Minnesota North Stars vs Philadelphia Flyers
Regular season · Thursday, January 22, 1981 · Spectrum
Game summary
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Minnesota North Stars 5–4 on Thursday, January 22, 1981 at Spectrum. The Flyers outshot the North Stars 30–24.
Steve Christoff scored a hat trick. Rick MacLeish, Jack Carlson, Tom Gorence, Ken Linseman, Bill Barber and Tim Kerr also scored.
Pete Peeters made 20 saves on 24 shots for the win; Don Beaupre stopped 25 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Christoff (11)Gordie Roberts (21), Curt Giles (12)1–003:58 MNS
Rick MacLeish (25)Ken Linseman (10), Bill Barber (29)1–112:45 PHI · 
Jack Carlson (1)Greg Smith (12), Steve Christoff (3)2–114:32 MNS
Tom Gorence (15)Mel Bridgman (23)2–217:46 PHI ·
2nd period
Ken Linseman (4)Bill Barber (30), Mike Busniuk (5)2–303:55 PHI · - Steve Christoff (12)Tom McCarthy (16), Mike Eaves (14)3–304:34 MNS
3rd period
Bill Barber (32)Unassisted3–404:10 PHI
Tim Kerr (11)Mel Bridgman (24), Tom Gorence (11)3–505:18 PHI- Steve Christoff (13)Unassisted4–511:25 MNS
Team stats
MNSPHI
2430
0%0%
0/61/3
612
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:55 into the first period
Paul Holmgren · roughing2 min - 10:41 into the first period
Gordie Roberts · interference2 min - 11:40 into the first periodDon Beaupre · slashing2 min
- 16:34 into the first periodPaul Holmgren · interference2 min
- 2:32 into the second periodGreg Adams · tripping2 min
- 14:11 into the second periodPaul Holmgren · elbowing2 min
- 16:03 into the second periodGreg Smith · holding2 min
- 17:15 into the second periodReggie Leach · slashing2 min
- 6:38 into the third periodGreg Adams · hooking2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 28Steve ChristoffC | 3 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 18Mike EavesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 21Jack CarlsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 16Mike PolichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 29Tom YounghansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Fred BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 6Paul ShmyrD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | L | 30 | 5 | .833 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| 7Bill BarberL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 10Mel BridgmanC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Ken LinsemanC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 22Tom GorenceR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Tim KerrR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 19Rick MacLeishC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 28Mike BusniukD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 16Bobby ClarkeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Paul HolmgrenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Brian ProppL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 27Reggie LeachR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 36Greg AdamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 2Bob DaileyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 3Behn WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 6Blake WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 24Terry MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 35Glen CochraneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Rick St. CroixG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Pete PeetersG | W | 24 | 4 | .833 |