Minnesota North Stars vs Calgary Flames
Playoffs · Thursday, May 7, 1981 · Stampede Corral
Game summary
The Calgary Flames beat the Minnesota North Stars 3–1 on Thursday, May 7, 1981 at Stampede Corral. The North Stars outshot the Flames 34–27.
Bob MacMillan scored twice. Willi Plett and Craig Hartsburg also scored.
Pat Riggin made 33 saves on 34 shots for the win; Gilles Meloche stopped 24 of 27.
Scoring
1st period
Bob MacMillan (7)Paul Reinhart (12), Kent Nilsson (8)0–118:54 CGY ·
2nd period
- Bob MacMillan (8)Guy Chouinard (12), Pekka Rautakallio (3)0–200:55 CGY
3rd period
Willi Plett (7)Paul Reinhart (13), Guy Chouinard (13)0–303:54 CGY · 
Craig Hartsburg (2)Brad Maxwell (6), Steve Payne (9)1–316:02 MNS ·
Team stats
MNSCGY
3427
0%0%
1/72/3
816
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:29 into the first period
Jim Peplinski · interference2 min - 5:07 into the first period
Kevin Maxwell · tripping2 min - 7:54 into the first periodKen Houston · elbowing2 min
- 12:23 into the first periodWilli Plett · high sticking2 min
- 17:39 into the first periodJack Carlson · delaying game2 min
- 10:07 into the second periodPhil Russell · cross checking2 min
- 16:38 into the second periodPaul Reinhart · interference2 min
- 1:55 into the third periodCurt Giles · tripping2 min
- 12:23 into the third periodWilli Plett · roughing2 min
- 14:58 into the third periodBob Murdoch · interference2 min
- 19:18 into the third periodKen Houston · elbowing2 min
- 19:18 into the third periodGordie Roberts · elbowing2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 8Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Kevin MaxwellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Brad PalmerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Jack CarlsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Steve ChristoffC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Fred BarrettD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Greg SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | L | 27 | 3 | .889 |
| 33Don BeaupreG | 0 | 0 | – |
Calgary Flames
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 16Guy ChouinardC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 23Paul ReinhartD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 14Kent NilssonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 4Pekka RautakallioD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 6Ken HoustonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Bill ClementC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Don LeverC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Kevin LavalleeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 17Jamie HislopR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Bobby GouldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Jim PeplinskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Randy HoltD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Bob MurdochD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Brad MarshD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | W | 34 | 1 | .971 |
| 31Rejean LemelinG | 0 | 0 | – |