The Sabres accomplished something in the Norris Division Semifinal that no other team in RHL history has done. They won two double-overtime games on their way to defeating the North Stars in five games. Gilbert Perreault led the way for Buffalo with two goals and six assists in the series, and defenseman Mike Ramsey added three goals. Dino Ciccarelli scored five goals for Minnesota, while Bernie Federko had two goals and seven assists. The Sabres advance to face the Blackhawks in the Norris Division Final.
Game 1 - North Stars 8, Sabres 3
Minnesota North Stars at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 11/01/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 3 2 3 0 8
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 0 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 7 12 14 0 33
Buffalo Sabres 18 8 15 0 41
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI(1)( BERNIE FEDERKO, GORDIE ROBERTS ): 1st 1:34
2. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI(2)( BERNIE FEDERKO, CRAIG HARTSBURG ): 1st 7:47
3. BUF. JEAN-FRANCOIS SAUVE(1)( GILLES HAMEL ) (PP) : 1st 12:39
4. MIN. BRAD MAXWELL(1)( BERNIE FEDERKO, DINO CICCARELLI ): 1st 18:42
5. MIN. BRIAN BELLOWS(1)( BERNIE FEDERKO, CURT GILES ): 2nd 2:12
6. BUF. DAVE ANDREYCHUK(1)( GILBERT PERREAULT ) (PP) : 2nd 3:01
7. BUF. LINDY RUFF(1)( PAUL CYR ): 2nd 9:07
8. MIN. DANNY GARE(1)( TONY McKEGNEY, RICK MEAGHER ): 2nd 9:30
9. MIN. AL MacADAM(1)( BRIAN BELLOWS, CURT GILES ) (SH) : 3rd 5:36
10. MIN. BRIAN BELLOWS(2)( GORDIE ROBERTS, CURT GILES ) (SH) : 3rd 9:02
11. MIN. CRAIG HARTSBURG(1)( MIKE GARTNER, NEAL BROTEN ) (PP) : 3rd 17:14
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI - 2 Minutes: 1st 2:04
2. MIN. BRAD MAXWELL - 2 Minutes: 1st 11:49
3. MIN. CRAIG HARTSBURG - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:35
4. MIN. RICK MEAGHER - 4 Minutes: 2nd 5:02
5. BUF. ANDRE SAVARD - 4 Minutes: 2nd 5:02
6. BUF. PAUL CYR - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:03
7. BUF. TOM BARRASSO - 2 Minutes: 3rd 2:46
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY GILLES HAMEL
9. MIN. GORDIE ROBERTS - 4 Minutes: 3rd 4:57
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY STEVE PAYNE
11. BUF. BILL HAJT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 4:57
12. MIN. DON BEAUPRE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 6:57
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY CRAIG HARTSBURG
14. BUF. DAVE ANDREYCHUK - 2 Minutes: 3rd 6:57
15. MIN. AL MacADAM - 2 Minutes: 3rd 7:13
16. BUF. GILLES HAMEL - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:04
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 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:25 0 0 0 2
BERNIE FEDERKO 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 6-4 30 17:46 0 0 0 1
BRIAN BELLOWS 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 1-0 42 24:57 1 1 0 2 GWG
TOM McCARTHY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 20 11:50 0 0 1 1
DINO CICCARELLI 4 7 2 1 2 0 0 0-0 30 17:46 0 0 1 1
STEVE PAYNE 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:25 0 0 0 1
AL MacADAM 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 4-0 28 16:58 1 1 0 0
NEAL BROTEN 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9-6 30 16:26 0 0 0 1
TONY McKEGNEY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 13 6:38 0 0 0 1
KEITH ACTON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 23 13:35 0 0 0 1
RICK MEAGHER 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 3-2 13 6:38 1 0 0 0
DANNY GARE 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 6:38 0 0 0 1
BRAD MAXWELL 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 41 22:59 0 0 0 1
GORDIE ROBERTS 3 3 0 2 4 0 0 0-0 46 26:10 0 1 0 1
CURT GILES 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0-0 39 24:04 0 3 0 0
GREG SMITH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 14:33 0 0 0 0
MURRAY BRUMWELL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 13:04 0 0 0 0
CRAIG HARTSBURG 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 0-0 31 18:52 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 27 33 8 16 16 1 2 28-12 3 6 2 14
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DAVE ANDREYCHUK -5 7 1 0 2 1 0 0-0 32 18:58 0 0 0 2
MIKE FOLIGNO -5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 18:58 0 0 0 1
GILBERT PERREAULT -6 4 0 1 0 0 0 10-7 42 24:57 0 0 0 2
ANDRE SAVARD 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4-2 14 6:53 0 0 0 0
PHIL HOUSLEY -4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 24:30 0 1 0 1
ALAN HAWORTH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:51 0 1 0 1
GILLES HAMEL 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1-1 24 13:51 0 0 2 1
RIC SEILING 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9-2 31 18:06 0 0 0 0
COLIN PATTERSON 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 14:10 1 0 0 0
LINDY RUFF -1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 6:57 0 1 0 0
PAUL CYR 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 16 8:22 0 0 0 1
CRAIG RAMSAY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:25 0 0 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY -2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 26:18 2 0 0 1
JOE CIRELLA -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:15 0 0 0 0
JEAN-FRANCOIS SAUVE 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 4-4 23 13:35 1 0 0 0
JOEL QUENNEVILLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 9:03 1 0 0 0
BILL HAJT -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 48 26:44 0 0 0 0
JOHN BARRETT -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 18:52 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -29 41 3 3 12 2 0 28-16 5 3 2 10
Goalie Stats For Minnesota North Stars
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON BEAUPRE 60 41 3 0 38 0.927 WIN 0 2 10 8 3 105
MIKE BLAKE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
TOM BARRASSO 60 33 8 0 25 0.758 LOSS 0 2 6 2 0 105 GF
BOB SAUVE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Minnesota North Stars 3 1
Buffalo Sabres 5 2
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - BRIAN BELLOWS from Minnesota
2nd star - DINO CICCARELLI from Minnesota
3rd star - DON BEAUPRE from Minnesota
GAME STORY
In a strong showing away from home, Minnesota romped over the Sabres by
a final score of 8 to 3. Minnesota quieted the crowd early, scoring 3
times in the first period. BERNIE FEDERKO had four assists for Minnesota.
And BRIAN BELLOWS had two goals, once while shorthanded, and added one
assist. Also DINO CICCARELLI had two goals on 7 shots and contributed
one assist. Others registering goals were AL MacADAM, DANNY GARE, BRAD
MAXWELL and CRAIG HARTSBURG for Minnesota and DAVE ANDREYCHUK, LINDY RUFF
and JEAN-FRANCOIS SAUVE for Buffalo.
Game 2 - Sabres 3, North Stars 2, 2OT
Minnesota North Stars at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 11/03/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 0 2 0 0 2
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 1 1 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 10 9 9 8 36
Buffalo Sabres 11 7 9 11 38
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. DAVE ANDREYCHUK(2)( GILBERT PERREAULT, MIKE FOLIGNO ): 2nd 1:30
2. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI(3)( BERNIE FEDERKO, GORDIE ROBERTS ) (PP) : 2nd 11:29
3. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI(4)( BRAD MAXWELL, BERNIE FEDERKO ): 2nd 18:46
4. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT(1)( PHIL HOUSLEY ): 3rd 14:12
5. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT(2)( DAVE ANDREYCHUK, MIKE RAMSEY ): 2OT 8:23
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. DAVE ANDREYCHUK - 2 Minutes: 1st 15:21
2. MIN. BRAD MAXWELL - 2 Minutes: 1st 18:11
3. BUF. JOHN BARRETT - 5 Minutes: 2nd 2:46
4. MIN. CRAIG HARTSBURG - 5 Minutes: 2nd 2:46
5. MIN. GORDIE ROBERTS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:38
6. BUF. JOEL QUENNEVILLE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 11:19
7. MIN. BRAD MAXWELL - 4 Minutes: 3rd 0:18
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY STEVE PAYNE
9. BUF. PHIL HOUSLEY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 0:18
10. BUF. BENCH PENALTY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:33
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY MIKE FOLIGNO
12. MIN. GORDIE ROBERTS - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:46
13. MIN. CURT GILES - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:29
14. MIN. CURT GILES - 2 Minutes: OT 5:38
15. BUF. ALAN HAWORTH - 2 Minutes: OT 7:53
16. MIN. TOM McCARTHY - 2 Minutes: OT 7:53
17. MIN. BRAD MAXWELL - 2 Minutes: OT 15:13
18. BUF. PHIL HOUSLEY - 2 Minutes: 2OT 1:04
19. MIN. BRAD MAXWELL - 2 Minutes: 2OT 1:04
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 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 22:10 0 0 0 2
BERNIE FEDERKO -2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7-2 40 22:41 0 0 0 1
BRIAN BELLOWS -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5-0 62 35:18 0 1 0 2
TOM McCARTHY 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 34 19:19 1 0 2 1
DINO CICCARELLI -2 7 2 0 0 1 0 0-0 44 24:57 1 1 2 1
STEVE PAYNE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 39 22:10 0 0 0 1
AL MacADAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 52 29:40 0 1 0 0
NEAL BROTEN 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 8-5 45 25:39 3 0 0 1
TONY McKEGNEY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:47 0 0 1 1
KEITH ACTON 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5-2 40 22:51 2 0 1 0
RICK MEAGHER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 12 6:47 0 0 0 0
DANNY GARE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:47 1 0 0 1
BRAD MAXWELL -1 2 0 1 10 0 0 0-0 62 33:45 0 1 0 1
GORDIE ROBERTS -1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 72 40:10 0 5 0 0
CURT GILES -1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 65 37:48 2 2 0 0
GREG SMITH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:35 0 0 0 0
MURRAY BRUMWELL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:41 0 0 0 0
CRAIG HARTSBURG -1 2 0 0 5 0 0 0-0 54 31:29 2 0 0 0
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TOTAL -10 36 2 4 25 1 0 30-10 12 11 6 12
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DAVE ANDREYCHUK 2 5 1 1 2 0 0 1-0 50 28:38 0 0 0 3
MIKE FOLIGNO 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 54 30:54 0 2 0 2
GILBERT PERREAULT 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 14-12 62 35:18 2 0 0 3 GWG
ANDRE SAVARD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 12 6:47 0 0 0 0
PHIL HOUSLEY 1 4 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 65 35:40 0 1 0 3
ALAN HAWORTH 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 42 23:59 0 1 0 1
GILLES HAMEL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:59 0 0 0 1
RIC SEILING 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8-3 45 25:23 0 1 0 0
COLIN PATTERSON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 22:10 1 0 0 0
LINDY RUFF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:47 0 0 0 0
PAUL CYR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:47 0 0 0 1
CRAIG RAMSAY 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 39 22:10 3 0 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 70 40:33 0 1 0 1
JOE CIRELLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 19:42 0 0 0 2
JEAN-FRANCOIS SAUVE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 40 22:51 0 0 0 0
JOEL QUENNEVILLE 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 20 12:01 2 0 0 0
BILL HAJT 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 67 37:03 5 0 0 0
JOHN BARRETT 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 0-0 54 31:29 1 2 0 1
BENCH 2
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TOTAL 10 38 3 5 17 0 0 30-20 14 8 0 18
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 88 38 3 0 35 0.921 LOSS 0 0 5 3 1 155 GF
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
TOM BARRASSO 88 36 2 0 34 0.944 WIN 0 0 7 5 1 155
BOB SAUVE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Minnesota North Stars 3 1
Buffalo Sabres 7 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - GILBERT PERREAULT from Buffalo
2nd star - TOM BARRASSO from Buffalo
3rd star - DAVE ANDREYCHUK from Buffalo
GAME STORY
In their home arena the Sabres squeezed out a victory over the North Stars
by the final score of 3 to 2. This was a nasty game, as the combatants
combined for 42 penalty minutes. GILBERT PERREAULT closed out the scoring
with the game winner at 8:23 of the 2OT period. DINO CICCARELLI found
the net twice on 7 shots for Minnesota. And PERREAULT found the net twice
and added one assist for Buffalo. TOM BARRASSO was sharp in goal. He
allowed 2 goals while facing 36 shots. A goal was also registered by
DAVE ANDREYCHUK for Buffalo.
Game 3 - North Stars 4, Sabres 3
Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota North Stars
DATE : 11/05/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 1 0 3
Minnesota North Stars 0 2 2 0 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 10 6 6 0 22
Minnesota North Stars 11 13 12 0 36
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. NEAL BROTEN(1)( MIKE GARTNER, GORDIE ROBERTS ): 2nd 1:35
2. BUF. MIKE RAMSEY(1)( GILLES HAMEL, JEAN-FRANCOIS SAUVE ): 2nd 2:35
3. BUF. ANDRE SAVARD(1)( UNASSISTED ) (SH) : 2nd 4:54
4. MIN. BERNIE FEDERKO(1)( BRIAN BELLOWS ): 2nd 12:18
5. MIN. TOM McCARTHY(1)( KEITH ACTON, AL MacADAM ): 3rd 3:47
6. MIN. CURT GILES(1)( BERNIE FEDERKO, DINO CICCARELLI ): 3rd 6:46
7. BUF. ALAN HAWORTH(1)( JOHN BARRETT ): 3rd 17:28
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. MIKE GARTNER - 2 Minutes: 1st 14:46
2. MIN. BRIAN BELLOWS - 2 Minutes: 1st 17:34
3. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO - 2 Minutes: 1st 17:34
4. BUF. ALAN HAWORTH - 4 Minutes: 1st 18:02
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY JOHN BARRETT
6. MIN. TOM McCARTHY - 2 Minutes: 1st 18:02
7. BUF. JOE CIRELLA - 2 Minutes: 2nd 4:23
8. MIN. GREG SMITH - 2 Minutes: 2nd 15:51
9. BUF. GILLES HAMEL - 2 Minutes: 2nd 19:55
10. MIN. CRAIG HARTSBURG - 2 Minutes: 3rd 7:14
11. MIN. DON BEAUPRE - 4 Minutes: 3rd 7:21
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY AL MacADAM
13. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO - 4 Minutes: 3rd 7:21
14. MIN. GORDIE ROBERTS - 4 Minutes: 3rd 11:21
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DINO CICCARELLI
16. BUF. BILL HAJT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 11:21
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DAVE ANDREYCHUK -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 18:53 0 0 0 2
MIKE FOLIGNO -2 3 0 0 6 0 0 0-0 29 15:56 1 3 1 2
GILBERT PERREAULT -2 6 0 0 0 0 0 12-9 35 19:42 0 0 3 2
ANDRE SAVARD 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5-2 16 9:15 0 0 0 0
PHIL HOUSLEY -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 45 24:44 0 0 0 2
ALAN HAWORTH 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0-0 28 16:00 0 0 0 1
GILLES HAMEL 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2-1 28 16:00 0 1 1 1
RIC SEILING -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5-1 29 17:09 2 0 2 1
COLIN PATTERSON -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:22 0 0 0 0
LINDY RUFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:24 0 0 0 0
PAUL CYR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:53 0 0 0 0
CRAIG RAMSAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:44 1 0 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 24:35 0 0 0 0
JOE CIRELLA 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 25 14:35 0 1 0 1
JEAN-FRANCOIS SAUVE 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6-1 27 15:32 0 1 0 0
JOEL QUENNEVILLE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:32 1 0 0 0
BILL HAJT -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 46 25:23 1 0 0 0
JOHN BARRETT 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 36 20:55 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -6 22 3 3 16 0 1 30-14 6 6 7 12
Player Stats For Minnesota North Stars
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE GARTNER 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 28 15:44 0 0 0 2
BERNIE FEDERKO 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 8-3 29 16:13 1 0 0 0
BRIAN BELLOWS 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 35 19:42 1 0 0 1
TOM McCARTHY -1 5 1 0 2 0 0 3-2 24 13:43 1 0 1 3
DINO CICCARELLI 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:13 1 0 1 1
STEVE PAYNE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:44 0 1 0 1
AL MacADAM -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4-0 28 16:56 0 0 0 0
NEAL BROTEN 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6-3 34 18:55 0 1 0 1
TONY McKEGNEY 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:53 0 0 1 1
KEITH ACTON -1 5 0 1 0 0 0 6-5 27 15:32 0 0 0 3
RICK MEAGHER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-3 12 6:53 1 0 0 0
DANNY GARE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:53 0 0 0 0
BRAD MAXWELL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:30 0 2 0 1
GORDIE ROBERTS 2 2 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 48 27:37 1 3 0 0
CURT GILES 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 22:38 1 1 0 0 GWG
GREG SMITH 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 20 11:21 0 0 0 0
MURRAY BRUMWELL -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:43 0 0 0 0
CRAIG HARTSBURG -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 37 20:53 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL 5 36 4 7 14 0 0 30-16 7 10 3 14
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
TOM BARRASSO 57 36 4 0 32 0.889 LOSS 0 0 8 6 0 101
BOB SAUVE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For Minnesota North Stars
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON BEAUPRE 60 22 3 0 19 0.864 WIN 0 4 8 5 2 105
MIKE BLAKE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Buffalo Sabres 4 0
Minnesota North Stars 3 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - BERNIE FEDERKO from Minnesota
2nd star - DINO CICCARELLI from Minnesota
3rd star - DON BEAUPRE from Minnesota
GAME STORY
On their home ice the North Stars won a close one against the Sabres by
the score of 4 to 3. Minnesota poured on the pressure outshooting the
Sabres 36 to 22. This was a bit of a nasty game, as the combatants combined
for 34 penalty minutes. CURT GILES recorded the game winning goal at
6:46 of the 3rd period. Others who scored were ANDRE SAVARD, ALAN HAWORTH
and MIKE RAMSEY for Buffalo and BERNIE FEDERKO, TOM McCARTHY and NEAL
BROTEN for Minnesota.
Game 4 - Sabres 5, North Stars 4, 2 OT
Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota North Stars
DATE : 11/07/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 1 1 5
Minnesota North Stars 1 1 2 0 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 7 13 11 13 44
Minnesota North Stars 15 10 11 10 46
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. RIC SEILING(1)( GILBERT PERREAULT ) (SH) : 1st 3:01
2. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI(1)( BRAD MAXWELL ) (PP) : 1st 13:28
3. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO(1)( GILBERT PERREAULT, PHIL HOUSLEY ): 2nd 8:46
4. BUF. BILL HAJT(1)( GILBERT PERREAULT, DAVE ANDREYCHUK ): 2nd 9:36
5. MIN. MIKE GARTNER(1)( NEAL BROTEN, STEVE PAYNE ) (PP) : 2nd 19:39
6. BUF. ALAN HAWORTH(2)( JEAN-FRANCOIS SAUVE, GILLES HAMEL ): 3rd 16:29
7. MIN. BERNIE FEDERKO(2)( BRIAN BELLOWS, BRAD MAXWELL ): 3rd 19:09
8. MIN. AL MacADAM(1)( TOM McCARTHY, KEITH ACTON ): 3rd 19:55
9. BUF. MIKE RAMSEY(2)( GILBERT PERREAULT, DAVE ANDREYCHUK ): 2OT 3:13
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. ALAN HAWORTH - 2 Minutes: 1st 2:41
2. BUF. COLIN PATTERSON - 2 Minutes: 1st 5:27
3. MIN. BRIAN BELLOWS - 2 Minutes: 1st 7:55
4. BUF. JOEL QUENNEVILLE - 2 Minutes: 1st 12:59
5. BUF. TOM BARRASSO - 2 Minutes: 2nd 3:12
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY ALAN HAWORTH
7. MIN. NEAL BROTEN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:46
8. MIN. GORDIE ROBERTS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 15:21
9. BUF. JOHN BARRETT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:46
10. MIN. KEITH ACTON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 2:46
11. BUF. JEAN-FRANCOIS SAUVE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 2:46
12. MIN. GORDIE ROBERTS - 4 Minutes: 3rd 3:53
13. BUF. COLIN PATTERSON - 4 Minutes: 3rd 3:53
14. MIN. BRAD MAXWELL - 2 Minutes: 3rd 4:53
15. MIN. BRAD MAXWELL - 2 Minutes: 3rd 10:46
16. MIN. MIKE GARTNER - 2 Minutes: 2OT 0:18
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DAVE ANDREYCHUK 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 1-1 51 29:27 1 0 0 3
MIKE FOLIGNO 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 52 30:20 0 0 1 2
GILBERT PERREAULT 3 8 0 4 0 0 0 15-9 59 35:19 3 0 5 2
ANDRE SAVARD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 17 8:01 0 0 0 0
PHIL HOUSLEY 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 66 36:43 1 0 0 2
ALAN HAWORTH 0 6 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 36 21:02 0 1 1 2
GILLES HAMEL 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 35 20:22 0 0 1 2
RIC SEILING 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 10-3 40 22:59 0 1 0 1
COLIN PATTERSON 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0-0 34 18:27 1 1 0 0
LINDY RUFF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 5:08 0 0 0 0
PAUL CYR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 5:08 0 0 0 0
CRAIG RAMSAY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 40 22:00 0 1 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 60 35:45 1 0 0 1 GWG
JOE CIRELLA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 18:16 0 0 1 1
JEAN-FRANCOIS SAUVE 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 5-3 35 20:22 0 2 0 0
JOEL QUENNEVILLE 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 20 10:21 0 0 0 0
BILL HAJT 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 63 35:47 4 0 0 0
JOHN BARRETT 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 50 28:46 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL 14 44 5 9 14 0 1 36-16 11 7 9 16
Player Stats For Minnesota North Stars
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE GARTNER 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 0-0 40 22:00 0 0 1 1
BERNIE FEDERKO -3 3 1 0 0 0 0 10-4 42 24:31 0 0 0 2
BRIAN BELLOWS -2 4 0 1 2 0 0 3-1 57 34:05 0 1 0 2
TOM McCARTHY 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 34 19:25 1 0 1 1
DINO CICCARELLI -3 10 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 43 25:24 2 0 0 2
STEVE PAYNE 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 40 22:00 0 0 2 1
AL MacADAM 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3-1 45 26:17 1 0 1 0
NEAL BROTEN 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 13-10 44 24:53 1 0 0 1
TONY McKEGNEY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 5:08 0 0 1 1
KEITH ACTON 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 4-2 35 20:22 0 0 0 2
RICK MEAGHER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 12 5:08 0 0 0 0
DANNY GARE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 5:08 0 0 0 1
BRAD MAXWELL -2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0-0 57 31:47 0 0 0 1
GORDIE ROBERTS -2 1 0 0 6 0 0 0-0 65 37:40 2 1 0 0
CURT GILES -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 63 36:41 1 1 0 0
GREG SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:23 0 2 0 0
MURRAY BRUMWELL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 14:28 0 0 0 0
CRAIG HARTSBURG -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 52 29:39 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL -13 46 4 7 18 2 0 36-20 9 5 6 15
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
TOM BARRASSO 83 46 4 0 42 0.913 WIN 0 2 10 8 0 146
BOB SAUVE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 81 44 5 0 39 0.886 LOSS 0 0 8 3 1 143 GF
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Buffalo Sabres 6 0
Minnesota North Stars 5 2
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - GILBERT PERREAULT from Buffalo
2nd star - DAVE ANDREYCHUK from Buffalo
3rd star - MIKE FOLIGNO from Buffalo
GAME STORY
In a strong showing away from home, Buffalo squeezed out a victory over
the North Stars by the final score of 5 to 4. This was a bit of a dirty
game, as the battlers combined for 34 penalty minutes. MIKE RAMSEY netted
the last goal, the game winner, at 3:13 of the 2OT period. GILBERT PERREAULT
recorded four assists for Buffalo. Others who scored were MIKE FOLIGNO,
ALAN HAWORTH, RIC SEILING and BILL HAJT for Buffalo and MIKE GARTNER,
BERNIE FEDERKO, DINO CICCARELLI and AL MacADAM for Minnesota.
Game 5 - Sabres 5, North Stars 2
Minnesota North Stars at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 11/09/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 0 1 1 0 2
Buffalo Sabres 1 3 1 0 5
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 6 10 14 0 30
Buffalo Sabres 10 13 7 0 30
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. LINDY RUFF(2)( PAUL CYR, ANDRE SAVARD ): 1st 16:29
2. BUF. CRAIG RAMSAY(1)( RIC SEILING, PHIL HOUSLEY ): 2nd 5:38
3. MIN. KEITH ACTON(1)( CURT GILES ): 2nd 8:29
4. BUF. CRAIG RAMSAY(2)( RIC SEILING ): 2nd 10:15
5. BUF. MIKE RAMSEY(3)( RIC SEILING, CRAIG RAMSAY ): 2nd 19:55
6. MIN. MIKE GARTNER(2)( STEVE PAYNE, GORDIE ROBERTS ): 3rd 1:00
7. BUF. COLIN PATTERSON(1)( RIC SEILING, CRAIG RAMSAY ): 3rd 10:36
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. CURT GILES - 2 Minutes: 1st 2:46
2. BUF. LINDY RUFF - 2 Minutes: 1st 4:54
3. MIN. MURRAY BRUMWELL - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:35
4. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI - 4 Minutes: 2nd 6:10
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY BERNIE FEDERKO
6. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:10
7. BUF. DAVE ANDREYCHUK - 4 Minutes: 3rd 2:09
8. MIN. BERNIE FEDERKO - 4 Minutes: 3rd 2:09
9. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO - 4 Minutes: 3rd 11:55
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DAVE ANDREYCHUK
11. MIN. BRIAN BELLOWS - 2 Minutes: 3rd 11:55
12. BUF. MIKE RAMSEY - 4 Minutes: 3rd 16:58
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY MIKE FOLIGNO
14. MIN. CURT GILES - 2 Minutes: 3rd 16:58
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 -3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 16:51 0 0 0 1
BERNIE FEDERKO 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 4-2 29 17:23 0 0 0 1
BRIAN BELLOWS 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1-0 34 20:38 1 0 0 1
TOM McCARTHY 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:06 1 2 1 1
DINO CICCARELLI 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 31 18:38 0 1 2 1
STEVE PAYNE -3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 32 16:51 0 0 0 1
AL MacADAM 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4-1 31 18:06 0 1 0 0
NEAL BROTEN -3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6-4 35 18:51 0 0 1 0
TONY McKEGNEY -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:16 0 0 0 0
KEITH ACTON 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 4-4 27 15:21 1 0 1 1
RICK MEAGHER -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 11 6:16 0 0 0 0
DANNY GARE -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:16 1 0 0 0
BRAD MAXWELL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 24:26 0 2 0 1
GORDIE ROBERTS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 48 28:26 0 0 0 0
CURT GILES -1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 42 24:49 2 3 0 0
GREG SMITH -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 8:34 0 1 0 0
MURRAY BRUMWELL -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 21 10:36 0 1 0 0
CRAIG HARTSBURG -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:51 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -15 30 2 3 16 0 0 22-13 6 11 5 8
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DAVE ANDREYCHUK 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 2-2 29 17:23 1 0 0 2
MIKE FOLIGNO 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 31 18:38 0 2 0 2
GILBERT PERREAULT 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 7-4 34 20:38 1 0 0 2
ANDRE SAVARD 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3-0 17 9:33 0 0 0 0
PHIL HOUSLEY 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 42 24:26 0 0 0 2
ALAN HAWORTH -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 14:06 0 0 0 1
GILLES HAMEL -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 14:06 0 1 1 1
RIC SEILING 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 6-3 34 18:49 0 0 0 1
COLIN PATTERSON 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 14:49 0 0 0 0
LINDY RUFF 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 11 6:16 0 0 0 0
PAUL CYR 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 14 8:16 0 0 0 1
CRAIG RAMSAY 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0-0 32 16:51 2 0 0 0 GWG
MIKE RAMSEY 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0-0 45 26:49 0 2 0 1
JOE CIRELLA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 10:34 0 1 0 1
JEAN-FRANCOIS SAUVE -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-0 25 14:06 0 0 0 0
JOEL QUENNEVILLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 8:36 0 0 0 0
BILL HAJT 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 45 26:26 2 0 0 0
JOHN BARRETT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:51 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 15 30 5 9 16 0 0 22-9 6 6 1 14
Goalie Stats For Minnesota North Stars
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON BEAUPRE 60 30 5 0 25 0.833 LOSS 0 0 9 5 2 105
MIKE BLAKE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
TOM BARRASSO 60 30 2 0 28 0.933 WIN 0 0 5 3 0 105
BOB SAUVE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Minnesota North Stars 3 0
Buffalo Sabres 3 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - CRAIG RAMSAY from Buffalo
2nd star - TOM BARRASSO from Buffalo
3rd star - RIC SEILING from Buffalo
GAME STORY
In front of a cheering crowd the Sabres had no difficulty defeating the
North Stars by a final score of 5 to 2. Buffalo scored 3 goals in the
second period. RIC SEILING recorded four assists for Buffalo. And CRAIG
RAMSAY had two goals and added two assists. TOM BARRASSO was sharp in
goal. He allowed 2 goals while facing 30 shots. Other goal scorers were
MIKE GARTNER and KEITH ACTON for Minnesota and COLIN PATTERSON, LINDY
RUFF and MIKE RAMSEY for Buffalo.