Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Islanders
Playoffs · Wednesday, April 8, 1981 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 9–2 on Wednesday, April 8, 1981 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Maple Leafs outshot the Islanders 41–35.
Mike Bossy scored twice, Bryan Trottier scored twice and Bob Bourne scored twice. Billy Carroll, Clark Gillies, Bill Derlago, Bob Lorimer and Ian Turnbull also scored.
Billy Smith made 29 saves on 30 shots for the win; Jiri Crha stopped 21 of 27.
Scoring
1st period
Billy Carroll (1)Butch Goring (1), Denis Potvin (1)0–105:27 NYI · 
Clark Gillies (1)Butch Goring (2), Hector Marini (1)0–211:26 NYI ·
2nd period
Bill Derlago (1)Borje Salming (1)1–201:39 TOR · 
Mike Bossy (1)Bryan Trottier (1), Denis Potvin (2)1–307:34 NYI · 
Bryan Trottier (1)Unassisted1–408:30 NYI- Bryan Trottier (2)Stefan Persson (1), Mike Bossy (1)1–510:17 NYI ·
Bob Lorimer (1)Clark Gillies (1), Hector Marini (2)1–619:06 NYI
3rd period
- Mike Bossy (2)Bryan Trottier (2), Bob Bourne (1)1–702:25 NYI
Bob Bourne (1)Bryan Trottier (3), Mike Bossy (2)1–807:25 NYI- Bob Bourne (2)Ken Morrow (1), Denis Potvin (3)1–911:30 NYI ·
Ian Turnbull (1)Rene Robert (1), Barry Melrose (1)2–917:00 TOR
Team stats
TORNYI
4135
0%0%
1/63/6
2323
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:44 into the first period
Darryl Sittler · elbowing2 min - 3:34 into the first period
Stefan Persson · holding2 min - 9:46 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 13:09 into the first periodClark Gillies · interference2 min
- 13:39 into the first periodDenis Potvin · holding2 min
- 19:52 into the first periodClark Gillies · elbowing2 min
- 5:12 into the second periodHector Marini · hooking2 min
- 7:12 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 8:56 into the second periodDarryl Sittler · tripping2 min
- 13:22 into the second periodBarry Melrose · interference2 min
- 5:18 into the third periodWilf Paiement · hooking2 min
- 9:17 into the third periodGarry Howatt · roughing double minor4 min
- 9:17 into the third periodVitezslav Duris · roughing2 min
- 9:50 into the third periodDave Langevin · slashing2 min
- 9:50 into the third periodBarry Melrose · slashing2 min
- 13:24 into the third periodBob Lorimer · roughing2 min
- 13:24 into the third periodBob Lorimer · fighting5 min
- 13:24 into the third periodLaurie Boschman · slashing2 min
- 13:24 into the third periodLaurie Boschman · fighting5 min
Season series
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 14Rene RobertR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 19Bill DerlagoC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 4 | – |
| 2Ian TurnbullD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 21Borje SalmingD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 6 | – |
| 26Barry MelroseD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Dan MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 11Laurie BoschmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Pat HickeyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 18Ron SedlbauerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 22Rick VaiveR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | – |
| 25Terry MartinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Darryl SittlerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 32Ron ZanussiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 99Wilf PaiementR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 3Dave ShandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 23Dave FarrishD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Vitezslav DurisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michel LarocqueG | 8 | 3 | .625 | |
| 31Jiri CrhaG | L | 27 | 6 | .778 |
New York Islanders
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 8 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 29Hector MariniR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 25Billy CarrollC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 8Garry HowattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 16Mike McEwenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roland MelansonG | 11 | 1 | .909 | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 30 | 1 | .967 |