Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Wednesday, January 28, 1981 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Vancouver Canucks 7–3 on Wednesday, January 28, 1981 at Chicago Stadium. The Canucks outshot the Blackhawks 39–31.
Rick Paterson scored a hat trick and Jerry Butler scored twice. Tim Higgins, Doug Wilson, Al Secord, Mario Marois and Darryl Sutter also scored.
Tony Esposito made 36 saves on 39 shots for the win; Glen Hanlon stopped 24 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Tim Higgins (11)Unassisted0–102:40 CHI
2nd period
Doug Wilson (5)Ted Bulley (8), Denis Savard (28)0–207:46 CHI
Rick Paterson (2)John Marks (3)0–308:43 CHI · 
Al Secord (6)Terry Ruskowski (41), Reg Kerr (17)0–412:07 CHI
Jerry Butler (8)Mario Marois (11), Gerry Minor (9)1–416:09 VAN
3rd period
- Rick Paterson (3)Tom Lysiak (33), Miles Zaharko (5)1–504:38 CHI
- Jerry Butler (9)Unassisted2–512:00 VAN ·
- Rick Paterson (4)Doug Wilson (22), Tom Lysiak (34)2–612:42 CHI ·
Mario Marois (5)Stan Smyl (28), Glen Hanlon (1)3–615:38 VAN
Darryl Sutter (22)Tom Lysiak (35)3–719:50 CHI
Team stats
VANCHI
3931
0%0%
0/31/3
66
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 15:39 into the first period
Ivan Boldirev · hooking2 min - 3:38 into the second periodDave Williams · boarding2 min
- 8:33 into the second period
Dave Hutchison · slashing2 min - 13:20 into the second periodRon Sedlbauer · roughing2 min
- 8:28 into the third periodAl Secord · elbowing2 min
- 11:50 into the third periodHarold Snepsts · interference2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 19Mario MaroisD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 20Gerry MinorD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 8Bobby SchmautzR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 9Ivan BoldirevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 16Per-Olov BrasarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Dennis KearnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | L | 31 | 7 | .774 |
| 30Gary BromleyG | 0 | 0 | – |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26Rick PatersonC | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11John MarksR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Al SecordL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 18Denis SavardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 27Darryl SutterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 29Ted BulleyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 28Miles ZaharkoD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 19Ron SedlbauerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Keith BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Murray BannermanG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | W | 39 | 3 | .923 |