Vancouver Canucks vs Los Angeles Kings
Regular season · Thursday, February 26, 1981 · The Forum
Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4–3 on Thursday, February 26, 1981 at The Forum. The Kings outshot the Canucks 33–24.
Goals came from Thomas Gradin, Bobby Schmautz, Harold Snepsts, Mark Hardy, Dave Taylor, Marcel Dionne and Andre St. Laurent.
Mario Lessard made 20 saves on 20 shots for the win; Richard Brodeur stopped 29 of 33.
Scoring
1st period
Thomas Gradin (12)Bobby Schmautz (29), Darcy Rota (27)1–002:33 VAN
Bobby Schmautz (24)Rick Lanz (16), Dave Williams (24)2–004:08 VAN · 
Harold Snepsts (1)Darcy Rota (28), Rick Lanz (17)3–004:24 VAN
Mark Hardy (4)Steve Jensen (10), Jim Fox (20)3–117:28 LAK ·
2nd period
Dave Taylor (35)Charlie Simmer (49), Larry Murphy (51)3–203:16 LAK
Marcel Dionne (48)Dave Lewis (8), Dave Taylor (58)3–307:27 LAK
Andre St. Laurent (2)Dean Hopkins (10), Jerry Korab (34)3–410:50 LAK
Team stats
VANLAK
2433
0%0%
1/61/3
1622
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:31 into the first period
Andre St. Laurent · interference2 min - 3:47 into the first periodDave Taylor · slashing2 min
- 3:47 into the first period
Mario Marois · tripping2 min - 3:57 into the first periodDave Lewis · holding2 min
- 7:05 into the first periodMario Marois · holding2 min
- 9:27 into the first periodDave Williams · tripping2 min
- 11:58 into the first periodCharlie Simmer · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 13:23 into the first periodMario Lessard · slashing2 min
- 15:36 into the first periodStan Smyl · hooking2 min
- 11:28 into the third periodJay Wells · roughing2 min
- 11:28 into the third periodRick Chartraw · high sticking2 min
- 11:28 into the third periodRick Chartraw · roughing2 min
- 11:28 into the third periodGreg Terrion · roughing2 min
- 11:28 into the third periodMario Marois · high sticking2 min
- 11:28 into the third periodMario Marois · roughing2 min
- 11:28 into the third periodLars Lindgren · roughing2 min
- 11:28 into the third periodStan Smyl · roughing2 min
- 14:11 into the third periodBilly Harris · tripping2 min
- 18:35 into the third periodMark Hardy · hooking2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 8Bobby SchmautzR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Gary LupulC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Ivan BoldirevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Per-Olov BrasarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 2Bob MannoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Mario MaroisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Gerry MinorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | L | 33 | 4 | .879 |
Los Angeles Kings
| 18Dave TaylorR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 11Charlie SimmerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 12Dean HopkinsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 15Andre St. LaurentC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Marcel DionneC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 19Jim FoxR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 22Steve JensenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 4Jerry KorabD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5Larry MurphyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 20Mark HardyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Dave LewisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 7Mike MurphyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 8Dan BonarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 9Billy HarrisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 14Greg TerrionC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2Rick ChartrawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 24Jay WellsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mario LessardG | W | 20 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 31Doug KeansG | 4 | 3 | .250 |