![]() But it was the setup for the game-winner, scored by Minnesota’s Bobby Smith with 91 seconds remaining, and the finish that most resembled a scene from the movie: Wings forward Mike Foligno (who already had a goal and an assist) was whistled for tripping with 1:56 remaining, incensing the Wings, who argued Foligno had merely accidentally collided with the North Stars’ Neal Broten. The game featured a goal by one of the players the fabled “Hanson Brothers” from the movie “Slap Shot” were based on - Jack Carlson, whose brothers Steve and Jeff played two of the trio in the movie, scored host Minnesota’s fourth goal. (He scored just five more times the rest of the year.) 1981: North Stars 5, Wings 4 LeBlanc gave the Wings the win 17 seconds after that with his second score of the game and the season. (The “Dead Wings Moment of the Night”: Defenseman Rick Lapointe attempting to grab a centering pass in his own zone, only to bat it past goalie Ed Giocomin for the Rangers’ first goal, despite no Rangers being within 10 feet of the net.) Another two-goal lead, built 72 seconds apart toward the end of that period, evaporated in the final five minutes as future Hall of Famer Rod Gilbert tied it up for New York with 37 seconds remaining. Then again, they were still the Dead Wings, so they lost that 3-0 lead just 10 minutes into the second. ![]() ![]() In the midst of the “Dead Wings” era, the Wings showed some life, with three goals in less than two minutes in the first period. ![]()
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