NHL game summary from March 17, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Montreal Canadiens (40-19-12) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (41-17-13) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Clark Gillies 29 (Bob Nystrom, Lorne Henning), 3:16 |
| MTL, | Rejean Houle 24 (Keith Acton, Guy Lafleur), 7:47 | |
| 2: | MTL, | Doug Jarvis 15 (Rod Langway), 2:59 - SH |
| NYI, | Anders Kallur 35 (Bob Nystrom, Stefan Persson), 17:54 | |
| MTL, | Bob Gainey 21 (Rod Langway), 18:29 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Anders Kallur 36 (Butch Goring), 14:19 - SH |
Penalties:
| 1: | Rejean Houle, MTL [Hi-sticking] 5:15 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hi-sticking] 5:15 | |
| Keith Acton, MTL [Interference] 10:25 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Slashing] 10:25 | |
| Doug Jarvis, MTL [Hooking] 14:10 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Roughing] 16:51 | |
| 2: | Guy Lapointe, MTL [Tripping] 2:09 |
| Mike McEwen, NYI [Hooking] 3:43 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Holding] 10:48 | |
| 3: | Dave Langevin, NYI [Elbowing] 0:17 |
| Rod Langway, MTL [Fighting] 6:06 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Fighting] 6:06 | |
| Lorne Henning, NYI [Hi-sticking, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Double misconduct] 6:06 | |
| Brian Engblom, MTL [Misconduct] 6:06 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Misconduct] 6:06 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Misconduct] 6:06 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Misconduct] 6:06 | |
| Yvon Lambert, MTL [Misconduct] 6:06 | |
| Mario Tremblay, MTL [Misconduct] 6:06 | |
| Keith Acton, MTL [Roughing, Unsportsmanlike conduct, Double misconduct] 6:06 | |
| Bench penalty, MTL [Too many men on the ice] 6:06 | |
| Bench penalty, NYI [Too many men on the ice] 6:06 | |
| Steve Shutt, MTL [Hooking] 10:16 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Elbowing] 12:36 |
Penalty time: MTL: 71 minutes
NYI: 75 minutes
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 2 |
| Guy Lapointe | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Pierre Mondou | 6 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
| Keith Acton | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| Mario Tremblay | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 2 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Sevigny | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 30 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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) | -1 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -1 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: MTL: 9-12- 9-30
NYI: 6-15-10-31
Goalies: MTL: Richard Sevigny (T, 17-2-2)
NYI: Billy Smith (T, 19-10-7)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 15,008
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