New York Rangers vs Los Angeles Kings

Playoffs · Thursday, April 9, 1981 · The Forum

4–5

27–39

Game summary

The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers 5–4 on Thursday, April 9, 1981 at The Forum. The Kings outshot the Rangers 39–27.

Goals came from Ed Hospodar, Larry Murphy, Marcel Dionne, Dave Taylor, Ron Duguay, Billy Harris, Anders Hedberg, Ulf Nilsson and Dean Hopkins.

Mario Lessard made 23 saves on 27 shots for the win; Steve Baker stopped 34 of 39.

Goals
NYR	1	1	2	4	27
LAK	2	1	2	5	39

Scoring

1st period

Ed Hospodar (1)Unassisted1–000:27 NYR
Larry Murphy (1)Mark Hardy (1), Dave Taylor (1)1–108:22 LAK ·
Marcel Dionne (1)Mark Hardy (2), Dave Taylor (2)1–208:48 LAK ·

2nd period

Dave Taylor (1)Rick Chartraw (1), Steve Jensen (1)1–315:04 LAK ·
Ron Duguay (2)Tom Laidlaw (1)2–316:44 NYR

3rd period

Billy Harris (2)Marcel Dionne (1), Dave Lewis (1)2–402:34 LAK
Anders Hedberg (2)Dave Maloney (1), Ulf Nilsson (1)3–407:01 NYR ·
Ulf Nilsson (2)Dave Maloney (2)4–411:17 NYR
Dean Hopkins (1)Andre St. Laurent (1), Don Luce (1)4–517:16 LAK

Team stats

NYRLAK

2739

0%0%

1/53/7

142125

Penalties

2:44 into the first periodRick Chartraw · high sticking2 min
6:28 into the first periodPeter Wallin · holding2 min
7:51 into the first periodGreg Terrion · roughing2 min
7:51 into the first periodRon Duguay · roughing2 min
8:22 into the first periodBarry Beck · fighting5 min
8:48 into the first periodDave Taylor · roughing2 min
8:48 into the first periodCarol Vadnais · roughing2 min
10:51 into the first periodChris Kotsopoulos · hooking2 min
14:27 into the first periodAndre St. Laurent · high sticking2 min
14:27 into the first periodEd Hospodar · high sticking2 min
14:50 into the first periodDan Bonar · slashing2 min
14:50 into the first periodUlf Nilsson · hooking2 min
16:27 into the first periodAnders Hedberg · holding2 min
20:00 into the first periodBench · player leaves bench2 min
20:00 into the first periodBench · player leaves bench2 min
20:00 into the first periodJay Wells · fighting5 min
20:00 into the first periodJay Wells · misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodJay Wells · game misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodMarcel Dionne · fighting5 min
20:00 into the first periodSteve Jensen · fighting5 min
20:00 into the first periodJohn Paul Kelly · fighting5 min
20:00 into the first periodJohn Paul Kelly · misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodJohn Paul Kelly · game misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodJerry Korab · fighting5 min
20:00 into the first periodJerry Korab · misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodJerry Korab · game misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodAndre St. Laurent · fighting5 min
20:00 into the first periodBench · player leaves bench2 min
20:00 into the first periodBench · player leaves bench2 min
20:00 into the first periodBarry Beck · fighting5 min
20:00 into the first periodBarry Beck · misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodBarry Beck · game misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodEd Hospodar · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
20:00 into the first periodEd Hospodar · fighting5 min
20:00 into the first periodEd Hospodar · misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodEd Hospodar · game misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodEd Hospodar · game misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodChris Kotsopoulos · fighting5 min
20:00 into the first periodChris Kotsopoulos · misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodChris Kotsopoulos · game misconduct10 min
20:00 into the first periodDave Maloney · fighting5 min
20:00 into the first periodDon Maloney · fighting5 min
20:00 into the first periodLance Nethery · fighting5 min
1:43 into the second periodUlf Nilsson · fighting5 min
2:00 into the second periodDan Bonar · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
2:00 into the second periodDan Bonar · fighting5 min
5:35 into the second periodDave Taylor · high sticking2 min
5:35 into the second periodEddie Johnstone · high sticking2 min
9:01 into the second periodDave Taylor · holding2 min
11:34 into the second periodRon Duguay · hooking2 min
13:42 into the second periodDave Maloney · high sticking2 min
16:02 into the second periodDan Bonar · high sticking2 min
16:02 into the second periodDean Hopkins · slashing2 min
16:02 into the second periodDave Maloney · slashing2 min
16:02 into the second periodUlf Nilsson · high sticking2 min
6:33 into the third periodRick Chartraw · tripping2 min
10:24 into the third periodMark Hardy · interference2 min
10:24 into the third periodMike Allison · high sticking2 min
17:55 into the third periodGreg Terrion · hooking2 min

Season series

Rangers vs Kings head-to-head →

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

11Ulf NilssonC	1	1	2	0	2	9	–	–
26Dave MaloneyD	0	2	2	0	1	9	–	–
10Ron DuguayC	1	0	1	+1	4	4	–	–
15Anders HedbergR	1	0	1	0	2	2	–	–
2Tom LaidlawD	0	1	1	0	2	0	–	–
23Ed HospodarD	1	0	1	+1	2	39	–	–
6Jere GillisL	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–
12Don MaloneyL	0	0	0	0	7	5	–	–
14Mike AllisonR	0	0	0	0	2	2	–	–
17Eddie JohnstoneR	0	0	0	0	0	2	–	–
19Dean TalafousC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	–	–
21Lance NetheryC	0	0	0	−1	1	5	–	–
25Peter WallinR	0	0	0	−1	0	2	–	–
3Barry BeckD	0	0	0	+1	0	30	–	–
4Ron GreschnerD	0	0	0	+1	3	0	–	–
5Carol VadnaisD	0	0	0	−1	1	2	–	–
24Chris KotsopoulosD	0	0	0	0	0	27	–	–

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
31Steve WeeksG		0	0	0	–	00:00
35Steve BakerG	L	39	34	5	.872	59:13

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters

18Dave TaylorR	1	2	3	+1	3	6	–	–
16Marcel DionneC	1	1	2	0	4	5	–	–
20Mark HardyD	0	2	2	0	1	2	–	–
9Billy HarrisR	1	0	1	+1	8	0	–	–
12Dean HopkinsR	1	0	1	0	2	2	–	–
15Andre St. LaurentC	0	1	1	0	1	7	–	–
22Steve JensenL	0	1	1	0	5	5	–	–
23Don LuceC	0	1	1	0	1	0	–	–
2Rick ChartrawD	0	1	1	0	5	4	–	–
5Larry MurphyD	1	0	1	−1	4	0	–	–
25Dave LewisD	0	1	1	−1	0	0	–	–
8Dan BonarC	0	0	0	−1	2	11	–	–
14Greg TerrionC	0	0	0	0	0	4	–	–
17John Paul KellyL	0	0	0	−1	1	25	–	–
19Jim FoxR	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	–
4Jerry KorabD	0	0	0	0	0	25	–	–
24Jay WellsD	0	0	0	0	0	25	–	–

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie
1Mario LessardG	W	27	23	4	.852	60:00
29Jim RutherfordG		0	0	0	–	00:00