NHL game summary from January 10, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston Bruins (16-18-7) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (26-10-8) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
1: no scoring
2: NYI, Wayne Merrick 4 (Denis Potvin), 13:46
BOS, Peter McNab 18 (Brad Park), 14:37 - PP
NYI, Anders Kallur 24 (Butch Goring, Bob Bourne), 15:35
BOS, Peter McNab 19 (Rick Middleton, Mike O'Connell), 19:49 - PP
3: BOS, Ray Bourque 8 (Rick Middleton, Dwight Foster), 4:23
Penalties:
1: Dave Langevin, NYI [Hooking] 2:22
Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Hooking] 5:45
Dwight Foster, BOS [Hooking] 15:35
2: Bob Lorimer, NYI [Interference] 0:56
Billy Smith, NYI [Roughing] 4:43
Terry O'Reilly, BOS [Roughing double minor] 4:43
Brad McCrimmon, BOS [Fighting] 13:46
Garry Howatt, NYI [Fighting] 13:46
Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 14:04
Bob Bourne, NYI [Tripping] 18:13
3: Craig MacTavish, BOS [Interference] 11:05
Keith Crowder, BOS [Slashing] 13:44
Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing] 13:44
Penalty time: BOS: 17 minutes
NYI: 17 minutes
| BOS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogie Vachon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Redmond | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Ray Bourque | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Peter McNab | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jean Ratelle | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Cashman | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Rick Middleton | 16 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stan Jonathan | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Keith Crowder | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike O'Connell | 20 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Don Marcotte | 21 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brad Park | 22 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Morrison | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry O'Reilly | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Milbury | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dwight Foster | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad McCrimmon | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Craig MacTavish | 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: BOS: 8-13-12-33
NYI: 10-12- 5-27
Goalies: BOS: Rogie Vachon (W, 9-12-3)
NYI: Billy Smith (L, 12-7-4)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ron Asselstine
Attendance: 15,008
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