Minnesota North Stars vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Wednesday, February 26, 1986 · Hartford Civic Center
Game summary
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Hartford Whalers 5–2 on Wednesday, February 26, 1986 at Hartford Civic Center. The Whalers outshot the North Stars 45–24.
Dino Ciccarelli scored twice. Brian Lawton, Kent Nilsson, Dean Evason, Dennis Maruk and Bob Crawford also scored.
Don Beaupre made 43 saves on 45 shots for the win; Mike Liut stopped 8 of 12.
Scoring
1st period
Dino Ciccarelli (27)Neal Broten (58)1–008:58 MNS
Brian Lawton (14)Brian Bellows (35), Dennis Maruk (26)2–010:22 MNS
Kent Nilsson (12)Keith Acton (25), Tony McKegney (19)3–011:19 MNS
Dean Evason (14)Dave Babych (45), Stew Gavin (23)3–115:37 HFD · - Dino Ciccarelli (28)Scott Bjugstad (23)4–117:32 MNS ·
2nd period
Dennis Maruk (15)Brian Lawton (15)5–111:53 MNS
3rd period
Bob Crawford (14)Bill Gardner (14), Ray Ferraro (34)5–219:21 HFD
Team stats
MNSHFD
2445
0%0%
1/71/11
8365
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:04 into the first period
Torrie Robertson · fighting5 min - 0:04 into the first periodTorrie Robertson · match penatly 10 minutes10 min
- 0:04 into the first period
Willi Plett · fighting5 min - 0:04 into the first periodWilli Plett · match penatly 10 minutes10 min
- 3:31 into the first periodTim Bothwell · holding2 min
- 5:59 into the first periodJoel Quenneville · slashing2 min
- 5:59 into the first periodJoel Quenneville · fighting5 min
- 5:59 into the first periodDirk Graham · fighting5 min
- 11:53 into the first periodKeith Acton · tripping2 min
- 15:23 into the first periodEd Hospodar · roughing2 min
- 16:04 into the first periodDave Babych · holding2 min
- 19:59 into the first periodDennis Maruk · hooking2 min
- 4:06 into the second periodDave Langevin · high sticking2 min
- 4:23 into the second periodBrad Shaw · tripping2 min
- 7:56 into the second periodDirk Graham · tripping2 min
- 13:33 into the second periodPaul Macdermid · roughing2 min
- 13:33 into the second periodUlf Samuelsson · roughing2 min
- 13:33 into the second periodKeith Acton · slashing2 min
- 13:33 into the second periodMats Hallin · roughing double minor4 min
- 13:33 into the second periodMats Hallin · leaving players penalty bench10 min
- 13:33 into the second periodCraig Hartsburg · roughing2 min
- 17:14 into the second periodBench · unsportsmanlike conduct coach2 min
- 0:43 into the third periodTony McKegney · hooking2 min
- 2:39 into the third periodSylvain Turgeon · roughing2 min
- 2:39 into the third periodDave Langevin · elbowing2 min
- 3:13 into the third periodWayne Babych · hooking2 min
- 3:13 into the third periodWayne Babych · misconduct10 min
- 3:13 into the third periodEd Hospodar · misconduct10 min
- 6:27 into the third periodPaul Macdermid · charging2 min
- 6:50 into the third periodDirk Graham · slashing2 min
- 7:36 into the third periodDennis Maruk · slashing2 min
- 11:07 into the third periodDennis Maruk · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 13:13 into the third periodWayne Babych · fighting5 min
- 13:13 into the third periodWayne Babych · misconduct10 min
- 13:13 into the third periodEd Hospodar · fighting5 min
- 13:13 into the third periodEd Hospodar · misconduct10 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 8Brian LawtonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 9Dennis MarukC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Scott BjugstadL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 15Kent NilssonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 25Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 21Dirk GrahamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 24Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Mats HallinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 3Bob RouseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Craig HartsburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Ed HospodarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Jon CaseyG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | W | 45 | 2 | .956 |
Hartford Whalers
| 7Stew GavinR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 12Dean EvasonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 4 | – |
| 14Bill GardnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 25Bob CrawfordR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 26Ray FerraroC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 7 | – |
| 15Dave TippettL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 16Sylvain TurgeonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 9 | – |
| 17Wayne BabychR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Paul MacdermidR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 27Doug JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 28Paul LawlessL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 32Torrie RobertsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Joel QuennevilleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Dana MurzynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Ulf SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 24Tim BothwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 33Brad ShawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike LiutG | L | 12 | 4 | .667 |
| 31Steve WeeksG | 12 | 1 | .917 |