NHL game summary from January 3, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hartford Whalers (13-17-8) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (25-8-8) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 20 (Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson), 2:35 - PP |
| NYI, | Bryan Trottier 12 (Anders Kallur), 11:24 - SH | |
| NYI, | Anders Kallur 25 (Butch Goring), 15:14 | |
| NYI, | Steve Tambellini 12 (Bob Lorimer), 18:22 | |
| 2: | NYI, | John Tonelli 9 (Steve Tambellini, Gord Lane), 3:37 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 39 (Bryan Trottier), 4:52 - SH | |
| HAR, | Jordy Douglas 11 (Dave Keon, Thommy Abrahamsson), 15:33 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 40, 14:20 |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 17 (Garry Howatt, Dave Langevin), 14:44 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Interference] 1:26 |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Interference] 8:30 | |
| Tom Rowe, HAR [Roughing] 8:30 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Roughing] 8:30 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Slashing] 9:25 | |
| Norm Barnes, HAR [Hooking] 12:12 | |
| 2: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 3:50 |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Hooking] 12:59 | |
| Garry Howatt, NYI [Roughing] 16:29 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Cross checking] 18:40 | |
| Thommy Abrahamsson, HAR [Slashing] 18:40 | |
| 3: | Dave Langevin, NYI [Holding] 7:31 |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Cross checking] 9:18 |
Penalty time: HAR: 10 minutes
NYI: 16 minutes
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Thommy Abrahamsson | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ray Allison | 8 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ray Neufeld | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Michel Galarneau | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Marty Howe | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 23 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Mike Fidler | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -30 | 32 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 28 | 44 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 28 | 44 | ||||||
Shots: HAR: 5-13-14-32
NYI: 17-15-12-44
Goalies: HAR: Mike Veisor (L, 3-7-4)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 12-5-4)
Referee: Ron Hoggarth
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 15,008
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