Minnesota North Stars vs Calgary Flames
Playoffs · Thursday, April 30, 1981 · Stampede Corral
Game summary
The Calgary Flames beat the Minnesota North Stars 3–2 on Thursday, April 30, 1981 at Stampede Corral. The North Stars outshot the Flames 33–28.
Goals came from Pekka Rautakallio, Guy Chouinard, Curt Giles, Kevin Lavallee and Steve Christoff.
Pat Riggin made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Gilles Meloche stopped 25 of 28.
Scoring
1st period
Pekka Rautakallio (1)Don Lever (5), Ken Houston (5)0–105:11 CGY
Guy Chouinard (3)Pekka Rautakallio (2), Don Lever (6)0–208:35 CGY
3rd period
Curt Giles (1)Al MacAdam (5), Bobby Smith (7)1–204:24 MNS
Kevin Lavallee (2)Ken Houston (6)1–306:25 CGY
Steve Christoff (4)Brad Maxwell (4), Craig Hartsburg (5)2–310:34 MNS ·
Team stats
MNSCGY
3328
0%0%
1/40/1
1117
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 9:04 into the first period
Willi Plett · high sticking2 min - 11:36 into the first periodWilli Plett · roughing2 min
- 11:36 into the first period
Kevin Maxwell · roughing2 min - 18:50 into the first periodBob Murdoch · hooking2 min
- 3:19 into the second periodJim Peplinski · roughing2 min
- 3:19 into the second periodCraig Hartsburg · roughing2 min
- 7:18 into the second periodCurt Giles · tripping2 min
- 9:46 into the second periodWilli Plett · holding2 min
- 19:31 into the second periodBob MacMillan · fighting5 min
- 19:31 into the second periodNeal Broten · fighting5 min
- 10:27 into the third periodWilli Plett · tripping2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Steve ChristoffC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Kevin MaxwellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Brad PalmerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 21Jack CarlsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | L | 28 | 3 | .893 |
| 33Don BeaupreG | 0 | 0 | – |
Calgary Flames
| 6Ken HoustonR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 12Don LeverC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 15Kevin LavalleeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 16Guy ChouinardC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Kent NilssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Jamie HislopR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Bobby GouldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Dan LabraatenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | W | 33 | 2 | .939 |
| 31Rejean LemelinG | 0 | 0 | – |