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First Round · Game 1

Maple Leafs at North Stars

🗓 🏒 MNS leads 3–1

North Stars, First Round Game 1, beat Maple Leafs 5–4 on April 6, 1983.

TOR – MNS
31–45
Shots on goal
2/4–2/5
Power play
30–28
Penalty minutes
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

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

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌌 MNS
Steve Payne
3 A
3 shots · +1
2nd star 🌌 MNS
Brian Bellows
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +1
3rd star 🌌 MNS
Neal Broten
1 G, 1 A
1 shots

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🌌 Brian Bellows Go-ahead 1st · 00:34
Assists: Steve Payne, Tim Young · beat Mike Palmateer
0–1
🍁 Gaston Gingras Tying 1st · 07:37
Unassisted · beat Don Beaupre
1–1
🌌 Dino Ciccarelli Go-ahead 1st · 12:36
Assists: Tom McCarthy, Neal Broten · beat Rick St. Croix
1–2
2nd period
🍁 Borje Salming PP Tying 2nd · 00:59
Assists: Gaston Gingras, Miroslav Frycer · beat Don Beaupre
2–2
🌌 Neal Broten PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:18
Assists: Brian Bellows, Craig Hartsburg · beat Mike Palmateer
2–3
3rd period
🍁 Jim Benning Tying 3rd · 00:44
Assists: Rick Vaive, John Anderson · beat Don Beaupre
3–3
🌌 Brad Maxwell Go-ahead 3rd · 06:35
Assists: Steve Payne, Gordie Roberts · beat Mike Palmateer
3–4
🍁 Walt Poddubny PP Tying 3rd · 14:36
Assists: Borje Salming, Miroslav Frycer · beat Don Beaupre
4–4
🌌 Bobby Smith PP Go-ahead 3rd · 19:38
Assists: Steve Payne · beat Mike Palmateer
4–5

Team stats

Away left · home right
🍁TOR MNS🌌
31 Shots on goal 45
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
30 Penalty minutes 28
TOR shooting 12.9% (4/31) MNS shooting 11.1% (5/45)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🍁Maple Leafs
Rick St. Croix
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 00:16 TOI
Mike Palmateer
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:22 TOI
🌌North Stars
Don Beaupre
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 8-11 (42% win rate, 19 games)
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 12-7 (63% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-15 (25% win rate, 20 games)
North Stars
North Stars — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-2 (80% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Mar 291983 🍁TOR @ 🌌MNS 4–2 Mar 231983 🌌MNS @ 🍁TOR 3–6 Feb 231983 🍁TOR @ 🌌MNS 3–2 Jan 311983 🌌MNS @ 🍁TOR 4–2 Jan 131983 🍁TOR @ 🌌MNS 1–2
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Who won Maple Leafs vs North Stars on April 6, 1983?

North Stars won 5–4. The final score was Maple Leafs 4, North Stars 5.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Borje Salming, Gaston Gingras, Jim Benning, Walt Poddubny.

Who scored for North Stars?

Bobby Smith, Brad Maxwell, Brian Bellows, Dino Ciccarelli, Neal Broten.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Rick St. Croix 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
🍁 Maple Leafs
BeforeApr 3 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 AfterApr 7 🍁TOR @ 🌌MNS 4–5
🌌 North Stars
BeforeApr 2 🌌MNS @ 👑LAK 5–8 AfterApr 7 🍁TOR @ 🌌MNS 4–5
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