Calgary Flames vs Chicago Blackhawks
Playoffs · Saturday, April 11, 1981 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5–4 in overtime on Saturday, April 11, 1981 at Chicago Stadium. The Blackhawks outshot the Flames 65–48.
Willi Plett scored twice and Al Secord scored twice. Rick Paterson, Ken Houston, Bob MacMillan, Don Lever and Darryl Sutter also scored.
Rejean Lemelin made 61 saves on 65 shots for the win; Tony Esposito stopped 43 of 48.
Scoring
1st period
Rick Paterson (1)Unassisted0–102:55 CHI · 
Willi Plett (2)Paul Reinhart (5)1–103:19 CGY · 
Al Secord (3)Terry Ruskowski (1), Keith Brown (2)1–209:56 CHI
Ken Houston (1)Kent Nilsson (5), Bob MacMillan (2)2–217:34 CGY
2nd period
Bob MacMillan (4)Pekka Rautakallio (1)3–210:32 CGY
Don Lever (1)Phil Russell (2)4–211:20 CGY
3rd period
- Al Secord (4)Rich Preston (1), Terry Ruskowski (2)4–317:12 CHI
Darryl Sutter (3)Tom Lysiak (3), Peter Marsh (1)4–419:17 CHI
2nd overtime
- Willi Plett (3)Guy Chouinard (2)5–415:17 CGY
Team stats
CGYCHI
4865
0%0%
1/30/5
1410
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:28 into the first period
Al Secord · holding2 min - 4:11 into the first period
Ken Houston · holding2 min - 9:35 into the first periodDan Labraaten · high sticking2 min
- 9:35 into the first periodBob Murray · high sticking2 min
- 11:56 into the first periodBill Clement · holding2 min
- 14:15 into the first periodDave Hindmarch · hooking2 min
- 9:43 into the second periodWilli Plett · hooking2 min
- 9:43 into the second periodTerry Ruskowski · slashing2 min
- 12:02 into the second periodDave Hutchison · holding2 min
- 13:23 into the second periodWilli Plett · hooking2 min
- 10:41 into overtimeDoug Wilson · tripping2 min
- 13:48 into overtimePhil Russell · interference2 min
Season series
Calgary Flames
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 6Ken HoustonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Don LeverC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 14Kent NilssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | – |
| 16Guy ChouinardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Jamie HislopR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Dave HindmarchR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Dan LabraatenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Randy HoltD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Rejean LemelinG | W | 65 | 4 | .939 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 14Al SecordL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 17Peter MarshR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 26Rick PatersonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 27Darryl SutterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | – |
| 4Keith BrownD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 11John MarksR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 18Denis SavardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 22Grant MulveyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 5Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 8 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 6 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Murray BannermanG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Tony EspositoG | L | 48 | 5 | .896 |