NHL game summary from October 15, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vancouver Canucks (2-2-2) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Islanders (3-0-1) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 1 (Bob Nystrom, Mike McEwen), 6:43 |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 2 (John Tonelli, Gord Lane), 7:21 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 3 (Bryan Trottier), 14:54 | |
| 2: | VAN, | Blair MacDonald 4 (Ivan Hlinka, Lars Molin), :37 |
| 3: | NYI, | Mike Bossy 4 (Bob Bourne), 19:56 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Colin Campbell, VAN [Hooking] 4:28 |
| 2: | Tomas Jonsson, NYI [Holding] 5:37 |
| Per-Olov Brasar, VAN [Tripping] 9:33 | |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Holding] 17:48 | |
| 3: | Jerry Butler, VAN [Fighting] 4:12 |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Roughing, Fighting] 4:12 | |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Roughing] 10:25 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Roughing double minor] 10:25 |
Penalty time: VAN: 11 minutes
NYI: 15 minutes
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Anders Eldebrink | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Jerry Butler | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Lars Molin | 26 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jiri Bubla | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 41 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -16 | 41 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Melanson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 15 | 36 | ||||||
Shots: VAN: 10-16-15-41
NYI: 15-12- 9-36
Goalies: VAN: Glen Hanlon (L, 0-1-2)
NYI: Rollie Melanson (W, 1-0-1)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Wayne Bonney
Attendance: 14,693
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