The Minnesota North Stars lost to the New York Islanders, 7 to 5, in Game 3 of the 1981 Stanley Cup Final on May 17, 1981.
1st period
NYI
MNS
Steve Christoff (PP) assisted by Craig Hartsburg and Dino Ciccarelli
0
1
Steve Payne (EV) assisted by Tim Young and Al MacAdam
0
2
Mike Bossy (EV) assisted by Clark Gillies
1
2
Bobby Smith (PP) assisted by Craig Hartsburg and Steve Payne
1
3
2nd period
NYI
MNS
Bobby Nystrom (EV) assisted by John Tonelli and Wayne Merrick
2
3
Butch Goring (PP) assisted by Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy
3
3
Butch Goring (EV) assisted by Clark Gillies
4
3
3rd period
NYI
MNS
Steve Payne (EV) assisted by Tim Young and Steve Christoff
4
4
Mike Bossy (EV) assisted by Bryan Trottier
5
4
Butch Goring (EV) assisted by Billy Carroll and Denis Potvin
6
4
Dino Ciccarelli (EV) assisted by Bobby Smith
6
5
Bryan Trottier (EV-EN) assisted by Mike Bossy and Wayne Merrick
7
5
Islanders
North Stars
Goals
7
5
Shots
29
28
Penalty Minutes
20
10
Power-Play Goals
1
2
Power-Play Opportunities
3
8
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Smith (W) | 28 | 5 | 23 | .821 | 60:00 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bossy | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Bob Bourne | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Billy Carroll | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Clark Gillies | 0 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Butch Goring | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Anders Kallur | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gord Lane | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dave Langevin | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Bob Lorimer | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Mike McEwen | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Wayne Merrick | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Ken Morrow | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Bobby Nystrom | 1 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Denis Potvin | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Duane Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| John Tonelli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Bryan Trottier | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 4 |
| NAME | GS | SA | GA | Sv | Sv% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Meloche (L) | 28 | 6 | 22 | .786 | 59:45 |
| NAME | G | A | +/- | PIM | S | TOI | Hits | BkS | GvA | TkA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Fred Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Neal Broten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Steve Christoff | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Dino Ciccarelli | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Curt Giles | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Craig Hartsburg | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Al MacAdam | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Brad Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Steve Payne | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Mike Polich | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gordie Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Bobby Smith | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| Greg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Tim Young | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Tom Younghans | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 |
Playoff Goals Leaders
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Playoff Goals Rankings
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5.67
5.67
3.67
Playoff Goals Against Rankings
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1.67
1.75
2.00
Playoff Power Play Rankings
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50.0
46.2
Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings
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92.9
92.3
| 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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