Czechoslovakia vs USA
· Monday, September 7, 1981 · Montreal Forum
CzechoslovakiaAway
2–6
Final27–25
USAHome
Game summary
The USA beat the Czechoslovakia 6–2 on Monday, September 7, 1981 at Montreal Forum. The Czechoslovakia outshot the USA 27–25.
Mike Eaves scored twice and Dean Talafous scored twice. Jindrich Kokrment, Darius Rusnak, Richie Dunn and Warren Miller also scored.
Tony Esposito made 0 saves on 27 shots for the win; Karel Lang stopped 0 of 18.
| Goals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| USA | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jindrich Kokrment (2)Jiri Lala (2)1–013:38 TCH ·
2nd period
Darius Rusnak (2)Dusan Pasek (1), Milan Chalupa (2)2–000:35 TCH
Mike Eaves (1)Mark Howe (2), Dave Langevin (1)2–105:07 USA
Dean Talafous (2)Steve Christoff (1), Neal Broten (2)2–217:16 USA
3rd period
- Dean Talafous (3)Rod Langway (1), Steve Christoff (2)2–300:23 USA ·
- Mike Eaves (2)Mark Johnson (1), Mark Howe (3)2–400:41 USA
Richie Dunn (1)Reed Larson (1), Mike Eaves (2)2–505:01 USA · 
Warren Miller (1)Mike Eaves (3), Mark Johnson (2)2–605:20 USA
Team stats
TCHUSA
2725
0%0%
0/62/5
1214
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:57 into the first periodJaroslav Korbela · minor2 min
- 12:08 into the first periodJiri Dudacek · minor2 min
- 14:58 into the first periodRob McClanahan · minor2 min
- 2:44 into the second periodKen Morrow · minor2 min
- 7:56 into the second periodOldrich Valek · minor2 min
- 17:26 into the second periodDarius Rusnak · minor2 min
- 17:26 into the second periodMark Johnson · minor2 min
- 19:57 into the second periodJan Neliba · minor2 min
- 0:44 into the third periodRod Langway · minor2 min
- 4:30 into the third periodJaroslav Pouzar · minor2 min
- 6:23 into the third periodReed Larson · minor2 min
- 12:11 into the third periodRod Langway · minor2 min
- 16:17 into the third periodRod Langway · minor2 min
Czechoslovakia
| 18Darius RusnakC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Jiri LalaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 21Dusan PasekC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 22Jindrich KokrmentC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Milan ChalupaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Milan NovyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Norbert KralC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Oldrich ValekR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Frantisek CernikR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Lubomir PenickaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Jiri DudacekC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Jaroslav PouzarL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Jaroslav KorbelaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Jan NelibaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Miloslav HoravaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Stanislav HajdusekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Arnold KadlecD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Miroslav DvorakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jiri KralikG | 7 | 2 | .714 | |
| 2Karel LangG | L | 18 | 4 | .778 |
USA
| 18Mike EavesC | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 9Mark JohnsonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 19Dean TalafousC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25Steve ChristoffC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Mark HoweD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Warren MillerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Rod LangwayD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 28Reed LarsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Robbie FtorekC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 13Dave ChristianC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Bob MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Tom GorenceC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 29Tom YounghansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve BakerG | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | W | 27 | 2 | .926 |