Minnesota North Stars vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Thursday, February 5, 1981 · Montreal Forum

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0–7

23–44

Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Minnesota North Stars 7–0 on Thursday, February 5, 1981 at Montreal Forum. The Canadiens outshot the North Stars 44–23.

Pierre Larouche scored a hat trick. Guy Lafleur, Pierre Mondou, Bob Gainey and Mark Napier also scored.

Denis Herron made 4 saves on 4 shots for the win; Gilles Meloche stopped 37 of 44.

Goals
MNS	0	0	0	0	23
MTL	3	2	2	7	44

Scoring

1st period

Guy Lafleur (14)Pierre Larouche (16), Rejean Houle (20)0–103:07 MTL
Pierre Larouche (15)Rejean Houle (21)0–209:14 MTL
Pierre Larouche (16)Rejean Houle (22), Serge Savard (8)0–318:14 MTL

2nd period

Pierre Mondou (11)Mark Napier (20), Steve Shutt (32)0–407:18 MTL
Pierre Larouche (17)Rejean Houle (23), Guy Lafleur (29)0–510:28 MTL

3rd period

Bob Gainey (17)Guy Lafleur (30), Larry Robinson (27)0–614:38 MTL ·
Mark Napier (21)Unassisted0–715:46 MTL

Team stats

MNSMTL

2344

0%0%

0/51/4

6759

Penalties

3:25 into the first periodBrad Maxwell · high sticking2 min
6:19 into the first periodChris Nilan · elbowing2 min
0:39 into the second periodBob Gainey · hooking2 min
10:43 into the second periodFred Barrett · tripping2 min
14:23 into the second periodChris Nilan · roughing2 min
14:23 into the second periodChris Nilan · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
0:34 into the third periodCraig Hartsburg · tripping2 min
6:09 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
6:09 into the third periodGordie Roberts · misconduct10 min
6:09 into the third periodAl MacAdam · misconduct10 min
6:09 into the third periodBrad Maxwell · misconduct10 min
6:09 into the third periodBrad Maxwell · game misconduct10 min
6:09 into the third periodTom McCarthy · slashing2 min
6:09 into the third periodTom McCarthy · fighting5 min
6:09 into the third periodTim Young · misconduct10 min
6:09 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
6:09 into the third periodRod Langway · misconduct10 min
6:09 into the third periodChris Nilan · slashing2 min
6:09 into the third periodChris Nilan · fighting5 min
6:09 into the third periodBrian Engblom · misconduct10 min
6:09 into the third periodRejean Houle · misconduct10 min
6:09 into the third periodPierre Larouche · misconduct10 min
6:52 into the third periodDoug Jarvis · hooking2 min
13:51 into the third periodBobby Smith · hooking2 min

Season series

North Stars vs Canadiens head-to-head →

Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota North Stars skaters

8Kent-Erik AnderssonR	−2	0	0	–	–
11Tom McCarthyL	−3	0	7	–	–
15Bobby SmithC	−2	1	2	–	–
16Mike PolichC	−1	2	0	–	–
17Tim YoungC	−2	3	10	–	–
18Mike EavesC	−1	2	0	–	–
24Rob FlockhartR	−1	0	0	–	–
25Al MacAdamR	−1	3	10	–	–
26Steve PayneL	0	1	0	–	–
28Steve ChristoffC	−2	4	0	–	–
29Tom YounghansR	−3	2	0	–	–
2Curt GilesD	−2	0	0	–	–
3Fred BarrettD	−4	0	2	–	–
4Craig HartsburgD	−3	2	2	–	–
5Brad MaxwellD	−1	0	22	–	–
10Gordie RobertsD	−1	1	10	–	–
23Greg SmithD	−1	2	0	–	–

Minnesota North Stars goalies
Goalie
27Gilles MelocheG	L	44	37	7	.841	60:00
33Don BeaupreG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

15Rejean HouleL	0	4	4	+4	2	10	–	–
28Pierre LaroucheC	3	1	4	+4	9	10	–	–
10Guy LafleurR	1	2	3	+4	4	0	–	–
31Mark NapierR	1	1	2	+2	4	0	–	–
6Pierre MondouC	1	0	1	+2	2	0	–	–
22Steve ShuttL	0	1	1	+2	3	0	–	–
23Bob GaineyL	1	0	1	0	2	2	–	–
18Serge SavardD	0	1	1	+1	2	0	–	–
19Larry RobinsonD	0	1	1	+3	3	0	–	–
8Doug RisebroughC	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	–
11Yvon LambertL	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
14Mario TremblayR	0	0	0	0	3	0	–	–
21Doug JarvisC	0	0	0	0	1	2	–	–
30Chris NilanR	0	0	0	0	2	13	–	–
2Gaston GingrasD	0	0	0	+2	2	0	–	–
3Brian EngblomD	0	0	0	+2	1	10	–	–
17Rod LangwayD	0	0	0	+4	2	10	–	–

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
32Denis HerronG	W	4	4	0	1.000	14:00
33Richard SevignyG		19	19	0	1.000	46:00