Montréal Canadiens vs Hartford Whalers

Regular season · Wednesday, March 18, 1981 · Hartford Civic Center

3–9

20–29

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Game summary

The Hartford Whalers beat the Montréal Canadiens 9–3 on Wednesday, March 18, 1981 at Hartford Civic Center. The Whalers outshot the Canadiens 29–20.

Don Nachbaur scored twice and Blaine Stoughton scored twice. Mike Fidler, Doug Wickenheiser, Mike Rogers, Warren Miller, Rick Meagher, Dave Keon, Steve Shutt and Larry Robinson also scored.

Mike Veisor made 17 saves on 20 shots for the win; Denis Herron stopped 2 of 7.

Goals
MTL	1	0	2	3	20
HFD	5	3	1	9	29

Scoring

1st period

Don Nachbaur (12)Pat Boutette (49), Gilles Lupien (3)0–105:29 HFD
Mike Fidler (12)Stuart Smith (7), Warren Miller (20)0–208:06 HFD
Doug Wickenheiser (7)Bob Gainey (23), Robert Picard (20)1–209:24 MTL
Don Nachbaur (13)Dave Keon (32), Tom Rowe (24)1–309:33 HFD
Blaine Stoughton (37)Rick Meagher (5)1–414:26 HFD
Blaine Stoughton (38)Al Sims (31)1–517:40 HFD

2nd period

Mike Rogers (39)Mike Fidler (20), Jack McIlhargey (5)1–602:49 HFD
Warren Miller (21)Mike Fidler (21), Mike Rogers (59)1–708:38 HFD ·
Rick Meagher (5)Blaine Stoughton (29), Pat Boutette (50)1–813:25 HFD

3rd period

Dave Keon (12)Tom Rowe (25), Dave Debol (12)1–901:23 HFD
Steve Shutt (35)Mark Napier (31)2–910:55 MTL
Larry Robinson (11)Bob Gainey (24)3–913:34 MTL

Team stats

MTLHFD

2029

0%0%

0/21/1

Penalties

2:56 into the first periodTom Rowe · hooking2 min
5:27 into the second periodStuart Smith · holding2 min
7:11 into the second periodRichard Sevigny · interference2 min

Season series

Canadiens vs Whalers head-to-head →

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

23Bob GaineyL	0	2	2	0	2	–	–
22Steve ShuttL	1	0	1	−3	2	–	–
25Doug WickenheiserC	1	0	1	−1	2	–	–
31Mark NapierR	0	1	1	−2	2	–	–
19Larry RobinsonD	1	0	1	−2	1	–	–
24Robert PicardD	0	1	1	−1	2	–	–
8Doug RisebroughC	0	0	0	−1	1	–	–
11Yvon LambertL	0	0	0	−2	1	–	–
12Keith ActonC	0	0	0	−2	2	–	–
14Mario TremblayR	0	0	0	−2	0	–	–
15Rejean HouleL	0	0	0	0	1	–	–
21Doug JarvisC	0	0	0	−1	0	–	–
28Pierre LaroucheC	0	0	0	−1	1	–	–
3Brian EngblomD	0	0	0	−2	1	–	–
5Guy LapointeD	0	0	0	−1	0	–	–
17Rod LangwayD	0	0	0	−2	2	–	–
18Serge SavardD	0	0	0	−2	0	–	–

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
32Denis HerronG	L	7	2	5	.286	17:40
33Richard SevignyG		22	18	4	.818	42:20

Hartford Whalers

Hartford Whalers skaters

21Blaine StoughtonL	2	1	3	+2	6	0	–	–
31Mike FidlerL	1	2	3	+2	3	0	–	–
12Tom RoweR	0	2	2	+1	2	2	–	–
14Dave KeonC	1	1	2	+1	2	0	–	–
17Mike RogersC	1	1	2	−1	3	0	–	–
20Rick MeagherC	1	1	2	+4	3	0	–	–
26Don NachbaurC	2	0	2	+2	3	0	–	–
27Warren MillerR	1	1	2	+2	2	0	–	–
28Pat BoutetteL	0	2	2	+2	2	0	–	–
15Dave DebolC	0	1	1	0	1	0	–	–
3Al SimsD	0	1	1	+2	1	0	–	–
23Gilles LupienD	0	1	1	0	0	0	–	–
29Jack McIlhargeyD	0	1	1	+2	0	0	–	–
33Stuart SmithD	0	1	1	+3	1	2	–	–
22Jeff BrubakerL	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
5Mark HoweD	0	0	0	+4	0	0	–	–
25Norm BarnesD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	–	–

Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie
1Mike VeisorG	W	20	17	3	.850	60:00
35John GarrettG		0	0	0	–	00:00