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First Round · Game 1

North Stars at Bruins

🗓 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 MNS leads 3–0

North Stars, First Round Game 1, beat Bruins 5–4 in overtime at TD Garden on April 8, 1981.

MNS – BOS
40–32
Shots on goal
1/4–1/2
Power play
21–15
Penalty minutes
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

MNS vs BOS · MNS leads 3–0 Full series →
Game 1
5–4
OT · MNS
Game 2
9–6
Final · MNS
Game 3
3–6
Final · MNS

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌌 MNS
Steve Payne
3 G
7 shots · +2
2nd star 🌌 MNS
Bobby Smith
2 A
3 shots · +2
3rd star 🌌 MNS
Craig Hartsburg
2 A
1 shots · +2

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🌌 Steve Payne PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:32
Assists: Craig Hartsburg, Brad Maxwell · beat Rogie Vachon
1–0
🐻 Don Marcotte Tying 1st · 12:54
Assists: Mike Milbury, Terry O'Reilly · beat Gilles Meloche
1–1
🌌 Dino Ciccarelli Go-ahead 1st · 19:28
Assists: Bobby Smith, Craig Hartsburg · beat Rogie Vachon
2–1
2nd period
🐻 Dwight Foster Tying 2nd · 02:29
Unassisted · beat Gilles Meloche
2–2
🐻 Peter McNab PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:20
Assists: Brad McCrimmon, Rick Middleton · beat Gilles Meloche
2–3
3rd period
🌌 Steve Payne Tying 3rd · 00:37
Unassisted · beat Rogie Vachon
3–3
🐻 Peter McNab Go-ahead 3rd · 07:14
Assists: Terry O'Reilly, Don Marcotte · beat Gilles Meloche
3–4
🌌 Jack Carlson Tying 3rd · 11:55
Assists: Bobby Smith, Greg Smith · beat Rogie Vachon
4–4
Overtime
🌌 Steve Payne Go-ahead OT · 03:34
Assists: Tim Young, Al MacAdam · beat Rogie Vachon
5–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌌MNS BOS🐻
40 Shots on goal 32
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
21 Penalty minutes 15
MNS shooting 12.5% (5/40) BOS shooting 12.5% (4/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌌North Stars
Gilles Meloche
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 63:34 TOI
🐻Bruins
Rogie Vachon
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 63:34 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-7 (59% win rate, 17 games)
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-9 (31% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
North Stars
North Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-9 (18% win rate, 11 games)
Bruins
Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-3 (79% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Mar 41981 🐻BOS @ 🌌MNS 3–3 Feb 261981 🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS 1–5 Jan 121981 🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS 3–4 Oct 151980 🐻BOS @ 🌌MNS 2–3 Apr 61980 🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS 2–4
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Who won North Stars vs Bruins on April 8, 1981?

North Stars won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was North Stars 5, Bruins 4.

Who scored for North Stars?

Steve Payne (3), Dino Ciccarelli, Jack Carlson.

Who scored for Bruins?

Peter McNab (2), Don Marcotte, Dwight Foster.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rogie Vachon made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is North Stars vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌌 North Stars
BeforeApr 5 🌌MNS @ 🪶CHI 4–8 AfterApr 9 🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS 9–6
🐻 Bruins
BeforeApr 5 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 4–2 AfterApr 9 🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS 9–6
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