New York Islanders vs Winnipeg Jets
Regular season · Wednesday, March 11, 1981 · Winnipeg Arena
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Winnipeg Jets 6–3 on Wednesday, March 11, 1981 at Winnipeg Arena. The Islanders outshot the Jets 43–32.
Bob Bourne scored twice. Denis Potvin, Willy Lindstrom, Mark Plantery, Mike Bossy, Anders Kallur, Ron Wilson and Clark Gillies also scored.
Billy Smith made 17 saves on 18 shots for the win; Michel Dion stopped 37 of 42.
Scoring
1st period
Denis Potvin (19)Bryan Trottier (64), Ken Morrow (7)1–000:16 NYI
Willy Lindstrom (18)Unassisted1–105:03 WIN
Mark Plantery (1)Ron Wilson (30)1–215:09 WIN
Mike Bossy (62)Bob Bourne (35), Mike McEwen (36)2–218:37 NYI
2nd period
Anders Kallur (34)John Tonelli (27), Billy Carroll (2)3–206:04 NYI
Bob Bourne (28)Denis Potvin (49)4–210:04 NYI · 
Ron Wilson (17)Moe Mantha (18), Willy Lindstrom (12)4–314:57 WIN ·
3rd period
Clark Gillies (27)Denis Potvin (50), Bobby Nystrom (24)5–313:51 NYI- Bob Bourne (29)Unassisted6–319:57 NYI ·
Team stats
NYIWIN
4332
0%0%
0/21/6
179
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:09 into the first period
Ron Wilson · interference2 min - 3:29 into the first period
Bryan Trottier · tripping2 min - 8:22 into the first periodDave Langevin · roughing2 min
- 12:43 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 19:51 into the first periodDenis Potvin · interference2 min
- 9:37 into the second periodBobby Nystrom · elbowing2 min
- 10:59 into the second periodBob Bourne · fighting5 min
- 10:59 into the second periodDanny Geoffrion · fighting5 min
- 13:19 into the second periodWayne Merrick · hooking2 min
- 16:17 into the third periodBilly Carroll · tripping2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 14Bob BourneC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 3 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 7 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 25Billy CarrollC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 16Mike McEwenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 29Hector MariniR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Roland MelansonG | 14 | 2 | .857 | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 18 | 1 | .944 |
Winnipeg Jets
| 20Willy LindstromR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 24Ron WilsonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | – |
| 2Moe ManthaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 4 | – |
| 34Mark PlanteryD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 5Danny GeoffrionR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 10Peter SullivanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Morris LukowichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 13Dave ChristianR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 14Tim TrimperL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 18Rick BownessR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 19Kris ManeryR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Norm DupontL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 29Doug LecuyerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 4Barry LongD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Barry LeggeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Don SpringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 1 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Michel DionG | L | 42 | 5 | .881 |
| 35Markus MattssonG | 0 | 0 | – |