Boston Bruins vs Colorado Rockies
Regular season · Thursday, February 12, 1981 · McNichols Sports Arena
Scoring
2nd period
Lanny McDonald (27)Merlin Malinowski (27), Walt McKechnie (23)0–101:11 CLR · 
Rick Middleton (30)Mike O'connell (27), Stan Jonathan (19)1–103:35 BOS
Merlin Malinowski (18)Craig Norwich (13)1–204:20 CLR
3rd period
- Rick Middleton (31)Brad Park (38), Ray Bourque (17)2–200:17 BOS ·
Walt McKechnie (15)Mike Gillis (7), Ron Delorme (15)2–306:54 CLR
Brad McCrimmon (8)Peter McNab (33), Terry O'Reilly (20)3–311:16 BOS
Team stats
BOSCLR
2921
0%0%
1/41/5
2422
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:53 into the first period
Ray Bourque · elbowing2 min - 7:33 into the first periodKeith Crowder · roughing2 min
- 7:33 into the first period
Rob Ramage · roughing2 min - 12:55 into the first periodRob Ramage · hooking2 min
- 17:05 into the first periodWayne Cashman · holding2 min
- 0:03 into the second periodKeith Crowder · hooking2 min
- 6:18 into the second periodMike McEwen · tripping2 min
- 8:42 into the second periodMike Milbury · holding2 min
- 8:42 into the second periodMike Milbury · fighting5 min
- 8:42 into the second periodMike McEwen · holding2 min
- 8:42 into the second periodMike McEwen · fighting5 min
- 9:03 into the second periodMike O'connell · cross checking2 min
- 12:10 into the second periodTerry Harper · holding2 min
- 15:24 into the second periodKeith Crowder · high sticking2 min
- 18:47 into the second periodRandy Pierce · tripping2 min
- 5:25 into the third periodMike Milbury · fighting5 min
- 5:25 into the third periodJack Valiquette · fighting5 min
Season series
Boston Bruins
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 8Peter McNabC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 17Stan JonathanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Terry O'ReillyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 20Mike O'connellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Brad ParkD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 29Brad McCrimmonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 10Jean RatelleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 12Wayne CashmanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 19Bobby LalondeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Don MarcotteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 27Dwight FosterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Dick RedmondD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rogie VachonG | T | 21 | 3 | .857 |
| 31Marco BaronG | 0 | 0 | – |
Colorado Rockies
| 11Walt McKechnieC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Merlin MalinowskiC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 9Lanny McDonaldR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 20Mike GillisL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 27Ron DelormeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Craig NorwichD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Randy PierceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Ed CooperL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Jack ValiquetteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 19Yvon VautourR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Barry SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4Mike McEwenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 5Rob RamageD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 6Terry HarperD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Trevor JohansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Mike KitchenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hardy AstromG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Al SmithG | T | 29 | 3 | .897 |