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Conference Finals · Game 3

Flames at North Stars

🗓 🏒 MNS leads 4–2

North Stars, Conference Finals Game 3, beat Flames 6–4 on May 3, 1981.

CGY – MNS
34–30
Shots on goal
0/5–2/4
Power play
16–18
Penalty minutes
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The game

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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
Bobby Smith
2 G, 2 A
5 shots · +2
2nd star 🌌 MNS
Brad Palmer
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · -1
3rd star 🌌 MNS
Steve Payne
1 G, 1 A
4 shots

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🔥 Ken Houston Go-ahead 1st · 03:23
Assists: Bob MacMillan, Paul Reinhart · beat Gilles Meloche
1–0
🌌 Bobby Smith Tying 1st · 06:43
Unassisted · beat Pat Riggin
1–1
🌌 Brad Maxwell Go-ahead 1st · 16:08
Assists: Steve Payne, Bobby Smith · beat Pat Riggin
1–2
2nd period
🔥 Bob Murdoch Tying 2nd · 02:00
Assists: Ken Houston, Bob MacMillan · beat Gilles Meloche
2–2
🔥 Bobby Gould Go-ahead 2nd · 06:54
Assists: Phil Russell, Brad Marsh · beat Gilles Meloche
3–2
🌌 Steve Payne PP Tying 2nd · 09:00
Assists: Brad Maxwell, Bobby Smith · beat Pat Riggin
3–3
🌌 Brad Palmer PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:37
Assists: Al MacAdam, Craig Hartsburg · beat Pat Riggin
3–4
🔥 Bill Clement Tying 2nd · 17:40
Assists: Willi Plett, Phil Russell · beat Gilles Meloche
4–4
3rd period
🌌 Steve Christoff Go-ahead 3rd · 04:24
Assists: Brad Palmer, Neal Broten · beat Pat Riggin
4–5
🌌 Bobby Smith Empty net 3rd · 19:37
Assists: Al MacAdam, Craig Hartsburg
4–6

Team stats

Away left · home right
🔥CGY MNS🌌
34 Shots on goal 30
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
16 Penalty minutes 18
CGY shooting 11.8% (4/34) MNS shooting 20.0% (6/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🔥Flames
Pat Riggin
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:00 TOI
🌌North Stars
Gilles Meloche
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Flames
Flames — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-12 (25% win rate, 16 games)
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-7 (67% win rate, 21 games)
After 2nd — 4–4
Flames
Flames — tied after 2nd: 12-6 (67% win rate, 18 games)
North Stars
North Stars — tied after 2nd: 11-8-1 (55% win rate, 20 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 301981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 2–3 Apr 281981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 4–1 Mar 121981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 3–6 Jan 261981 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 2–3 Nov 21980 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 3–8
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CGY vs MNS, answered

Who won Flames vs North Stars on May 3, 1981?

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

Who scored for Flames?

Bill Clement, Bob Murdoch, Bobby Gould, Ken Houston.

Who scored for North Stars?

Bobby Smith (2), Brad Maxwell, Brad Palmer, Steve Christoff, Steve Payne.

How did the Flames goalie play?

Pat Riggin 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
🔥 Flames
BeforeApr 30 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 2–3 AfterMay 5 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 4–7
🌌 North Stars
BeforeApr 30 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 2–3 AfterMay 5 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 4–7
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