← Preliminary Round, 1980-81 playoffs
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New York Rangers
Preliminary Round, Game 3 · Apr 11, 1981 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Kings |
3 | 26 |
| New York Rangers |
10 | 38 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:13 | LAK | Mark Hardy (1) PP | Billy Harris (1), Marcel Dionne (2) | 1 - 0 |
| 01:51 | NYR | Don Maloney (1) PP | Ron Greschner (2), Eddie Johnstone (1) | 1 - 1 |
| 02:48 | LAK | Dave Taylor (2) | Marcel Dionne (3), Mike Murphy (1) | 2 - 1 |
| 08:28 | NYR | Barry Beck (1) | Unassisted | 2 - 2 |
| 14:29 | NYR | Ron Greschner (1) | Ulf Nilsson (2), Anders Hedberg (2) | 2 - 3 |
| 19:44 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone (1) | Don Maloney (1) | 2 - 4 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:34 | NYR | Ron Duguay (3) | Steve Vickers (1), Dean Talafous (1) | 2 - 5 |
| 12:25 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone (2) | Don Maloney (2), Mike Allison (1) | 2 - 6 |
| 13:40 | NYR | Dean Talafous (1) | Ron Duguay (1), Carol Vadnais (1) | 2 - 7 |
| 16:44 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (3) | Anders Hedberg (3), Ron Greschner (3) | 2 - 8 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:51 | NYR | Mike Allison (1) | Don Maloney (3) | 2 - 9 |
| 07:38 | NYR | Ulf Nilsson (4) PP | Barry Beck (2), Ron Duguay (2) | 2 - 10 |
| 18:59 | LAK | Larry Murphy (2) | John Paul Kelly (1), Dave Lewis (2) | 3 - 10 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:07 | NYR | Peter Wallin | Holding | 2 |
| 01:41 | LAK | Don Luce | Hooking | 2 |
| 03:20 | LAK | Dave Lewis | Holding | 2 |
| 10:06 | LAK | Andre St. Laurent | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 04:46 | LAK | Steve Jensen | Tripping | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 07:06 | LAK | Jerry Korab | Hooking | 2 |
| 08:25 | NYR | Chris Kotsopoulos | Interference | 2 |
Los Angeles Kings
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 |  Marcel Dionne |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Dave Taylor |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Mark Hardy |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Larry Murphy |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Mike Murphy |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Billy Harris |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  John Paul Kelly |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Lewis |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Jim Fox |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Jerry Korab |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Rick Chartraw |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dean Hopkins |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Don Luce |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Steve Jensen |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Jay Wells |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Andre St. Laurent |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Dan Bonar |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mario Lessard |
L | 30 | 22 | 8 | 40:00 |
| 29 |  Jim Rutherford |
8 | 6 | 2 | 20:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Ulf Nilsson |
C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Mike Allison |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Dean Talafous |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Barry Beck |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Anders Hedberg |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Carol Vadnais |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Tom Laidlaw |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Peter Wallin |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  John Hughes |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Lance Nethery |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Chris Kotsopoulos |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Jere Gillis |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Steve Baker |
W | 16 | 14 | 2 | 46:00 |
| 1 |  Steve Weeks |
10 | 9 | 1 | 14:00 |