NHL game summary from April 16, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (39-28-17) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
 Buffalo Sabres (42-21-21) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Minnesota North Stars lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MIN, | Brad Palmer 2, 9:40 - SH |
| 2: | BUF, | Andre Savard 4 (Rob McClanahan, John Van Boxmeer), 5:13 - PP |
| BUF, | Lindy Ruff 3 (Gilbert Perreault, Alan Haworth), 11:28 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 4 (Kent-Erik Andersson, Kevin Maxwell), 1:46 |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 8 (Tim Young, Gordie Roberts), 11:58 | |
| BUF, | Craig Ramsay 1 (Bill Hajt, Richie Dunn), 14:46 | |
| 4: | MIN, | Steve Payne 9 (Al MacAdam, Kevin Maxwell), :22 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Curt Giles, MIN [Holding] 5:09 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Holding] 6:18 | ||
| Andre Savard, BUF [Interference] 6:18 | ||
| Jack Carlson, MIN [Hooking] 7:51 | ||
| Lindy Ruff, BUF [Hooking] 10:45 | ||
| Jack Carlson, MIN [Roughing] 16:06 | ||
| John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Roughing] 16:06 | ||
| Alan Haworth, BUF [Hooking] 18:30 | ||
| 2: | Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Interference] 3:33 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Holding] 13:38 | ||
| 3: | none | |
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: MIN: 12 minutes
BUF: 8 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kevin Maxwell | 9 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 9 | 26 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Mike Moller | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Patrick | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 8- 9- 8- 1-26
BUF: 10-14- 8- 0-32
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 3-0-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 3-1-0)
Referee: Bryan Lewis
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 15,320
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