Boston Bruins vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Thursday, January 15, 1981 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 on Thursday, January 15, 1981 at Chicago Stadium. The Blackhawks outshot the Bruins 25–23.
Goals came from Glen Sharpley, Tim Higgins, Ray Bourque, Ted Bulley and Brad Park.
Tony Esposito made 21 saves on 23 shots for the win; Rogie Vachon stopped 22 of 25.
Scoring
1st period
Glen Sharpley (14)Terry Ruskowski (34), Al Secord (5)0–101:18 CHI
2nd period
Tim Higgins (9)Reg Kerr (13), Denis Savard (25)0–200:52 CHI
Ray Bourque (10)Mike O'connell (22)1–204:11 BOS ·
3rd period
Ted Bulley (8)Tim Higgins (18), Denis Savard (26)1–303:19 CHI
Brad Park (11)Rick Middleton (36)2–312:50 BOS ·
Team stats
BOSCHI
2325
0%0%
2/40/4
2626
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:07 into the first period
Mike Milbury · roughing double minor4 min - 7:07 into the first period
Tim Higgins · roughing2 min - 10:15 into the first periodBob Miller · slashing2 min
- 11:31 into the first periodBob Murray · interference2 min
- 12:06 into the first periodTerry O'Reilly · hooking2 min
- 13:27 into the first periodTom Lysiak · tripping2 min
- 15:34 into the first periodDick Redmond · hooking2 min
- 3:45 into the second periodKeith Brown · interference2 min
- 7:29 into the second periodBrad Park · tripping2 min
- 7:29 into the second periodReg Kerr · high sticking2 min
- 16:02 into the second periodTerry O'Reilly · high sticking2 min
- 16:02 into the second periodTerry O'Reilly · fighting5 min
- 16:02 into the second periodReg Kerr · fighting5 min
- 5:55 into the third periodTim Higgins · interference2 min
- 11:36 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 14:21 into the third periodBrad McCrimmon · roughing2 min
- 14:21 into the third periodTim Higgins · roughing2 min
- 16:24 into the third periodBrad McCrimmon · fighting5 min
- 16:24 into the third periodTim Higgins · fighting5 min
Season series
Boston Bruins
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 7 | – |
| 20Mike O'connellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 22Brad ParkD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 8Peter McNabC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Wayne CashmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Bob MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Stan JonathanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Bobby LalondeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Don MarcotteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 24Terry O'ReillyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Dwight FosterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 6Dick RedmondD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 29Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rogie VachonG | L | 25 | 3 | .880 |
| 30Jim CraigG | 0 | 0 | – |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 15Tim HigginsR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 18Denis SavardC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 7Glen SharpleyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 14Al SecordL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Peter MarshR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Rick PatersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Darryl SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Keith BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 5Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Miles ZaharkoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Murray BannermanG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | W | 23 | 2 | .913 |