Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota North Stars
Regular season · Thursday, December 17, 1981 · Metropolitan Sports Center
Game summary
The Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota North Stars 4–2 on Thursday, December 17, 1981 at Metropolitan Sports Center. The North Stars outshot the Jets 36–29.
Morris Lukowich scored twice. Mike Eaves, Dino Ciccarelli, Bengt Lundholm and Paul MacLean also scored.
Ed Staniowski made 34 saves on 36 shots for the win; Gilles Meloche stopped 25 of 29.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Eaves (6)Bobby Smith (31), Steve Payne (15)0–108:43 MNS
Morris Lukowich (17)Dave Babych (17), Dave Christian (18)1–111:48 WIN ·
2nd period
Dino Ciccarelli (27)Steve Payne (16), Bobby Smith (32)1–208:40 MNS · 
Bengt Lundholm (5)Thomas Steen (13), Willy Lindstrom (9)2–213:25 WIN
3rd period
- Morris Lukowich (18)Dave Christian (19), Dave Babych (18)3–205:32 WIN
Paul MacLean (8)Dale Hawerchuk (18), Tim Watters (7)4–206:32 WIN
Team stats
WINMNS
2936
0%0%
1/41/5
2119
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:03 into the first period
Brad Palmer · fighting5 min - 3:03 into the first period
Don Spring · fighting5 min - 6:21 into the first periodTim Watters · tripping2 min
- 8:43 into the first periodNeal Broten · high sticking2 min
- 8:43 into the first periodMorris Lukowich · high sticking2 min
- 11:31 into the first periodNeal Broten · tripping2 min
- 19:03 into the first periodFred Barrett · holding2 min
- 7:21 into the second periodPaul MacLean · holding2 min
- 11:17 into the second periodGordie Roberts · hooking2 min
- 13:52 into the second periodDino Ciccarelli · high sticking2 min
- 13:52 into the second periodMorris Lukowich · high sticking2 min
- 19:02 into the second periodPaul MacLean · tripping2 min
- 9:23 into the third periodNeal Broten · slashing2 min
- 9:38 into the third periodGordie Roberts · elbowing2 min
- 9:38 into the third periodPaul MacLean · roughing2 min
- 10:45 into the third periodWilly Lindstrom · hooking2 min
- 10:45 into the third periodWilly Lindstrom · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
Season series
Winnipeg Jets
| 12Morris LukowichL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 13Dave ChristianR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Dale HawerchukC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 15Paul MacLeanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 20Willy LindstromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 22Bengt LundholmL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25Thomas SteenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Tim WattersD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 8Jimmy MannR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Doug SmailL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Tim TrimperL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Ron WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Norm DupontL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Bryan MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 6Barry LeggeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Don SpringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Ed StaniowskiG | W | 36 | 2 | .944 |
| 33Doug SoetaertG | 0 | 0 | – |
Minnesota North Stars
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 18Mike EavesC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Brad PalmerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 16Anders HakanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Jack CarlsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 28Steve ChristoffC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 31Ron FriestL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 3Fred BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 24Bill NyropD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | L | 29 | 4 | .862 |
| 33Don BeaupreG | 0 | 0 | – |