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First Round · Game 1

Blackhawks at Flames

🗓 📍 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary 🏒 CGY leads 3–0

Flames, First Round Game 1, beat Blackhawks 4–3 at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 8, 1981.

CHI – CGY
25–33
Shots on goal
1/2–1/2
Power play
16–16
Penalty minutes
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

CHI vs CGY · CGY leads 3–0 Full series →
Game 1
3–4
Final · CGY
Game 2
2–6
Final · CGY
Game 3
5–4
OT · CGY

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🔥 CGY
Kent Nilsson
1 G, 3 A
6 shots · +3
2nd star 🔥 CGY
Paul Reinhart
2 A
2 shots · +2
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Darryl Sutter
2 G
3 shots · +1

Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
🔥 Bob MacMillan Go-ahead 2nd · 01:14
Assists: Randy Holt, Kent Nilsson · beat Tony Esposito
0–1
🪶 Darryl Sutter Tying 2nd · 17:54
Assists: Glen Sharpley, Doug Wilson · beat Rejean Lemelin
1–1
🪶 Al Secord Go-ahead 2nd · 18:03
Assists: Greg Fox, Keith Brown · beat Rejean Lemelin
2–1
🔥 Phil Russell Tying 2nd · 19:29
Assists: Ken Houston, Kent Nilsson · beat Tony Esposito
2–2
3rd period
🔥 Kent Nilsson Go-ahead 3rd · 07:34
Assists: Paul Reinhart · beat Tony Esposito
2–3
🔥 Dan Labraaten PP 3rd · 08:20
Assists: Kent Nilsson, Paul Reinhart · beat Tony Esposito
2–4
🪶 Darryl Sutter PP 3rd · 08:40
Assists: Doug Wilson, Glen Sharpley · beat Rejean Lemelin
3–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI CGY🔥
25 Shots on goal 33
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
16 Penalty minutes 16
CHI shooting 12.0% (3/25) CGY shooting 12.1% (4/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Tony Esposito
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🔥Flames
Rejean Lemelin
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 11-7 (61% win rate, 18 games)
Flames
Flames — tied after 1st: 9-10 (47% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 7-9 (44% win rate, 16 games)
Flames
Flames — tied after 2nd: 10-6 (62% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Jan 311981 🪶CHI @ 🔥CGY 3–3 Jan 111981 🔥CGY @ 🪶CHI 1–2 Nov 131980 🪶CHI @ 🔥CGY 4–4 Oct 121980 🔥CGY @ 🪶CHI 3–3
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Who won Blackhawks vs Flames on April 8, 1981?

Flames won 4–3. The final score was Blackhawks 3, Flames 4.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Darryl Sutter (2), Al Secord.

Who scored for Flames?

Bob MacMillan, Dan Labraaten, Kent Nilsson, Phil Russell.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

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

How did the Flames goalie play?

Rejean Lemelin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Flames played?

At Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the Flames home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🪶 Blackhawks
BeforeApr 5 🌌MNS @ 🪶CHI 4–8 AfterApr 9 🪶CHI @ 🔥CGY 2–6
🔥 Flames
BeforeApr 4 🐋VAN @ 🔥CGY 5–6 AfterApr 9 🪶CHI @ 🔥CGY 2–6
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