New York Rangers vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Thursday, April 2, 1981 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers 2–1 on Thursday, April 2, 1981 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Rangers outshot the Islanders 24–22.
Goals came from Bob Bourne, Wayne Merrick and Mike Allison.
Billy Smith made 23 saves on 24 shots for the win; Steve Weeks stopped 20 of 22.
Scoring
2nd period
Bob Bourne (35)Bryan Trottier (71)0–109:23 NYI
3rd period
Wayne Merrick (15)Garry Howatt (14), Bobby Nystrom (28)0–201:48 NYI
Mike Allison (25)Don Maloney (22), Dave Maloney (36)1–208:07 NYR
Team stats
NYRNYI
2422
0%0%
0/40/3
810
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:06 into the first period
Mike McEwen · cross checking2 min - 13:52 into the first periodMike McEwen · holding2 min
- 0:29 into the second period
Steve Vickers · holding2 min - 12:28 into the second periodBryan Trottier · tripping2 min
- 8:39 into the third periodBarry Beck · hooking2 min
- 10:50 into the third periodBob Bourne · roughing2 min
- 10:50 into the third periodDean Talafous · roughing2 min
- 15:25 into the third periodRon Greschner · interference2 min
- 19:43 into the third periodBob Bourne · holding2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Mike AllisonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Jere GillisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Steve VickersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 10Ron DuguayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 11Ulf NilssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Dean TalafousC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 21Lance NetheryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Peter WallinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 3Barry BeckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 23Ed HospodarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Chris KotsopoulosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve WeeksG | L | 22 | 2 | .909 |
| 35Steve BakerG | 0 | 0 | – |
New York Islanders
| 8Garry HowattL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Billy CarrollC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Mike McEwenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roland MelansonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 24 | 1 | .958 |