Quebec Nordiques vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, December 20, 1980 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Quebec Nordiques 5–2 on Saturday, December 20, 1980 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Nordiques outshot the Islanders 38–34.
Goals came from Michel Goulet, Mike Bossy, Anton Stastny, Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin, Anders Kallur and Clark Gillies.
Billy Smith made 36 saves on 38 shots for the win; Michel Plasse stopped 29 of 33.
Scoring
1st period
Michel Goulet (13)Jacques Richard (16), Kim Clackson (2)1–014:36 QUE
Mike Bossy (34)Bryan Trottier (40)1–119:01 NYI
2nd period
Anton Stastny (13)Peter Stastny (29), Jamie Hislop (15)2–104:14 QUE
Bryan Trottier (9)Denis Potvin (27), Stefan Persson (21)2–207:19 NYI ·
3rd period
Denis Potvin (12)Stefan Persson (22), Mike Bossy (18)2–308:44 NYI · 
Anders Kallur (20)Stefan Persson (23), Butch Goring (19)2–411:27 NYI
Clark Gillies (14)Bryan Trottier (41), Mike Bossy (19)2–519:39 NYI ·
Team stats
QUENYI
3834
0%0%
0/32/3
2525
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:32 into the first period
Bobby Nystrom · fighting5 min - 2:32 into the first period
Terry Johnson · fighting5 min - 5:14 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 9:55 into the first periodStefan Persson · tripping2 min
- 15:35 into the first periodGarry Howatt · fighting5 min
- 15:35 into the first periodKim Clackson · fighting5 min
- 6:18 into the second periodGarry Howatt · fighting5 min
- 6:18 into the second periodKim Clackson · high sticking2 min
- 6:18 into the second periodKim Clackson · fighting5 min
- 8:14 into the second periodDave Langevin · tripping2 min
- 18:35 into the second periodBilly Smith · slashing2 min
- 18:35 into the second periodDale Hunter · slashing2 min
- 7:14 into the third periodBobby Nystrom · roughing2 min
- 7:14 into the third periodTerry Johnson · roughing2 min
- 8:25 into the third periodPeter Stastny · interference2 min
- 13:04 into the third periodRobbie Ftorek · interference2 min
Season series
Quebec Nordiques
| 11Jamie HislopR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Michel GouletL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 20Anton StastnyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 23Jacques RichardL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 26Peter StastnyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 8 | – |
| 4Kim ClacksonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 2Wally WeirR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 8Marc TardifL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12John PaddockR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18John WensinkL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Alain CoteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 38Robbie FtorekC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 24Terry JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 28Andre DupontD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Dave PichetteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 33Dale HogansonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michel PlasseG | L | 33 | 4 | .879 |
| 35Ron GrahameG | 0 | 0 | – |
New York Islanders
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Garry HowattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 16Steve TambelliniC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 24Gord LaneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 38 | 2 | .947 |