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Conference Finals · Game 1

North Stars at Flames

🗓 📍 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary 🏒 MNS leads 4–2

North Stars, Conference Finals Game 1, beat Flames 4–1 at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 28, 1981.

MNS – CGY
44–36
Shots on goal
1/5–0/5
Power play
12–22
Penalty minutes
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Conference Finals — Best of 7

MNS vs CGY · MNS leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
4–1
Final · MNS
Game 2
2–3
Final · CGY
Game 3
4–6
Final · MNS
Game 4
4–7
Final · MNS
Game 5
1–3
Final · CGY
Game 6
3–5
Final · MNS

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌌 MNS
Tim Young
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · +3
2nd star 🌌 MNS
Craig Hartsburg
1 G
5 shots · -1
3rd star 🌌 MNS
Al MacAdam
1 G
3 shots · +1

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🌌 Craig Hartsburg PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:00
Unassisted · beat Pat Riggin
1–0
2nd period
🌌 Tim Young 2nd · 04:38
Assists: Brad Palmer · beat Pat Riggin
2–0
🔥 Jim Peplinski 2nd · 15:12
Assists: Kevin Lavallee, Brad Marsh · beat Gilles Meloche
2–1
🌌 Gordie Roberts SH 2nd · 19:48
Assists: Tim Young · beat Pat Riggin
3–1
3rd period
🌌 Al MacAdam SH 3rd · 00:12
Assists: Tim Young · beat Pat Riggin
4–1

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌌MNS CGY🔥
44 Shots on goal 36
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
12 Penalty minutes 22
MNS shooting 9.1% (4/44) CGY shooting 2.8% (1/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌌North Stars
Gilles Meloche
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🔥Flames
Pat Riggin
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-7 (65% win rate, 20 games)
Flames
Flames — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-11 (27% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 15-1 (94% win rate, 16 games)
Flames
Flames — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-9 (18% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Mar 121981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 3–6 Jan 261981 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 2–3 Nov 21980 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 3–8 Oct 181980 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 2–6
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Who won North Stars vs Flames on April 28, 1981?

North Stars won 4–1. The final score was North Stars 4, Flames 1.

Who scored for North Stars?

Al MacAdam, Craig Hartsburg, Gordie Roberts, Tim Young.

Who scored for Flames?

Jim Peplinski.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is North Stars 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
🌌 North Stars
BeforeApr 22 🌌MNS @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterApr 30 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 2–3
🔥 Flames
BeforeApr 26 🔥CGY @ 🔔PHI 4–1 AfterApr 30 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 2–3
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