All NHL game summaries from April 28, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota North Stars (43-29-17) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
 Calgary Flames (46-31-14) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Minnesota North Stars lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | MIN, | Craig Hartsburg 1, 15:00 - PP |
| 2: | MIN, | Tim Young 3 (Brad Palmer), 4:38 |
| CAL, | Jim Peplinski 2 (Kevin LaVallee, Brad Marsh), 15:12 | |
| MIN, | Gordie Roberts 1 (Tim Young), 19:48 - SH | |
| 3: | MIN, | Al MacAdam 7 (Tim Young), :12 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Kevin Maxwell, MIN [Hooking] 6:13 |
| Phil Russell, CAL [Holding] 13:09 | |
| Ken Houston, CAL [Slashing] 17:01 | |
| 2: | Greg Smith, MIN [Hooking] 2:21 |
| Paul Reinhart, CAL [Interference] 10:09 | |
| Brad Maxwell, MIN [Tripping] 18:20 | |
| 3: | Guy Chouinard, CAL [Slashing] 8:38 |
| Tom McCarthy, MIN [Tripping] 11:45 | |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Holding] 15:41 | |
| Ken Houston, CAL [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 17:01 | |
| Bobby Smith, MIN [Cross checking] 19:18 | |
| Bill Clement, CAL [Slashing] 19:18 |
Penalty time: MIN: 12 minutes
CAL: 22 minutes
| MIN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Giles | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Hartsburg | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Brad Maxwell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Neal Broten | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Maxwell | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordie Roberts | 10 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tom McCarthy | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Palmer | 14 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Smith | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Tim Young | 17 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Dino Ciccarelli | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 |
| Jack Carlson | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Greg Smith | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Al MacAdam | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Payne | 26 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Gilles Meloche | 27 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Christoff | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 8 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 8 | 44 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Riggin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -1 | 1 |
| Randy Holt | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Lever | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Kevin LaVallee | 15 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Guy Chouinard | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| Jamie Hislop | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Gould | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Marsh | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: MIN: 16-18-10-44
CAL: 7-18-11-36
Goalies: MIN: Gilles Meloche (W, 6-1-0)
CAL: Pat Riggin (L, 4-2-0)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 7,226
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (37-40-14) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
 New York Islanders (56-20-14) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 1 game to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYR, | Anders Hedberg 7 (Peter Wallin), 8:21 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Duane Sutter 2 (Gord Lane), :16 |
| NYR, | Ed Hospodar 2 (Peter Wallin, Lance Nethery), 3:34 | |
| NYI, | Mike McEwen 4 (Bryan Trottier), 4:50 - PP | |
| NYI, | John Tonelli 3 (Butch Goring, Mike McEwen), 6:47 | |
| 3: | NYI, | John Tonelli 4 (Anders Kallur), 5:45 |
| NYI, | Billy Carroll 2 (Wayne Merrick, Hector Marini), 15:23 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Duane Sutter, NYI [Charging] 8:21 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Tripping] 9:29 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Hooking] 11:44 | |
| Chris Kotsopoulos, NYR [Slashing] 13:02 | |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Interference] 14:52 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Holding] 17:14 | |
| 2: | Carol Vadnais, NYR [Tripping] 4:45 |
| Steve Baker, NYR [Tripping] 8:10 | |
| 3: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Roughing] 7:32 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 7:32 |
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
NYI: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Doug Sulliman | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Lance Nethery | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Wallin | 25 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 20 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 20 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 16 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 15 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 6- 5- 9-20
NYI: 9-14- 8-31
Goalies: NYR: Steve Baker (L, 7-4-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 7-2-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,008
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