The Buffalo Sabres came up just a bit short against the Minnesota North Stars, 4 to 3, in Game 5 of the 1981 playoff series on April 22, 1981.
1st period
MNS
BUF
Jean-Francois Sauve (PP) assisted by Tony McKegney and Ric Seiling
0
1
Ken Solheim (EV) assisted by Dino Ciccarelli
1
1
2nd period
MNS
BUF
Kent-Erik Andersson (EV) assisted by Neal Broten and Brad Palmer
2
1
Brad Maxwell (EV) assisted by Kent-Erik Andersson and Brad Palmer
3
1
3rd period
MNS
BUF
Al MacAdam (EV) assisted by Steve Payne and Tim Young
4
1
Bob Hess (EV) assisted by Mike Ramsey
4
2
Tony McKegney (EV) assisted by Gilbert Perreault and Alan Haworth
4
3
North Stars
Sabres
Goals
4
3
Shots
33
39
Penalty Minutes
22
18
Power-Play Goals
0
1
Power-Play Opportunities
1
3
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Beaupre (W) | 39 | 3 | 36 | .923 | 60:00 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Neal Broten | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Dino Ciccarelli | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Al MacAdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Brad Maxwell | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Kevin Maxwell | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Brad Palmer | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Steve Payne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Paul Shmyr | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Ken Solheim | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Tim Young | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards (L) | 33 | 4 | 29 | .879 | 59:25 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Bill Hajt | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Alan Haworth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Bob Hess | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Rob McClanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Tony McKegney | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 11 | |||||
| Steve Patrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Craig Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Mike Ramsey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Jean-Francois Sauve | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Andre Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Ric Seiling | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Derek Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 |
Playoff Goals Leaders
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Nichushkin
Lehkonen
Playoff Assists Leaders
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Makar
Rantanen
Playoff Points Leaders
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Hyman
Draisaitl
Playoff +/- Leaders
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Montour
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Playoff Goals Against Leaders
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Shesterkin
Thompson
Playoff Goals Rankings
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5.67
5.67
3.67
Playoff Goals Against Rankings
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1.67
2.00
2.00
Playoff Power Play Rankings
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50.0
50.0
Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings
See more 100.0
92.3
90.9
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rangers | 55 | 23 | 4 | 114 | 53 |
| 2 |  Hurricanes | 52 | 23 | 7 | 111 | 63 |
| 3 |  Islanders | 39 | 27 | 16 | 94 | -17 |
| Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF | |
| 1 |  Panthers | 52 | 24 | 6 | 110 | 68 |
| 2 |  Bruins | 47 | 20 | 15 | 109 | 43 |
| 3 |  Maple Leafs | 46 | 26 | 10 | 102 | 40 |
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