NHL game summary from October 16, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (3-0-1) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
 Detroit Red Wings (0-4-0) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
1: NYI, Bryan Trottier 1 (Bob Bourne), :34
NYI, Bob Nystrom 1 (Steve Tambellini, Denis Potvin), 11:35 - PP
DET, Jody Gage 1 (Pete Mahovlich, Rick Smith), 13:42
2: NYI, Bryan Trottier 2 (Mike Bossy, Bob Bourne), 8:56
DET, Errol Thompson 2 (Dale McCourt, Reed Larson), 11:11 - PP
DET, John Ogrodnick 2 (George Lyle), 11:43
3: NYI, John Tonelli 1 (Bob Nystrom), 7:17
NYI, Anders Kallur 3 (Mike Bossy, Dave Langevin), 10:56
NYI, Mike Bossy 3 (Bob Bourne, Denis Potvin), 14:19 - PP
DET, Dale McCourt 4 (Errol Thompson, Willie Huber), 16:34 - PP
Penalties:
1: Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 7:38
John Ogrodnick, DET [Hooking] 10:14
Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 15:35
Reed Larson, DET [Slashing] 15:35
2: Dave Langevin, NYI [Holding] 9:30
Duane Sutter, NYI [Slashing] 16:27
3: Gilles Gilbert, DET [Slashing] 13:31
Clark Gillies, NYI [Interference] 15:55
Penalty time: NYI: 10 minutes
DET: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 28 | ||||||
| DET Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Smith | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Vasko | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Willie Huber | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dennis Polonich | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale McCourt | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pete Mahovlich | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Errol Thompson | 12 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Mike Blaisdell | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Paul Woods | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Gage | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Foligno | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| George Lyle | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dan Labraaten | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Ogrodnick | 25 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jim Korn | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Reed Larson | 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Gilles Gilbert | 30 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -10 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9- 5-14-28
DET: 9-11-11-31
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 2-0-0)
DET: Gilles Gilbert (L, 0-3-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Gerard Gauthier
Attendance: 12,214
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