New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Wednesday, January 7, 1981 · Civic Arena
Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 7–3 on Wednesday, January 7, 1981 at Civic Arena. The Penguins outshot the Islanders 50–15.
Paul Baxter scored twice and Rick Kehoe scored twice. Steve Tambellini, Peter Lee, Paul Gardner, George Ferguson, Bryan Trottier and Butch Goring also scored.
Nick Ricci made 12 saves on 15 shots for the win; Billy Smith stopped 43 of 50.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Tambellini (13)Unassisted1–007:20 NYI
Peter Lee (13)Greg Malone (11)1–111:03 PIT
Paul Baxter (3)Russ Anderson (12), Mark Johnson (11)1–213:01 PIT
Paul Gardner (14)Randy Carlyle (42), Mario Faubert (25)1–319:06 PIT
2nd period
Rick Kehoe (28)Paul Gardner (13), Randy Carlyle (43)1–410:18 PIT · 
George Ferguson (14)Paul Baxter (2)1–511:04 PIT- Rick Kehoe (29)Paul Gardner (14), Mario Faubert (26)1–614:57 PIT
Bryan Trottier (14)Mike Bossy (28)2–619:50 NYI
3rd period
Butch Goring (16)Bob Bourne (24), Mike Bossy (29)3–607:18 NYI · - Paul Baxter (4)Unassisted3–708:03 PIT
Team stats
NYIPIT
1550
0%0%
1/31/7
3214
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 4:47 into the first period
Billy Smith · tripping2 min - 12:42 into the first periodBilly Smith · slashing2 min
- 12:42 into the first period
Greg Malone · slashing2 min - 4:18 into the second periodDenis Potvin · tripping2 min
- 9:53 into the second periodGarry Howatt · hooking2 min
- 12:33 into the second periodRandy Carlyle · tripping2 min
- 1:50 into the third periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 5:51 into the third periodPaul Baxter · high sticking2 min
- 6:10 into the third periodBryan Trottier · high sticking2 min
- 6:10 into the third periodMario Faubert · high sticking2 min
- 13:49 into the third periodGarry Howatt · roughing2 min
- 13:49 into the third periodBob Lorimer · hooking2 min
- 15:01 into the third periodDave Langevin · game misconduct10 min
- 15:01 into the third periodBilly Smith · high sticking2 min
- 15:01 into the third periodMario Faubert · high sticking2 min
- 16:18 into the third periodBilly Smith · cross checking2 min
- 19:49 into the third periodGarry Howatt · roughing2 min
- 19:49 into the third periodPaul Baxter · roughing2 min
- 19:49 into the third periodNick Ricci · cross checking2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 22Mike BossyR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 16Steve TambelliniC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 8Garry HowattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 3Jean PotvinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | L | 50 | 7 | .860 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 20Paul GardnerC | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 4Paul BaxterD | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 17Rick KehoeR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 5Mario FaubertD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 25Randy CarlyleD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 9Mark JohnsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Peter LeeR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 11George FergusonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 12Greg MaloneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Russ AndersonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 18Ross LonsberryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 23Gary RisslingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Pat HughesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 26Orest KindrachukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Rod SchuttL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 28Jim HamiltonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Dave BurrowsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Greg MillenG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Nick RicciG | W | 15 | 3 | .800 |