1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season

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The 1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' fourth season.

Division4th West
1970–71 record28–34–16
Home record16–15–8
Road record12–19–8
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1970–71 Minnesota North Stars
Division4th West
1970–71 record28–34–16
Home record16–15–8
Road record12–19–8
Goals for191
Goals against223
Team information
General managerWren Blair
CoachJack Gordon
CaptainTed Harris
Alternate captainsJ. P. Parise
Barry Gibbs
Charlie Burns
ArenaMet Center
Team leaders
GoalsBill Goldsworthy (34)
Danny Grant (34)
AssistsJude Drouin(52)
PointsJude Drouin (68)
Penalty minutesBarry Gibbs (132)
WinsCesare Maniago (19)
Goals against averageGump Worsley (2.50)
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Coached by Jack Gordon, the team compiled a record of 28–34–16 for 72 points, to finish the regular season 4th in the West Division. In the playoffs they won the quarter-finals in a 4–2 upset over the St. Louis Blues, becoming the first expansion team to defeat the three-time Stanley Cup finalists in the playoffs. While the North Stars ultimately lost in the semi-finals 4–2 to the eventual champion Montreal Canadiens under the revised playoff format, they did become the first expansion team to win postseason games against an Original Six opponent.

Regular season

Final standings

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West Division[1]
GP W L T GF GA DIFF Pts
1Chicago Black Hawks7849209277184+93107
2St. Louis Blues78342519223208+1587
3Philadelphia Flyers78283317207225−1873
4Minnesota North Stars78283416191223−3272
5Los Angeles Kings78254013239303−6463
6Pittsburgh Penguins78213720221240−1962
7California Golden Seals7820535199320−12145
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Record vs. opponents

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Playoffs

Quarterfinals

For the third time in four seasons, the North Stars played the Blues. This time, the North Stars gained the upper hand and won over the Blues after winning three in a row.

Semifinals

This was the first series played between the Canadiens and the North Stars. Their win on April 24 was the first win by a member of the expansion squad against the original teams in the playoffs.

Schedule and results

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1970–71 regular season[3]
October
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
1LOctober 10, 19701–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)0–1–0
2WOctober 15, 19704–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)1–1–0
3LOctober 17, 19702–3Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)1–2–0
4WOctober 18, 19702–1@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)2–2–0
5WOctober 21, 19703–1@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)3–2–0
6LOctober 24, 19701–4New York Rangers (1970–71)3–3–0
7WOctober 28, 19702–1Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)4–3–0
8WOctober 31, 19703–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)5–3–0
November
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
9LNovember 1, 19700–5@ Boston Bruins (1970–71)5–4–0
10LNovember 4, 19703–4Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)5–5–0
11TNovember 7, 19701–1St. Louis Blues (1970–71)5–5–1
12TNovember 8, 19703–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)5–5–2
13WNovember 11, 19703–1Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)6–5–2
14TNovember 14, 19703–3Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)6–5–3
15WNovember 17, 19705–3@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71)7–5–3
16LNovember 18, 19704–8Boston Bruins (1970–71)7–6–3
17WNovember 21, 19703–0Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)8–6–3
18LNovember 22, 19700–2@ New York Rangers (1970–71)8–7–3
19LNovember 24, 19702–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)8–8–3
20WNovember 27, 19703–2@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)9–8–3
21WNovember 28, 19703–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)10–8–3
December
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
22WDecember 2, 19703–2California Golden Seals (1970–71)11–8–3
23LDecember 5, 19701–4Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)11–9–3
24LDecember 6, 19700–1@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)11–10–3
25TDecember 9, 19702–2Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)11–10–4
26LDecember 10, 19701–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)11–11–4
27WDecember 12, 19701–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)12–11–4
28LDecember 13, 19702–5@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)12–12–4
29LDecember 15, 19701–2@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71)12–13–4
30TDecember 16, 19701–1Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)12–13–5
31LDecember 19, 19703–5New York Rangers (1970–71)12–14–5
32LDecember 20, 19702–7@ Boston Bruins (1970–71)12–15–5
33WDecember 25, 19706–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)13–15–5
34TDecember 26, 19701–1@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71)13–15–6
35LDecember 30, 19702–6Boston Bruins (1970–71)13–16–6
36LDecember 31, 19701–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)13–17–6
January
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
37TJanuary 2, 19713–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)13–17–7
38LJanuary 5, 19710–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)13–18–7
39TJanuary 6, 19714–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)13–18–8
40LJanuary 9, 19710–1New York Rangers (1970–71)13–19–8
41WJanuary 10, 19713–2@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)14–19–8
42TJanuary 14, 19713–3Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)14–19–9
43LJanuary 16, 19713–4Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)14–20–9
44WJanuary 17, 19712–0@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)15–20–9
45WJanuary 21, 19715–3St. Louis Blues (1970–71)16–20–9
46TJanuary 23, 19712–2Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)16–20–10
47LJanuary 24, 19712–6@ New York Rangers (1970–71)16–21–10
48LJanuary 27, 19712–6@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)16–22–10
49WJanuary 29, 19712–1@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)17–22–10
50WJanuary 31, 19717–1California Golden Seals (1970–71)18–22–10
February
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
51TFebruary 3, 19714–4Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)18–22–11
52LFebruary 6, 19712–6Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)18–23–11
53TFebruary 7, 19714–4@ Boston Bruins (1970–71)18–23–12
54LFebruary 10, 19713–4@ New York Rangers (1970–71)18–24–12
55LFebruary 11, 19712–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)18–25–12
56TFebruary 13, 19712–2Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)18–25–13
57WFebruary 14, 19715–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)19–25–13
58WFebruary 17, 19713–2California Golden Seals (1970–71)20–25–13
59LFebruary 18, 19713–5@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)20–26–13
60LFebruary 21, 19711–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)20–27–13
61WFebruary 24, 19715–1Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)21–27–13
62TFebruary 25, 19711–1@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)21–27–14
63WFebruary 27, 19714–2Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)22–27–14
64LFebruary 28, 19712–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)22–28–14
March
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
65LMarch 2, 19710–6Boston Bruins (1970–71)22–29–14
66WMarch 6, 19713–1Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)23–29–14
67WMarch 7, 19713–1Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)24–29–14
68WMarch 10, 19714–0St. Louis Blues (1970–71)25–29–14
69TMarch 13, 19710–0@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)25–29–15
70LMarch 14, 19710–5Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)25–30–15
71WMarch 16, 19717–2@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)26–30–15
72WMarch 21, 19716–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)27–30–15
73WMarch 23, 19713–1Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)28–30–15
74TMarch 25, 19712–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)28–30–16
75LMarch 28, 19712–4@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)28–31–16
76LMarch 30, 19711–2Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)28–32–16
77LMarch 31, 19711–4@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)28–33–16
April
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecord
78LApril 3, 19712–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)28–34–16

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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Playoffs

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1971 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Quarterfinals vs. (W2) St. Louis Blues – North Stars win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeries
1WApril 7, 19713–2@ St. Louis BluesNorth Stars lead 1–0
2LApril 8, 19712–4@ St. Louis BluesSeries tied 1–1
3LApril 10, 19710–3St. Louis BluesBlues lead 2–1
4WApril 11, 19712–1St. Louis BluesSeries tied 2–2
5WApril 13, 19714–3@ St. Louis BluesNorth Stars lead 3–2
6WApril 15, 19715–2St. Louis BluesNorth Stars win 4–2
Semifinals vs. (E3) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–2
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeries
1LApril 20, 19712–7@ Montreal CanadiensCanadiens lead 1–0
2WApril 22, 19716–3@ Montreal CanadiensSeries tied 1–1
3LApril 24, 19713–6Montreal CanadiensCanadiens lead 2–1
4WApril 25, 19715–2Montreal CanadiensSeries tied 2–2
5LApril 27, 19711–6@ Montreal CanadiensCanadiens lead 3–2
6LApril 29, 19712–3Montreal CanadiensCanadiens win 4–2

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Draft picks

Minnesota's draft picks at the 1970 NHL amateur draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.

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Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
217Buster Harvey CanadaHamilton Red Wings (OHA)
220Fred Barrett CanadaToronto Marlboros (OHA)
334Dennis Patterson CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)
448Dave Cressman CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHA)
562Hank Lehvonen CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHA)
676Murray McNeil CanadaCalgary Centennials (WCHL)
789Gary Geldart CanadaLondon Knights (OHA)
8101Mickey Donaldson CanadaPeterborough Petes (OHA)
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