Minnesota North Stars vs Buffalo Sabres
Playoffs · Wednesday, April 22, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Wednesday, April 22, 1981 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Sabres outshot the North Stars 39–33.
Goals came from Jean-Francois Sauve, Ken Solheim, Kent-Erik Andersson, Brad Maxwell, Al MacAdam, Bob Hess and Tony McKegney.
Don Beaupre made 36 saves on 39 shots for the win; Don Edwards stopped 29 of 33.
Scoring
1st period
Jean-Francois Sauve (2)Tony McKegney (3), Ric Seiling (2)0–105:06 BUF · 
Ken Solheim (1)Dino Ciccarelli (5)1–115:36 MNS
2nd period
Kent-Erik Andersson (1)Neal Broten (3), Brad Palmer (2)2–115:14 MNS
Brad Maxwell (2)Kent-Erik Andersson (4), Brad Palmer (3)3–118:01 MNS
3rd period
Al MacAdam (6)Steve Payne (6), Tim Young (9)4–100:18 MNS
Bob Hess (1)Mike Ramsey (3)4–202:03 BUF
Tony McKegney (5)Gilbert Perreault (10), Alan Haworth (4)4–318:18 BUF
Team stats
MNSBUF
3339
0%0%
0/11/3
2218
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:19 into the first period
Craig Hartsburg · hooking2 min - 8:52 into the first period
Tony McKegney · holding2 min - 11:11 into the first periodRob McClanahan · high sticking2 min
- 11:11 into the first periodRob McClanahan · slashing2 min
- 11:11 into the first periodRob McClanahan · fighting5 min
- 11:11 into the first periodGreg Smith · high sticking2 min
- 11:11 into the first periodGreg Smith · slashing2 min
- 11:11 into the first periodGreg Smith · fighting5 min
- 16:46 into the first periodPaul Shmyr · cross checking2 min
- 2:53 into the second periodLarry Playfair · fighting5 min
- 2:53 into the second periodGreg Smith · fighting5 min
- 7:09 into the second periodNeal Broten · cross checking2 min
- 9:25 into the third periodSteve Patrick · slashing2 min
- 9:25 into the third periodGreg Smith · slashing2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 14Brad PalmerL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 12Ken SolheimL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 9Kevin MaxwellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 29Tom YounghansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Paul ShmyrD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | W | 39 | 3 | .923 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 8Tony McKegneyL | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 11 | – |
| 11Gilbert PerreaultC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 14Alan HaworthC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 16Ric SeilingR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Jean-Francois SauveC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 5Mike RamseyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Bob HessD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 10Craig RamsayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Andre SavardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Derek SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26Steve PatrickR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Richie DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4John Van BoxmeerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 6Jim SchoenfeldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 24Bill HajtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Don EdwardsG | L | 33 | 4 | .879 |
| 28Bob SauveG | 0 | 0 | – |