Winnipeg Jets vs Toronto Maple Leafs
Regular season · Wednesday, January 7, 1981 · Maple Leaf Gardens
Game summary
The Winnipeg Jets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 8–2 on Wednesday, January 7, 1981 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The Maple Leafs outshot the Jets 40–32.
Doug Smail scored twice, Rick Bowness scored twice and Dave Christian scored twice. Rick Vaive, Wilf Paiement, Tim Trimper and Willy Lindstrom also scored.
Pierre Hamel made 38 saves on 40 shots for the win; Vincent Tremblay stopped 7 of 11.
Scoring
1st period
Doug Smail (8)Doug Lecuyer (7), Rick Bowness (2)1–010:20 WIN
Rick Bowness (1)Doug Smail (7), Barry Legge (2)2–013:58 WIN
Rick Vaive (21)Bill Derlago (20), Pat Hickey (16)2–114:40 TOR- Doug Smail (9)Doug Lecuyer (8), Dave Babych (22)3–117:24 WIN ·
2nd period
Dave Christian (9)Morris Lukowich (17), Danny Geoffrion (14)4–103:27 WIN · 
Wilf Paiement (16)Darryl Sittler (19)4–204:56 TOR
Tim Trimper (4)Peter Sullivan (8)5–205:57 WIN- Dave Christian (10)Danny Geoffrion (15), Barry Long (9)6–213:37 WIN
Willy Lindstrom (7)Ron Wilson (14)7–215:41 WIN
3rd period
- Rick Bowness (2)Doug Smail (8)8–214:32 WIN
Team stats
WINTOR
3240
0%0%
1/50/3
1519
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:48 into the first period
John Anderson · hooking2 min - 5:56 into the first period
Ron Wilson · hooking2 min - 16:11 into the first periodBarry Long · holding2 min
- 3:03 into the second periodWilliam McCreary · tripping2 min
- 6:05 into the second periodBarry Melrose · roughing2 min
- 6:05 into the second periodBarry Melrose · fighting5 min
- 6:05 into the second periodTim Trimper · fighting5 min
- 14:08 into the second periodRick Vaive · slashing2 min
- 14:08 into the second periodDanny Geoffrion · high sticking2 min
- 2:56 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 4:43 into the third periodWilf Paiement · elbowing2 min
- 4:43 into the third periodBarry Long · slashing2 min
- 9:45 into the third periodDanny Geoffrion · tripping2 min
- 17:44 into the third periodJohn Anderson · hooking2 min
Season series
Winnipeg Jets
| 9Doug SmailL | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 32Rick BownessR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 5Danny GeoffrionR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 13Dave ChristianR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 29Doug LecuyerL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 10Peter SullivanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Morris LukowichL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Tim TrimperL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Willy LindstromR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 24Ron WilsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 4Barry LongD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 6Barry LeggeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 28Norm DupontL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2Moe ManthaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Richard MulhernD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Don SpringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pierre HamelG | W | 40 | 2 | .950 |
| 35Markus MattssonG | 0 | 0 | – |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 16Pat HickeyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 27Darryl SittlerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 2 | – |
| 99Wilf PaiementR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 5 | – |
| 6Ron EllisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Rocky SaganiukR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 12Laurie BoschmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28William McCrearyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 2Ian TurnbullD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 7 | – |
| 4Robert PicardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 8Greg HothamD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 6 | – |
| 23Dave FarrishD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 26Barry MelroseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Vincent TremblayG | L | 11 | 4 | .636 |
| 31Jiri CrhaG | 21 | 4 | .809 |