← Semifinals, 1980-81 playoffs
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Minnesota North Stars
Semifinals, Game 3 · May 3, 1981 · Metropolitan Sports Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Calgary Flames |
4 | 34 |
| Minnesota North Stars |
6 | 30 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:23 | CGY | Ken Houston (6) | Bob MacMillan (5), Paul Reinhart (11) | 1 - 0 |
| 06:43 | MNS | Bobby Smith (4) | Unassisted | 1 - 1 |
| 16:08 | MNS | Brad Maxwell (3) | Steve Payne (7), Bobby Smith (8) | 1 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:00 | CGY | Bob Murdoch (1) | Ken Houston (7), Bob MacMillan (6) | 2 - 2 |
| 06:54 | CGY | Bobby Gould (2) | Phil Russell (5), Brad Marsh (5) | 3 - 2 |
| 09:00 | MNS | Steve Payne (11) PP | Brad Maxwell (5), Bobby Smith (9) | 3 - 3 |
| 12:37 | MNS | Brad Palmer (4) PP | Al MacAdam (6), Craig Hartsburg (6) | 3 - 4 |
| 17:40 | CGY | Bill Clement (2) | Willi Plett (4), Phil Russell (6) | 4 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:24 | MNS | Steve Christoff (5) | Brad Palmer (5), Neal Broten (4) | 4 - 5 |
| 19:37 | MNS | Bobby Smith (5) | Al MacAdam (7), Craig Hartsburg (7) | 4 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:03 | CGY | Bob Murdoch | Hooking | 2 |
| 12:06 | MNS | Brad Maxwell | High sticking | 2 |
| 13:56 | CGY | Willi Plett | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:24 | MNS | Kevin Maxwell | Elbowing | 2 |
| 16:50 | CGY | Ken Houston | High sticking | 2 |
| 16:50 | MNS | Greg Smith | High sticking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:52 | MNS | Craig Hartsburg | Hooking | 2 |
| 07:57 | CGY | Pekka Rautakallio | Holding | 2 |
| 09:41 | CGY | Kevin Lavallee | Roughing | 2 |
| 09:41 | MNS | Kevin Maxwell | Roughing | 2 |
| 10:10 | MNS | Gordie Roberts | High sticking | 2 |
| 11:43 | CGY | Pekka Rautakallio | Hooking | 2 |
| 15:11 | CGY | Jim Peplinski | High sticking | 2 |
| 15:11 | MNS | Dino Ciccarelli | High sticking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 11:14 | MNS | Greg Smith | Tripping | 2 |
| 19:06 | CGY | Bobby Gould | High sticking | 2 |
| 19:06 | MNS | Brad Maxwell | High sticking | 2 |
Calgary Flames
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  Ken Houston |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Bob MacMillan |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Phil Russell |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Bill Clement |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bobby Gould |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Bob Murdoch |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Brad Marsh |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Paul Reinhart |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Willi Plett |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Pekka Rautakallio |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Don Lever |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Kent Nilsson |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Kevin Lavallee |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Guy Chouinard |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Jamie Hislop |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Dave Hindmarch |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Jim Peplinski |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pat Riggin |
L | 30 | 25 | 5 | 59:00 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 |  Bobby Smith |
C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Brad Palmer |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Steve Payne |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Brad Maxwell |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Craig Hartsburg |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Al MacAdam |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Steve Christoff |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Neal Broten |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Curt Giles |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Kevin Maxwell |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gordie Roberts |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Greg Smith |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Tom Younghans |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Dino Ciccarelli |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Kent-Erik Andersson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jack Carlson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Fred Barrett |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 |  Gilles Meloche |
W | 34 | 30 | 4 | 60:00 |