NHL game summary from January 24, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (17-24-8) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 Vancouver Canucks (20-14-15) |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Dean Talafous 5 (Dave Silk, Barry Beck), :36 |
| NYR, | Ulf Nilsson 4 (Steve Vickers, Barry Beck), 12:10 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 16 (Steve Vickers, Mike Allison), 15:28 | |
| NYR, | Dave Maloney 7, 17:46 | |
| 2: | NYR, | Steve Vickers 12 (Ron Greschner, Ulf Nilsson), :34 - PP |
| VAN, | Stan Smyl 20 (Curt Fraser, Thomas Gradin), 4:50 | |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 16 (Ed Johnstone, Mike Allison), 10:08 | |
| VAN, | Brent Ashton 13 (Per-Olov Brasar, Gerry Minor), 12:39 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Ivan Boldirev 19 (Kevin McCarthy), 8:31 |
| VAN, | Gerry Minor 6 (Jerry Butler), 12:52 - SH | |
| VAN, | Bobby Schmautz 18 (Kevin McCarthy, Per-Olov Brasar), 18:02 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 17 (Dave Maloney, Don Maloney), 19:55 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ulf Nilsson, NYR [Hi-sticking] 3:56 |
| Harold Snepsts, VAN [Hi-sticking] 3:56 | |
| Chris Kotsopoulos, NYR [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 3:56 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 3:56 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding] 7:21 | |
| Dave Silk, NYR [Holding] 12:29 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 15:40 | |
| 2: | Mario Marois, VAN [Slashing] 0:12 |
| Lars Lindgren, VAN [Cross checking] 2:22 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Fighting] 5:17 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Fighting] 5:17 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 5:34 | |
| Chris Kotsopoulos, NYR [Hi-sticking, Fighting] 5:34 | |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Fighting] 6:16 | |
| Kevin McCarthy, VAN [Fighting] 6:16 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 14:03 | |
| Stan Smyl, VAN [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Misconduct] 14:03 | |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Boarding] 18:26 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Hooking] 18:39 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 19:31 | |
| Darcy Rota, VAN [Roughing] 19:31 | |
| 3: | Bobby Schmautz, VAN [Hooking] 11:20 |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Hooking] 13:56 |
Penalty time: NYR: 59 minutes
VAN: 53 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 5 | 30 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Lindgren | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dennis Kearns | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bobby Schmautz | 8 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Ashton | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Marois | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Gerry Minor | 20 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -7 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | -7 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 10-11- 9-30
VAN: 9- 8- 9-26
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 13-11-6)
VAN: Richard Brodeur (L, 14-10-11)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Jim Christison
Attendance: 15,759
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