← Preliminary Round, 1980-81 playoffs
Minnesota North Stars
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Boston Bruins
Preliminary Round, Game 2 · Apr 9, 1981 · Boston Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota North Stars |
9 | 32 |
| Boston Bruins |
6 | 40 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:56 | BOS | Brad Park (1) PP | Unassisted | 0 - 1 |
| 01:15 | MNS | Bobby Smith (1) | Dino Ciccarelli (1), Fred Barrett (1) | 1 - 1 |
| 07:00 | MNS | Steve Payne (4) PP | Dino Ciccarelli (2), Tim Young (2) | 2 - 1 |
| 09:32 | MNS | Al MacAdam (1) | Steve Payne (1), Tim Young (3) | 3 - 1 |
| 19:29 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly (1) | Ray Bourque (1), Brad Park (1) | 3 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:41 | BOS | Peter McNab (3) | Don Marcotte (2), Brad Park (2) | 3 - 3 |
| 02:49 | MNS | Brad Maxwell (1) PP | Tim Young (4) | 4 - 3 |
| 10:15 | MNS | Steve Payne (5) | Brad Maxwell (2), Tim Young (5) | 5 - 3 |
| 19:38 | MNS | Al MacAdam (2) | Steve Payne (2), Bobby Smith (3) | 6 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:29 | BOS | Don Marcotte (2) | Mike O'connell (1) | 6 - 4 |
| 02:47 | MNS | Dino Ciccarelli (2) PP | Curt Giles (1), Steve Christoff (1) | 7 - 4 |
| 03:17 | MNS | Kevin Maxwell (1) | Jack Carlson (1), Dino Ciccarelli (3) | 8 - 4 |
| 07:07 | BOS | Keith Crowder (1) | Steve Kasper (1) | 8 - 5 |
| 08:05 | BOS | Keith Crowder (2) | Wayne Cashman (1), Brad Park (3) | 8 - 6 |
| 14:25 | MNS | Tim Young (1) | Al MacAdam (2), Greg Smith (2) | 9 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:32 | MNS | Craig Hartsburg | Tripping | 2 |
| 06:09 | BOS | Stan Jonathan | Charging | 2 |
| 06:09 | BOS | Stan Jonathan | Fighting | 5 |
| 06:09 | MNS | Brad Maxwell | Fighting | 5 |
| 10:57 | BOS | Mike Milbury | Fighting | 5 |
| 10:57 | MNS | Jack Carlson | Fighting | 5 |
| 11:37 | BOS | Don Marcotte | High sticking | 2 |
| 16:09 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly | Elbowing | 2 |
| 19:44 | MNS | Brad Maxwell | Ps tripping on breakaway | 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:25 | BOS | Keith Crowder | Fighting | 5 |
| 01:25 | MNS | Jack Carlson | Fighting | 5 |
| 02:23 | BOS | Brad Park | Hooking | 2 |
| 03:32 | BOS | Don Marcotte | Slashing | 2 |
| 04:39 | MNS | Steve Payne | Interference | 2 |
| 13:54 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly | Interference | 2 |
| 13:54 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
| 16:47 | MNS | Brad Maxwell | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:38 | BOS | Brad Park | High sticking | 2 |
| 19:38 | BOS | Brad Park | Fighting | 5 |
| 19:38 | MNS | Bobby Smith | High sticking | 2 |
| 19:38 | MNS | Bobby Smith | Fighting | 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:35 | BOS | Terry O'Reilly | Roughing | 2 |
| 18:14 | BOS | Ray Bourque | Hooking | 2 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |  Tim Young |
C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Steve Payne |
L | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Dino Ciccarelli |
R | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Al MacAdam |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bobby Smith |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Brad Maxwell |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Kevin Maxwell |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Curt Giles |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Steve Christoff |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Greg Smith |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jack Carlson |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Fred Barrett |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Craig Hartsburg |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Neal Broten |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gordie Roberts |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Brad Palmer |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Kent-Erik Andersson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  Don Beaupre |
W | 40 | 34 | 6 | 60:00 |
Boston Bruins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Brad Park |
D | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Keith Crowder |
R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Don Marcotte |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Peter McNab |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Terry O'Reilly |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Mike O'connell |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Steve Kasper |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Wayne Cashman |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 77 |  Ray Bourque |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Dick Redmond |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 9 |  Stan Jonathan |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Brad McCrimmon |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Jean Ratelle |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Bobby Lalonde |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Rick Middleton |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Dwight Foster |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Mike Milbury |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rogie Vachon |
20 | 14 | 6 | 40:00 | |
| 33 |  Marco Baron |
L | 12 | 9 | 3 | 20:00 |