NHL game summary from April 17, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (40-28-17) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (42-22-21) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Minnesota North Stars lead, 2 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | Tony McKegney 3 (Richie Dunn, Gilbert Perreault), 9:17 - PP |
| 2: | MIN, | Steve Christoff 1 (Curt Giles), 14:47 - PP |
| MIN, | Steve Christoff 2 (Brad Maxwell), 18:17 | |
| 3: | BUF, | Tony McKegney 4 (Mike Moller, Derek Smith), 2:01 |
| MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 4 (Craig Hartsburg), 4:01 | |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 2, 9:59 | |
| MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 5, 19:35 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jim Schoenfeld, BUF [Hooking] 1:17 |
| Gordie Roberts, MIN [Charging] 8:34 | |
| Mike Ramsey, BUF [Delay of game] 11:04 | |
| Tim Young, MIN [Hooking] 18:28 | |
| 2: | Richie Dunn, BUF [Slashing] 8:26 |
| Steve Christoff, MIN [Slashing] 8:26 | |
| Craig Ramsay, BUF [Interference] 12:59 | |
| 3: | John Van Boxmeer, BUF [Fighting] 9:00 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Fighting] 9:00 |
Penalty time: MIN: 11 minutes
BUF: 13 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Barrett | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Kevin Maxwell | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 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 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Mike Moller | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Patrick | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 6-12- 8-26
BUF: 10- 8- 9-27
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 4-0-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 3-2-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Leon Stickle, Ryan Bozak
Attendance: 14,751
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