New York Rangers vs Vancouver Canucks
Regular season · Saturday, January 24, 1981 · Pacific Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks 7–5 on Saturday, January 24, 1981 at Pacific Coliseum. The Rangers outshot the Canucks 30–26.
Eddie Johnstone scored twice. Dean Talafous, Ulf Nilsson, Dave Maloney, Steve Vickers, Stan Smyl, Ron Greschner, Brent Ashton, Ivan Boldirev, Gerry Minor and Bobby Schmautz also scored.
Doug Soetaert made 21 saves on 26 shots for the win; Richard Brodeur stopped 23 of 29.
Scoring
1st period
Dean Talafous (5)Jere Gillis (11), Barry Beck (13)1–000:36 NYR
Ulf Nilsson (4)Steve Vickers (22), Barry Beck (14)2–012:10 NYR
Eddie Johnstone (16)Steve Vickers (23), Mike Allison (18)3–015:28 NYR
Dave Maloney (7)Unassisted4–017:46 NYR
2nd period
Steve Vickers (12)Ron Greschner (23), Ulf Nilsson (10)5–000:34 NYR · 
Stan Smyl (20)Curt Fraser (19), Thomas Gradin (36)5–104:50 VAN
Ron Greschner (16)Eddie Johnstone (21), Mike Allison (19)6–110:08 NYR
Brent Ashton (13)Per-Olov Brasar (25), Gerry Minor (8)6–212:39 VAN
3rd period
Ivan Boldirev (19)Kevin McCarthy (23)6–308:31 VAN
Gerry Minor (6)Jerry Butler (12)6–412:52 VAN · 
Bobby Schmautz (18)Kevin McCarthy (24), Per-Olov Brasar (26)6–518:02 VAN- Eddie Johnstone (17)Don Maloney (15), Dave Maloney (22)7–519:55 NYR ·
Team stats
NYRVAN
3026
0%0%
1/30/6
5953
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:56 into the first period
Chris Kotsopoulos · roughing2 min - 3:56 into the first periodChris Kotsopoulos · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3:56 into the first periodChris Kotsopoulos · misconduct10 min
- 3:56 into the first periodUlf Nilsson · high sticking2 min
- 3:56 into the first period
Stan Smyl · roughing2 min - 3:56 into the first periodStan Smyl · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3:56 into the first periodStan Smyl · misconduct10 min
- 3:56 into the first periodHarold Snepsts · high sticking2 min
- 7:21 into the first periodDave Maloney · holding2 min
- 12:29 into the first periodDave Silk · holding2 min
- 15:40 into the first periodNick Fotiu · roughing2 min
- 0:12 into the second periodMario Marois · slashing2 min
- 2:22 into the second periodLars Lindgren · cross checking2 min
- 5:17 into the second periodCarol Vadnais · fighting5 min
- 5:17 into the second periodStan Smyl · fighting5 min
- 5:34 into the second periodChris Kotsopoulos · high sticking2 min
- 5:34 into the second periodChris Kotsopoulos · fighting5 min
- 5:34 into the second periodDave Williams · high sticking2 min
- 5:34 into the second periodDave Williams · fighting5 min
- 6:16 into the second periodEd Hospodar · fighting5 min
- 6:16 into the second periodKevin McCarthy · fighting5 min
- 14:03 into the second periodNick Fotiu · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 14:03 into the second periodNick Fotiu · misconduct10 min
- 14:03 into the second periodStan Smyl · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 14:03 into the second periodStan Smyl · misconduct10 min
- 18:26 into the second periodDave Maloney · boarding2 min
- 18:39 into the second periodDon Maloney · hooking2 min
- 19:31 into the second periodCarol Vadnais · roughing2 min
- 19:31 into the second periodDarcy Rota · roughing2 min
- 11:20 into the third periodBobby Schmautz · hooking2 min
- 13:56 into the third periodTom Laidlaw · hooking2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 8Steve VickersL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 11Ulf NilssonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Mike AllisonR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 3Barry BeckD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 6Jere GillisL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 19Dean TalafousC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 16Dave SilkR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 22Nick FotiuL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Carol VadnaisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Ed HospodarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Chris KotsopoulosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wayne ThomasG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Doug SoetaertG | W | 26 | 5 | .808 |
Vancouver Canucks
| 16Per-Olov BrasarC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 20Gerry MinorD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 25Kevin McCarthyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 8Bobby SchmautzR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 9Ivan BoldirevC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Brent AshtonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 17Jerry ButlerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 23Thomas GradinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 24Curt FraserL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 18Darcy RotaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Lars LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 4Rick LanzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Dennis KearnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Mario MaroisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Harold SnepstsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Gary BromleyG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | L | 29 | 6 | .793 |