Minnesota North Stars vs Winnipeg Jets
Regular season · Thursday, December 26, 1985 · Winnipeg Arena
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 6–5 on Thursday, December 26, 1985 at Winnipeg Arena. The Jets outshot the North Stars 37–33.
Paul MacLean scored twice and Steve Payne scored twice. Craig Hartsburg, Brian Mullen, Gordie Roberts, Scott Bjugstad, Dale Hawerchuk, Keith Acton and Perry Turnbull also scored.
Jon Casey made 32 saves on 37 shots for the win; Brian Hayward stopped 27 of 33.
Scoring
1st period
Paul MacLean (14)Thomas Steen (20), Doug Smail (11)0–101:11 WIN
Craig Hartsburg (5)Dino Ciccarelli (18), Neal Broten (31)1–102:55 MNS · 
Brian Mullen (9)Dale Hawerchuk (22), Mario Marois (21)1–208:31 WIN ·
2nd period
Gordie Roberts (1)Curt Giles (12), Kent Nilsson (20)2–207:27 MNS
Scott Bjugstad (20)Dino Ciccarelli (19), Neal Broten (32)3–207:50 MNS
Steve Payne (2)Brian Lawton (9), Willi Plett (4)4–210:43 MNS- Paul MacLean (15)Dale Hawerchuk (23), Thomas Steen (21)4–315:50 WIN ·
Dale Hawerchuk (25)Mario Marois (22), Brian Mullen (20)4–416:12 WIN · 
Keith Acton (14)Curt Giles (13)5–418:36 MNS ·
3rd period
Perry Turnbull (13)Laurie Boschman (19), Scott Arniel (18)5–501:47 WIN- Steve Payne (3)Unassisted6–503:41 MNS
Team stats
MNSWIN
3337
0%0%
2/23/4
84
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:29 into the first period
Jim Kyte · holding2 min - 7:52 into the first period
Gordie Roberts · holding2 min - 11:25 into the first periodWilli Plett · elbowing2 min
- 14:01 into the second periodSteve Payne · high sticking2 min
- 14:54 into the second periodGordie Roberts · interference2 min
- 16:38 into the second periodLaurie Boschman · hooking2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 44Steve PayneL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8Brian LawtonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Scott BjugstadL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Kent NilssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Willi PlettR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 9Dennis MarukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 21Dirk GrahamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 25Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Bob RouseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Ed HospodarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Jon CaseyG | W | 37 | 5 | .865 |
| 33Don BeaupreG | 0 | 0 | – |
Winnipeg Jets
| 10Dale HawerchukC | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 7 | – |
| 15Paul MacLeanR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 19Brian MullenR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 25Thomas SteenC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 22Mario MaroisD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 9Doug SmailL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Scott ArnielL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 16Laurie BoschmanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 27Perry TurnbullC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 14Anssi MelametsaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Jim NillR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Ron WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Ray NeufeldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 2Dave EllettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 5Bobby DollasD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Jim KyteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 7Tim WattersD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Randy CarlyleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brian HaywardG | L | 33 | 6 | .818 |
| 35Dan BouchardG | 0 | 0 | – |