NHL game summary from October 29, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (7-1-2) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Hartford Whalers (1-4-4) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
1: NYI, Clark Gillies 4 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), :24
HAR, Blake Wesley 2, :46
NYI, John Tonelli 5 (Bob Nystrom, Wayne Merrick), 12:57
HAR, Blaine Stoughton 7 (Blake Wesley, Jordy Douglas), 17:49
2: NYI, Wayne Merrick 6 (Bob Nystrom), 2:16
NYI, Anders Kallur 3 (Duane Sutter, Bob Bourne), 4:29
HAR, Tom Rowe 2 (Mark Howe), 5:20
3: HAR, Rick Meagher 5 (Garry Howatt), 2:20
HAR, Warren Miller 3 (Jack McIlhargey, Don Nachbaur), 5:58
NYI, Mike Bossy 11 (Ken Morrow), 9:42
NYI, Anders Kallur 4 (Butch Goring, Stefan Persson), 12:51 - PP
HAR, Norm Barnes 1 (Dave Keon, Warren Miller), 14:28
Penalties:
1: Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Fighting] 14:08
Hector Marini, NYI [Fighting] 14:08
Gord Lane, NYI [Hooking] 18:19
2: none
3: Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Tripping] 10:53
Penalty time: NYI: 7 minutes
HAR: 7 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Melanson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 35 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Shmyr | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blake Wesley | 6 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Rick MacLeish | 7 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordy Douglas | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn Merkosky | 15 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Sulliman | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 12-12-11-35
HAR: 12-13- 8-33
Goalies: NYI: Rollie Melanson (T, 2-1-2)
HAR: John Garrett (T, 0-1-2)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Ray Scapinello
Attendance: 11,395
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