1980-81 Minnesota North Stars Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 35-28-17 - 87 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Adams Division
Postseason: 12-7
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Preliminary - Defeated Boston Bruins 3-0
Quarter-Finals - Defeated Buffalo Sabres 4-1
Semi-Finals - Defeated Calgary Flames 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to New York Islanders 4-1
Coach: Glen Sonmor (35-28-17)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1980-81 Minnesota North Stars Statistics
1980-81 Minnesota North Stars Roster

The Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 35 wins and 28 losses and 17 ties for 87 points, finishing third in the NHL's Adams Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-7.

The North Stars scored 291 goals and surrendered 263. Steve Payne netted 30 goals for Minnesota, while Bobby Smith contributed 64 assists. Don Beaupre topped the squad with 18 wins, and Gilles Meloche added 15 or more wins also. Don Beaupre recorded a 3.20 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.

Glen Sonmor coached the team. The 1980-81 Minnesota North Stars lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Regular Season Goals For: 291
Regular Season Goals Against: 263

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 11, 1980 Hartford Whalers 3 at Minnesota North Stars 9 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
October 15, 1980 Boston Bruins 2 at Minnesota North Stars 3 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0
October 17, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 5 at Colorado Rockies 5 T 2-0-0 0-0-1 2-0-1 OT
October 18, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Calgary Flames 6 L 2-0-0 0-1-1 2-1-1
October 22, 1980 Quebec Nordiques 2 at Minnesota North Stars 4 W 3-0-0 0-1-1 3-1-1
October 24, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2 W 3-0-0 1-1-1 4-1-1
October 25, 1980 Winnipeg Jets 1 at Minnesota North Stars 4 W 4-0-0 1-1-1 5-1-1
October 29, 1980 St. Louis Blues 2 at Minnesota North Stars 2 T 4-0-1 1-1-1 5-1-2 OT
November 1, 1980 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Minnesota North Stars 6 W 5-0-1 1-1-1 6-1-2
November 2, 1980 Calgary Flames 3 at Minnesota North Stars 8 W 6-0-1 1-1-1 7-1-2
November 7, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 L 6-0-1 1-2-1 7-2-2
November 9, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 7 at Chicago Black Hawks 1 W 6-0-1 2-2-1 8-2-2
November 11, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 6 at New York Islanders 6 T 6-0-1 2-2-2 8-2-3 OT
November 12, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 5 at Hartford Whalers 1 W 6-0-1 3-2-2 9-2-3
November 15, 1980 Chicago Black Hawks 2 at Minnesota North Stars 5 W 7-0-1 3-2-2 10-2-3
November 17, 1980 New York Islanders 2 at Minnesota North Stars 1 L 7-1-1 3-2-2 10-3-3
November 19, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 W 7-1-1 4-2-2 11-3-3
November 20, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 T 7-1-1 4-2-3 11-3-4 OT
November 22, 1980 Chicago Black Hawks 6 at Minnesota North Stars 2 L 7-2-1 4-2-3 11-4-4
November 26, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Quebec Nordiques 5 L 7-2-1 4-3-3 11-5-4
November 29, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 W 7-2-1 5-3-3 12-5-4
December 1, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 5 at New York Rangers 3 W 7-2-1 6-3-3 13-5-4
December 3, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Washington Capitals 3 T 7-2-1 6-3-4 13-5-5 OT
December 6, 1980 Buffalo Sabres 3 at Minnesota North Stars 3 T 7-2-2 6-3-4 13-5-6 OT
December 7, 1980 Detroit Red Wings 1 at Minnesota North Stars 1 T 7-2-3 6-3-4 13-5-7 OT
December 9, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 1 at St. Louis Blues 4 L 7-2-3 6-4-4 13-6-7
December 10, 1980 Los Angeles Kings 7 at Minnesota North Stars 2 L 7-3-3 6-4-4 13-7-7
December 13, 1980 Winnipeg Jets 3 at Minnesota North Stars 4 W 8-3-3 6-4-4 14-7-7
December 15, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Minnesota North Stars 3 L 8-4-3 6-4-4 14-8-7
December 17, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 L 8-4-3 6-5-4 14-9-7
December 20, 1980 New York Rangers 3 at Minnesota North Stars 3 T 8-4-4 6-5-4 14-9-8 OT
December 23, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 6 at Detroit Red Wings 2 W 8-4-4 7-5-4 15-9-8
December 26, 1980 Minnesota North Stars 5 at Winnipeg Jets 3 W 8-4-4 8-5-4 16-9-8
December 27, 1980 Colorado Rockies 4 at Minnesota North Stars 6 W 9-4-4 8-5-4 17-9-8
December 30, 1980 Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Minnesota North Stars 6 W 10-4-4 8-5-4 18-9-8
January 3, 1981 Washington Capitals 0 at Minnesota North Stars 3 W 11-4-4 8-5-4 19-9-8
January 4, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2 T 11-4-4 8-5-5 19-9-9 OT
January 7, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 1 at Minnesota North Stars 1 T 11-4-5 8-5-5 19-9-10 OT
January 9, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Colorado Rockies 4 L 11-4-5 8-6-5 19-10-10
January 10, 1981 Washington Capitals 2 at Minnesota North Stars 3 W 12-4-5 8-6-5 20-10-10
January 12, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Boston Bruins 4 L 12-4-5 8-7-5 20-11-10
January 14, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 1 at Buffalo Sabres 1 T 12-4-5 8-7-6 20-11-11 OT
January 17, 1981 Quebec Nordiques 1 at Minnesota North Stars 7 W 13-4-5 8-7-6 21-11-11
January 19, 1981 Montreal Canadiens 3 at Minnesota North Stars 6 W 14-4-5 8-7-6 22-11-11
January 21, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Washington Capitals 1 W 14-4-5 9-7-6 23-11-11
January 22, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 L 14-4-5 9-8-6 23-12-11
January 24, 1981 Edmonton Oilers 1 at Minnesota North Stars 6 W 15-4-5 9-8-6 24-12-11
January 26, 1981 Calgary Flames 2 at Minnesota North Stars 3 W 16-4-5 9-8-6 25-12-11
January 28, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 L 16-4-5 9-9-6 25-13-11
January 29, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3 T 16-4-5 9-9-7 25-13-12 OT
January 31, 1981 New York Rangers 7 at Minnesota North Stars 3 L 16-5-5 9-9-7 25-14-12
February 4, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Quebec Nordiques 6 L 16-5-5 9-10-7 25-15-12
February 5, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 0 at Montreal Canadiens 7 L 16-5-5 9-11-7 25-16-12
February 7, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 5 at New York Islanders 5 T 16-5-5 9-11-8 25-16-13 OT
February 8, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 3 at New York Rangers 3 T 16-5-5 9-11-9 25-16-14 OT
February 12, 1981 Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Minnesota North Stars 3 L 16-6-5 9-11-9 25-17-14
February 14, 1981 Hartford Whalers 4 at Minnesota North Stars 7 W 17-6-5 9-11-9 26-17-14
February 15, 1981 Vancouver Canucks 2 at Minnesota North Stars 7 W 18-6-5 9-11-9 27-17-14
February 18, 1981 Colorado Rockies 2 at Minnesota North Stars 6 W 19-6-5 9-11-9 28-17-14
February 20, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 5 at Winnipeg Jets 3 W 19-6-5 10-11-9 29-17-14
February 21, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 L 19-6-5 10-12-9 29-18-14
February 23, 1981 New York Islanders 4 at Minnesota North Stars 1 L 19-7-5 10-12-9 29-19-14
February 25, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Hartford Whalers 3 L 19-7-5 10-13-9 29-20-14
February 26, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 1 at Boston Bruins 5 L 19-7-5 10-14-9 29-21-14
February 28, 1981 Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Minnesota North Stars 2 L 19-8-5 10-14-9 29-22-14
March 4, 1981 Boston Bruins 3 at Minnesota North Stars 3 T 19-8-6 10-14-9 29-22-15 OT
March 7, 1981 Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Minnesota North Stars 8 W 20-8-6 10-14-9 30-22-15
March 9, 1981 Montreal Canadiens 1 at Minnesota North Stars 1 T 20-8-7 10-14-9 30-22-16 OT
March 11, 1981 Buffalo Sabres 1 at Minnesota North Stars 3 W 21-8-7 10-14-9 31-22-16
March 12, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 3 at Calgary Flames 6 L 21-8-7 10-15-9 31-23-16
March 14, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Los Angeles Kings 10 L 21-8-7 10-16-9 31-24-16
March 18, 1981 Edmonton Oilers 5 at Minnesota North Stars 3 L 21-9-7 10-16-9 31-25-16
March 20, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 1 at Edmonton Oilers 1 T 21-9-7 10-16-10 31-25-17 OT
March 22, 1981 Detroit Red Wings 3 at Minnesota North Stars 9 W 22-9-7 10-16-10 32-25-17
March 24, 1981 Los Angeles Kings 4 at Minnesota North Stars 3 L 22-10-7 10-16-10 32-26-17
March 28, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 L 22-10-7 10-17-10 32-27-17
March 29, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2 W 22-10-7 11-17-10 33-27-17
March 31, 1981 St. Louis Blues 3 at Minnesota North Stars 6 W 23-10-7 11-17-10 34-27-17
April 4, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 5 at St. Louis Blues 0 W 23-10-7 12-17-10 35-27-17
April 5, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Chicago Black Hawks 8 L 23-10-7 12-18-10 35-28-17
April 8, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 5 at Boston Bruins 4 W 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 OT
April 9, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 9 at Boston Bruins 6 W 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0
April 11, 1981 Boston Bruins 3 at Minnesota North Stars 6 W 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0
April 16, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 W 1-0-0 3-0-0 4-0-0 OT
April 17, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 W 1-0-0 4-0-0 5-0-0
April 19, 1981 Buffalo Sabres 4 at Minnesota North Stars 6 W 2-0-0 4-0-0 6-0-0
April 20, 1981 Buffalo Sabres 5 at Minnesota North Stars 4 L 2-1-0 4-0-0 6-1-0 OT
April 22, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 W 2-1-0 5-0-0 7-1-0
April 28, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 4 at Calgary Flames 1 W 2-1-0 6-0-0 8-1-0
April 30, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 2 at Calgary Flames 3 L 2-1-0 6-1-0 8-2-0
May 3, 1981 Calgary Flames 4 at Minnesota North Stars 6 W 3-1-0 6-1-0 9-2-0
May 5, 1981 Calgary Flames 4 at Minnesota North Stars 7 W 4-1-0 6-1-0 10-2-0
May 7, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 1 at Calgary Flames 3 L 4-1-0 6-2-0 10-3-0
May 9, 1981 Calgary Flames 3 at Minnesota North Stars 5 W 5-1-0 6-2-0 11-3-0
May 12, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 3 at New York Islanders 6 L 5-1-0 6-3-0 11-4-0
May 14, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 3 at New York Islanders 6 L 5-1-0 6-4-0 11-5-0
May 17, 1981 New York Islanders 7 at Minnesota North Stars 5 L 5-2-0 6-4-0 11-6-0
May 19, 1981 New York Islanders 2 at Minnesota North Stars 4 W 6-2-0 6-4-0 12-6-0
May 21, 1981 Minnesota North Stars 1 at New York Islanders 5 L 6-2-0 6-5-0 12-7-0