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Conference Finals · Game 5

North Stars at Flames

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

Flames, Conference Finals Game 5, beat North Stars 3–1 at Scotiabank Saddledome on May 7, 1981.

MNS – CGY
34–27
Shots on goal
1/7–2/3
Power play
8–16
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 🔥 CGY
Bob MacMillan
2 G
3 shots · +1
2nd star 🔥 CGY
Paul Reinhart
2 A
4 shots
3rd star 🔥 CGY
Guy Chouinard
2 A
2 shots · +1

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🔥 Bob MacMillan PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:54
Assists: Paul Reinhart, Kent Nilsson · beat Gilles Meloche
0–1
2nd period
🔥 Bob MacMillan 2nd · 00:55
Assists: Guy Chouinard, Pekka Rautakallio · beat Gilles Meloche
0–2
3rd period
🔥 Willi Plett PP 3rd · 03:54
Assists: Paul Reinhart, Guy Chouinard · beat Gilles Meloche
0–3
🌌 Craig Hartsburg PP 3rd · 16:02
Assists: Brad Maxwell, Steve Payne · beat Pat Riggin
1–3

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌌MNS CGY🔥
34 Shots on goal 27
1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
8 Penalty minutes 16
MNS shooting 2.9% (1/34) CGY shooting 11.1% (3/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌌North Stars
Gilles Meloche
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:27 TOI
🔥Flames
Pat Riggin
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
North Stars
North Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-11-1 (33% win rate, 18 games)
Flames
Flames — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 16-4 (80% win rate, 20 games)
After 2nd — 0–2
North Stars
North Stars — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-9 (0% win rate, 9 games)
Flames
Flames — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 9-3 (75% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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May 51981 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 4–7 May 31981 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 4–6 Apr 301981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 2–3 Apr 281981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 4–1 Mar 121981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 3–6
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Who won North Stars vs Flames on May 7, 1981?

Flames won 3–1. The final score was North Stars 1, Flames 3.

Who scored for North Stars?

Craig Hartsburg.

Who scored for Flames?

Bob MacMillan (2), Willi Plett.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 1 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
BeforeMay 5 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 4–7 AfterMay 9 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 3–5
🔥 Flames
BeforeMay 5 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 4–7 AfterMay 9 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 3–5
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