Colorado Rockies vs Minnesota North Stars
Regular season · Wednesday, February 18, 1981 · Metropolitan Sports Center
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Colorado Rockies 6–2 on Wednesday, February 18, 1981 at Metropolitan Sports Center. The North Stars outshot the Rockies 40–28.
Bobby Smith scored twice. Craig Hartsburg, Tim Young, Joel Quenneville, Steve Christoff, Doug Berry and Dino Ciccarelli also scored.
Don Beaupre made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; Hardy Astrom stopped 34 of 40.
Scoring
1st period
Bobby Smith (24)Steve Payne (21)0–106:26 MNS
Craig Hartsburg (10)Mike Eaves (22), Tom McCarthy (24)0–213:05 MNS
Tim Young (18)Al MacAdam (34), Don Jackson (1)0–318:25 MNS
2nd period
Joel Quenneville (8)Yvon Vautour (16), Jack Valiquette (6)1–301:48 CLR · 
Steve Christoff (19)Mike Eaves (23), Gordie Roberts (29)1–404:41 MNS · 
Doug Berry (3)Mike McEwen (32)2–411:47 CLR
3rd period
- Bobby Smith (25)Steve Payne (22)2–501:43 MNS
Dino Ciccarelli (6)Unassisted2–619:06 MNS
Team stats
CLRMNS
2840
0%0%
1/31/3
66
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:15 into the first period
Joel Quenneville · holding2 min - 20:00 into the first period
Jack Carlson · roughing2 min - 0:07 into the second periodGordie Roberts · holding2 min
- 3:36 into the second periodTerry Harper · interference2 min
- 14:30 into the second periodRandy Pierce · interference2 min
- 17:27 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
Season series
Colorado Rockies
| 8Doug BerryC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 15Jack ValiquetteC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 19Yvon VautourR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 4Mike McEwenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 22Joel QuennevilleD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 7Randy PierceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 9Lanny McDonaldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 10Bobby SheehanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 16Merlin MalinowskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 17Paul GagneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 21Barry SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 27Ron DelormeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Rob RamageD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 6Terry HarperD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Trevor JohansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 26Mike KitchenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hardy AstromG | L | 40 | 6 | .850 |
| 31Al SmithG | 0 | 0 | – |
Minnesota North Stars
| 15Bobby SmithC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 18Mike EavesC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Steve ChristoffC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 32Don JacksonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 16Mike PolichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 21Jack CarlsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Tom YounghansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | W | 28 | 2 | .929 |