NHL game summary from April 5, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (48-18-14) |
0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
 Buffalo Sabres (39-20-21) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1: | BUF, | Danny Gare 46 (John Van Boxmeer, Andre Savard), 1:47 - PP |
| BUF, | John Van Boxmeer 18 (Gilbert Perreault, Ric Seiling), 4:44 | |
| BUF, | Gilles Hamel 10 (Lindy Ruff, John Van Boxmeer), 14:50 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Gord Lane 3 (Billy Carroll, Bryan Trottier), 1:19 - SH |
| NYI, | Billy Carroll 3 (Hector Marini, Dave Langevin), 9:33 | |
| NYI, | Billy Carroll 4 (Hector Marini, Dave Langevin), 11:51 | |
| NYI, | Stefan Persson 9 (Wayne Merrick), 12:45 - PP | |
| 3: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 16 (Ken Morrow, Garry Howatt), 4:34 |
| NYI, | Hector Marini 6 (Clark Gillies, Billy Carroll), 8:37 | |
| NYI, | Garry Howatt 4 (Bob Nystrom), 10:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Bob Lorimer, NYI [Holding] 0:59 | |
| Larry Playfair, BUF [Holding] 5:28 | ||
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Interference] 9:22 | ||
| Jean Potvin, NYI [Holding] 14:09 | ||
| Ric Seiling, BUF [Slashing] 16:06 | ||
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 16:06 | ||
| Bench penalty, NYI [Too many men on the ice] 19:49 | ||
| 2: | Mike Ramsey, BUF [Holding] 12:40 | |
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 10 minutes
BUF: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Potvin | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Lorne Henning | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike McEwen | 16 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 24 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (9 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 24 | 26 | ||||||
| BUF Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Dunn | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| John Van Boxmeer | 4 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mike Ramsey | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Jim Schoenfeld | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Tony McKegney | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Craig Ramsay | 10 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Gilbert Perreault | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Andre Savard | 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Alan Haworth | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Rob McClanahan | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ric Seiling | 16 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilles Hamel | 17 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| Danny Gare | 18 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Derek Smith | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Lindy Ruff | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 1 |
| Bill Hajt | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Larry Playfair | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Sauve | 28 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -25 | 24 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 4- 7-15-26
BUF: 11- 6- 7-24
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 22-10-8)
BUF: Bob Sauve (L, 16-10-9)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 16,433
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