🌌 Away North Stars 45-34-0 before this game

4–8

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 38-41-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MNS	0	0	0	4
CHI	0	0	0	8

North Stars at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat North Stars 8–4 at United Center on April 5, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Apr 5, 1981 · 15:00 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Bob Murray

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Tom Lysiak

4 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Glen Sharpley

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌌MNS CHI🪶

43 Shots on goal 35

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

55 Penalty minutes 61

MNS shooting 9.3% (4/43) CHI shooting 22.9% (8/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌌North Stars

Don Beaupre

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 59:53 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Tony Esposito

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 1st: 44-34 (56% win rate, 78 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 38-40 (49% win rate, 78 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

North Stars

North Stars — tied after 2nd: 44-34 (56% win rate, 78 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 38-40 (49% win rate, 78 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

2–5 · North Stars won

Nov 9, 1980

🌌MNS @ 🪶CHI

7–1 · North Stars won

❓ MNS vs CHI, answered

Who won North Stars vs Blackhawks on April 5, 1981?

Blackhawks won 8–4.

What was the final score of North Stars vs Blackhawks?

The final score was North Stars 4, Blackhawks 8.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Don Beaupre made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Tony Esposito made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is North Stars vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the North Stars vs Blackhawks season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Apr 4

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Apr 3

Also on April 5, 1981

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