New York Islanders vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Saturday, October 31, 1981 · Montreal Forum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Montréal Canadiens 2–1 on Saturday, October 31, 1981 at Montreal Forum. The Canadiens outshot the Islanders 35–25.
Goals came from Clark Gillies, Anders Kallur and Doug Jarvis.
Billy Smith made 34 saves on 35 shots for the win; Denis Herron stopped 23 of 25.
Scoring
2nd period
Clark Gillies (5)Mike Bossy (8), Bryan Trottier (13)1–006:42 NYI
3rd period
Anders Kallur (5)Bob Bourne (7), Ken Morrow (4)2–007:24 NYI
Doug Jarvis (5)Mark Napier (7), Bob Gainey (4)2–109:05 MTL
Team stats
NYIMTL
2535
0%0%
0/50/6
1210
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 8:58 into the first period
Mike Bossy · tripping2 min - 10:20 into the first period
Brian Engblom · tripping2 min - 11:06 into the first periodWayne Merrick · holding2 min
- 15:50 into the first periodPierre Mondou · hooking2 min
- 2:15 into the second periodGilbert Delorme · interference2 min
- 3:59 into the second periodTomas Jonsson · holding2 min
- 10:08 into the second periodMike McEwen · interference2 min
- 17:17 into the second periodGord Lane · high sticking2 min
- 10:01 into the third periodBob Gainey · tripping2 min
- 12:34 into the third periodMike McEwen · holding2 min
- 13:09 into the third periodBrian Engblom · holding2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 9Clark GilliesL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Billy CarrollC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Mike McEwenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 4Paul BoutilierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 24Gord LaneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roland MelansonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 35 | 1 | .971 |
Montréal Canadiens
| 21Doug JarvisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 23Bob GaineyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 31Mark NapierR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 6Pierre MondouC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Doug RisebroughC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 10Guy LafleurR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Keith ActonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Mario TremblayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 15Rejean HouleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 20Mark HunterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 22Steve ShuttL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 28Pierre LaroucheC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Brian EngblomD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Rod LangwayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Larry RobinsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 24Robert PicardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Gilbert DelormeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rick WamsleyG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 32Denis HerronG | L | 25 | 2 | .920 |