Chicago Blackhawks vs Minnesota North Stars
Regular season · Thursday, December 31, 1987 · Met Center
Game summary
The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota North Stars 4–1 on Thursday, December 31, 1987 at Met Center. The North Stars outshot the Blackhawks 35–26.
Denis Savard scored twice. Rik Wilson, Frantisek Musil and Steve Thomas also scored.
Bob Mason made 34 saves on 35 shots for the win; Kari Takko stopped 14 of 18.
Scoring
1st period
Denis Savard (20)Bob Mcgill (4)1–007:15 CHI · 
Rik Wilson (4)Mike Stapleton (7)2–011:15 CHI
Frantisek Musil (4)Dino Ciccarelli (29), Brian Bellows (17)2–111:46 MNS
2nd period
- Denis Savard (21)Brian Noonan (13), Steve Thomas (3)3–106:53 CHI ·
Steve Thomas (1)Glen Cochrane (4), Denis Savard (50)4–114:17 CHI
Team stats
CHIMNS
2635
0%0%
1/30/4
2523
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:24 into the first period
Denis Savard · hooking2 min - 3:48 into the first periodJim Playfair · roughing2 min
- 3:48 into the first periodJim Playfair · fighting5 min
- 3:48 into the first period
Bob Rouse · interference2 min - 3:48 into the first periodRichard Zemlak · charging2 min
- 3:48 into the first periodRichard Zemlak · fighting5 min
- 6:37 into the first periodSteve Ludzik · slashing2 min
- 2:55 into the second periodBob Brooke · tripping2 min
- 5:49 into the second periodFrantisek Musil · holding2 min
- 10:35 into the second periodDave Manson · holding2 min
- 17:45 into the second periodDave Manson · fighting5 min
- 17:45 into the second periodBasil Mcrae · fighting5 min
- 4:03 into the third periodGary Nylund · hooking2 min
- 18:25 into the third periodDave Manson · fighting5 min
- 18:25 into the third periodBasil Mcrae · fighting5 min
Season series
Chicago Blackhawks
| 18Denis SavardC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 32Steve ThomasR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 10Brian NoonanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Mike StapletonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Glen CochraneD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 25Bob McgillD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 44Rik WilsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 7Everett SanipassL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Curt FraserL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 15Mark LavarreR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 19Troy MurrayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26David MackeyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Steve LarmerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 29Steve LudzikC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Marc BergevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Dave MansonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 20Jim PlayfairD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 22Gary NylundD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Bob MasonG | W | 35 | 1 | .971 |
| 40Darren PangG | 0 | 0 | – |
Minnesota North Stars
| 20Dino CiccarelliR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | – |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Frantisek MusilD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 7Neal BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 9Dennis MarukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10George ServinisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Brian LawtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 13Bob BrookeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Basil McraeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Dirk GrahamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Richard ZemlakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Brian MacLellanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 37Dave ArchibaldC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 3Bob RouseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 25Gordie RobertsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 32Emanuel ViveirosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kari TakkoG | L | 18 | 4 | .778 |
| 30Jon CaseyG | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |