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Conference Finals · Game 1

Canucks at Blackhawks

🗓 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 VAN leads 4–1

Canucks, Conference Finals Game 1, beat Blackhawks 2–1 in overtime at United Center on April 27, 1982.

VAN – CHI
41–47
Shots on goal
23–23
Penalty minutes
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The game

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Conference Finals — Best of 7

VAN vs CHI · VAN leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
2–1
OT · VAN
Game 2
1–4
Final · CHI
Game 3
3–4
Final · VAN
Game 4
3–5
Final · VAN
Game 5
6–2
Final · VAN

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐋 VAN
Thomas Gradin
1 G
6 shots
2nd star 🐋 VAN
Jim Nill
1 G
3 shots · +1
3rd star 🐋 VAN
Curt Fraser
1 A
3 shots · +1

Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🐋 Thomas Gradin Go-ahead 1st · 08:02
Assists: Curt Fraser · beat Tony Esposito
1–0
🪶 Terry Ruskowski Tying 1st · 10:11
Assists: Rich Preston, Doug Wilson · beat Richard Brodeur
1–1
Overtime
🐋 Jim Nill Go-ahead OT · 08:58
Assists: Harold Snepsts · beat Tony Esposito
2–1

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN CHI🪶
41 Shots on goal 47
23 Penalty minutes 23
VAN shooting 4.9% (2/41) CHI shooting 2.1% (1/47)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Richard Brodeur
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 88:58 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Tony Esposito
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 88:58 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 1st: 11-12 (48% win rate, 23 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 13-13-1 (48% win rate, 27 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Canucks
Canucks — tied after 2nd: 9-12-1 (41% win rate, 22 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 11-9-1 (52% win rate, 21 games)

Last meetings

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Feb 151982 🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI 4–1 Jan 101982 🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI 2–3 Nov 251981 🪶CHI @ 🐋VAN 2–6 Mar 131981 🪶CHI @ 🐋VAN 3–5 Jan 281981 🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI 3–7
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VAN vs CHI, answered

Who won Canucks vs Blackhawks on April 27, 1982?

Canucks won 2–1 in overtime. The final score was Canucks 2, Blackhawks 1.

Who scored for Canucks?

Jim Nill, Thomas Gradin.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Terry Ruskowski.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Richard Brodeur made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Tony Esposito made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐋 Canucks
BeforeApr 21 👑LAK @ 🐋VAN 2–5 AfterApr 29 🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI 1–4
🪶 Blackhawks
BeforeApr 23 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 0–2 AfterApr 29 🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI 1–4
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