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Conference Finals · Game 6

Flames at North Stars

🗓 🏒 MNS leads 4–2

North Stars, Conference Finals Game 6, beat Flames 5–3 on May 9, 1981.

CGY – MNS
26–35
Shots on goal
2/6–2/5
Power play
19–21
Penalty minutes
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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
Brad Palmer
2 G
8 shots · +1
2nd star 🌌 MNS
Steve Payne
1 G, 1 A
4 shots
3rd star 🌌 MNS
Bobby Smith
2 A
1 shots · +1

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🌌 Al MacAdam PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:52
Assists: Steve Payne, Brad Maxwell · beat Pat Riggin
0–1
2nd period
🔥 Willi Plett PP Tying 2nd · 02:57
Assists: Phil Russell, Pekka Rautakallio · beat Gilles Meloche
1–1
🌌 Dino Ciccarelli Go-ahead 2nd · 11:36
Assists: Neal Broten, Gordie Roberts · beat Pat Riggin
1–2
3rd period
🌌 Steve Payne PP 3rd · 05:59
Assists: Bobby Smith, Craig Hartsburg · beat Pat Riggin
1–3
🌌 Brad Palmer SH 3rd · 14:09
Assists: Kevin Maxwell · beat Pat Riggin
1–4
🔥 Ken Houston PP 3rd · 15:07
Assists: Paul Reinhart, Kent Nilsson · beat Gilles Meloche
2–4
🌌 Brad Palmer 3rd · 18:40
Assists: Steve Christoff, Bobby Smith · beat Pat Riggin
2–5
🔥 Don Lever 3rd · 19:20
Assists: Ken Houston, Guy Chouinard · beat Gilles Meloche
3–5

Team stats

Away left · home right
🔥CGY MNS🌌
26 Shots on goal 35
2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
19 Penalty minutes 21
CGY shooting 11.5% (3/26) MNS shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🔥Flames
Pat Riggin
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:06 TOI
🌌North Stars
Gilles Meloche
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:59 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Flames
Flames — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-13 (24% win rate, 17 games)
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-7 (68% win rate, 22 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Flames
Flames — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-7 (30% win rate, 10 games)
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-1 (92% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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May 71981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 1–3 May 51981 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 4–7 May 31981 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 4–6 Apr 301981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 2–3 Apr 281981 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 4–1
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CGY vs MNS, answered

Who won Flames vs North Stars on May 9, 1981?

North Stars won 5–3. The final score was Flames 3, North Stars 5.

Who scored for Flames?

Don Lever, Ken Houston, Willi Plett.

Who scored for North Stars?

Brad Palmer (2), Al MacAdam, Dino Ciccarelli, 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 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🔥 Flames
BeforeMay 7 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 1–3 AfterOct 8 🐋VAN @ 🔥CGY 1–1
🌌 North Stars
BeforeMay 7 🌌MNS @ 🔥CGY 1–3 AfterMay 12 🌌MNS @ 🏝️NYI 3–6
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