Minnesota North Stars vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Sunday, April 5, 1981 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota North Stars 8–4 on Sunday, April 5, 1981 at Chicago Stadium. The North Stars outshot the Blackhawks 43–35.
Glen Sharpley scored twice, Dino Ciccarelli scored twice and Darryl Sutter scored twice. Jack Carlson, Steve Payne, Keith Brown, Terry Ruskowski, Bob Murray and Rick Paterson also scored.
Tony Esposito made 39 saves on 43 shots for the win; Don Beaupre stopped 27 of 35.
Scoring
1st period
Jack Carlson (7)Dino Ciccarelli (12)1–003:23 MNS
Steve Payne (30)Tim Young (41), Al MacAdam (39)2–006:34 MNS · 
Glen Sharpley (21)Doug Wilson (38), Bob Murray (45)2–112:02 CHI · 
Dino Ciccarelli (17)Kevin Maxwell (2), Brad Maxwell (13)3–118:36 MNS
2nd period
Keith Brown (9)Darryl Sutter (22), Tom Lysiak (52)3–201:53 CHI
Terry Ruskowski (8)Bob Murray (46), Grant Mulvey (14)3–308:20 CHI
Bob Murray (13)Doug Wilson (39), Tom Lysiak (53)3–415:24 CHI · 
Rick Paterson (8)Bob Murray (47), Reg Kerr (30)3–517:13 CHI
3rd period
Darryl Sutter (39)Tom Lysiak (54), Glen Sharpley (28)3–604:31 CHI- Darryl Sutter (40)Keith Brown (34), Tom Lysiak (55)3–706:23 CHI
- Dino Ciccarelli (18)Kevin Maxwell (3), Craig Hartsburg (30)4–707:40 MNS
- Glen Sharpley (22)Unassisted4–812:18 CHI
Team stats
MNSCHI
4335
0%0%
1/72/4
5561
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:58 into the first period
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 7:41 into the first periodTerry Ruskowski · high sticking2 min
- 9:43 into the first periodDave Hutchison · holding2 min
- 11:01 into the first period
Brad Maxwell · tripping2 min - 19:13 into the first periodGlen Sharpley · interference2 min
- 8:20 into the second periodDon Beaupre · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 9:15 into the second periodGrant Mulvey · high sticking2 min
- 15:09 into the second periodBrad Maxwell · high sticking2 min
- 17:28 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 17:28 into the second periodTim Higgins · game misconduct10 min
- 17:28 into the second periodReg Kerr · fighting5 min
- 17:28 into the second periodBob Murray · misconduct10 min
- 17:28 into the second periodRick Paterson · misconduct10 min
- 17:28 into the second periodMiles Zaharko · misconduct10 min
- 17:28 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 17:28 into the second periodNeal Broten · misconduct10 min
- 17:28 into the second periodGordie Roberts · roughing2 min
- 17:28 into the second periodGordie Roberts · fighting5 min
- 17:28 into the second periodSteve Christoff · misconduct10 min
- 17:28 into the second periodBrad Maxwell · misconduct10 min
- 17:28 into the second periodBrad Palmer · misconduct10 min
- 8:45 into the third periodMiles Zaharko · hooking2 min
- 12:25 into the third periodGrant Mulvey · interference2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 9Kevin MaxwellC | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Jack CarlsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 14Brad PalmerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 28Steve ChristoffC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 29Tom YounghansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 1 | – |
| 3Fred BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | L | 35 | 8 | .771 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 7Glen SharpleyC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 27Darryl SutterC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 4Keith BrownD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Grant MulveyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 26Rick PatersonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 11John MarksR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Al SecordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 5Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Miles ZaharkoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Murray BannermanG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | W | 43 | 4 | .907 |