Thursday, December 31, 1981 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
North Stars 2 at Sabres 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
1:04
Gilbert Perreault
(12)
John Van Boxmeer (39)
MNS 0 – 1 BUF
-
15:27
Dale McCourt
(18)
Gilbert Perreault (10), Mike Foligno (21)
MNS 0 – 2 BUF
2nd Period
-
8:45
Mike Foligno
(19)
John Van Boxmeer (40), Mike Ramsey (11)
MNS 0 – 3 BUF
-
18:02
Steve Christoff
(12)
PPG
Brad Palmer (13), Tim Young (5)
MNS 1 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
-
4:49
Craig Ramsay
(11)
Ric Seiling (16), Andre Savard (11)
MNS 1 – 4 BUF
-
16:35
Tim Young
(1)
Steve Payne (18), Steve Christoff (17)
MNS 2 – 4 BUF
Minnesota North Stars
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Young C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.68 |
| Steve Christoff C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.68 |
| Steve Payne L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Brad Palmer L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0.55 |
| Craig Hartsburg D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Gary Sargent D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Brad Maxwell D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0.07 |
| Anders Hakansson L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tom McCarthy L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Bobby Smith C | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Jack Carlson L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Al MacAdam R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Gordie Roberts D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Curt Giles D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Fred Barrett D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.45 |
| Dino Ciccarelli R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.75 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Beaupre | L | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 60:00 | -0.40 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Van Boxmeer D | 0 | 2 | 7 | +3 | 2.23 |
| Gilbert Perreault C | 1 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 1.98 |
| Mike Foligno R | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1.90 |
| Dale McCourt C | 1 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 1.42 |
| Mike Ramsey D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1.15 |
| Craig Ramsay L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.98 |
| Andre Savard C | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0.63 |
| Ric Seiling R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.48 |
| Jean-Francois Sauve C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Richie Dunn D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Larry Playfair D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.07 |
| Yvon Lambert L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bill Hajt D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brent Peterson C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Tony McKegney L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Alan Haworth C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 60:00 | 0.60 |