scoring
1st period
Craig Hartsburg (5)Bobby Smith (26), Al MacAdam (23)0–115:44 MNS · 
Tom McCarthy (16)Gordie Roberts (14), Curt Giles (10)0–217:08 MNS · 
Bobby Clarke (12)Brian Propp (19), Reggie Leach (20)1–218:27 PHI ·
2nd period
Tim Young (13)Craig Hartsburg (13), Bobby Smith (27)1–304:03 MNS · 
Kent-Erik Andersson (9)Tim Young (22), Tom McCarthy (12)1–410:27 MNS
Al Hill (6)Paul Holmgren (16)2–413:19 PHI
3rd period
Ken Linseman (1)Terry Murray (8)3–405:37 PHI
Gordie Roberts (4)Steve Christoff (1), Curt Giles (11)3–507:09 MNS · 
Mike Eaves (5)Tom McCarthy (13), Paul Shmyr (4)3–612:51 MNS
Rick MacLeish (20)Mel Bridgman (16)4–615:07 PHI
Mel Bridgman (7)Bobby Clarke (29), Bill Barber (21)5–619:19 PHI ·
Team stats
PHIMNS
3139
0%0%
2/54/6
1917
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:07 into the first period
Ron Zanussi · hooking2 min - 10:50 into the first periodCurt Giles · tripping2 min
- 14:21 into the first period
Ken Linseman · tripping2 min - 16:48 into the first periodJimmy Watson · holding2 min
- 18:01 into the first periodGreg Smith · tripping2 min
- 3:57 into the second periodPaul Holmgren · interference2 min
- 5:26 into the second periodBobby Smith · roughing2 min
- 5:26 into the second periodKen Linseman · roughing2 min
- 5:26 into the second periodPaul Holmgren · charging2 min
- 11:16 into the second periodBlake Wesley · boarding2 min
- 17:53 into the second periodTom McCarthy · fighting5 min
- 17:53 into the second periodBob Dailey · fighting5 min
- 5:59 into the third periodBrian Propp · elbowing2 min
- 12:59 into the third periodCraig Hartsburg · tripping2 min
- 17:39 into the third periodGreg Smith · interference2 min
Season series
Philadelphia Flyers
| 10Mel BridgmanC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 16Bobby ClarkeC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Bill BarberL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Ken LinsemanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Al HillL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Paul HolmgrenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 19Rick MacLeishC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 26Brian ProppL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 27Reggie LeachR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 24Terry MurrayD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Tim KerrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 22Tom GorenceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Bob DaileyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Behn WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 6Blake WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 20Jimmy WatsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Mike BusniukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Rick St. CroixG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Phil MyreG | L | 39 | 6 | .846 |
Minnesota North Stars
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 18Mike EavesC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 28Steve ChristoffC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Paul ShmyrD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 9Ron ZanussiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Mike PolichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Jack CarlsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 29Tom YounghansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | W | 31 | 5 | .839 |