Vancouver Canucks vs Colorado Rockies
Regular season · Tuesday, January 6, 1981 · McNichols Sports Arena
Game summary
The Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Rockies 7–3 on Tuesday, January 6, 1981 at McNichols Sports Arena. The Canucks outshot the Rockies 36–33.
Dave Williams scored twice. Rene Robert, Mario Marois, Darcy Rota, Curt Fraser, Brent Ashton, Ivan Boldirev, Lanny McDonald and Mike McEwen also scored.
Richard Brodeur made 30 saves on 33 shots for the win; Jari Kaarela stopped 18 of 25.
Scoring
1st period
Rene Robert (8)Doug Berry (9)0–107:46 CLR
Mario Marois (4)Brent Ashton (5), Gerry Minor (6)1–108:06 VAN
Darcy Rota (13)Ivan Boldirev (16), Dave Williams (15)2–116:12 VAN
2nd period
Curt Fraser (19)Thomas Gradin (33), Kevin McCarthy (20)3–100:31 VAN
Dave Williams (20)Unassisted4–100:43 VAN
Brent Ashton (9)Darcy Rota (15)5–105:32 VAN
Ivan Boldirev (16)Unassisted6–109:28 VAN- Dave Williams (21)Bobby Schmautz (23), Per-Olov Brasar (23)7–117:51 VAN
3rd period
Lanny McDonald (18)Joel Quenneville (17), Walt McKechnie (16)7–206:35 CLR
Mike McEwen (8)Yvon Vautour (10), Rene Robert (9)7–311:03 CLR
Team stats
VANCLR
3633
0%0%
0/10/1
22
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 12:52 into the first period
Dave Williams · high sticking2 min - 14:01 into the first period
Rob Ramage · tripping2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 9Ivan BoldirevC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 8Bobby SchmautzR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 16Per-Olov BrasarC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 19Mario MaroisD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Gerry MinorD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 6Dennis KearnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Mike ChristieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Gary BromleyG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | W | 33 | 3 | .909 |
Colorado Rockies
| 14Rene RobertR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 8Doug BerryC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 9Lanny McDonaldR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 11Walt McKechnieC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 19Yvon VautourR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 4Mike McEwenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 22Joel QuennevilleD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 10Bobby SheehanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Ed CooperL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 15Jack ValiquetteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 20Mike GillisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 21Barry SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 23Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 29David WatsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Jack HughesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Rob RamageD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 26Mike KitchenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hardy AstromG | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 31Jari KaarelaG | L | 25 | 7 | .720 |