4–1

Final

MNS leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MNS	0	0	0	4
MTL	0	0	0	1

North Stars at Canadiens — Second Round Game 2

North Stars, Second Round Game 2, beat Canadiens 4–1 at Bell Centre on April 17, 1980.

🗓 Thu, Apr 17, 1980 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1979-80 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

MNS vs MTL · MNS leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

3–0

Final · MNS

Game 2

4–1

Final · MNS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌌 MNS

Steve Payne

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🌌 MNS

Bobby Smith

2 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🌌 MNS

Al MacAdam

2 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌌MNS MTL🇨🇦

32 Shots on goal 41

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

15 Penalty minutes 15

MNS shooting 12.5% (4/32) MTL shooting 2.4% (1/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌌North Stars

Gilles Meloche

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Denis Herron

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 1st: 49-35 (58% win rate, 84 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 60-24 (71% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 2nd: 49-35 (58% win rate, 84 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 60-24 (71% win rate, 84 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 16, 1980

🌌MNS @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–0 · North Stars won

2–5 · North Stars won

Nov 1, 1979

🌌MNS @ 🇨🇦MTL

1–5 · Canadiens won

❓ MNS vs MTL, answered

Who won North Stars vs Canadiens on April 17, 1980?

North Stars won 4–1.

What was the final score of North Stars vs Canadiens?

The final score was North Stars 4, Canadiens 1.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Denis Herron made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is North Stars vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Apr 16

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 16

Also on April 17, 1980

North Stars season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule