New York Islanders
at
New York Rangers
Dec 30, 1981 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders |
4 | 28 |
| New York Rangers |
6 | 31 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 08:31 | NYI | Clark Gillies (12) | Mike Bossy (32), Mike McEwen (20) | 1 - 0 |
| 14:52 | NYR | Ron Duguay (21) | Don Maloney (6), Mark Pavelich (17) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:17 | NYR | Ron Duguay (22) PP | Steve Vickers (4), Mark Pavelich (18) | 1 - 2 |
| 06:56 | NYR | Mike Allison (6) | Don Maloney (7) | 1 - 3 |
| 10:54 | NYI | Mike Bossy (29) | Bryan Trottier (37), Dave Langevin (5) | 2 - 3 |
| 12:38 | NYR | Barry Beck (2) | Reijo Ruotsalainen (12), Mike Allison (8) | 2 - 4 |
| 15:53 | NYI | Mike Bossy (30) PP | Denis Potvin (12), Bryan Trottier (38) | 3 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 12:25 | NYI | Clark Gillies (13) | Mike Bossy (33), Bryan Trottier (39) | 4 - 4 |
| 16:46 | NYR | Don Maloney (3) | Dave Silk (15), Andre Dore (4) | 4 - 5 |
| 19:30 | NYR | Mike Rogers (14) | Pat Hickey (9), Andre Dore (5) | 4 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 06:05 | NYI | Clark Gillies | Holding | 2 |
| 11:16 | NYR | Mike Allison | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
| 12:34 | NYI | Bryan Trottier | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:29 | NYI | Stefan Persson | Roughing | 2 |
| 00:29 | NYR | Nick Fotiu | Cross checking | 2 |
| 04:46 | NYI | Mike McEwen | Holding | 2 |
| 12:38 | NYI | Duane Sutter | Fighting | 5 |
| 12:38 | NYI | Roland Melanson | Roughing | 2 |
| 12:38 | NYR | Eddie Johnstone | Fighting | 5 |
| 15:08 | NYR | Mark Pavelich | Tripping | 2 |
| 19:24 | NYI | Bobby Nystrom | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:24 | NYR | Mike Allison | Roughing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:45 | NYI | Clark Gillies | Fighting | 5 |
| 04:45 | NYR | Ed Hospodar | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:25 | NYR | Barry Beck | Holding | 2 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Mike Bossy |
R | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Trottier |
C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 90 |  Clark Gillies |
L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Denis Potvin |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Langevin |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Stefan Persson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Wayne Merrick |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Billy Carroll |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Duane Sutter |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Bob Bourne |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  John Tonelli |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Butch Goring |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Tomas Jonsson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bobby Nystrom |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Gord Lane |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Anders Kallur |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Roland Melanson |
L | 30 | 25 | 5 | 60:00 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Ron Duguay |
C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Mike Allison |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mark Pavelich |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Andre Dore |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Mike Rogers |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 21 |  Barry Beck |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Steve Vickers |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Reijo Ruotsalainen |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 34 |  Dave Silk |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 61 |  Pat Hickey |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Tom Laidlaw |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Eddie Johnstone |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Tom Younghans |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Ed Hospodar |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Dave Maloney |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Nick Fotiu |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Steve Weeks |
W | 28 | 24 | 4 | 59:58 |