Minnesota North Stars vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Sunday, November 8, 1987 · Chicago Stadium
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota North Stars 8–5 on Sunday, November 8, 1987 at Chicago Stadium. The Blackhawks outshot the North Stars 39–36.
Denis Savard scored a hat trick and Rick Vaive scored twice. Behn Wilson, Brian Bellows, Dan Vincelette, Frantisek Musil, Wayne Presley, Brian Lawton, Dino Ciccarelli and Dave Archibald also scored.
Bob Mason made 31 saves on 36 shots for the win; Don Beaupre stopped 31 of 38.
Scoring
1st period
Behn Wilson (3)Doug Wilson (14), Wayne Presley (4)0–110:54 CHI · 
Brian Bellows (11)Gordie Roberts (6)1–113:23 MNS
Dan Vincelette (1)Denis Savard (21), Behn Wilson (4)1–214:46 CHI · 
Frantisek Musil (2)Brian MacLellan (4), Richard Zemlak (1)2–217:28 MNS
2nd period
Wayne Presley (6)Dan Vincelette (4), Denis Savard (22)2–303:41 CHI · 
Denis Savard (11)Bob Mason (1), Doug Wilson (15)2–406:20 CHI · 
Brian Lawton (4)Ron Wilson (6), Dave Archibald (1)3–411:30 MNS ·
3rd period
- Denis Savard (12)Unassisted3–505:51 CHI
Dino Ciccarelli (6)Dave Archibald (2), Ron Wilson (7)4–508:52 MNS · 
Rick Vaive (10)Steve Larmer (7), Gary Nylund (3)4–609:25 CHI
Dave Archibald (5)Brian Bellows (4)5–612:24 MNS- Rick Vaive (11)Doug Wilson (16), Denis Savard (23)5–714:31 CHI ·
- Denis Savard (13)Troy Murray (8), Doug Wilson (17)5–819:10 CHI · ·
Team stats
MNSCHI
3639
0%0%
2/85/9
2930
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:11 into the first period
Behn Wilson · high sticking2 min - 5:46 into the first periodWayne Presley · slashing2 min
- 8:54 into the first periodMarc Bergevin · fighting5 min
- 8:54 into the first period
Dave Gagner · instigator2 min - 8:54 into the first periodDave Gagner · fighting5 min
- 8:59 into the first periodKeith Acton · hooking2 min
- 13:36 into the first periodGordie Roberts · interference2 min
- 13:36 into the first periodGordie Roberts · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 19:08 into the first periodRick Vaive · hooking2 min
- 2:32 into the second periodGordie Roberts · cross checking2 min
- 3:58 into the second periodEverett Sanipass · roughing2 min
- 3:58 into the second periodKeith Acton · roughing2 min
- 5:03 into the second periodBob Rouse · holding2 min
- 6:55 into the second periodPat Price · holding2 min
- 9:49 into the second periodMarc Bergevin · tripping2 min
- 11:05 into the second periodDoug Wilson · holding2 min
- 1:49 into the third periodGordie Roberts · interference2 min
- 7:10 into the third periodMarc Bergevin · holding2 min
- 9:46 into the third periodEverett Sanipass · high sticking2 min
- 9:46 into the third periodDino Ciccarelli · roughing2 min
- 14:17 into the third periodBob Rouse · tripping2 min
- 16:35 into the third periodDave Manson · roughing2 min
- 16:35 into the third periodDave Manson · cross checking5 min
- 16:35 into the third periodBehn Wilson · holding2 min
- 16:35 into the third periodBrian Bellows · roughing2 min
Season series
Minnesota North Stars
| 37Dave ArchibaldC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2Ron WilsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 11Brian LawtonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 7 | – |
| 24Richard ZemlakC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Brian MacLellanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 6Frantisek MusilD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 25Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 8Terry RuskowskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 13Bob BrookeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 15Dave GagnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 17Basil McraeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Bob RouseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Pat PriceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 34Mike BergerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kari TakkoG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Don BeaupreG | L | 38 | 7 | .816 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 18Denis SavardC | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 11Dan VinceletteL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 17Wayne PresleyR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 27Rick VaiveR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 23Behn WilsonD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 19Troy MurrayC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 28Steve LarmerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 22Gary NylundD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 7Everett SanipassL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 10Brian NoonanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Mike StapletonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Mark LavarreR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 29Steve LudzikC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Marc BergevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 3Dave MansonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Glen CochraneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Bob McgillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Bob MasonG | W | 36 | 5 | .861 |
| 40Darren PangG | 0 | 0 | – |