🐳 Away Whalers 17-21-0 before this game
2–6
Final
🌌 Home North Stars 25-12-0 before this game
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Whalers at North Stars

North Stars beat Whalers 6–2 on January 9, 1980.

🗓 Wed, Jan 9, 1980 · 19:30 CST 🏒 1979-80 🔁 North Stars lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌌 MNS
Bobby Smith
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · +1
2nd star 🌌 MNS
Tim Young
2 A
5 shots · +2
3rd star 🌌 MNS
Glen Sharpley
2 A
2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐳HFD MNS🌌
30 Shots on goal 40
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
12 Penalty minutes 12
HFD shooting 6.7% (2/30) MNS shooting 15.0% (6/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐳Whalers
John Garrett
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🌌North Stars
Gilles Meloche
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 1st: 17-21 (45% win rate, 38 games)
North Stars
North Stars — tied after 1st: 25-12 (68% win rate, 37 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Whalers
Whalers — tied after 2nd: 17-21 (45% win rate, 38 games)
North Stars
North Stars — tied after 2nd: 25-12 (68% win rate, 37 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

North Stars lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 11, 1979
🐳HFD @ 🌌MNS
1–4 · North Stars won

❓ HFD vs MNS, answered

Who won Whalers vs North Stars on January 9, 1980?

North Stars won 6–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs North Stars?

The final score was Whalers 2, North Stars 6.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

John Garrett made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Whalers vs North Stars season series?

North Stars lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🐳Whalers
Previous game · Jan 7
🐳HFD @ 🗽NYR
2–5 · NYR won
Next game · Jan 12
🐳HFD @ 🐙DET
6–4 · HFD won
🌌North Stars
Previous game · Jan 7
🔔PHI @ 🌌MNS
1–7 · MNS won
Next game · Jan 12
👑LAK @ 🌌MNS
6–5 · LAK won
Also on January 9, 1980
🗽NYR @ 🐙DET
0–4 final
🐋VAN @ 🐧PIT
2–4 final
🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR
5–3 final
🛢️EDM @ ⚜️QUE
2–3 final
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
6–1 final
Whalers season page North Stars season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule