On this day in 1981, a record was set for the most penalized game ever in NHL history. It was a matchup between the Boston Bruins and the Minnesota North Stars. The Bruins would go on to win 5-1, but that’s not what people remember about this game. The players were brawling seconds into the game, causing a total of 12 players to be ejected in total after the first period. The Bruins lost five players, while the North Stars lost seven. There were 341 penalty minutes in the first period alone. Due to all the chaos, the second period started nearly two hours after the game itself. The entire game accounted for 392 penalty minutes, an NHL record that would hold until 2004. Both teams had record fines after the game, and six players were suspended by the NHL.
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