1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season

	1970–71 Minnesota North Stars
Division	4th West
1970–71 record	28–34–16
Goals for	191
Goals against	223
Team information
General manager	Wren Blair
Coach	Jack Gordon
Captain	Ted Harris
Alternate captains	J. P. Parisé; Charlie Burns; Barry Gibbs
Arena	Met Center
Team leaders
Goals	Bill Goldsworthy; Danny Grant (34)
Assists	Jude Drouin (52)
Points	Jude Drouin (68)
Penalty minutes	Barry Gibbs (132)
Wins	Cesare Maniago (19)
Goals against average	Gump Worsley (2.50)
	← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 Minnesota North Stars season was the team's 4th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The North Stars finished 4th in the West Division, won the Quarter-finals over the St. Louis Blues 4 games to 2 and lost in the Semi-finals to the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 2.

Off-season[]

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

West Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Chicago Black Hawks	78	49	20	9	277	184	107
St. Louis Blues	78	34	25	19	223	208	87
Philadelphia Flyers	78	28	33	17	207	225	73
Minnesota North Stars	78	28	34	16	191	223	72
Los Angeles Kings	78	25	40	13	239	303	63
Pittsburgh Penguins	78	21	37	20	221	240	62
California Golden Seals	78	20	53	5	199	320	45

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log[]

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 10, 1970	1–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	0–1–0
2	W	October 15, 1970	4–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)	1–1–0
3	L	October 17, 1970	2–3	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	1–2–0
4	W	October 18, 1970	2–1	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	2–2–0
5	W	October 21, 1970	3–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	3–2–0
6	L	October 24, 1970	1–4	New York Rangers (1970–71)	3–3–0
7	W	October 28, 1970	2–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	4–3–0
8	W	October 31, 1970	3–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	5–3–0
9	L	November 1, 1970	0–5	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71)	5–4–0
10	L	November 4, 1970	3–4	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	5–5–0
11	T	November 7, 1970	1–1	St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	5–5–1
12	T	November 8, 1970	3–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	5–5–2
13	W	November 11, 1970	3–1	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	6–5–2
14	T	November 14, 1970	3–3	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	6–5–3
15	W	November 17, 1970	5–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	7–5–3
16	L	November 18, 1970	4–8	Boston Bruins (1970–71)	7–6–3
17	W	November 21, 1970	3–0	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	8–6–3
18	L	November 22, 1970	0–2	@ New York Rangers (1970–71)	8–7–3
19	L	November 24, 1970	2–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	8–8–3
20	W	November 27, 1970	3–2	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	9–8–3
21	W	November 28, 1970	3–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	10–8–3
22	W	December 2, 1970	3–2	California Golden Seals (1970–71)	11–8–3
23	L	December 5, 1970	1–4	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	11–9–3
24	L	December 6, 1970	0–1	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	11–10–3
25	T	December 9, 1970	2–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)	11–10–4
26	L	December 10, 1970	1–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	11–11–4
27	W	December 12, 1970	1–0	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)	12–11–4
28	L	December 13, 1970	2–5	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	12–12–4
29	L	December 15, 1970	1–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	12–13–4
30	T	December 16, 1970	1–1	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	12–13–5
31	L	December 19, 1970	3–5	New York Rangers (1970–71)	12–14–5
32	L	December 20, 1970	2–7	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71)	12–15–5
33	W	December 25, 1970	6–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	13–15–5
34	T	December 26, 1970	1–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	13–15–6
35	L	December 30, 1970	2–6	Boston Bruins (1970–71)	13–16–6
36	L	December 31, 1970	1–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)	13–17–6
37	T	January 2, 1971	3–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	13–17–7
38	L	January 5, 1971	0–2	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	13–18–7
39	T	January 6, 1971	4–4	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	13–18–8
40	L	January 9, 1971	0–1	New York Rangers (1970–71)	13–19–8
41	W	January 10, 1971	3–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	14–19–8
42	T	January 14, 1971	3–3	Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	14–19–9
43	L	January 16, 1971	3–4	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	14–20–9
44	W	January 17, 1971	2–0	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	15–20–9
45	W	January 21, 1971	5–3	St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	16–20–9
46	T	January 23, 1971	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	16–20–10
47	L	January 24, 1971	2–6	@ New York Rangers (1970–71)	16–21–10
48	L	January 27, 1971	2–6	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	16–22–10
49	W	January 29, 1971	2–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	17–22–10
50	W	January 31, 1971	7–1	California Golden Seals (1970–71)	18–22–10
51	T	February 3, 1971	4–4	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	18–22–11
52	L	February 6, 1971	2–6	Chicago Black Hawks (1970–71)	18–23–11
53	T	February 7, 1971	4–4	@ Boston Bruins (1970–71)	18–23–12
54	L	February 10, 1971	3–4	@ New York Rangers (1970–71)	18–24–12
55	L	February 11, 1971	2–6	@ Montreal Canadiens (1970–71)	18–25–12
56	T	February 13, 1971	2–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	18–25–13
57	W	February 14, 1971	5–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)	19–25–13
58	W	February 17, 1971	3–2	California Golden Seals (1970–71)	20–25–13
59	L	February 18, 1971	3–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	20–26–13
60	L	February 21, 1971	1–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	20–27–13
61	W	February 24, 1971	5–1	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	21–27–13
62	T	February 25, 1971	1–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1970–71)	21–27–14
63	W	February 27, 1971	4–2	Detroit Red Wings (1970–71)	22–27–14
64	L	February 28, 1971	2–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	22–28–14
65	L	March 2, 1971	0–6	Boston Bruins (1970–71)	22–29–14
66	W	March 6, 1971	3–1	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	23–29–14
67	W	March 7, 1971	3–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	24–29–14
68	W	March 10, 1971	4–0	St. Louis Blues (1970–71)	25–29–14
69	T	March 13, 1971	0–0	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1970–71)	25–29–15
70	L	March 14, 1971	0–5	Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	25–30–15
71	W	March 16, 1971	7–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	26–30–15
72	W	March 21, 1971	6–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	27–30–15
73	W	March 23, 1971	3–1	Los Angeles Kings (1970–71)	28–30–15
74	T	March 25, 1971	2–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	28–30–16
75	L	March 28, 1971	2–4	@ Buffalo Sabres (1970–71)	28–31–16
76	L	March 30, 1971	1–2	Vancouver Canucks (1970–71)	28–32–16
77	L	March 31, 1971	1–4	@ California Golden Seals (1970–71)	28–33–16
78	L	April 3, 1971	2–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1970–71)	28–34–16

Playoffs[]

Minnesota North Stars 4, St. Louis Blues 2[]

Montreal Canadiens 4, Minnesota North Stars 2[]

The Canadiens' 6–3 loss in Montreal on April 22 to Minnesota, led by the goaltending of Cesare Maniago was the first playoff defeat for an Original Six team at the hands of a 1967 Expansion franchise.

Awards and Records[]

The North Stars did not win any awards this season.

Gallery[]

Video[]

Highlights from the Bruins-Canadiens Game 7, Canadiens-North Stars Game 6 and Canadiens-Black Hawks Game 7 from the 1971 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Montreal Canadiens win 1971 Stanley cup

References[]

↑ Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). in Dave McCarthy et al: THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League, 150. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.

External Links[]

1970–71 Minnesota North Stars Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-07.

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[1] Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). in Dave McCarthy et al: THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League, 150. ISBN 978-1-894801-14-0.

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1970–71 NHL season by team
East	Boston • Buffalo • Detroit • Montreal • New York • Toronto • Vancouver
West	California • Chicago • Los Angeles • Minnesota • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
See also	1970 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1971 Stanley Cup Finals