Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues
Regular season · Saturday, January 24, 1981 · St. Louis Arena
Game summary
The St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 on Saturday, January 24, 1981 at St. Louis Arena. The Blues outshot the Blackhawks 44–30.
Wayne Babych scored twice. Bernie Federko, Ron Sedlbauer, Joe Micheletti and Bob Murray also scored.
Rick Heinz made 28 saves on 30 shots for the win; Tony Esposito stopped 40 of 44.
Scoring
1st period
Wayne Babych (33)Jorgen Pettersson (16), Blake Dunlop (39)0–111:25 STL · 
Bernie Federko (18)Blair Chapman (14), Brian Sutter (17)0–212:58 STL
2nd period
Ron Sedlbauer (12)Tom Lysiak (32), Doug Wilson (21)1–201:20 CHI · 
Joe Micheletti (3)Brian Sutter (18), Blair Chapman (15)1–313:45 STL
3rd period
- Wayne Babych (34)Jorgen Pettersson (17), Blake Dunlop (40)1–412:45 STL ·
Bob Murray (8)Terry Ruskowski (40)2–414:14 CHI ·
Team stats
CHISTL
3044
0%0%
2/52/6
2624
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:53 into the first period
Reg Kerr · fighting5 min - 3:53 into the first periodTerry Ruskowski · slashing2 min
- 3:53 into the first period
Gerry Hart · holding2 min - 3:53 into the first periodPerry Turnbull · fighting5 min
- 4:40 into the first periodDarryl Sutter · hooking2 min
- 5:53 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 8:43 into the first periodGerry Hart · holding2 min
- 11:00 into the first periodGreg Fox · hooking2 min
- 15:29 into the first periodRick Paterson · hooking2 min
- 19:25 into the first periodBrian Sutter · tripping2 min
- 19:56 into the first periodJack Brownschidle · tripping2 min
- 1:35 into the second periodAl Secord · high sticking2 min
- 1:35 into the second periodAl Secord · tripping2 min
- 1:35 into the second periodMike Crombeen · high sticking2 min
- 11:39 into the third periodTerry Ruskowski · hooking2 min
- 14:10 into the third periodGerry Hart · holding2 min
- 14:42 into the third periodLarry Patey · hooking2 min
- 19:56 into the third periodTerry Ruskowski · fighting5 min
- 19:56 into the third periodBrian Sutter · fighting5 min
Season series
Chicago Blackhawks
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Ron SedlbauerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Al SecordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 18Denis SavardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 26Rick PatersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Darryl SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 31Steve LarmerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 4Keith BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 25Brian YoungD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Miles ZaharkoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Murray BannermanG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | L | 44 | 4 | .909 |
St. Louis Blues
| 10Wayne BabychR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 11Brian SutterL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 14Blair ChapmanR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 19Blake DunlopC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | – |
| 22Jorgen PetterssonL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 24Bernie FederkoC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 12Joe MichelettiD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 6Larry PateyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Perry TurnbullC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Mike ZukeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Hartland MonahanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Mike CrombeenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Gerry HartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Bryan MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Jack BrownschidleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 17Ed KeaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 18Rick LapointeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Rick HeinzG | W | 30 | 2 | .933 |
| 31Ed StaniowskiG | 0 | 0 | – |