🦅 Away Capitals 20-17-0 before this game

0–3

Final

🌌 Home North Stars 22-13-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	0	0
MNS	0	0	0	3

Capitals at North Stars

North Stars beat Capitals 3–0 on January 3, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Jan 3, 1981 · 20:00 CST 🏒 1980-81 🔁 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

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🌌 MNS

Al MacAdam

2 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🌌 MNS

Kent-Erik Andersson

1 G

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MNS🌌

20 Shots on goal 30

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

46 Penalty minutes 51

WSH shooting 0.0% (0/20) MNS shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Mike Palmateer

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:28 TOI

🌌North Stars

Gilles Meloche

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 20-16 (56% win rate, 36 games)

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 1st: 21-13 (62% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 20-16 (56% win rate, 36 games)

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 2nd: 21-13 (62% win rate, 34 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

North Stars lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Dec 3, 1980

🌌MNS @ 🦅WSH

3–3 · North Stars won

Mar 21, 1980

🌌MNS @ 🦅WSH

4–3 · North Stars won

5–4 · North Stars won

Nov 3, 1979

🦅WSH @ 🌌MNS

1–7 · North Stars won

❓ WSH vs MNS, answered

Who won Capitals vs North Stars on January 3, 1981?

North Stars won 3–0.

What was the final score of Capitals vs North Stars?

The final score was Capitals 0, North Stars 3.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Mike Palmateer made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the North Stars goalie play?

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

What is the Capitals 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 31

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Dec 30

Also on January 3, 1981

Capitals season page North Stars season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule