Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota North Stars
Playoffs · Sunday, April 19, 1981 · Metropolitan Sports Center
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–4 on Sunday, April 19, 1981 at Metropolitan Sports Center. The North Stars outshot the Sabres 49–35.
Goals came from Dino Ciccarelli, Brad Palmer, Al MacAdam, Alan Haworth, Gilbert Perreault, Ric Seiling, Kevin Maxwell, Neal Broten, Derek Smith and Tim Young.
Gilles Meloche made 31 saves on 35 shots for the win; Don Edwards stopped 43 of 48.
Scoring
1st period
Dino Ciccarelli (6)Steve Christoff (3), Curt Giles (3)0–106:41 MNS · 
Brad Palmer (3)Steve Christoff (4), Neal Broten (2)0–212:17 MNS
Al MacAdam (5)Steve Payne (4)0–313:14 MNS
Alan Haworth (3)Gilbert Perreault (7), Derek Smith (4)1–318:10 BUF ·
2nd period
Gilbert Perreault (1)Gilles Hamel (1), Mike Ramsey (2)2–311:13 BUF
Ric Seiling (2)Andre Savard (1), Craig Ramsay (3)3–319:40 BUF
3rd period
Kevin Maxwell (2)Kent-Erik Andersson (2), Greg Smith (4)3–408:46 MNS
Neal Broten (1)Steve Christoff (5), Brad Palmer (1)3–509:09 MNS
Derek Smith (1)Gilbert Perreault (8), Alan Haworth (2)4–518:16 BUF · 
Tim Young (2)Dino Ciccarelli (4), Steve Payne (5)4–619:22 MNS ·
Team stats
BUFMNS
3549
0%0%
2/51/5
2020
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:35 into the first period
Mike Ramsey · hooking2 min - 6:50 into the first periodRob McClanahan · high sticking2 min
- 6:50 into the first period
Fred Barrett · elbowing2 min - 8:39 into the first periodGilles Meloche · holding2 min
- 17:52 into the first periodJack Carlson · boarding2 min
- 17:52 into the first periodJack Carlson · charging2 min
- 0:51 into the second periodRob McClanahan · hooking2 min
- 7:40 into the second periodJim Schoenfeld · holding2 min
- 14:36 into the second periodCurt Giles · cross checking2 min
- 15:17 into the second periodGilles Hamel · roughing2 min
- 15:17 into the second periodBrad Maxwell · boarding2 min
- 15:25 into the second periodDerek Smith · holding2 min
- 17:05 into the second periodJim Schoenfeld · interference2 min
- 17:05 into the second periodGilles Meloche · slashing2 min
- 4:57 into the third periodRichie Dunn · delaying game2 min
- 4:57 into the third periodKevin Maxwell · delaying game2 min
- 14:50 into the third periodJim Schoenfeld · roughing2 min
- 14:50 into the third periodSteve Christoff · roughing2 min
- 16:11 into the third periodAndre Savard · hooking2 min
- 16:49 into the third periodCurt Giles · hooking2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Gilles HamelL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 5 | – |
| 9Mike MollerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 21Jean-Francois SauveC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | L | 48 | 5 | .896 |
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – |
Minnesota North Stars
| 28Steve ChristoffC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 14Brad PalmerL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 6 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 9Kevin MaxwellC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 21Jack CarlsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Fred BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | W | 35 | 4 | .886 |
| 33Don BeaupreG | 0 | 0 | – |