The Minnesota North Stars came up just a bit short against the Los Angeles Kings, 6 to 5, on January 12, 1980.

Final

Kings

20-13-8

6

North Stars

21-10-8

5

Team

LAK

MNS

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

LAK

MNS

Mike Eaves (PP) assisted by Steve Payne and Al MacAdam

Steve Jensen (EV) assisted by Marcel Dionne

Tim Young (PP) assisted by Bobby Smith

2nd period

LAK

MNS

Marcel Dionne (PP) assisted by Dave Taylor and Doug Halward

Dave Taylor (PP) assisted by Butch Goring and Marcel Dionne

John Paul Kelly (EV) assisted by Andre St. Laurent and Butch Goring

Marcel Dionne (EV) assisted by John Paul Kelly and Dave Taylor

Gary Sargent (EV) assisted by Bobby Smith and Glen Sharpley

3rd period

LAK

MNS

Ron Zanussi (EV) assisted by Mike Polich

Marcel Dionne (EV) unassisted

Mike Eaves (EV) unassisted

Kings

North Stars

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Kings

North Stars

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mario Lessard (W) M. Lessard	1	0	0	37	32	.865	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Syl Apps Jr. S. Apps Jr.	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Carlson S. Carlson	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Marcel Dionne M. Dionne	3	2	5	+3	0	1	1	1	7	42.9
Barry Gibbs B. Gibbs	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0
Butch Goring B. Goring	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Doug Halward D. Halward	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Steve Jensen S. Jensen	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
John Paul Kelly J. Paul Kelly	1	1	2	+1	2	0	0	0	2	50.0
Randy Manery R. Manery	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0
Richard Mulhern R. Mulhern	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0
Mike Murphy M. Murphy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rob Palmer R. Palmer	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Brad Selwood B. Selwood	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	3	0.0
Andre St. Laurent A. St. Laurent	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Taylor D. Taylor	1	2	3	+3	0	1	1	0	6	16.7
Bert Wilson B. Wilson	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gilles Meloche (L) G. Meloche	0	1	0	32	26	.813	6	6.01	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Kent-Erik Andersson K. Andersson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Fred Barrett F. Barrett	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0
Mike Eaves M. Eaves	2	0	2	+1	0	1	0	2	100.0
Craig Hartsburg C. Hartsburg	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	2	0.0
Al MacAdam A. MacAdam	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	1	0.0
Brad Maxwell B. Maxwell	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	5	0.0
Tom McCarthy T. McCarthy	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Steve Payne S. Payne	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	5	0.0
Mike Polich M. Polich	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	4	0.0
Gary Sargent G. Sargent	1	0	1	-1	4	0	0	4	25.0
Glen Sharpley G. Sharpley	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Paul Shmyr P. Shmyr	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Bobby Smith B. Smith	0	2	2	-1	0	0	1	2	0.0
Greg Smith G. Smith	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Tim Young T. Young	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	4	25.0
Tom Younghans T. Younghans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ron Zanussi R. Zanussi	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	1	100.0