Montréal Canadiens vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Wednesday, January 21, 1981 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montréal Canadiens 4–2 on Wednesday, January 21, 1981 at Chicago Stadium. The Canadiens outshot the Blackhawks 39–26.
Al Secord scored twice. Reg Kerr, Darryl Sutter, Mark Napier and Pierre Mondou also scored.
Tony Esposito made 37 saves on 39 shots for the win; Michel Larocque stopped 5 of 8.
Scoring
1st period
Reg Kerr (19)Al Secord (7), Terry Ruskowski (37)0–102:52 CHI
Al Secord (4)Terry Ruskowski (38), Reg Kerr (15)0–206:45 CHI
Darryl Sutter (21)Tom Lysiak (31), Rick Paterson (2)0–319:45 CHI
2nd period
- Al Secord (5)Reg Kerr (16), Terry Ruskowski (39)0–415:14 CHI
3rd period
Mark Napier (19)Pierre Larouche (15), Steve Shutt (29)1–403:54 MTL
Pierre Mondou (8)Steve Shutt (30)2–414:35 MTL
Team stats
MTLCHI
3926
0%0%
0/70/3
3038
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:37 into the first period
Bob Murray · slashing2 min - 7:04 into the first period
Keith Acton · slashing2 min - 8:49 into the first periodTed Bulley · roughing2 min
- 8:49 into the first periodDoug Risebrough · roughing2 min
- 10:05 into the first periodDarryl Sutter · interference2 min
- 0:35 into the second periodGreg Fox · interference2 min
- 4:37 into the second periodBrian Engblom · interference2 min
- 6:57 into the second periodBob Murray · high sticking2 min
- 6:57 into the second periodBob Murray · roughing2 min
- 6:57 into the second periodBob Murray · fighting5 min
- 6:57 into the second periodDoug Risebrough · high sticking2 min
- 6:57 into the second periodDoug Risebrough · fighting5 min
- 11:00 into the second periodTim Higgins · fighting5 min
- 11:00 into the second periodChris Nilan · fighting5 min
- 19:12 into the second periodDarryl Sutter · fighting5 min
- 19:12 into the second periodDoug Risebrough · fighting5 min
- 19:52 into the second periodAl Secord · roughing2 min
- 19:52 into the second periodAl Secord · fighting5 min
- 19:52 into the second periodChris Nilan · fighting5 min
- 4:28 into the third periodTed Bulley · hooking2 min
- 5:22 into the third periodPierre Mondou · hooking2 min
- 10:33 into the third periodGreg Fox · holding2 min
Season series
Montréal Canadiens
| 22Steve ShuttL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 8 | – |
| 6Pierre MondouC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 28Pierre LaroucheC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 31Mark NapierR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Doug RisebroughC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Yvon LambertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 14Mario TremblayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 5 | – |
| 15Rejean HouleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Doug JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Bob GaineyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 30Chris NilanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Brian EngblomD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 17Rod LangwayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Serge SavardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Larry RobinsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 27Rick ChartrawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michel LarocqueG | L | 8 | 3 | .625 |
| 33Richard SevignyG | 18 | 1 | .944 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 14Al SecordL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26Rick PatersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Darryl SutterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Denis SavardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 19Ron SedlbauerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 31Steve LarmerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Keith BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 5Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 28Miles ZaharkoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Murray BannermanG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | W | 39 | 2 | .949 |