Vancouver Canucks vs Calgary Flames
Regular season · Tuesday, March 10, 1981 · Stampede Corral
Game summary
The Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 11–2 on Tuesday, March 10, 1981 at Stampede Corral. The Canucks outshot the Flames 35–33.
Bob MacMillan scored a hat trick and Eric Vail scored twice. Don Lever, Gerry Minor, Ken Houston, Kent Nilsson, Blair MacDonald, Kevin Lavallee, Willi Plett and Guy Chouinard also scored.
Pat Riggin made 33 saves on 35 shots for the win; Glen Hanlon stopped 11 of 18.
Scoring
1st period
Bob MacMillan (23)Eric Vail (35), Guy Chouinard (34)0–105:22 CGY
Don Lever (24)Kent Nilsson (71), Ken Houston (13)0–214:32 CGY
Gerry Minor (8)Unassisted1–218:24 VAN ·
2nd period
Ken Houston (14)Kent Nilsson (72), Don Lever (26)1–301:38 CGY
Kent Nilsson (40)Ken Houston (14), Don Lever (27)1–402:16 CGY
Blair MacDonald (20)Per-Olov Brasar (32)2–406:17 VAN · - Bob MacMillan (24)Guy Chouinard (35), Pat Riggin (1)2–510:26 CGY
Eric Vail (27)Kent Nilsson (73), Paul Reinhart (43)2–611:41 CGY · 
Kevin Lavallee (13)Jamie Hislop (29), Bill Clement (17)2–717:48 CGY
3rd period
Willi Plett (34)Kevin Lavallee (18), Pekka Rautakallio (43)2–803:16 CGY- Bob MacMillan (25)Bill Clement (18), Bob Murdoch (18)2–906:06 CGY
Guy Chouinard (28)Bob MacMillan (28), Brad Marsh (12)2–1016:46 CGY- Eric Vail (28)Guy Chouinard (36), Pekka Rautakallio (44)2–1116:59 CGY
Team stats
VANCGY
3533
0%0%
1/61/5
1012
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 18:02 into the first period
Doug Halward · slashing2 min - 3:23 into the second period
Phil Russell · hooking2 min - 3:23 into the second periodPhil Russell · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 10:37 into the second periodDave Williams · roughing2 min
- 12:59 into the second periodWilli Plett · boarding2 min
- 14:13 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 15:22 into the second periodKen Houston · slashing2 min
- 6:35 into the third periodHarold Snepsts · cross checking2 min
- 8:45 into the third periodDan Labraaten · hooking2 min
- 17:28 into the third periodHarold Snepsts · high sticking2 min
- 18:03 into the third periodGuy Chouinard · hooking2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 14Blair MacDonaldR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 16Per-Olov BrasarC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 20Gerry MinorD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 8Bobby SchmautzR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 9Ivan BoldirevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 2 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 3 | – |
| 2Bob MannoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 2 | – |
| 21Doug HalwardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 2 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | L | 18 | 7 | .611 |
| 30Gary BromleyG | 15 | 4 | .733 |
Calgary Flames
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 3 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 5 | – |
| 14Kent NilssonC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 16Guy ChouinardC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 6Ken HoustonR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 12Don LeverC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 27Eric VailL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 4 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 15Kevin LavalleeL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 2 | – |
| 17Jamie HislopR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 22Brad MarshD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 0 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 21Dan LabraatenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | W | 35 | 2 | .943 |
| 31Rejean LemelinG | 0 | 0 | – |