New York Islanders
at
Minnesota North Stars
Dec 5, 1981 · Metropolitan Sports Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders |
8 | 31 |
| Minnesota North Stars |
5 | 38 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 08:28 | NYI | Wayne Merrick (8) | Bobby Nystrom (10), John Tonelli (11) | 1 - 0 |
| 10:22 | NYI | Duane Sutter (7) | John Tonelli (12), Billy Carroll (5) | 2 - 0 |
| 12:38 | NYI | Butch Goring (7) SH | Billy Carroll (6), Denis Potvin (5) | 3 - 0 |
| 14:37 | MNS | Dino Ciccarelli (21) | Bobby Smith (25), Ron Meighan (1) | 3 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:37 | NYI | Bryan Trottier (10) | Anders Kallur (9), Mike Bossy (21) | 4 - 1 |
| 04:06 | NYI | Butch Goring (8) SH | Bryan Trottier (26), Dave Langevin (4) | 5 - 1 |
| 06:20 | MNS | Bobby Smith (18) | Brad Palmer (8), Brad Maxwell (13) | 5 - 2 |
| 06:46 | NYI | Clark Gillies (8) | Bob Bourne (13), Duane Sutter (4) | 6 - 2 |
| 15:51 | NYI | Duane Sutter (8) | Billy Carroll (7), Clark Gillies (6) | 7 - 2 |
| 18:29 | MNS | Neal Broten (12) | Al MacAdam (13), Kevin Maxwell (4) | 7 - 3 |
| 19:47 | MNS | Dino Ciccarelli (22) | Gordie Roberts (10), Bobby Smith (26) | 7 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:19 | MNS | Gordie Roberts (1) | Al MacAdam (14), Steve Christoff (10) | 7 - 5 |
| 19:49 | NYI | Mike Bossy (20) | Denis Potvin (6) | 8 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 11:58 | NYI | Dave Langevin | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:12 | NYI | Bobby Nystrom | Hooking | 2 |
| 16:21 | MNS | Neal Broten | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 12:30 | NYI | Stefan Persson | Hooking | 2 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Duane Sutter |
R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Billy Carroll |
C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Butch Goring |
C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Trottier |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Bossy |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 90 |  Clark Gillies |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Denis Potvin |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  John Tonelli |
L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Wayne Merrick |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Bourne |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bobby Nystrom |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Langevin |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Anders Kallur |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Ken Morrow |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Stefan Persson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Tomas Jonsson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Billy Smith |
W | 38 | 33 | 5 | 60:00 |
Minnesota North Stars
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 |  Bobby Smith |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Dino Ciccarelli |
R | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Gordie Roberts |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Al MacAdam |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Neal Broten |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Ron Meighan |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Steve Christoff |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Kevin Maxwell |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Brad Palmer |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Brad Maxwell |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 2 |  Curt Giles |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Craig Hartsburg |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Anders Hakansson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Kent-Erik Andersson |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Jack Carlson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Fred Barrett |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 31 |  Ron Friest |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  Don Beaupre |
L | 30 | 23 | 7 | 59:21 |