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Quarterfinals, Game 5 · Apr 22, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 33 | |
| 3 | 39 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:06 | BUF | Jean-Francois Sauve (2) PP | Tony McKegney (3), Ric Seiling (2) | 0 - 1 |
| 15:36 | MNS | Ken Solheim (1) | Dino Ciccarelli (5) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 15:14 | MNS | Kent-Erik Andersson (1) | Neal Broten (3), Brad Palmer (2) | 2 - 1 |
| 18:01 | MNS | Brad Maxwell (2) | Kent-Erik Andersson (4), Brad Palmer (3) | 3 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:18 | MNS | Al MacAdam (6) | Steve Payne (6), Tim Young (9) | 4 - 1 |
| 02:03 | BUF | Bob Hess (1) | Mike Ramsey (3) | 4 - 2 |
| 18:18 | BUF | Tony McKegney (5) | Gilbert Perreault (10), Alan Haworth (4) | 4 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:19 | MNS | Craig Hartsburg | Hooking | 2 |
| 08:52 | BUF | Tony McKegney | Holding | 2 |
| 11:11 | BUF | Rob McClanahan | High sticking | 2 |
| 11:11 | BUF | Rob McClanahan | Slashing | 2 |
| 11:11 | BUF | Rob McClanahan | Fighting | 5 |
| 11:11 | MNS | Greg Smith | High sticking | 2 |
| 11:11 | MNS | Greg Smith | Slashing | 2 |
| 11:11 | MNS | Greg Smith | Fighting | 5 |
| 16:46 | MNS | Paul Shmyr | Cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:53 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Fighting | 5 |
| 02:53 | MNS | Greg Smith | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:09 | MNS | Neal Broten | Cross checking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 09:25 | BUF | Steve Patrick | Slashing | 2 |
| 09:25 | MNS | Greg Smith | Slashing | 2 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 55 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | W | 39 | 36 | 3 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 40 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 15 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 16 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 24 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | L | 33 | 29 | 4 | 59:25 |