Down 8-2 after two periods, the North Stars rallied with five goals in the third, pulling the game to within one with 4:14 remaining. However, the Sabres added an empty-net goal to pull away and secure a 9-7 win. Andre Savard had two goals and two assists for Buffalo (3-3-0), while Danny Gare added two goals. Bernie Federko registered a hat trick and Steve Payne scored twice for Minnesota (3-4-1).
Minnesota North Stars at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 11/05/2022
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 0 2 5 0 7
Buffalo Sabres 4 4 1 0 9
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 8 7 13 0 28
Buffalo Sabres 19 17 9 0 45
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. ANDRE SAVARD(1)( DENNIS MARUK, DALE McCOURT ): 1st 2:46
2. BUF. ANDRE SAVARD(2)( DENNIS MARUK, RICHIE DUNN ): 1st 3:19
3. BUF. PERRY TURNBULL(2)( PAUL WOODS, DEREK SMITH ): 1st 10:46
4. BUF. TONY McKEGNEY(1)( DALE McCOURT, ANDRE SAVARD ) (PP) : 1st 16:05
5. BUF. DANNY GARE(1)( JIM SCHOENFELD ): 2nd 9:00
6. MIN. BERNIE FEDERKO(1)( GORDIE ROBERTS, KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON ): 2nd 10:05
7. MIN. BERNIE FEDERKO(2)( AL MacADAM, LUCIEN DeBLOIS ) (PP) : 2nd 11:22
8. BUF. GREG FOX(1)( DEREK SMITH ): 2nd 12:24
9. BUF. RIC SEILING(1)( DEREK SMITH, DENNIS MARUK ) (PP) : 2nd 14:12
10. BUF. DANNY GARE(2)( JOHN VAN BOXMEER, DALE McCOURT ): 2nd 18:11
11. MIN. BOBBY SMITH(1)( MIKE GARTNER, CRAIG HARTSBURG ) (PP) : 3rd 2:46
12. MIN. STEVE PAYNE(1)( BOBBY SMITH, GORDIE ROBERTS ) (PP) : 3rd 3:31
13. MIN. STEVE PAYNE(2)( MIKE GARTNER, BOBBY SMITH ): 3rd 4:26
14. MIN. TIM YOUNG(1)( AL MacADAM, MATTI HAGMAN ): 3rd 7:21
15. MIN. BERNIE FEDERKO(3)( KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON ): 3rd 15:46
16. BUF. CRAIG RAMSAY(1)( ANDRE SAVARD, JOHN VAN BOXMEER ) (ENG) : 3rd 19:47
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. CRAIG HARTSBURG - 4 Minutes: 1st 6:46
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY TOM McCARTHY
3. BUF. RIC SEILING - 2 Minutes: 1st 6:46
4. MIN. GREG SMITH - 4 Minutes: 1st 15:21
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY BOBBY SMITH
6. BUF. MIKE RAMSEY - 2 Minutes: 1st 15:21
7. BUF. PERRY TURNBULL - 2 Minutes: 1st 18:38
8. BUF. JIM SCHOENFELD - 4 Minutes: 2nd 2:10
9. MIN. WILLIE HUBER - 4 Minutes: 2nd 2:10
10. BUF. GREG FOX - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:04
11. BUF. DALE McCOURT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 11:17
12. MIN. STEVE PAYNE - 4 Minutes: 2nd 14:02
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY BOBBY SMITH
14. BUF. DANNY GARE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 14:02
15. MIN. TOM McCARTHY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 15:55
16. BUF. PERRY TURNBULL - 5 Minutes: 2nd 18:42
17. BUF. DENNIS MARUK - 2 Minutes: 3rd 8:54
18. MIN. GORDIE ROBERTS - 2 Minutes: 3rd 13:04
19. MIN. TOM McCARTHY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 16:28
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 2 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 41 22:34 0 0 1 0
BERNIE FEDERKO 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 11-5 35 21:40 0 1 1 2
STEVE PAYNE -1 3 2 0 4 1 0 0-0 35 19:33 0 1 0 0
TOM McCARTHY 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2-2 18 11:18 0 0 0 0
MATTI HAGMAN -2 0 0 1 0 0 0 6-0 29 15:42 0 1 0 0
LUCIEN DeBLOIS -3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 18 10:59 0 0 0 0
BOBBY SMITH -1 5 1 2 0 1 0 11-8 35 19:33 0 0 1 1
KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 30 18:32 0 0 0 0
TIM YOUNG -2 2 1 0 0 0 0 3-3 18 9:11 0 0 0 3
AL MacADAM -2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:05 0 0 0 0
WILLIE HUBER -1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 36 21:33 0 1 0 0
JOEL QUENNEVILLE -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:33 0 0 0 0
CRAIG HARTSBURG -1 3 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 42 23:25 1 1 0 0
GORDIE ROBERTS 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 47 25:50 0 0 0 0
CURT GILES 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 20:36 0 0 0 0
GREG SMITH -2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 27 15:55 0 2 0 0
TOM YOUNGHANS -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 17 9:29 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -16 28 7 13 22 3 0 37-18 1 7 3 6
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DENNIS MARUK 1 4 0 3 2 0 0 11-7 41 24:11 1 1 1 2
DANNY GARE 2 12 2 0 2 0 0 0-0 29 17:54 0 0 2 2 GWG
ANDRE SAVARD 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 6-2 31 17:59 1 0 0 1
PERRY TURNBULL 2 2 1 0 7 0 0 0-0 11 6:28 0 0 0 1
TONY McKEGNEY -2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 25 14:14 0 0 0 1
RIC SEILING -2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1-0 35 19:28 0 1 0 1
CRAIG RAMSAY 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 15:46 0 0 0 1
DALE McCOURT 2 3 0 3 2 0 0 10-4 40 19:53 1 1 0 1
GILBERT PERREAULT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 28 16:35 0 0 0 2
JOHN VAN BOXMEER 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 44 27:00 0 0 0 2
DEREK SMITH 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 2-1 22 12:59 0 0 0 2
PAUL WOODS 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4-3 17 9:17 0 0 0 1
JIM SCHOENFELD 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 49 27:17 1 1 0 0
RICHIE DUNN -1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:39 0 0 0 1
GREG FOX 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 11 6:30 1 0 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 11 6:30 1 0 0 0
BILL HAJT -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 23:25 1 1 0 0
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TOTAL 15 45 9 16 23 2 0 37-19 7 5 3 18
Goalie Stats For Minnesota North Stars
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON BEAUPRE 37 25 4 1 19 0.760 0 0 9 6 2 65 GF
GILLES MELOCHE 22 19 4 0 15 0.789 LOSS 0 0 5 2 0 38 GF
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
GARY EDWARDS 12 4 1 0 3 0.750 0 0 0 0 0 22
BOB SAUVE 47 24 6 0 18 0.750 WIN 0 0 8 3 0 83 GF
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Minnesota North Stars 6 3
Buffalo Sabres 6 2
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - DANNY GARE from Buffalo
2nd star - ANDRE SAVARD from Buffalo
3rd star - BERNIE FEDERKO from Minnesota
GAME STORY
In a hard fought contest, the Sabres won over the North Stars by the final
tally of 9 to 7. The game kept the scoreboard operator busy with the
lamp being lit a total of 16 times. Buffalo poured on the pressure outshooting
the North Stars 45 to 28. Buffalo got going early, scoring 4 times in
the first period. BERNIE FEDERKO was dominating, he dazzled with a hat-trick
for Minnesota. And STEVE PAYNE found the net twice. Also DANNY GARE
had two goals on 12 shots for Buffalo. ANDRE SAVARD found the net twice
and passed for two assists. Other goal scorers were BOBBY SMITH and TIM
YOUNG for Minnesota and PERRY TURNBULL, TONY McKEGNEY, RIC SEILING, CRAIG
RAMSAY and GREG FOX for Buffalo.
In other RHL news:
Jean Pronovost scored with 4:06 left to give Quebec a 3-2 win over Edmonton.
Rick Middleton netted a hat trick and added two assists as the Bruins pounded the Jets 7-1.
Harold Snepsts tallied with 39 seconds remaining to give the Canucks a 4-3 win over the Whalers.