NHL game summary from May 17, 1981
  
| 1:  | 
MIN, | Steve Christoff 7 (Craig Hartsburg, Dino Ciccarelli), 3:25 - PP | 
 | MIN, | Steve Payne 15 (Tim Young, Al MacAdam), 14:09 | 
 | NYI, | Mike Bossy 16 (Clark Gillies), 14:47 | 
 | MIN, | Bobby Smith 7 (Craig Hartsburg, Steve Payne), 16:30 - PP | 
| 2:  | 
NYI, | Bob Nystrom 6 (John Tonelli, Wayne Merrick), 4:10 | 
 | NYI, | Butch Goring 6 (Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy), 7:16 - PP | 
 | NYI, | Butch Goring 7 (Clark Gillies), 11:51 | 
| 3:  | 
MIN, | Steve Payne 16 (Tim Young, Steve Christoff), 1:11 | 
 | NYI, | Mike Bossy 17 (Bryan Trottier), 2:05 | 
 | NYI, | Butch Goring 8 (Billy Carroll, Denis Potvin), 6:34 | 
 | MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 14 (Bobby Smith), 13:35 | 
 | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 11 (Mike Bossy, Wayne Merrick), 19:16 - EN | 
 
Penalties:
| 1:  | 
Bob Nystrom, NYI [Interference] 2:10 | 
 | Tom Younghans, MIN [Interference] 3:55 | 
 | Steve Payne, MIN [Holding] 6:37 | 
 | Tom Younghans, MIN [Roughing] 7:05 | 
 | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Roughing] 7:05 | 
 | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hooking] 7:19 | 
 | Dave Langevin, NYI [Boarding] 11:26 | 
 | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Interference] 15:20 | 
| 2:  | 
Bobby Smith, MIN [Tripping] 5:39 | 
 | Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 5:56 | 
 | Greg Smith, MIN [Interference] 5:56 | 
 | Clark Gillies, NYI [Interference] 9:40 | 
 | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 16:00 | 
 | Mike McEwen, NYI [Hooking] 18:25 | 
| 3:  | 
John Tonelli, NYI [Tripping] 4:15 | 
Penalty time: NYI: 20 minutes
              MIN: 10 minutes
Shots: NYI: 11- 8-10-29
       MIN:  8- 7-13-28
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 13-2-0)
         MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 8-5-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Finn, John D'Amico
Attendance: 15,784
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