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Second Round · Game 2

North Stars at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 MNS leads 4–1

North Stars, Second Round Game 2, beat Sabres 5–2 at KeyBank Center on April 17, 1981.

MNS – BUF
26–27
Shots on goal
1/3–1/2
Power play
11–13
Penalty minutes
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The game

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Second Round — Best of 7

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

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌌 MNS
Dino Ciccarelli
2 G
3 shots · +3
2nd star 🌌 MNS
Steve Christoff
2 G
2 shots
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Tony McKegney
2 G
3 shots · -2

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Tony McKegney PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:17
Assists: Richie Dunn, Gilbert Perreault · beat Gilles Meloche
0–1
2nd period
🌌 Steve Christoff PP Tying 2nd · 14:47
Assists: Curt Giles · beat Don Edwards
1–1
🌌 Steve Christoff Go-ahead 2nd · 18:17
Assists: Kevin Maxwell · beat Don Edwards
2–1
3rd period
⚔️ Tony McKegney Tying 3rd · 02:01
Assists: Mike Moller, Derek Smith · beat Gilles Meloche
2–2
🌌 Dino Ciccarelli Go-ahead 3rd · 04:01
Assists: Craig Hartsburg · beat Don Edwards
3–2
🌌 Bobby Smith 3rd · 09:59
Unassisted · beat Don Edwards
4–2
🌌 Dino Ciccarelli Empty net 3rd · 19:35
Unassisted
5–2

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌌MNS BUF⚔️
26 Shots on goal 27
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
11 Penalty minutes 13
MNS shooting 19.2% (5/26) BUF shooting 7.4% (2/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌌North Stars
Gilles Meloche
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Don Edwards
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:26 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
North Stars
North Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-11 (31% win rate, 16 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-2 (88% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-1 (91% win rate, 11 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-5 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 161981 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT Mar 111981 ⚔️BUF @ 🌌MNS 1–3 Jan 141981 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 1–1 Jan 41981 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 2–2 Dec 61980 ⚔️BUF @ 🌌MNS 3–3
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Who won North Stars vs Sabres on April 17, 1981?

North Stars won 5–2. The final score was North Stars 5, Sabres 2.

Who scored for North Stars?

Dino Ciccarelli (2), Steve Christoff (2), Bobby Smith.

Who scored for Sabres?

Tony McKegney (2).

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is North Stars vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌌 North Stars
BeforeApr 16 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterApr 19 ⚔️BUF @ 🌌MNS 4–6
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 16 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterApr 19 ⚔️BUF @ 🌌MNS 4–6
Also on April 17
🛢️EDM 3–6 🏝️NYI 🔥CGY 5–4 🔔PHI 🗽NYR 6–4 🎵STL
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