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First Round · Game 1

Nordiques at Flyers

🗓 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 PHI leads 3–2

Flyers, First Round Game 1, beat Nordiques 6–4 at Wells Fargo Center on April 8, 1981.

QUE – PHI
20–45
Shots on goal
1/4–0/4
Power play
93–75
Penalty minutes
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

QUE vs PHI · PHI leads 3–2 Full series →
Game 1
4–6
Final · PHI
Game 2
5–8
Final · PHI
Game 3
0–2
Final · QUE
Game 4
3–4
OT · QUE
Game 5
2–5
Final · PHI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🔔 PHI
Brian Propp
2 G, 1 A
7 shots · +1
2nd star 🔔 PHI
Ken Linseman
3 A
4 shots · +3
3rd star ⚜️ QUE
Anton Stastny
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · +1

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🔔 Bill Barber Go-ahead 1st · 06:45
Assists: Behn Wilson, Terry Murray · beat Dan Bouchard
0–1
🔔 Brian Propp 1st · 09:09
Assists: Ken Linseman, Reid Bailey · beat Dan Bouchard
0–2
⚜️ Anton Stastny 1st · 14:08
Assists: Peter Stastny, Michel Goulet · beat Rick St. Croix
1–2
🔔 Brian Propp 1st · 16:00
Assists: Ken Linseman, Paul Holmgren · beat Dan Bouchard
1–3
2nd period
⚜️ Michel Goulet 2nd · 01:28
Assists: Peter Stastny, Anton Stastny · beat Rick St. Croix
2–3
⚜️ Dale Hunter Tying 2nd · 04:34
Assists: Jacques Richard, Marc Tardif · beat Rick St. Croix
3–3
3rd period
🔔 Paul Holmgren Go-ahead 3rd · 01:41
Assists: Brian Propp, Ken Linseman · beat Dan Bouchard
3–4
🔔 Al Hill 3rd · 09:59
Assists: Tom Gorence, Bob Dailey · beat Dan Bouchard
3–5
⚜️ Anton Stastny PP 3rd · 17:55
Assists: Peter Stastny, Michel Goulet · beat Rick St. Croix
4–5
🔔 Bill Barber Empty net 3rd · 19:19
Unassisted
4–6

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚜️QUE PHI🔔
20 Shots on goal 45
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
93 Penalty minutes 75
QUE shooting 20.0% (4/20) PHI shooting 13.3% (6/45)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚜️Nordiques
Dan Bouchard
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:45 TOI
🔔Flyers
Rick St. Croix
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Nordiques
Nordiques — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-6 (33% win rate, 9 games)
Flyers
Flyers — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 13-0 (100% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Nordiques
Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 10-11 (48% win rate, 21 games)
Flyers
Flyers — tied after 2nd: 9-5 (64% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Feb 71981 🔔PHI @ ⚜️QUE 3–5 Jan 151981 ⚜️QUE @ 🔔PHI 4–1 Nov 91980 ⚜️QUE @ 🔔PHI 1–3 Nov 11980 🔔PHI @ ⚜️QUE 3–3 Apr 11980 🔔PHI @ ⚜️QUE 3–3
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QUE vs PHI, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Flyers on April 8, 1981?

Flyers won 6–4. The final score was Nordiques 4, Flyers 6.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Anton Stastny (2), Dale Hunter, Michel Goulet.

Who scored for Flyers?

Bill Barber (2), Brian Propp (2), Al Hill, Paul Holmgren.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Dan Bouchard made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Rick St. Croix made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Nordiques vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚜️ Nordiques
BeforeApr 5 🍁TOR @ ⚜️QUE 4–2 AfterApr 9 ⚜️QUE @ 🔔PHI 5–8
🔔 Flyers
BeforeApr 5 🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI 2–0 AfterApr 9 ⚜️QUE @ 🔔PHI 5–8
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