Toronto Maple Leafs vs Minnesota North Stars
Playoffs · Wednesday, April 6, 1983 · Met Center
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 on Wednesday, April 6, 1983 at Met Center. The North Stars outshot the Maple Leafs 45–31.
Goals came from Brian Bellows, Gaston Gingras, Dino Ciccarelli, Borje Salming, Neal Broten, Jim Benning, Brad Maxwell, Walt Poddubny and Bobby Smith.
Don Beaupre made 27 saves on 31 shots for the win; Mike Palmateer stopped 40 of 44.
Scoring
1st period
Brian Bellows (1)Steve Payne (1), Tim Young (1)0–100:34 MNS
Gaston Gingras (1)Unassisted1–107:37 TOR
Dino Ciccarelli (1)Tom McCarthy (1), Neal Broten (1)1–212:36 MNS
2nd period
Borje Salming (1)Gaston Gingras (1), Miroslav Frycer (1)2–200:59 TOR · 
Neal Broten (1)Brian Bellows (1), Craig Hartsburg (1)2–315:18 MNS ·
3rd period
Jim Benning (1)Rick Vaive (1), John Anderson (1)3–300:44 TOR
Brad Maxwell (1)Steve Payne (2), Gordie Roberts (1)3–406:35 MNS
Walt Poddubny (1)Borje Salming (1), Miroslav Frycer (2)4–414:36 TOR · 
Bobby Smith (1)Steve Payne (3)4–519:38 MNS ·
Team stats
TORMNS
3145
0%0%
2/42/5
3028
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:15 into the first period
Dave Shand · interference2 min - 9:50 into the first period
Brian Bellows · roughing2 min - 9:50 into the first periodBruce Boudreau · roughing2 min
- 12:45 into the first periodDino Ciccarelli · high sticking2 min
- 12:45 into the first periodDino Ciccarelli · fighting5 min
- 12:45 into the first periodTerry Martin · high sticking2 min
- 12:45 into the first periodTerry Martin · fighting5 min
- 18:28 into the first periodWilli Plett · roughing2 min
- 18:28 into the first periodJim Korn · roughing2 min
- 19:02 into the first periodMike Palmateer · tripping2 min
- 19:25 into the first periodBrad Maxwell · interference2 min
- 0:21 into the second periodCurt Giles · slashing2 min
- 4:13 into the second periodTerry Martin · hooking2 min
- 5:16 into the second periodBrian Bellows · slashing2 min
- 5:16 into the second periodJim Korn · slashing2 min
- 11:54 into the second periodWilli Plett · cross checking2 min
- 14:50 into the second periodTom McCarthy · fighting5 min
- 14:50 into the second periodGaston Gingras · tripping2 min
- 14:50 into the second periodDave Shand · fighting5 min
- 16:19 into the second periodSteve Payne · roughing2 min
- 16:19 into the second periodRick Vaive · roughing2 min
- 12:48 into the third periodGordie Roberts · holding2 min
- 19:27 into the third periodBorje Salming · tripping2 min
Season series
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 14Miroslav FrycerC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Gaston GingrasD | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 8Walt PoddubnyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 3Jim BenningD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Greg TerrionC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 9Stew GavinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Bruce BoudreauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Billy HarrisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 9 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 32Frank NigroC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 35Norm AubinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Dave ShandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Barry MelroseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rick St. CroixG | 1 | 1 | .000 | |
| 29Mike PalmateerG | L | 44 | 4 | .909 |
Minnesota North Stars
| 26Steve PayneL | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 15Bobby SmithC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 8 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 18Mike EavesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 21George FergusonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 31Ron FriestL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 6Randy VelischekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 32Dan MandichD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | W | 31 | 4 | .871 |