New York Rangers vs Winnipeg Jets
Regular season · Friday, October 9, 1981 · Winnipeg Arena
Game summary
The Winnipeg Jets beat the New York Rangers 8–3 on Friday, October 9, 1981 at Winnipeg Arena. The Jets outshot the Rangers 43–32.
Dale Hawerchuk scored twice and Morris Lukowich scored twice. Mark Pavelich, Dave Christian, Norm Dupont, Mike Rogers, Doug Smail, Dave Babych and Reijo Ruotsalainen also scored.
Ed Staniowski made 29 saves on 32 shots for the win; Steve Baker stopped 35 of 43.
Scoring
1st period
Dale Hawerchuk (1)Moe Mantha (2)0–100:54 WIN
Mark Pavelich (1)Ron Duguay (1), Dave Silk (1)1–117:45 NYR
Morris Lukowich (1)Thomas Steen (1), Willy Lindstrom (1)1–218:23 WIN
2nd period
Dave Christian (1)Unassisted1–300:17 WIN
Norm Dupont (1)Dale Hawerchuk (1)1–400:52 WIN
Mike Rogers (1)Mike Allison (1), Tom Laidlaw (1)2–404:31 NYR · - Dale Hawerchuk (2)Norm Dupont (1), Moe Mantha (3)2–514:11 WIN ·
Doug Smail (1)Dave Christian (1)2–619:15 WIN
3rd period
Dave Babych (1)Dave Christian (2), Dale Hawerchuk (2)2–702:11 WIN · 
Reijo Ruotsalainen (1)Mike Rogers (2), Anders Hedberg (1)3–706:05 NYR · - Morris Lukowich (2)Barry Long (1), Moe Mantha (4)3–808:11 WIN
Team stats
NYRWIN
3243
0%0%
1/52/8
8872
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 6:14 into the first period
Dave Babych · tripping2 min - 6:48 into the first period
Eddie Johnstone · holding2 min - 9:16 into the first periodDoug Smail · hooking2 min
- 11:33 into the first periodJere Gillis · hooking2 min
- 2:10 into the second periodMike Allison · high sticking2 min
- 2:10 into the second periodMorris Lukowich · high sticking2 min
- 3:10 into the second periodDean Talafous · roughing2 min
- 6:52 into the second periodEd Hospodar · misconduct10 min
- 6:52 into the second periodTim Trimper · misconduct10 min
- 12:03 into the second periodDon Maloney · roughing2 min
- 12:03 into the second periodDon Maloney · fighting5 min
- 12:03 into the second periodBarry Legge · fighting5 min
- 13:18 into the second periodTom Laidlaw · high sticking2 min
- 15:02 into the second periodDave Christian · interference2 min
- 1:29 into the third periodTom Laidlaw · cross checking2 min
- 1:56 into the third periodEd Hospodar · high sticking2 min
- 5:57 into the third periodMorris Lukowich · hooking2 min
- 12:09 into the third periodMorris Lukowich · interference2 min
- 15:14 into the third periodMike Allison · misconduct10 min
- 15:14 into the third periodMike Allison · game misconduct10 min
- 15:14 into the third periodJere Gillis · misconduct10 min
- 15:14 into the third periodEddie Johnstone · misconduct10 min
- 15:14 into the third periodTom Laidlaw · misconduct10 min
- 15:14 into the third periodReijo Ruotsalainen · fighting5 min
- 15:14 into the third periodDave Babych · misconduct10 min
- 15:14 into the third periodMoe Mantha · misconduct10 min
- 15:14 into the third periodRon Wilson · misconduct10 min
- 15:14 into the third periodDanny Geoffrion · fighting5 min
- 15:14 into the third periodTim Trimper · misconduct10 min
- 16:15 into the third periodDave Silk · roughing2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 27Mike RogersC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 10Ron DuguayC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Mike AllisonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 16Dave SilkR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 40Mark PavelichC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 29Reijo RuotsalainenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 6Jere GillisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 19Dean TalafousC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Mikko LeinonenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 5Carol VadnaisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 23Ed HospodarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve WeeksG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Steve BakerG | L | 43 | 8 | .814 |
Winnipeg Jets
| 10Dale HawerchukC | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 13Dave ChristianR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2Moe ManthaD | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 12Morris LukowichL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 28Norm DupontL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 9Doug SmailL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 20Willy LindstromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 25Thomas SteenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Barry LongD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 0 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 5Danny GeoffrionR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Tim TrimperL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Paul MacLeanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 23Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 24Ron WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Barry LeggeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 27Don SpringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Ed StaniowskiG | W | 32 | 3 | .906 |
| 33Doug SoetaertG | 0 | 0 | – |