NHL game summary from April 22, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (42-29-17) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
 Buffalo Sabres (43-24-21) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Minnesota North Stars win, 4 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | BUF, | J.F. Sauve 2 (Tony McKegney, Ric Seiling), 5:06 - PP |
| MIN, | Ken Solheim 1 (Dino Ciccarelli), 15:36 | |
| 2: | MIN, | Kent-Erik Andersson 1 (Neal Broten, Brad Palmer), 13:14 |
| MIN, | Brad Maxwell 2 (Kent-Erik Andersson, Brad Palmer), 18:01 | |
| 3: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 6 (Steve Payne, Tim Young), :18 |
| BUF, | Bob Hess 1 (Mike Ramsey), 2:03 | |
| BUF, | Tony McKegney 5 (Gilbert Perreault, Alan Haworth), 18:18 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Craig Hartsburg, MIN [Hooking] 3:19 |
| Tony McKegney, BUF [Holding] 8:52 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Hi-sticking, Slashing, Fighting] 11:11 | |
| Rob McClanahan, BUF [Hi-sticking, Slashing, Fighting] 11:11 | |
| Paul Shmyr, MIN [Cross checking] 16:46 | |
| 2: | Larry Playfair, BUF [Fighting] 2:53 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Fighting] 2:53 | |
| Neal Broten, MIN [Cross checking] 7:09 | |
| 3: | Steve Patrick, BUF [Slashing] 9:25 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Slashing] 9:25 |
Penalty time: MIN: 22 minutes
BUF: 18 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Paul Shmyr | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Kevin Maxwell | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ken Solheim | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -1 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Younghans | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Beaupre | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 33 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 11 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J.F. Sauve | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Hess | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Patrick | 26 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -9 | 39 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -9 | 39 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 12- 9-12-33
BUF: 15-10-14-39
Goalies: MIN: Don Beaupre (W, 2-0-0)
BUF: Don Edwards (L, 4-4-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Ron Finn, Kevin Collins
Attendance: 15,007
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