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Second Round · Game 3

Sabres at North Stars

🗓 🏒 MNS leads 4–1

North Stars, Second Round Game 3, beat Sabres 6–4 on April 19, 1981.

BUF – MNS
35–49
Shots on goal
2/5–1/5
Power play
20–20
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
Steve Christoff
3 A
3 shots · +2
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Gilbert Perreault
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · -2
3rd star 🌌 MNS
Brad Palmer
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · +2

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🌌 Dino Ciccarelli PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:41
Assists: Steve Christoff, Curt Giles · beat Don Edwards
0–1
🌌 Brad Palmer 1st · 12:17
Assists: Steve Christoff, Neal Broten · beat Don Edwards
0–2
🌌 Al MacAdam 1st · 13:14
Assists: Steve Payne · beat Don Edwards
0–3
⚔️ Alan Haworth PP 1st · 18:10
Assists: Gilbert Perreault, Derek Smith · beat Gilles Meloche
1–3
2nd period
⚔️ Gilbert Perreault 2nd · 11:13
Assists: Gilles Hamel, Mike Ramsey · beat Gilles Meloche
2–3
⚔️ Ric Seiling Tying 2nd · 19:40
Assists: Andre Savard, Craig Ramsay · beat Gilles Meloche
3–3
3rd period
🌌 Kevin Maxwell Go-ahead 3rd · 08:46
Assists: Kent-Erik Andersson, Greg Smith · beat Don Edwards
3–4
🌌 Neal Broten 3rd · 09:09
Assists: Steve Christoff, Brad Palmer · beat Don Edwards
3–5
⚔️ Derek Smith PP 3rd · 18:16
Assists: Gilbert Perreault, Alan Haworth · beat Gilles Meloche
4–5
🌌 Tim Young Empty net 3rd · 19:22
Assists: Dino Ciccarelli, Steve Payne
4–6

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF MNS🌌
35 Shots on goal 49
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
20 Penalty minutes 20
BUF shooting 11.4% (4/35) MNS shooting 12.2% (6/49)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Don Edwards
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:01 TOI
🌌North Stars
Gilles Meloche
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-6 (14% win rate, 7 games)
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-6 (45% win rate, 11 games)
North Stars
North Stars — tied after 2nd: 10-8 (56% win rate, 18 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 171981 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 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
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Who won Sabres vs North Stars on April 19, 1981?

North Stars won 6–4. The final score was Sabres 4, North Stars 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alan Haworth, Derek Smith, Gilbert Perreault, Ric Seiling.

Who scored for North Stars?

Al MacAdam, Brad Palmer, Dino Ciccarelli, Kevin Maxwell, Neal Broten, Tim Young.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the North Stars goalie play?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeApr 17 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 AfterApr 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🌌MNS 5–4
🌌 North Stars
BeforeApr 17 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 AfterApr 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🌌MNS 5–4
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