Minnesota North Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Thu, Apr 16, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium · 1980–81 Playoffs
The Minnesota North Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Thu, Apr 16, 1981 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. Al MacAdam led the way with 2 points. Gilles Meloche made 29 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 26–32.
Linescore
| Team | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|
| MNS | 4 | 26 |
| BUF | 3 | 32 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Al MacAdam | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Steve Payne | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Brad Maxwell | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Brad Palmer | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Tim Young | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Kent-Erik Andersson | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Kevin Maxwell | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Gordie Roberts | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Greg Smith | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Jack Carlson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Fred Barrett | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Steve Christoff | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Craig Hartsburg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Neal Broten | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Bobby Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Curt Giles | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Dino Ciccarelli | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Gilles Meloche | W | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 60:22 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Richie Dunn | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Gilbert Perreault | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Alan Haworth | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Bill Hajt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Andre Savard | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Craig Ramsay | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | John Van Boxmeer | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Lindy Ruff | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Rob McClanahan | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Derek Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Mike Ramsey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Tony McKegney | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Larry Playfair | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Mike Moller | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Ric Seiling | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Steve Patrick | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jim Schoenfeld | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Edwards | L | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 60:22 |