Bernie Federko scored twice in the final 10 minutes of the game to give the North Stars a 5-3 victory over the Sabres at The Aud. Tom McCarthy and Dino Ciccarelli each had two assists for Minnesota (29-42-9). Gilbert Perreault, Dennis Maruk, and Dave Andreychuk scored for Buffalo (33-37-10). With the win, the North Stars take the final Yelnats Cup playoff spot, which means they will face the Sabres in the Norris Division Semifinal.
Minnesota North Stars at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 02/27/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 2 1 2 0 5
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 2 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 9 8 16 0 33
Buffalo Sabres 11 13 16 0 40
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. NEAL BROTEN(11)( MIKE GARTNER, TOM McCARTHY ): 1st 12:29
2. BUF. DAVE ANDREYCHUK(9)( PERRY TURNBULL, PAUL CYR ) (PP) : 1st 14:03
3. MIN. DANNY GARE(10)( JOEL QUENNEVILLE, GUY CHOUINARD ): 1st 16:56
4. MIN. GUY CHOUINARD(10)( DINO CICCARELLI, TOM McCARTHY ) (PP) : 2nd 11:21
5. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT(27)( HANNU VIRTA ) (PP) : 3rd 1:34
6. BUF. DENNIS MARUK(27)( PERRY TURNBULL, RIC SEILING ): 3rd 4:25
7. MIN. BERNIE FEDERKO(17)( CRAIG HARTSBURG ): 3rd 11:21
8. MIN. BERNIE FEDERKO(18)( DINO CICCARELLI, GREG SMITH ): 3rd 18:41
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. DANNY GARE - 2 Minutes: 1st 4:29
2. MIN. GREG SMITH - 2 Minutes: 1st 13:38
3. BUF. JOHN VAN BOXMEER - 2 Minutes: 1st 18:11
4. MIN. CRAIG HARTSBURG - 2 Minutes: 2nd 3:11
5. BUF. DENNIS MARUK - 2 Minutes: 2nd 9:34
6. MIN. GORDIE ROBERTS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 15:21
7. MIN. MIKE GARTNER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 0:55
8. MIN. BRAD MAXWELL - 4 Minutes: 3rd 5:31
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY GREG SMITH
10. BUF. PHIL HOUSLEY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:31
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Minnesota North Stars
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE GARTNER 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 35 20:07 0 1 0 1
TOM McCARTHY 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3-1 38 21:54 0 0 0 0
NEAL BROTEN 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 9-2 35 20:08 0 0 0 1
DINO CICCARELLI 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:41 0 0 0 1
DANNY GARE 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 12 6:09 0 0 0 2
BRIAN BELLOWS -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 12:56 0 0 0 2
STEVE PAYNE 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:59 1 0 0 0
BERNIE FEDERKO 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 5-2 23 13:54 1 0 0 1 GWG
BOB MacMILLAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:09 0 0 0 0
TIM YOUNG -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 23 12:56 0 0 0 1
WILLIE HUBER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 11:03 0 0 0 1
AL MacADAM -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 28 15:53 1 0 1 0
CRAIG HARTSBURG 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 42 24:56 0 3 0 0
BRAD MAXWELL 1 5 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 46 26:01 1 2 0 1
GUY CHOUINARD 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3-2 15 7:56 0 0 0 0
JOEL QUENNEVILLE 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 23 11:59 1 1 0 0
GREG SMITH 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 37 21:12 0 1 0 0
GORDIE ROBERTS 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 41 24:39 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 15 33 5 9 14 1 0 26-11 5 8 1 11
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
TONY McKEGNEY -2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 18:56 0 1 0 2
PERRY TURNBULL 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 1-1 28 15:52 0 0 2 3
GILBERT PERREAULT -2 4 1 0 0 1 0 6-4 35 20:43 3 0 0 2
DENNIS MARUK 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 6-4 28 15:53 0 0 0 3
ALAN HAWORTH -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:09 0 0 0 0
DALE McCOURT -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 12 6:09 0 0 0 0
ANDRE SAVARD -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6-4 30 17:11 1 0 0 0
RIC SEILING 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:38 0 0 0 0
PAUL WOODS -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 30 17:11 1 0 0 0
HANNU VIRTA -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 43 24:14 0 2 0 2
DAVE ANDREYCHUK -2 5 1 0 0 1 0 3-2 32 18:55 0 0 0 2
LINDY RUFF -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 15:46 0 2 0 1
PAUL CYR -1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 21 11:10 0 0 1 1
STEVE PATRICK -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:06 1 0 0 0
PHIL HOUSLEY -1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 43 24:14 0 1 0 2
MIKE RAMSEY -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 19:55 0 0 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 29 15:46 0 0 0 2
BILL HAJT -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 19:55 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL -15 40 3 5 6 2 0 26-15 6 7 3 20
Goalie Stats For Minnesota North Stars
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
MIKE BLAKE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
GILLES MELOCHE 60 40 3 0 37 0.925 WIN 0 0 6 5 0 105
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
BOB SAUVE 60 33 5 0 28 0.848 LOSS 0 0 7 4 0 105
RICK St. CROIX 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Minnesota North Stars 2 1
Buffalo Sabres 6 2
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - BERNIE FEDERKO from Minnesota
2nd star - PERRY TURNBULL from Buffalo
3rd star - DINO CICCARELLI from Minnesota
GAME STORY
In a hard fought contest, the North Stars won over the Sabres by the final
tally of 5 to 3. BERNIE FEDERKO recorded the winning goal at 11:21 of
the 3rd period. FEDERKO scored twice for Minnesota. Others who scored
were NEAL BROTEN, DANNY GARE and GUY CHOUINARD for Minnesota and GILBERT
PERREAULT, DENNIS MARUK and DAVE ANDREYCHUK for Buffalo.
In other RHL news:
Wayne Gretzky broke Marcel Dionne's single-season scoring record in the Oilers' 9-4 win over the Jets. Gretzky finished the season with 212 points.
Vancouver clinched second place in the Smythe with a 4-2 win over Minnesota.