Boston Bruins vs Quebec Nordiques
Regular season · Wednesday, February 25, 1981 · Le Colisée
Game summary
The Quebec Nordiques beat the Boston Bruins 5–3 on Wednesday, February 25, 1981 at Le Colisée. The Bruins outshot the Nordiques 32–21.
Marc Tardif scored twice. Jean Ratelle, Wally Weir, Mike O'connell, Rick Middleton, Robbie Ftorek and Garry Lariviere also scored.
Dan Bouchard made 29 saves on 32 shots for the win; Marco Baron stopped 16 of 20.
Scoring
1st period
Jean Ratelle (10)Rick Middleton (50)1–002:00 BOS · 
Wally Weir (5)Dale Hunter (34), Alain Cote (13)1–115:58 QUE
2nd period
Marc Tardif (15)Peter Stastny (55), Jacques Richard (36)1–215:21 QUE · 
Mike O'connell (8)Wayne Cashman (26), Keith Crowder (11)2–215:51 BOS
3rd period
Rick Middleton (33)Brad Park (41), Jean Ratelle (21)3–201:19 BOS · - Marc Tardif (16)Real Cloutier (9), Jacques Richard (37)3–301:40 QUE
Robbie Ftorek (17)Dale Hunter (35)3–406:26 QUE
Garry Lariviere (3)Robbie Ftorek (36), Alain Cote (14)3–519:44 QUE ·
Team stats
BOSQUE
3221
0%0%
2/71/5
1216
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:41 into the first period
Pierre Lacroix · holding2 min - 10:59 into the first periodReal Cloutier · cross checking2 min
- 12:52 into the first period
Dwight Foster · interference2 min - 16:42 into the first periodKim Clackson · cross checking2 min
- 1:48 into the second periodRobbie Ftorek · tripping2 min
- 3:29 into the second periodAndre Dupont · tripping2 min
- 9:49 into the second periodAndre Dupont · hooking2 min
- 14:05 into the second periodDick Redmond · hooking2 min
- 16:52 into the second periodStan Jonathan · elbowing2 min
- 0:57 into the third periodPierre Lacroix · holding2 min
- 3:19 into the third periodRay Bourque · hooking2 min
- 18:53 into the third periodRay Bourque · high sticking2 min
- 18:53 into the third periodAndre Dupont · high sticking2 min
- 19:57 into the third periodBrad McCrimmon · broken stick2 min
Season series
Boston Bruins
| 10Jean RatelleC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 12Wayne CashmanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 20Mike O'connellD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 22Brad ParkD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 8Peter McNabC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Mike GillisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 17Stan JonathanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Bobby LalondeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Terry O'ReillyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 27Dwight FosterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Dick RedmondD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 29Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rogie VachonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Marco BaronG | L | 20 | 4 | .800 |
Quebec Nordiques
| 8Marc TardifL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 19Alain CoteL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 23Jacques RichardL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 38Robbie FtorekC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 2Wally WeirR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 9Real CloutierR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 26Peter StastnyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 5Garry LariviereD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 1 | – |
| 16Michel GouletL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18John WensinkL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Anton StastnyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Kim ClacksonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Pierre LacroixD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Andre DupontD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 31Normand RochefortD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 33Dale HogansonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michel PlasseG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Dan BouchardG | W | 32 | 3 | .906 |