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Second Round · Game 5

North Stars at Blackhawks

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

Blackhawks, Second Round Game 5, beat North Stars 5–2 at United Center on April 20, 1983.

MNS – CHI
39–35
Shots on goal
0/3–1/2
Power play
16–18
Penalty minutes
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Second Round — Best of 7

MNS vs CHI · CHI leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
2–5
Final · CHI
Game 2
4–7
Final · CHI
Game 3
1–5
Final · MNS
Game 4
4–3
OT · CHI
Game 5
2–5
Final · CHI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Doug Wilson
1 G, 1 A
8 shots · +2
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Rich Preston
2 A
2 shots · +2
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Darryl Sutter
1 G
5 shots · +1

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Denis Savard PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:24
Assists: Doug Crossman, Steve Larmer · beat Gilles Meloche
0–1
🪶 Doug Wilson SH 1st · 19:22
Assists: Rich Preston, Peter Marsh · beat Gilles Meloche
0–2
2nd period
🪶 Rick Paterson SH 2nd · 04:13
Unassisted · beat Gilles Meloche
0–3
🌌 Brad Maxwell 2nd · 10:22
Assists: George Ferguson, Gordie Roberts · beat Tony Esposito
1–3
🪶 Darryl Sutter 2nd · 15:07
Assists: Tom Lysiak, Rich Preston · beat Gilles Meloche
1–4
3rd period
🌌 Tom McCarthy 3rd · 09:12
Assists: Neal Broten, Gary Sargent · beat Tony Esposito
2–4
🪶 Curt Fraser 3rd · 09:45
Assists: Doug Wilson · beat Gilles Meloche
2–5

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌌MNS CHI🪶
39 Shots on goal 35
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
16 Penalty minutes 18
MNS shooting 5.1% (2/39) CHI shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌌North Stars
Gilles Meloche
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Tony Esposito
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
North Stars
North Stars — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
North Stars
North Stars — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 181983 🪶CHI @ 🌌MNS 4–3 OT Apr 171983 🪶CHI @ 🌌MNS 1–5 Apr 151983 🌌MNS @ 🪶CHI 4–7 Apr 141983 🌌MNS @ 🪶CHI 2–5 Mar 301983 🌌MNS @ 🪶CHI 0–5
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MNS vs CHI, answered

Who won North Stars vs Blackhawks on April 20, 1983?

Blackhawks won 5–2. The final score was North Stars 2, Blackhawks 5.

Who scored for North Stars?

Brad Maxwell, Tom McCarthy.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Curt Fraser, Darryl Sutter, Denis Savard, Doug Wilson, Rick Paterson.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

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

Where is North Stars 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
🌌 North Stars
BeforeApr 18 🪶CHI @ 🌌MNS 4–3 AfterOct 5 🌌MNS @ 👑LAK 3–3
🪶 Blackhawks
BeforeApr 18 🪶CHI @ 🌌MNS 4–3 AfterApr 24 🪶CHI @ 🛢️EDM 4–8
Also on April 20
⚔️BUF 0–9 🐻BOS 🗽NYR 2–7 🏝️NYI 🔥CGY 1–9 🛢️EDM
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