Minnesota North Stars vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Sunday, December 23, 1984 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota North Stars 4–3 in overtime on Sunday, December 23, 1984 at Boston Garden. The North Stars outshot the Bruins 28–26.
Goals came from Brian Bellows, Charlie Simmer, Tom Fergus, Keith Crowder, Steve Payne, Brian Lawton and Ken Linseman.
Cleon Daskalakis made 6 saves on 6 shots for the win; Gilles Meloche stopped 22 of 26.
Scoring
1st period
Brian Bellows (13)Tim Trimper (1)1–003:39 MNS
Charlie Simmer (20)Ken Linseman (22), Keith Crowder (10)1–118:08 BOS
Tom Fergus (18)Rick Middleton (20)1–218:35 BOS
2nd period
Keith Crowder (11)Rick Middleton (21), Mike O'connell (14)1–306:21 BOS ·
3rd period
Steve Payne (14)Mark Napier (14), Brian Bellows (19)2–303:08 MNS · 
Brian Lawton (3)Scott Bjugstad (4), Tim Trimper (2)3–303:57 MNS
Overtime
Ken Linseman (9)Keith Crowder (11), Terry O'Reilly (10)3–402:15 BOS
Team stats
MNSBOS
2826
0%0%
1/51/6
2826
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:03 into the first period
Steve Payne · hooking2 min - 3:55 into the first period
Steve Kasper · slashing2 min - 3:55 into the first periodTim Trimper · roughing2 min
- 8:20 into the first periodJohn Blum · holding2 min
- 10:42 into the first periodDave Richter · interference2 min
- 14:13 into the first periodLyndon Byers · tripping2 min
- 1:08 into the second periodGordie Roberts · tripping2 min
- 4:42 into the second periodGordie Roberts · hooking2 min
- 5:24 into the second periodKen Linseman · high sticking2 min
- 5:24 into the second periodDave Richter · high sticking2 min
- 7:32 into the second periodLyndon Byers · interference2 min
- 9:59 into the second periodGordie Roberts · hooking2 min
- 10:54 into the second periodMike O'connell · hooking2 min
- 1:11 into the third periodBrian Curran · hooking2 min
- 5:59 into the third periodJohn Blum · roughing2 min
- 5:59 into the third periodKen Linseman · misconduct10 min
- 5:59 into the third periodWilli Plett · roughing2 min
- 5:59 into the third periodDave Richter · misconduct10 min
- 16:34 into the third periodBrian Bellows · high sticking2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 13Tim TrimperL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 8Brian LawtonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 14Scott BjugstadL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 16Mark NapierR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 44Steve PayneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Dirk GrahamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 24Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 25Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 31Ken SolheimL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 3Bob RouseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Randy VelischekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 29Dave RichterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Gilles MelocheG | L | 26 | 4 | .846 |
| 33Don BeaupreG | 0 | 0 | – |
Boston Bruins
| 18Keith CrowderR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 13Ken LinsemanC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 23Charlie SimmerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Terry O'ReillyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 28Tom FergusC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 20Mike O'connellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 8Jim NillR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10Barry PedersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Lyndon ByersR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Louis SleigherR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Dave DonnellyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Ray BourqueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 21Frank SimonettiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Mike MilburyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 33John BlumD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 34Brian CurranD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pete PeetersG | 22 | 3 | .864 | |
| 35Cleon DaskalakisG | W | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |