Calgary Flames vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Thursday, March 26, 1981 · Montreal Forum
Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames 8–2 on Thursday, March 26, 1981 at Montreal Forum. The Canadiens outshot the Flames 39–18.
Pierre Larouche scored a hat trick. Kevin Lavallee, Keith Acton, Mark Napier, Doug Risebrough, Dan Labraaten, Robert Picard and Yvon Lambert also scored.
Richard Sevigny made 16 saves on 18 shots for the win; Pat Riggin stopped 31 of 39.
Scoring
1st period
Pierre Larouche (21)Rod Langway (32), Rejean Houle (28)0–107:15 MTL
Kevin Lavallee (15)Guy Chouinard (43)1–107:20 CGY
Keith Acton (14)Mario Tremblay (36), Larry Robinson (36)1–209:37 MTL
2nd period
Mark Napier (32)Rejean Houle (29), Pierre Larouche (26)1–306:44 MTL
Doug Risebrough (13)Mark Napier (33), Rod Langway (33)1–408:41 MTL
Dan Labraaten (10)Kent Nilsson (77), Phil Russell (22)2–410:57 CGY
Robert Picard (8)Chris Nilan (7), Doug Jarvis (21)2–513:15 MTL
Yvon Lambert (20)Mark Napier (34), Larry Robinson (37)2–618:10 MTL ·
3rd period
- Pierre Larouche (22)Brian Engblom (23)2–706:15 MTL
- Pierre Larouche (23)Rejean Houle (30), Mark Napier (35)2–814:20 MTL
Team stats
CGYMTL
1839
0%0%
0/31/2
1315
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:41 into the first period
Bert Wilson · slashing2 min - 5:41 into the first period
Chris Nilan · slashing2 min - 15:46 into the first periodChris Nilan · holding2 min
- 17:02 into the second periodKen Houston · hooking2 min
- 6:46 into the third periodMark Napier · hooking2 min
- 9:58 into the third periodWilli Plett · fighting5 min
- 9:58 into the third periodChris Nilan · roughing2 min
- 9:58 into the third periodChris Nilan · fighting5 min
- 18:53 into the third periodKevin Lavallee · interference2 min
- 18:53 into the third periodBert Wilson · roughing2 min
- 18:53 into the third periodDoug Risebrough · roughing2 min
Season series
Calgary Flames
| 14Kent NilssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 15Kevin LavalleeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 16Guy ChouinardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 21Dan LabraatenL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 0 | – |
| 6Ken HoustonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Bert WilsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | – |
| 17Jamie HislopR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 7Randy HoltD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 22Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | L | 39 | 8 | .795 |
| 31Rejean LemelinG | 0 | 0 | – |
Montréal Canadiens
| 28Pierre LaroucheC | 3 | 1 | 4 | +4 | 5 | – |
| 31Mark NapierR | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 15Rejean HouleL | 0 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 1 | – |
| 17Rod LangwayD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 19Larry RobinsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 8Doug RisebroughC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 11Yvon LambertL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 14Mario TremblayR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 21Doug JarvisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 30Chris NilanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 3Brian EngblomD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 24Robert PicardD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 23Bob GaineyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Doug WickenheiserC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 5Guy LapointeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 18Serge SavardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Denis HerronG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Richard SevignyG | W | 18 | 2 | .889 |