Chicago Blackhawks vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Friday, April 3, 1981 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3–1 on Friday, April 3, 1981 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Blackhawks 32–24.
Goals came from John Marks, Mike Allison, Don Maloney and Dean Talafous.
Steve Baker made 23 saves on 24 shots for the win; Murray Bannerman stopped 29 of 31.
Scoring
2nd period
John Marks (8)Glen Sharpley (27), Dave Hutchison (9)1–017:06 CHI
3rd period
Mike Allison (26)Tom Laidlaw (23), Don Maloney (23)1–100:58 NYR
Don Maloney (29)Chris Kotsopoulos (12), Mike Allison (38)1–204:43 NYR
Dean Talafous (13)Steve Vickers (39), Ron Duguay (21)1–319:43 NYR · ·
Team stats
CHINYR
2432
0%0%
0/41/5
1715
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:10 into the first period
Dave Maloney · holding2 min - 3:06 into the first period
Tim Higgins · hooking2 min - 15:22 into the first periodDenis Savard · holding2 min
- 6:32 into the second periodEd Hospodar · hooking2 min
- 10:20 into the second periodDoug Wilson · holding2 min
- 11:20 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 1:37 into the third periodDave Hutchison · high sticking2 min
- 1:37 into the third periodDave Hutchison · fighting5 min
- 1:37 into the third periodBarry Beck · roughing2 min
- 1:37 into the third periodBarry Beck · fighting5 min
- 2:38 into the third periodDenis Savard · hooking2 min
- 15:58 into the third periodEddie Johnstone · holding2 min
- 18:31 into the third periodDenis Savard · interference2 min
Season series
Chicago Blackhawks
| 7Glen SharpleyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 11John MarksR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Dave HutchisonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 10Reg KerrC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Tom LysiakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Al SecordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 15Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Rich PrestonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Peter MarshR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 18Denis SavardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 22Grant MulveyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 26Rick PatersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Greg FoxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Keith BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Bob MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 24Doug WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 28Miles ZaharkoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Murray BannermanG | L | 31 | 2 | .935 |
| 35Tony EspositoG | 0 | 0 | – |
New York Rangers
| 12Don MaloneyL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 14Mike AllisonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 8Steve VickersL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Ron DuguayC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 19Dean TalafousC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 24Chris KotsopoulosD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Jere GillisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 11Ulf NilssonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 21Lance NetheryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 25Peter WallinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Barry BeckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 23Ed HospodarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve WeeksG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Steve BakerG | W | 24 | 1 | .958 |