NHL game summary from October 17, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (1-4-0) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 New York Islanders (4-0-1) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1: | NYR, | Jere Gillis 1 (Peter Wallin, Tom Laidlaw), :58 |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 2 (Mike McEwen, Bryan Trottier), 5:14 - PP | |
| NYI, | Butch Goring 2, 7:00 - SH | |
| NYR, | Mike Rogers 2 (Don Maloney, Barry Beck), 7:44 - PP | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 2 (Bryan Trottier), 16:57 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Anders Kallur 2, 6:08 |
| NYR, | Ron Greschner 1 (Mike Rogers, Steve Weeks), 7:04 | |
| NYI, | Clark Gillies 3 (Mike Bossy, Tomas Jonsson), 15:44 - PP | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 1, 17:32 | |
| 3: | no scoring | |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mark Pavelich, NYR [Interference] 4:28 |
| Mike McEwen, NYI [Interference] 6:44 | |
| Hector Marini, NYI [Hooking] 12:12 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Holding] 18:14 | |
| Mark Pavelich, NYR [Slashing] 18:14 | |
| 2: | Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Hooking] 1:11 |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Hooking] 8:20 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Slashing major] 8:20 | |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Holding] 14:16 | |
| 3: | Ed Johnstone, NYR [Holding] 2:04 |
| Tomas Jonsson, NYI [Holding] 7:57 |
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
NYI: 13 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Peter Wallin | 25 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Rogers | 27 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Weeks | 31 | G | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Pavelich | 40 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 34 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -1 | 34 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 14- 9- 6-29
NYI: 15-11- 9-35
Goalies: NYR: Steve Weeks (L, 0-2-0)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 3-0-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,008
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