NHL game summary from April 2, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (28-36-14) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (46-18-14) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 35 (Bryan Trottier), 9:23 |
| 3: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 15 (Garry Howatt, Bob Nystrom), 1:48 |
| NYR, | Mike Allison 25 (Don Maloney, Dave Maloney), 8:07 | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mike McEwen, NYI [Cross checking] 2:06 |
| Mike McEwen, NYI [Holding] 13:52 | |
| 2: | Steve Vickers, NYR [Holding] 0:29 |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 12:28 | |
| 3: | Barry Beck, NYR [Hooking] 8:39 |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Roughing] 10:50 | |
| Dean Talafous, NYR [Roughing] 10:50 | |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Interference] 15:25 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Holding] 19:43 |
Penalty time: NYR: 8 minutes
NYI: 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Lance Nethery | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Peter Wallin | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Weeks | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 24 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike McEwen | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 22 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 7- 5-12-24
NYI: 2-12- 8-22
Goalies: NYR: Steve Weeks (L, 0-1-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 21-10-8)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 15,008
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