All NHL game summaries from May 17, 1981
| 1: |
MIN, | Steve Christoff 7 (Craig Hartsburg, Dino Ciccarelli), 3:25 - PP |
| MIN, | Steve Payne 15 (Tim Young, Al MacAdam), 14:09 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 16 (Clark Gillies), 14:47 |
| MIN, | Bobby Smith 7 (Craig Hartsburg, Steve Payne), 16:30 - PP |
| 2: |
NYI, | Bob Nystrom 6 (John Tonelli, Wayne Merrick), 4:10 |
| NYI, | Butch Goring 6 (Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy), 7:16 - PP |
| NYI, | Butch Goring 7 (Clark Gillies), 11:51 |
| 3: |
MIN, | Steve Payne 16 (Tim Young, Steve Christoff), 1:11 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 17 (Bryan Trottier), 2:05 |
| NYI, | Butch Goring 8 (Billy Carroll, Denis Potvin), 6:34 |
| MIN, | Dino Ciccarelli 14 (Bobby Smith), 13:35 |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 11 (Mike Bossy, Wayne Merrick), 19:16 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Bob Nystrom, NYI [Interference] 2:10 |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Interference] 3:55 |
| Steve Payne, MIN [Holding] 6:37 |
| Tom Younghans, MIN [Roughing] 7:05 |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Roughing] 7:05 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hooking] 7:19 |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Boarding] 11:26 |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Interference] 15:20 |
| 2: |
Bobby Smith, MIN [Tripping] 5:39 |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Hi-sticking] 5:56 |
| Greg Smith, MIN [Interference] 5:56 |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Interference] 9:40 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 16:00 |
| Mike McEwen, NYI [Hooking] 18:25 |
| 3: |
John Tonelli, NYI [Tripping] 4:15 |
Penalty time: NYI: 20 minutes
MIN: 10 minutes
Shots: NYI: 11- 8-10-29
MIN: 8- 7-13-28
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 13-2-0)
MIN: Gilles Meloche (L, 8-5-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Ron Finn, John D'Amico
Attendance: 15,784
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