All NHL game summaries from May 2, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (58-20-14) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
 New York Rangers (37-42-14) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| New York Islanders lead, 3 games to 0 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 11 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 14:36 - PP |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 3 (Mike McEwen, Bryan Trottier), 18:33 - PP | |
| 2: | NYI, | Ken Morrow 2 (Bob Nystrom), 15:31 |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 4 (Wayne Merrick), 19:55 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Peter Wallin 2 (Tom Laidlaw), 5:13 |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 3 (John Tonelli, Bob Nystrom), 14:54 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ron Duguay, NYR [Tripping] 4:54 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Holding] 9:57 | ||
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Elbowing] 13:51 | ||
| John Tonelli, NYI [Tripping] 15:03 | ||
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Tripping] 15:16 | ||
| 2: | Wayne Merrick, NYI [Hooking] 4:44 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Roughing] 7:47 | ||
| Butch Goring, NYI [Hooking] 9:37 | ||
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Roughing] 11:21 | ||
| Mike Allison, NYR [Hooking] 11:42 | ||
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Interference] 16:44 | ||
| 3: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 10 minutes
NYR: 12 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike McEwen | 16 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Lance Nethery | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter Wallin | 25 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -10 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 8-17- 6-31
NYR: 8- 4-13-25
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (W, 9-2-0)
NYR: Steve Baker (L, 7-6-0)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ron Finn
Attendance: 17,381
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