New York Islanders vs Los Angeles Kings
Regular season · Saturday, December 6, 1980 · The Forum
Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Islanders 5–3 on Saturday, December 6, 1980 at The Forum.
Dave Taylor scored twice and Dan Bonar scored twice. Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson, Steve Tambellini and Garry Unger also scored.
Mario Lessard made 27 saves on 30 shots for the win; Billy Smith stopped 25 of 29.
Scoring
1st period
Denis Potvin (8)Bob Bourne (18), Butch Goring (16)1–013:46 NYI
2nd period
Dave Taylor (16)Charlie Simmer (23), Marcel Dionne (31)1–101:02 LAK
Dan Bonar (4)Unassisted1–202:24 LAK
Stefan Persson (3)Unassisted2–205:40 NYI
Steve Tambellini (8)John Tonelli (11), Bobby Nystrom (7)3–213:08 NYI
Garry Unger (7)Mike Murphy (3), Larry Murphy (24)3–316:01 LAK ·
3rd period
- Dan Bonar (5)Glenn Goldup (6), Steve Jensen (4)3–417:42 LAK
- Dave Taylor (17)Charlie Simmer (24)3–519:40 LAK ·
Team stats
NYILAK
3030
0%0%
0/31/5
2117
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:49 into the first period
Mark Hardy · high sticking2 min - 1:49 into the first period
Bob Bourne · high sticking2 min - 3:11 into the first periodMarcel Dionne · hooking2 min
- 7:47 into the first periodSteve Jensen · fighting5 min
- 7:47 into the first periodGord Lane · fighting5 min
- 7:47 into the first periodKen Morrow · cross checking2 min
- 11:40 into the first periodDean Hopkins · cross checking2 min
- 17:00 into the first periodBob Lorimer · interference2 min
- 17:50 into the first periodCharlie Simmer · tripping2 min
- 17:50 into the first periodBilly Smith · slashing2 min
- 5:18 into the second periodJerry Korab · high sticking2 min
- 5:18 into the second periodGarry Howatt · high sticking2 min
- 6:06 into the second periodJay Wells · tripping2 min
- 15:45 into the second periodBob Lorimer · holding2 min
- 16:31 into the second periodStefan Persson · tripping2 min
- 8:26 into the third periodStefan Persson · tripping2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Steve TambelliniC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 8Garry HowattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 24Gord LaneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | L | 29 | 4 | .862 |
Los Angeles Kings
| 8Dan BonarC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 11Charlie SimmerL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 18Dave TaylorR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 7Mike MurphyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 16Marcel DionneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 21Glenn GoldupR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 22Steve JensenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 77Garry UngerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 5Larry MurphyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 9Billy HarrisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 12Dean HopkinsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 19Jim FoxR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Doug HalwardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Jerry KorabD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 20Mark HardyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Jay WellsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Dave LewisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mario LessardG | W | 30 | 3 | .900 |
| 30Ron GrahameG | 0 | 0 | – |