NHL game summary from December 9, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (15-8-4) |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Vancouver Canucks (13-11-5) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1: | VAN, | Stan Smyl 10 (Lars Lindgren), 1:57 |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 12 (Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy), 2:19 |
| NYI, | Wayne Merrick 9 (John Tonelli, Bob Nystrom), 5:03 | |
| VAN, | Ivan Boldirev 17 (Lars Molin, Colin Campbell), 11:19 | |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 14 (Duane Sutter, Tomas Jonsson), 15:56 | |
| 3: | VAN, | Ivan Boldirev 18 (Lars Molin, Darcy Rota), 2:19 |
| VAN, | Per-Olov Brasar 5 (Curt Fraser), 8:05 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Darcy Rota, VAN [Interference] 17:29 |
| 2: | Lars Lindgren, VAN [Holding] 13:15 |
| Tomas Jonsson, NYI [Tripping] 16:42 | |
| 3: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Cross checking] 3:44 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams, VAN [Interference] 8:44 |
Penalty time: NYI: 4 minutes
VAN: 6 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hector Marini | 29 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| VAN Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Lanz | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Colin Campbell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Boldirev | 9 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Anders Eldebrink | 10 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stan Smyl | 12 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lars Lindgren | 13 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Blair MacDonald | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per-Olov Brasar | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darcy Rota | 18 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ron Delorme | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Ivan Hlinka | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave "Tiger" Williams | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Thomas Gradin | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Curt Fraser | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lars Molin | 26 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Harold Snepsts | 27 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Richard Brodeur | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 28 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 8-17- 8-33
VAN: 12- 7- 9-28
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 11-4-1)
VAN: Richard Brodeur (W, 7-7-1)
Referee: Wally Harris
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Wayne Forsey
Attendance: 12,877
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