NHL game summary from March 31, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (45-18-14) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Montreal Canadiens (43-22-13) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 14 (John Tonelli), 12:19 - PP |
| MTL, | Mark Napier 33 (Pierre Larouche, Guy Lafleur), 19:13 - PP | |
| 2: | MTL, | Bob Gainey 23 (Rod Langway, Doug Jarvis), 16:52 |
| 3: | MTL, | Rejean Houle 26 (Guy Lafleur, Pierre Larouche), 16:38 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Guy Lafleur, MTL [Hooking] 5:54 |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Interference] 8:50 | |
| Doug Risebrough, MTL [Hooking] 12:16 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Holding] 13:49 | |
| Mike McEwen, NYI [Hooking] 16:47 | |
| Anders Kallur, NYI [Holding] 18:11 | |
| 2: | Steve Shutt, MTL [Interference] 3:15 |
| Chris Nilan, MTL [Elbowing] 7:55 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Slashing] 7:55 | |
| Richard Sevigny, MTL [Holding] 11:03 | |
| Wayne Merrick, NYI [Hi-sticking] 18:33 | |
| Pierre Larouche, MTL [Holding] 19:57 | |
| 3: | Doug Risebrough, MTL [Holding] 13:23 |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Slashing] 13:23 |
Penalty time: NYI: 14 minutes
MTL: 14 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Melanson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| MTL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gingras | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Engblom | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Lafleur | 10 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Yvon Lambert | 11 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Keith Acton | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rejean Houle | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rod Langway | 17 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Serge Savard | 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Robinson | 19 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Jarvis | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Shutt | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Gainey | 23 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Robert Picard | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Larouche | 28 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Nilan | 30 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Napier | 31 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Sevigny | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7-12- 6-25
MTL: 9- 9-11-29
Goalies: NYI: Rollie Melanson (L, 7-1-1)
MTL: Richard Sevigny (W, 19-4-3)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 18,076
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