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First Round · Game 2

North Stars at Bruins

🗓 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 MNS leads 3–0

North Stars, First Round Game 2, beat Bruins 9–6 at TD Garden on April 9, 1981.

MNS – BOS
32–40
Shots on goal
3/9–1/3
Power play
28–40
Penalty minutes
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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
Tim Young
1 G, 4 A
2 shots · +1
2nd star 🌌 MNS
Steve Payne
2 G, 2 A
9 shots · +2
3rd star 🌌 MNS
Dino Ciccarelli
1 G, 3 A
7 shots · +1

Scoring

15 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Brad Park PP Go-ahead 1st · 00:56
Unassisted · beat Don Beaupre
0–1
🌌 Bobby Smith Tying 1st · 01:15
Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Fred Barrett · beat Rogie Vachon
1–1
🌌 Steve Payne PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:00
Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Tim Young · beat Rogie Vachon
2–1
🌌 Al MacAdam 1st · 09:32
Assists: Steve Payne, Tim Young · beat Rogie Vachon
3–1
🐻 Terry O'Reilly 1st · 19:29
Assists: Ray Bourque, Brad Park · beat Don Beaupre
3–2
2nd period
🐻 Peter McNab Tying 2nd · 00:41
Assists: Don Marcotte, Brad Park · beat Don Beaupre
3–3
🌌 Brad Maxwell PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:49
Assists: Tim Young · beat Rogie Vachon
4–3
🌌 Steve Payne 2nd · 10:15
Assists: Brad Maxwell, Tim Young · beat Rogie Vachon
5–3
🌌 Al MacAdam 2nd · 19:38
Assists: Steve Payne, Bobby Smith · beat Rogie Vachon
6–3
3rd period
🐻 Don Marcotte 3rd · 00:29
Assists: Mike O'connell · beat Don Beaupre
6–4
🌌 Dino Ciccarelli PP 3rd · 02:47
Assists: Curt Giles, Steve Christoff · beat Marco Baron
7–4
🌌 Kevin Maxwell 3rd · 03:17
Assists: Jack Carlson, Dino Ciccarelli · beat Marco Baron
8–4
🐻 Keith Crowder 3rd · 07:07
Assists: Steve Kasper · beat Don Beaupre
8–5
🐻 Keith Crowder 3rd · 08:05
Assists: Wayne Cashman, Brad Park · beat Don Beaupre
8–6
🌌 Tim Young 3rd · 14:25
Assists: Al MacAdam, Greg Smith · beat Marco Baron
9–6

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌌MNS BOS🐻
32 Shots on goal 40
3/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
28 Penalty minutes 40
MNS shooting 28.1% (9/32) BOS shooting 15.0% (6/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌌North Stars
Don Beaupre
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐻Bruins
Rogie Vachon
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI
Marco Baron
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–2
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-7 (61% win rate, 18 games)
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-9-1 (29% win rate, 14 games)
After 2nd — 6–3
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 81981 🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS 5–4 OT Mar 41981 🐻BOS @ 🌌MNS 3–3 Feb 261981 🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS 1–5 Jan 121981 🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS 3–4 Oct 151980 🐻BOS @ 🌌MNS 2–3
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Who won North Stars vs Bruins on April 9, 1981?

North Stars won 9–6. The final score was North Stars 9, Bruins 6.

Who scored for North Stars?

Al MacAdam (2), Steve Payne (2), Bobby Smith, Brad Maxwell, Dino Ciccarelli, Kevin Maxwell, Tim Young.

Who scored for Bruins?

Keith Crowder (2), Brad Park, Don Marcotte, Peter McNab, Terry O'Reilly.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Don Beaupre made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rogie Vachon made 0 saves on 6 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

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🌌 North Stars
BeforeApr 8 🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS 5–4 AfterApr 11 🐻BOS @ 🌌MNS 3–6
🐻 Bruins
BeforeApr 8 🌌MNS @ 🐻BOS 5–4 AfterApr 11 🐻BOS @ 🌌MNS 3–6
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