Hartford Whalers vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Friday, April 3, 1981 · Montreal Forum
Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the Hartford Whalers 6–1 on Friday, April 3, 1981 at Montreal Forum. The Canadiens outshot the Whalers 38–17.
Pierre Larouche scored twice. Yvon Lambert, Guy Lafleur, Doug Jarvis, Al Sims and Rejean Houle also scored.
Richard Sevigny made 16 saves on 17 shots for the win; John Garrett stopped 32 of 38.
Scoring
1st period
Yvon Lambert (22)Larry Robinson (38), Doug Risebrough (21)0–101:07 MTL
Guy Lafleur (27)Keith Acton (24), Mark Napier (36)0–207:28 MTL ·
2nd period
Pierre Larouche (24)Brian Engblom (24)0–305:39 MTL
Doug Jarvis (16)Chris Nilan (8)0–407:00 MTL
3rd period
- Pierre Larouche (25)Rejean Houle (31), Gaston Gingras (16)0–505:22 MTL ·
Al Sims (16)Mike Rogers (64), Mark Howe (45)1–510:14 HFD · 
Rejean Houle (27)Guy Lafleur (43)1–618:17 MTL
Team stats
HFDMTL
1738
0%0%
1/42/4
2828
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:59 into the first period
Norm Barnes · holding2 min - 10:02 into the first periodMark Howe · interference2 min
- 15:53 into the first periodJeff Brubaker · fighting5 min
- 15:53 into the first period
Chris Nilan · roughing2 min - 15:53 into the first periodChris Nilan · fighting5 min
- 2:51 into the second periodPat Boutette · slashing2 min
- 2:51 into the second periodMark Napier · slashing2 min
- 7:14 into the second periodGilles Lupien · slashing2 min
- 12:49 into the second periodYvon Lambert · high sticking2 min
- 1:09 into the third periodDon Nachbaur · fighting5 min
- 1:09 into the third periodDoug Risebrough · roughing2 min
- 1:09 into the third periodDoug Risebrough · fighting5 min
- 3:38 into the third periodRick Meagher · tripping2 min
- 6:43 into the third periodKevin Kemp · roughing2 min
- 6:43 into the third periodKevin Kemp · slashing2 min
- 6:43 into the third periodChris Nilan · roughing2 min
- 6:43 into the third periodChris Nilan · slashing2 min
- 9:43 into the third periodRejean Houle · hooking2 min
- 19:52 into the third periodTom Rowe · roughing double minor4 min
- 19:52 into the third periodRobert Picard · roughing double minor4 min
Season series
Hartford Whalers
| 17Mike RogersC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 5Mark HoweD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 7Al SimsD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 12Tom RoweR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Dave KeonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 15Dave DebolC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 20Rick MeagherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Blaine StoughtonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 22Jeff BrubakerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Don NachbaurC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Warren MillerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 28Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 31Mike FidlerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Gilles LupienD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 24Kevin KempD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 25Norm BarnesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 33Stuart SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike VeisorG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35John GarrettG | L | 38 | 6 | .842 |
Montréal Canadiens
| 10Guy LafleurR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 15Rejean HouleL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 28Pierre LaroucheC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 7 | – |
| 8Doug RisebroughC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 11Yvon LambertL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Doug JarvisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 30Chris NilanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 31Mark NapierR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Gaston GingrasD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 3Brian EngblomD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 19Larry RobinsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 22Steve ShuttL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 23Bob GaineyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 17Rod LangwayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 18Serge SavardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 24Robert PicardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Denis HerronG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Richard SevignyG | W | 17 | 1 | .941 |