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Conference Finals · Game 4

Flames at North Stars

🗓 🏒 MNS leads 4–2

North Stars, Conference Finals Game 4, beat Flames 7–4 on May 5, 1981.

CGY – MNS
33–44
Shots on goal
1/6–2/5
Power play
14–16
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
1 G, 3 A
5 shots · +1
2nd star 🌌 MNS
Dino Ciccarelli
3 G
7 shots · +2
3rd star 🌌 MNS
Kevin Maxwell
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · +2

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🌌 Dino Ciccarelli PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:01
Assists: Steve Payne, Bobby Smith · beat Rejean Lemelin
0–1
🔥 Pekka Rautakallio PP Tying 1st · 09:26
Assists: Don Lever, Kevin Lavallee · beat Don Beaupre
1–1
🌌 Steve Christoff PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:18
Assists: Neal Broten, Gordie Roberts · beat Rejean Lemelin
1–2
🌌 Bobby Smith 1st · 16:32
Unassisted · beat Rejean Lemelin
1–3
2nd period
🔥 Jamie Hislop 2nd · 01:31
Assists: Kevin Lavallee · beat Don Beaupre
2–3
🌌 Dino Ciccarelli 2nd · 02:44
Assists: Tom McCarthy, Bobby Smith · beat Rejean Lemelin
2–4
🌌 Dino Ciccarelli 2nd · 03:56
Assists: Tom McCarthy, Bobby Smith · beat Rejean Lemelin
2–5
🌌 Brad Palmer 2nd · 10:51
Assists: Kevin Maxwell · beat Rejean Lemelin
2–6
3rd period
🌌 Kevin Maxwell SH 3rd · 08:44
Unassisted · beat Pat Riggin
2–7
🔥 Bobby Gould 3rd · 10:22
Assists: Guy Chouinard, Bob Murdoch · beat Don Beaupre
3–7
🔥 Mike Dwyer 3rd · 10:37
Assists: Bob Murdoch · beat Don Beaupre
4–7

Team stats

Away left · home right
🔥CGY MNS🌌
33 Shots on goal 44
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
14 Penalty minutes 16
CGY shooting 12.1% (4/33) MNS shooting 15.9% (7/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🔥Flames
Pat Riggin
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 29:09 TOI
Rejean Lemelin
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 30:51 TOI
🌌North Stars
Don Beaupre
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Flames
Flames — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-7 (22% win rate, 9 games)
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 8-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 2–6
Flames
Flames — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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May 31981 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 4–6 Apr 301981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 2–3 Apr 281981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 4–1 Mar 121981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 3–6 Jan 261981 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 2–3
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CGY vs MNS, answered

Who won Flames vs North Stars on May 5, 1981?

North Stars won 7–4. The final score was Flames 4, North Stars 7.

Who scored for Flames?

Bobby Gould, Jamie Hislop, Mike Dwyer, Pekka Rautakallio.

Who scored for North Stars?

Dino Ciccarelli (3), Bobby Smith, Brad Palmer, Kevin Maxwell, Steve Christoff.

How did the Flames goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the North Stars goalie play?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🔥 Flames
BeforeMay 3 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 4–6 AfterMay 7 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 1–3
🌌 North Stars
BeforeMay 3 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 4–6 AfterMay 7 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 1–3
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