Calgary Flames vs Minnesota North Stars
Playoffs · Tuesday, May 5, 1981 · Metropolitan Sports Center
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Calgary Flames 7–4 on Tuesday, May 5, 1981 at Metropolitan Sports Center. The North Stars outshot the Flames 44–33.
Dino Ciccarelli scored a hat trick. Pekka Rautakallio, Steve Christoff, Bobby Smith, Jamie Hislop, Brad Palmer, Kevin Maxwell, Bobby Gould and Mike Dwyer also scored.
Don Beaupre made 29 saves on 33 shots for the win; Rejean Lemelin stopped 21 of 27.
Scoring
1st period
Dino Ciccarelli (8)Steve Payne (8), Bobby Smith (10)0–103:01 MNS · 
Pekka Rautakallio (2)Don Lever (7), Kevin Lavallee (2)1–109:26 CGY · 
Steve Christoff (6)Neal Broten (5), Gordie Roberts (3)1–213:18 MNS · 
Bobby Smith (6)Unassisted1–316:32 MNS
2nd period
Jamie Hislop (3)Kevin Lavallee (3)2–301:31 CGY- Dino Ciccarelli (9)Tom McCarthy (1), Bobby Smith (11)2–402:44 MNS
- Dino Ciccarelli (10)Tom McCarthy (2), Bobby Smith (12)2–503:56 MNS
Brad Palmer (5)Kevin Maxwell (3)2–610:51 MNS
3rd period
Kevin Maxwell (3)Unassisted2–708:44 MNS · 
Bobby Gould (3)Guy Chouinard (11), Bob Murdoch (3)3–710:22 CGY
Mike Dwyer (1)Bob Murdoch (4)4–710:37 CGY
Team stats
CGYMNS
3344
0%0%
1/62/5
1416
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:51 into the first period
Dan Labraaten · interference2 min - 3:44 into the first period
Kevin Maxwell · holding2 min - 7:38 into the first periodGordie Roberts · cross checking2 min
- 11:31 into the first periodKevin Lavallee · hooking2 min
- 15:52 into the first periodBob Murdoch · roughing2 min
- 15:52 into the first periodCraig Hartsburg · roughing2 min
- 18:26 into the first periodFred Barrett · tripping2 min
- 8:38 into the second periodKevin Maxwell · hooking2 min
- 11:07 into the second periodWilli Plett · cross checking2 min
- 12:29 into the second periodPhil Russell · high sticking2 min
- 19:03 into the second periodPhil Russell · tripping2 min
- 8:01 into the third periodFred Barrett · holding2 min
- 19:08 into the third periodBrad Maxwell · slashing2 min
- 19:52 into the third periodWilli Plett · high sticking2 min
- 19:52 into the third periodBench · delaying game bench2 min
Season series
Calgary Flames
| 15Kevin LavalleeL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Don LeverC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Guy ChouinardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 17Jamie HislopR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 19Bobby GouldR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 26Mike DwyerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 6Ken HoustonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 21Dan LabraatenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | 17 | 1 | .941 | |
| 31Rejean LemelinG | L | 27 | 6 | .778 |
Minnesota North Stars
| 15Bobby SmithC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 7 | – |
| 9Kevin MaxwellC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Brad PalmerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 28Steve ChristoffC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 21Jack CarlsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Fred BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | W | 33 | 4 | .879 |