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The Sabres became the only second-place team to advance to the Conference Finals this season as they defeated the Norris-leading North Stars four games to two, winning the last three games. Dennis Maruk registered six goals and eight assists in the series for Buffalo. Jacques Cloutier came through in net for two games, posting a .946 save percentage which included a shutout in Game 6. Bobby Smith scored four goals and seven assists for Minnesota. The Sabres will move on to play the league-leading Canucks in the Campbell Conference Final.
Game 1 - North Stars 5, Sabres 3
Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota North Stars
DATE : 04/28/2024
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 1 0 3
Minnesota North Stars 1 3 1 0 5
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 15 16 11 0 42
Minnesota North Stars 9 10 12 0 31
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. DENNIS MARUK(5)( JOHN VAN BOXMEER, GIL PERREAULT ): 1st 1:01
2. MIN. KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON(1)( BERNIE FEDERKO, AL MacADAM ): 1st 12:20
3. MIN. GREG SMITH(1)( BOBBY SMITH, STEVE PAYNE ) (PP) : 2nd 5:34
4. MIN. MIKE GARTNER(1)( STEVE CHRISTOFF, BOBBY SMITH ): 2nd 14:01
5. BUF. ANDRE SAVARD(2)( PAUL WOODS, RICHIE DUNN ): 2nd 16:52
6. MIN. STEVE CHRISTOFF(1)( GUY CHOUINARD, MIKE GARTNER ) (PP) : 2nd 18:46
7. BUF. GIL PERREAULT(4)( MIKE FOLIGNO, DENNIS MARUK ): 3rd 3:46
8. MIN. WILLIE HUBER(1)( DINO CICCARELLI, BOBBY SMITH ) (PP) : 3rd 6:22
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. LINDY RUFF - 2 Minutes: 1st 13:38
2. BUF. JOE CIRELLA - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:00
3. BUF. PERRY TURNBULL - 4 Minutes: 2nd 11:20
4. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI - 4 Minutes: 2nd 11:20
5. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:04
6. MIN. CURT GILES - 2 Minutes: 2nd 19:46
7. BUF. JOHN VAN BOXMEER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:31
8. MIN. CRAIG HARTSBURG - 2 Minutes: 3rd 7:50
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
DENNIS MARUK 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 9-6 45 24:28 1 3 1 2
PERRY TURNBULL 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 1-0 25 15:06 0 1 0 0
GIL PERREAULT 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:04 1 0 0 0
MIKE FOLIGNO 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 29 15:59 0 0 0 0
DALE McCOURT 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 8-5 25 15:45 1 1 2 1
CRAIG RAMSAY -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 33 18:02 1 0 0 0
ANDRE SAVARD 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 3-2 27 15:06 0 1 1 1
TONY McKEGNEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 15:45 0 0 0 0
RIC SEILING -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 33 18:02 0 0 0 1
LINDY RUFF 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 24 13:26 0 0 0 0
PAUL WOODS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 18 10:37 1 0 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 40 21:59 0 2 0 1
RICHIE DUNN 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 47 27:23 2 0 1 0
MIKE RAMSEY 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:06 1 2 0 0
JOE CIRELLA 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 18 10:27 0 1 0 0
GREG FOX 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 19 11:25 0 0 0 0
BILL HAJT 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 20:53 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 5 42 3 6 12 0 0 26-14 9 11 5 6
Player Stats For Minnesota North Stars
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DINO CICCARELLI -1 3 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 31 18:09 0 0 1 1
NEAL BROTEN -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6-2 23 14:13 0 0 0 2
MIKE GARTNER 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:05 0 0 0 2
BOBBY SMITH 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 10-6 37 20:28 1 0 0 0
STEVE PAYNE -2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 47 27:44 0 0 0 0
STEVE CHRISTOFF 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0-0 28 15:05 0 1 1 0 GWG
BERNIE FEDERKO 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 6-2 27 15:05 0 0 0 1
BOB MacMILLAN -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 9:35 0 0 0 0
AL MacADAM 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:05 1 1 0 0
CRAIG HARTSBURG 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 38 21:55 0 1 0 1
GUY CHOUINARD -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3-2 18 10:03 0 0 0 1
WILLIE HUBER -1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 48 26:34 1 1 1 1
KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:00 0 0 0 0
GREG SMITH -1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 48 26:29 1 0 0 1
GORDIE ROBERTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 12:22 0 0 0 0
CURT GILES 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 19 11:25 0 0 0 0
FRED BARRETT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 20:53 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL -5 31 5 10 8 3 0 26-12 4 5 3 10
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON EDWARDS 60 31 5 0 26 0.839 LOSS 0 0 5 2 1 105
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 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
GILLES MELOCHE 60 42 3 0 39 0.929 WIN 0 0 12 9 2 105
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Buffalo Sabres 2 0
Minnesota North Stars 4 3
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - MIKE GARTNER from Minnesota
2nd star - GIL PERREAULT from Buffalo
3rd star - BOBBY SMITH from Minnesota
GAME STORY
In a hard fought contest, the North Stars topped the Sabres by a final
score of 5 to 3. The North Stars registered 3 power play goals. Minnesota
scored 3 goals in the second period. BOBBY SMITH had three assists for
Minnesota. Goal scorers were DENNIS MARUK, GIL PERREAULT and ANDRE SAVARD
for Buffalo and MIKE GARTNER, STEVE CHRISTOFF, WILLIE HUBER, KENT-ERIK
ANDERSSON and GREG SMITH for Minnesota.
Game 2 - Sabres 5, North Stars 4, OT
Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota North Stars
DATE : 04/30/2024
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 3 1 0 1 5
Minnesota North Stars 1 2 1 0 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 6 4 10 5 25
Minnesota North Stars 8 15 12 4 39
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. PERRY TURNBULL(3)( DALE McCOURT, JOHN VAN BOXMEER ): 1st 6:12
2. BUF. PERRY TURNBULL(4)( JOHN VAN BOXMEER, DENNIS MARUK ) (PP) : 1st 8:05
3. MIN. AL MacADAM(1)( BERNIE FEDERKO, CRAIG HARTSBURG ): 1st 11:45
4. BUF. DENNIS MARUK(6)( MIKE FOLIGNO, GREG FOX ): 1st 14:12
5. MIN. GUY CHOUINARD(1)( MIKE GARTNER, STEVE CHRISTOFF ) (PP) : 2nd 4:14
6. MIN. BERNIE FEDERKO(1)( AL MacADAM, WILLIE HUBER ) (SH) : 2nd 10:58
7. BUF. DENNIS MARUK(7)( GIL PERREAULT, MIKE FOLIGNO ): 2nd 12:29
8. MIN. STEVE CHRISTOFF(2)( BOBBY SMITH ): 3rd 8:28
9. BUF. GIL PERREAULT(5)( DENNIS MARUK ): OT 4:54
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. CRAIG HARTSBURG - 2 Minutes: 1st 7:54
2. BUF. DENNIS MARUK - 4 Minutes: 1st 16:21
3. MIN. BERNIE FEDERKO - 4 Minutes: 1st 16:21
4. BUF. RICHIE DUNN - 2 Minutes: 1st 18:06
5. MIN. WILLIE HUBER - 2 Minutes: 2nd 0:53
6. BUF. JOE CIRELLA - 4 Minutes: 2nd 3:09
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY GREG FOX
8. MIN. CURT GILES - 2 Minutes: 2nd 3:09
9. MIN. GUY CHOUINARD - 2 Minutes: 2nd 9:36
10. MIN. WILLIE HUBER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 1:33
11. BUF. DENNIS MARUK - 2 Minutes: 3rd 10:04
12. BUF. RICHIE DUNN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 12:52
13. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:00
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
DENNIS MARUK 2 6 2 2 6 0 0 10-5 45 25:26 0 1 0 0
PERRY TURNBULL 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 1-0 30 15:54 0 0 0 0
GIL PERREAULT 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 32 18:34 0 3 0 0 GWG
MIKE FOLIGNO 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 33 18:45 1 1 1 0
DALE McCOURT 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6-5 30 16:20 0 1 1 1
CRAIG RAMSAY -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 33 18:11 1 0 0 0
ANDRE SAVARD -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 31 18:20 0 0 0 0
TONY McKEGNEY 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 15:43 1 0 1 1
RIC SEILING -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 18:11 0 0 0 0
LINDY RUFF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:53 1 1 0 1
PAUL WOODS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 20 12:26 1 0 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 45 24:54 0 1 0 0
RICHIE DUNN -2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 44 25:29 0 3 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 50 28:23 0 1 0 0
JOE CIRELLA 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 25 14:01 0 0 0 0
GREG FOX 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:24 0 0 0 0
BILL HAJT -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 17:49 2 1 0 0
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TOTAL 5 25 5 9 14 1 0 28-15 7 13 3 3
Player Stats For Minnesota North Stars
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DINO CICCARELLI -1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 29 15:30 0 1 0 4
NEAL BROTEN -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 22 11:53 0 1 0 0
MIKE GARTNER -2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 33 18:43 0 0 0 2
BOBBY SMITH -2 6 0 1 0 0 0 12-6 41 22:51 0 0 0 1
STEVE PAYNE -1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 24:45 0 0 1 0
STEVE CHRISTOFF -2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 33 18:43 2 0 1 1
BERNIE FEDERKO 2 3 1 1 4 0 1 5-1 30 16:45 0 0 0 0
BOB MacMILLAN 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 9:15 0 0 0 0
AL MacADAM 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 30 16:45 1 0 0 1
CRAIG HARTSBURG 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 44 25:24 1 1 0 0
GUY CHOUINARD 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 5-3 21 12:55 0 0 0 0
WILLIE HUBER 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 48 26:40 1 0 0 2
KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 31 16:56 0 0 0 0
GREG SMITH -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 49 26:51 0 2 0 0
GORDIE ROBERTS -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 20:00 0 3 0 0
CURT GILES -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 21 12:09 1 0 0 0
FRED BARRETT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 17:44 2 1 0 0
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TOTAL -6 39 4 7 16 1 1 28-13 8 9 2 11
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON EDWARDS 65 39 4 0 35 0.897 WIN 0 0 10 7 3 114
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 65 25 5 0 20 0.800 LOSS 0 0 5 1 0 114
GILLES MELOCHE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Buffalo Sabres 5 1
Minnesota North Stars 4 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - DENNIS MARUK from Buffalo
2nd star - AL MacADAM from Minnesota
3rd star - PERRY TURNBULL from Buffalo
GAME STORY
The visitors from Buffalo squeezed out a victory over the North Stars
by the score of 5 to 4. Buffalo quieted the crowd early, scoring 3 times
in the first period. GIL PERREAULT scored the game's final goal at 4:54
of overtime. DENNIS MARUK found the net twice on 6 shots and contributed
two assists for Buffalo. And PERRY TURNBULL found the net twice. Other
goal scorers were STEVE CHRISTOFF, BERNIE FEDERKO, AL MacADAM and GUY
CHOUINARD for Minnesota.
Game 3 - North Stars 4, Sabres 2
Minnesota North Stars at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 05/02/2024
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 1 1 2 0 4
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 1 0 2
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 11 12 12 0 35
Buffalo Sabres 4 7 5 0 16
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO(2)( DENNIS MARUK, GIL PERREAULT ): 1st 0:29
2. MIN. BOBBY SMITH(1)( MIKE GARTNER ): 1st 5:02
3. MIN. STEVE PAYNE(1)( BOBBY SMITH, DINO CICCARELLI ) (PP) : 2nd 6:44
4. MIN. BOBBY SMITH(2)( WILLIE HUBER, MIKE GARTNER ): 3rd 0:21
5. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI(1)( BOBBY SMITH, GREG SMITH ) (PP) : 3rd 7:45
6. BUF. DENNIS MARUK(8)( GIL PERREAULT, TONY McKEGNEY ): 3rd 15:11
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. JOHN VAN BOXMEER - 2 Minutes: 1st 5:33
2. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI - 7 Minutes: 1st 7:50
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY STEVE PAYNE
4. BUF. PERRY TURNBULL - 5 Minutes: 1st 7:50
5. BUF. MIKE RAMSEY - 2 Minutes: 1st 12:50
6. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO - 2 Minutes: 2nd 0:52
7. BUF. DALE McCOURT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 3:55
8. BUF. CRAIG RAMSAY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:12
9. MIN. FRED BARRETT - 4 Minutes: 2nd 10:41
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY STEVE PAYNE
11. BUF. PERRY TURNBULL - 2 Minutes: 2nd 10:41
12. BUF. BILL HAJT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 16:27
13. BUF. DENNIS MARUK - 4 Minutes: 3rd 2:01
14. MIN. NEAL BROTEN - 4 Minutes: 3rd 2:01
15. BUF. RIC SEILING - 4 Minutes: 3rd 4:21
16. MIN. STEVE CHRISTOFF - 4 Minutes: 3rd 4:21
17. MIN. STEVE PAYNE - 4 Minutes: 3rd 4:58
18. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO - 4 Minutes: 3rd 4:58
19. BUF. MIKE RAMSEY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 6:43
20. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO - 5 Minutes: 3rd 11:49
21. MIN. STEVE PAYNE - 5 Minutes: 3rd 11:49
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
DINO CICCARELLI -1 4 1 1 7 1 0 0-0 31 17:21 0 1 0 1
NEAL BROTEN -1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1-1 19 10:34 0 1 0 1
MIKE GARTNER 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 35 19:19 1 0 1 1
BOBBY SMITH 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 15-11 45 24:57 1 0 2 1 GWG
STEVE PAYNE 0 4 1 0 9 1 0 0-0 25 14:04 1 1 2 0
STEVE CHRISTOFF 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 44 25:16 0 1 1 1
BERNIE FEDERKO 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4-0 22 12:32 1 0 0 1
BOB MacMILLAN 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:39 1 0 0 0
AL MacADAM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:32 2 0 0 1
CRAIG HARTSBURG 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 23:58 2 1 0 1
GUY CHOUINARD 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 22 13:16 0 0 0 1
WILLIE HUBER 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 43 23:50 0 1 0 1
KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 19:03 1 0 0 0
GREG SMITH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 49 27:50 0 2 0 0
GORDIE ROBERTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 18:03 0 0 0 0
CURT GILES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 8:03 1 0 0 0
FRED BARRETT 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 30 17:58 2 1 0 0
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TOTAL 0 35 4 7 28 2 0 25-15 13 9 6 10
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DENNIS MARUK 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 10-3 40 22:09 0 0 0 1
PERRY TURNBULL 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0-0 20 12:24 0 0 0 0
GIL PERREAULT 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1-0 28 15:55 3 0 0 0
MIKE FOLIGNO 0 2 1 0 11 0 0 0-0 26 15:20 0 1 0 1
DALE McCOURT 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4-4 20 12:24 0 1 0 2
CRAIG RAMSAY -1 4 0 0 2 0 0 3-0 36 18:53 0 1 0 0
ANDRE SAVARD -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-1 33 18:31 0 0 0 0
TONY McKEGNEY 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 25 14:55 0 0 0 1
RIC SEILING -1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 30 15:29 0 0 0 0
LINDY RUFF 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:49 0 1 0 0
PAUL WOODS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 22 13:16 0 0 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 41 23:08 0 1 0 1
RICHIE DUNN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 45 26:08 0 2 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 38 21:40 1 2 0 0
JOE CIRELLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:03 0 0 0 0
GREG FOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 8:03 0 0 0 0
BILL HAJT 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 30 17:58 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 0 16 2 4 38 0 0 25-10 4 9 0 6
Goalie Stats For Minnesota North Stars
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON BEAUPRE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
GILLES MELOCHE 60 16 2 0 14 0.875 WIN 0 0 3 1 0 105
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON EDWARDS 60 35 4 0 31 0.886 LOSS 0 0 8 5 2 105
BOB SAUVE 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Minnesota North Stars 7 2
Buffalo Sabres 2 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - BOBBY SMITH from Minnesota
2nd star - MIKE GARTNER from Minnesota
3rd star - GIL PERREAULT from Buffalo
GAME STORY
In a good matchup, the North Stars topped the Sabres by a final score
of 4 to 2. Minnesota poured on the pressure outshooting the Sabres 35
to 16. This was a dirty affair, as the teams combined for 66 penalty
minutes. BOBBY SMITH netted the game winner at 0:21 of the 3rd period.
SMITH had two goals and contributed two assists for Minnesota. Others
who scored were DINO CICCARELLI and STEVE PAYNE for Minnesota and DENNIS
MARUK and MIKE FOLIGNO for Buffalo.
Game 4 - Sabres 6, North Stars 4
Minnesota North Stars at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 05/04/2024
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 1 1 2 0 4
Buffalo Sabres 2 2 2 0 6
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 15 19 11 0 45
Buffalo Sabres 10 9 10 0 29
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON(2)( CRAIG HARTSBURG, BERNIE FEDERKO ): 1st 2:37
2. BUF. DENNIS MARUK(9)( CRAIG RAMSAY, RICHIE DUNN ): 1st 7:53
3. BUF. MIKE FOLIGNO(3)( DENNIS MARUK, GIL PERREAULT ): 1st 10:12
4. BUF. GIL PERREAULT(6)( MIKE FOLIGNO, DENNIS MARUK ): 2nd 0:52
5. BUF. PERRY TURNBULL(5)( DENNIS MARUK, MIKE FOLIGNO ) (PP) : 2nd 3:07
6. MIN. MIKE GARTNER(2)( STEVE CHRISTOFF, BOBBY SMITH ): 2nd 12:29
7. MIN. STEVE PAYNE(2)( NEAL BROTEN, DINO CICCARELLI ): 3rd 2:12
8. BUF. TONY McKEGNEY(1)( DALE McCOURT, JOHN VAN BOXMEER ): 3rd 8:29
9. MIN. DINO CICCARELLI(2)( NEAL BROTEN, CRAIG HARTSBURG ): 3rd 9:32
10. BUF. RICHIE DUNN(3)( TONY McKEGNEY ): 3rd 10:37
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. BILL HAJT - 2 Minutes: 1st 12:56
2. BUF. GIL PERREAULT - 2 Minutes: 1st 15:44
3. MIN. GREG SMITH - 2 Minutes: 2nd 1:33
4. BUF. ANDRE SAVARD - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:33
5. MIN. BENCH PENALTY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 4:26
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY STEVE CHRISTOFF
7. MIN. WILLIE HUBER - 4 Minutes: 3rd 11:55
8. BUF. PERRY TURNBULL - 4 Minutes: 3rd 11:55
9. MIN. CRAIG HARTSBURG - 2 Minutes: 3rd 18:35
I N J U R I E S
1. MIN. Injury To GORDIE ROBERTS : 1st 4:29
Player Stats For Minnesota North Stars
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DINO CICCARELLI 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 32 19:00 0 2 1 1
NEAL BROTEN 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 6-3 25 14:51 0 1 0 1
MIKE GARTNER -1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 15:15 0 1 1 2
BOBBY SMITH -1 6 0 1 0 0 0 16-13 38 20:54 1 0 2 2
STEVE PAYNE 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 19:00 0 0 0 1
STEVE CHRISTOFF -1 7 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 40 21:33 1 0 1 2
BERNIE FEDERKO -2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8-5 27 15:46 0 0 0 0
BOB MacMILLAN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 11 6:18 1 0 0 0
AL MacADAM -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:46 0 0 0 0
CRAIG HARTSBURG 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 38 21:31 1 0 0 1
GUY CHOUINARD 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 15 8:22 0 0 0 1
WILLIE HUBER -2 5 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 55 31:20 1 5 0 2
KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON -2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 17:56 0 0 1 0
GREG SMITH -3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 49 27:51 0 0 0 0
GORDIE ROBERTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 1:16 0 0 0 0
CURT GILES 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:04 1 1 0 0
FRED BARRETT 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:44 2 1 0 0
BENCH 2
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TOTAL -5 45 4 8 10 0 0 33-23 8 11 6 13
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DENNIS MARUK -1 3 1 3 0 0 0 16-2 46 25:52 0 1 0 2
PERRY TURNBULL 2 3 1 0 4 1 0 0-0 29 17:21 0 1 1 1
GIL PERREAULT -1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0-0 27 14:55 1 1 0 1
MIKE FOLIGNO -1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0-0 31 17:05 0 1 0 1
DALE McCOURT 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 7-6 27 16:10 1 0 0 1
CRAIG RAMSAY 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2-0 32 18:16 1 1 0 0
ANDRE SAVARD 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6-2 25 13:42 1 1 0 0
TONY McKEGNEY 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 27 16:10 0 0 0 0 GWG
RIC SEILING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 32 18:16 0 0 0 0
LINDY RUFF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:01 0 0 0 0
PAUL WOODS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 17 9:21 1 0 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 45 25:13 0 1 0 0
RICHIE DUNN -1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 42 24:38 0 1 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 45 25:07 1 1 0 0
JOE CIRELLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:02 0 1 0 0
GREG FOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 7:58 0 0 0 0
BILL HAJT -1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 33 19:05 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 5 29 6 11 10 1 0 33-10 7 10 1 6
Goalie Stats For Minnesota North Stars
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON BEAUPRE 60 29 6 0 23 0.793 LOSS 0 0 12 7 2 105 GF
GILLES MELOCHE 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
JACQUES CLOUTIER 60 45 4 0 41 0.911 WIN 0 0 11 8 2 105
DON EDWARDS 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Minnesota North Stars 3 0
Buffalo Sabres 3 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - TONY McKEGNEY from Buffalo
2nd star - DINO CICCARELLI from Minnesota
3rd star - PERRY TURNBULL from Buffalo
GAME STORY
In a hard fought contest, the Sabres defeated the North Stars by the final
tally of 6 to 4. TONY McKEGNEY netted the game winning goal at 8:29 of
the 3rd period. DENNIS MARUK scored one goal and passed for three assists
for Buffalo. Others registering goals were DINO CICCARELLI, MIKE GARTNER,
STEVE PAYNE and KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON for Minnesota and PERRY TURNBULL,
GIL PERREAULT, MIKE FOLIGNO and RICHIE DUNN for Buffalo.
Game 5 - Sabres 4, North Stars 3
Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota North Stars
DATE : 05/06/2024
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 2 0 4
Minnesota North Stars 1 1 1 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 8 7 11 0 26
Minnesota North Stars 8 14 8 0 30
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. ANDRE SAVARD(3)( LINDY RUFF, JOE CIRELLA ): 1st 13:30
2. MIN. BOBBY SMITH(3)( MIKE GARTNER, CURT GILES ): 1st 14:02
3. BUF. DENNIS MARUK(10)( MIKE RAMSEY, CRAIG RAMSAY ): 2nd 10:37
4. MIN. BOBBY SMITH(4)( STEVE CHRISTOFF, MIKE GARTNER ): 2nd 12:27
5. MIN. BERNIE FEDERKO(2)( WILLIE HUBER, KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON ): 3rd 6:06
6. BUF. BILL HAJT(1)( DENNIS MARUK ): 3rd 8:29
7. BUF. GIL PERREAULT(7)( DALE McCOURT ) (PP) : 3rd 11:12
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. MIN. WILLIE HUBER - 5 Minutes: 1st 6:46
2. MIN. FRED BARRETT - 4 Minutes: 1st 18:12
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY GUY CHOUINARD
4. BUF. PAUL WOODS - 2 Minutes: 1st 18:12
5. BUF. LINDY RUFF - 4 Minutes: 2nd 3:21
6. MIN. STEVE PAYNE - 4 Minutes: 2nd 3:21
7. BUF. MIKE RAMSEY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 15:15
8. MIN. MIKE GARTNER - 4 Minutes: 2nd 18:38
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY STEVE CHRISTOFF
10. BUF. BILL HAJT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:38
11. BUF. RIC SEILING - 2 Minutes: 3rd 0:52
12. MIN. MIKE GARTNER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 10:05
13. BUF. MIKE RAMSEY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 14:12
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
DENNIS MARUK 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 11-6 48 26:49 0 0 0 2
PERRY TURNBULL -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 19:33 1 0 1 0
GIL PERREAULT -1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1-0 29 16:19 0 0 1 0 GWG
MIKE FOLIGNO -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 38 22:39 0 0 0 1
DALE McCOURT -1 5 0 1 0 0 0 4-2 27 15:48 1 0 1 1
CRAIG RAMSAY 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3-0 30 15:55 0 0 0 0
ANDRE SAVARD 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5-3 20 11:27 0 0 1 0
TONY McKEGNEY -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:48 0 0 0 0
RIC SEILING 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 27 14:09 0 1 0 1
LINDY RUFF 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 32 19:12 0 0 0 0
PAUL WOODS 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 14 8:07 0 0 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 23:40 0 0 0 0
RICHIE DUNN 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 47 26:57 2 2 1 1
MIKE RAMSEY 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0-0 38 20:49 1 0 0 0
JOE CIRELLA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:17 1 2 0 0
GREG FOX 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:23 1 0 0 0
BILL HAJT 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 31 17:54 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 0 26 4 6 14 1 0 24-11 8 5 5 6
Player Stats For Minnesota North Stars
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DINO CICCARELLI -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 20:33 0 0 0 1
NEAL BROTEN -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 21 13:32 0 0 0 1
MIKE GARTNER 2 1 0 2 6 0 0 0-0 22 11:43 0 2 0 0
BOBBY SMITH 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 14-8 42 23:51 0 0 0 2
STEVE PAYNE -2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 40 24:44 0 0 0 0
STEVE CHRISTOFF 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 24 12:46 1 1 0 0
BERNIE FEDERKO 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4-2 28 14:24 0 1 0 2
BOB MacMILLAN -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:27 0 0 0 0
AL MacADAM 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 14:24 0 0 0 1
CRAIG HARTSBURG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 22:01 0 2 0 0
GUY CHOUINARD -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 14 8:07 0 0 0 0
WILLIE HUBER 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0-0 46 25:45 0 1 0 0
KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 35 19:11 0 0 0 0
GREG SMITH 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 51 29:30 2 0 0 0
GORDIE ROBERTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:15 0 0 0 0
CURT GILES 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:23 0 0 0 0
FRED BARRETT 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 31 17:54 1 2 0 0
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TOTAL 0 30 3 6 19 0 0 24-13 4 9 0 7
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON EDWARDS 60 30 3 0 27 0.900 WIN 0 0 4 3 0 105
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 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
GILLES MELOCHE 58 26 4 0 22 0.846 LOSS 0 0 4 2 0 103
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Buffalo Sabres 4 1
Minnesota North Stars 3 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - DENNIS MARUK from Buffalo
2nd star - BOBBY SMITH from Minnesota
3rd star - ANDRE SAVARD from Buffalo
GAME STORY
In a strong showing away from home, Buffalo won by one goal over the North
Stars by the final score of 4 to 3. This was a bit of a nasty affair,
as the battlers combined for 33 penalty minutes. GIL PERREAULT netted
the last goal, the game winner, at 11:12 of the 3rd period. BOBBY SMITH
had two goals on 7 shots for Minnesota. Others who scored were DENNIS
MARUK, ANDRE SAVARD and BILL HAJT for Buffalo and BERNIE FEDERKO for Minnesota.
Game 6 - Sabres 3, North Stars 0
Minnesota North Stars at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 05/08/2024
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 0 0 0 0 0
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 2 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Minnesota North Stars 13 2 14 0 29
Buffalo Sabres 6 17 12 0 35
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. ANDRE SAVARD(4)( JOHN VAN BOXMEER, PAUL WOODS ): 2nd 4:29
2. BUF. ANDRE SAVARD(5)( JOHN VAN BOXMEER ): 3rd 0:29
3. BUF. RIC SEILING(3)( CRAIG RAMSAY, ANDRE SAVARD ): 3rd 14:36
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. RICHIE DUNN - 4 Minutes: 1st 3:21
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DENNIS MARUK
3. MIN. CRAIG HARTSBURG - 2 Minutes: 1st 3:21
4. MIN. CURT GILES - 2 Minutes: 1st 9:31
5. MIN. FRED BARRETT - 4 Minutes: 1st 14:12
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY STEVE PAYNE
7. BUF. BILL HAJT - 2 Minutes: 1st 14:12
8. MIN. BOBBY SMITH - 2 Minutes: 2nd 1:04
9. BUF. DENNIS MARUK - 2 Minutes: 2nd 1:04
10. MIN. FRED BARRETT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:46
11. MIN. STEVE CHRISTOFF - 2 Minutes: 2nd 12:25
12. MIN. FRED BARRETT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 15:55
13. BUF. BENCH PENALTY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 0:52
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY ANDRE SAVARD
15. MIN. CRAIG HARTSBURG - 2 Minutes: 3rd 3:11
16. BUF. JOHN VAN BOXMEER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:28
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
DINO CICCARELLI 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:46 0 0 0 1
NEAL BROTEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 10:41 0 1 0 0
MIKE GARTNER -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 15:58 0 1 0 1
BOBBY SMITH -2 4 0 0 2 0 0 12-6 44 25:58 0 0 0 2
STEVE PAYNE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 27 15:46 0 0 0 0
STEVE CHRISTOFF -3 3 0 0 2 0 0 1-1 41 21:51 2 0 0 1
BERNIE FEDERKO 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 22 13:06 0 1 0 1
BOB MacMILLAN -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 5:53 0 0 0 0
AL MacADAM 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:12 1 1 0 1
CRAIG HARTSBURG -1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 43 23:58 0 0 0 1
GUY CHOUINARD -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 15 7:53 0 0 1 1
WILLIE HUBER -2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 24:29 1 2 1 1
KENT-ERIK ANDERSSON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 18:12 1 0 0 0
GREG SMITH -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 48 28:29 0 2 0 0
GORDIE ROBERTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:22 0 0 0 0
CURT GILES 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 14 7:22 0 0 0 0
FRED BARRETT -1 3 0 0 8 0 0 0-0 34 17:58 2 1 0 0
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TOTAL -15 29 0 0 18 0 0 17-10 7 9 2 10
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DENNIS MARUK 0 11 0 0 2 0 0 7-1 48 27:14 0 1 0 2
PERRY TURNBULL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 32 18:34 0 1 1 1
GIL PERREAULT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 17:59 1 0 0 1
MIKE FOLIGNO 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 21:59 0 0 0 2
DALE McCOURT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 23 13:29 0 0 0 2
CRAIG RAMSAY 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2-2 26 15:23 1 0 0 0
ANDRE SAVARD 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 3-2 25 12:55 0 1 0 1 GWG
TONY McKEGNEY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 14:34 0 0 0 2
RIC SEILING 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:23 1 0 0 0
LINDY RUFF 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:53 0 1 0 1
PAUL WOODS 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 15 7:53 1 0 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 43 24:29 0 1 0 1
RICHIE DUNN 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 42 23:58 1 2 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 22:29 0 0 0 0
JOE CIRELLA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:22 0 1 0 0
GREG FOX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 7:22 0 0 0 0
BILL HAJT 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 34 17:58 2 1 0 0
BENCH 2
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TOTAL 15 35 3 5 12 0 0 17-7 7 9 1 13
Goalie Stats For Minnesota North Stars
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DON BEAUPRE 60 35 3 0 32 0.914 LOSS 0 0 7 5 2 105
GILLES MELOCHE 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
JACQUES CLOUTIER 60 29 0 0 29 1.000 WIN 0 0 3 3 1 105
DON EDWARDS 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Minnesota North Stars 3 0
Buffalo Sabres 6 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - JACQUES CLOUTIER from Buffalo
2nd star - ANDRE SAVARD 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 the final tally of 3 to 0. The game's initial goal was
sufficient as ANDRE SAVARD scored 4:29 of the 2nd period. SAVARD scored
twice and passed for one assist for Buffalo. JACQUES CLOUTIER was outstanding
in goal. He stopped everything thrown his way for the shutout while facing
29 shots. A goal was also registered by RIC SEILING for Buffalo.
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