1980-81 Quarter-Finals Game 1, Minnesota North Stars vs. Buffalo Sabres Box Score: April 16, 1981
Scoring Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:40 | MNS | SH | Brad Palmer (2) | |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:13 | BUF | PP | André Savard (4) | Rob McClanahan, John Van Boxmeer |
| 11:28 | BUF | Lindy Ruff (3) | Gilbert Perreault, Alan Haworth | |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:46 | MNS | Al MacAdam (4) | Kent-Erik Andersson, Kevin Maxwell | |
| 11:58 | MNS | Steve Payne (8) | Tim Young, Gordie Roberts | |
| 14:46 | BUF | Craig Ramsay (1) | Bill Hajt, Richie Dunn | |
| 1st OT Period | ||||
| 00:22 | MNS | Steve Payne (9) | Brad Maxwell, Al MacAdam | |
Penalty Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:09 | MNS | Curt Giles | Holding | 2 min |
| 06:18 | BUF | André Savard | Interference | 2 min |
| 06:18 | MNS | Greg Smith | Holding | 2 min |
| 07:51 | MNS | Jack Carlson | Hooking | 2 min |
| 10:45 | BUF | Lindy Ruff | Hooking | 2 min |
| 16:06 | MNS | Jack Carlson | Roughing | 2 min |
| 16:06 | BUF | John Van Boxmeer | Roughing | 2 min |
| 18:30 | BUF | Alan Haworth | Hooking | 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:33 | MNS | Craig Hartsburg | Interference | 2 min |
| 13:38 | MNS | Brad Maxwell | Holding | 2 min |
Minnesota North Stars
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| 2 | Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Neal Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | Jack Carlson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 5 | Steve Christoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 7 | Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Al MacAdam | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| 10 | Brad Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 11 | Kevin Maxwell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 12 | Brad Palmer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| 13 | Steve Payne | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 50.0 | ||
| 14 | Gordie Roberts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 17 | Tim Young | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 18 | Gilles Meloche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:22 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15.4 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Gilles Meloche | W | 3 | 32 | 29 | .906 | 0 | 0 | 60:22 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Richie Dunn | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 2 | Bill Hajt | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 3 | Alan Haworth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | Rob McClanahan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Tony McKegney | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||
| 6 | Mike Moller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Steve Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 8 | Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 9 | Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Craig Ramsay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| 11 | Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | Lindy Ruff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| 13 | André Savard | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| 14 | Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 15 | Ric Seiling | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 16 | Derek Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 18 | Don Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:22 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9.4 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Don Edwards | L | 4 | 26 | 22 | .846 | 0 | 0 | 60:22 |

