Toronto Maple Leafs vs Minnesota North Stars
Regular season · Thursday, January 12, 1984 · Met Center
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5–4 in overtime on Thursday, January 12, 1984 at Met Center. The North Stars outshot the Maple Leafs 41–27.
Brian Bellows scored twice and Tom McCarthy scored twice. Jim Benning, Al MacAdam, Gaston Gingras, Bill Derlago and Billy Harris also scored.
Gilles Meloche made 23 saves on 27 shots for the win; Allan Bester stopped 36 of 41.
Scoring
2nd period
Jim Benning (9)Dale McCourt (19), Rick Vaive (22)1–002:19 TOR
Al MacAdam (9)Brian Lawton (12), Dave Richter (2)1–103:05 MNS
Brian Bellows (23)Dan Mandich (7)1–205:16 MNS · 
Gaston Gingras (5)Stew Gavin (8)2–206:51 TOR
Bill Derlago (18)Peter Ihnacak (9), Gaston Gingras (17)3–211:05 TOR- Brian Bellows (24)Brad Maxwell (28), Gordie Roberts (26)3–314:02 MNS ·
3rd period
Tom McCarthy (24)Neal Broten (33), Willi Plett (16)3–405:32 MNS
Billy Harris (7)Pat Graham (4), Bill Derlago (13)4–413:34 TOR
Overtime
- Tom McCarthy (25)Neal Broten (34), Brian Bellows (27)4–500:35 MNS ·
Team stats
TORMNS
2741
0%0%
0/52/8
6760
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:59 into the first period
Dan Mandich · high sticking2 min - 0:59 into the first period
Dan Daoust · high sticking2 min - 3:00 into the first periodDan Mandich · roughing2 min
- 3:00 into the first periodDan Mandich · fighting5 min
- 3:00 into the first periodDan Mandich · misconduct10 min
- 3:00 into the first periodDave Richter · fighting5 min
- 3:00 into the first periodJim Benning · fighting5 min
- 3:00 into the first periodTerry Martin · fighting5 min
- 3:00 into the first periodTerry Martin · game misconduct10 min
- 3:18 into the first periodBorje Salming · interference2 min
- 5:47 into the first periodGordie Roberts · tripping2 min
- 8:04 into the first periodGreg Terrion · interference2 min
- 12:03 into the first periodDino Ciccarelli · roughing2 min
- 12:03 into the first periodDino Ciccarelli · misconduct10 min
- 12:03 into the first periodJim Korn · high sticking5 min
- 18:10 into the first periodPat Graham · holding2 min
- 18:31 into the first periodWilli Plett · interference2 min
- 3:59 into the second periodWilli Plett · holding2 min
- 8:38 into the second periodDave Richter · holding2 min
- 11:41 into the second periodWilli Plett · slashing2 min
- 11:41 into the second periodStew Gavin · slashing2 min
- 12:13 into the second periodJim Korn · holding2 min
- 15:16 into the second periodJim Benning · hooking2 min
- 7:30 into the third periodRick Vaive · tripping2 min
- 7:30 into the third periodJim Korn · misconduct10 min
- 7:30 into the third periodJim Korn · game misconduct10 min
- 18:15 into the third periodNeal Broten · roughing2 min
- 18:15 into the third periodWilli Plett · roughing2 min
- 18:15 into the third periodWilli Plett · game misconduct10 min
- 18:15 into the third periodGary Nylund · player leaves bench2 min
- 18:15 into the third periodGary Nylund · player leaves bench2 min
- 18:15 into the third periodBill Derlago · roughing2 min
Season series
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Gaston GingrasD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 9Stew GavinR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Dale McCourtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 15Billy HarrisR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Peter IhnacakC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Pat GrahamL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Jim BenningD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 7Greg TerrionC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10John AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Rich CostelloC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Dan DaoustC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Gary NylundD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 20Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 28Dave FarrishD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rick St. CroixG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Allan BesterG | L | 41 | 5 | .878 |
Minnesota North Stars
| 23Brian BellowsL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Tom McCarthyL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 24Willi PlettR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Al MacAdamR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 98Brian LawtonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 5Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 1 | – |
| 29Dave RichterD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 32Dan MandichD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 9Dennis MarukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 16Mark NapierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 21George FergusonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 44Steve PayneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | W | 27 | 4 | .852 |
| 30Jim CraigG | 0 | 0 | – |