Toronto Maple Leafs vs Minnesota North Stars
Playoffs · Thursday, April 7, 1983 · Met Center
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 in overtime on Thursday, April 7, 1983 at Met Center. The North Stars outshot the Maple Leafs 45–39.
Bobby Smith scored twice. Miroslav Frycer, Bill Derlago, Steve Payne, Ron Friest, Gordie Roberts, Walt Poddubny and Dave Shand also scored.
Don Beaupre made 35 saves on 39 shots for the win; Mike Palmateer stopped 40 of 45.
Scoring
1st period
Miroslav Frycer (1)Unassisted1–001:05 TOR
Bill Derlago (1)John Anderson (2), Rick Vaive (2)2–007:48 TOR · 
Steve Payne (1)Tim Young (2), George Ferguson (1)2–118:43 MNS
2nd period
Ron Friest (1)Bobby Smith (1), Brad Maxwell (1)2–203:43 MNS
Gordie Roberts (1)Unassisted2–309:29 MNS
Walt Poddubny (2)Greg Terrion (1), Miroslav Frycer (3)3–314:51 TOR
3rd period
Dave Shand (1)Miroslav Frycer (4), Walt Poddubny (1)4–308:01 TOR
Bobby Smith (2)Tom McCarthy (2), Dino Ciccarelli (1)4–417:32 MNS
Overtime
- Bobby Smith (3)Curt Giles (1)4–505:03 MNS
Team stats
TORMNS
3945
0%0%
1/40/3
2224
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:57 into the first period
Billy Harris · tripping2 min - 6:45 into the first period
Brad Maxwell · cross checking2 min - 7:29 into the first periodTim Young · tripping2 min
- 10:22 into the first periodBarry Melrose · hooking2 min
- 12:41 into the first periodDino Ciccarelli · roughing2 min
- 12:41 into the first periodJim Korn · roughing2 min
- 13:07 into the first periodBorje Salming · tripping2 min
- 14:03 into the first periodBrian Bellows · high sticking2 min
- 14:03 into the first periodBrian Bellows · fighting5 min
- 14:03 into the first periodBarry Melrose · high sticking2 min
- 14:03 into the first periodBarry Melrose · fighting5 min
- 19:34 into the first periodNeal Broten · elbowing2 min
- 0:45 into the second periodBrad Maxwell · roughing2 min
- 3:12 into the second periodWilli Plett · fighting5 min
- 3:12 into the second periodJim Korn · fighting5 min
- 10:49 into the second periodBrian Bellows · roughing2 min
- 10:49 into the second periodBarry Melrose · roughing2 min
Season series
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 14Miroslav FrycerC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 8Walt PoddubnyL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 7Greg TerrionC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 4Dave ShandD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 9Stew GavinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Bruce BoudreauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 15Billy HarrisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 17Paul HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 32Frank NigroC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Jim BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 20Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 26Barry MelroseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 33Reid BaileyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rick St. CroixG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 29Mike PalmateerG | L | 45 | 5 | .889 |
Minnesota North Stars
| 15Bobby SmithC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 17Tim YoungC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 21George FergusonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Steve PayneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 31Ron FriestL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 18Mike EavesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 24Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 6Randy VelischekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 32Dan MandichD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | W | 39 | 4 | .897 |