Winnipeg Jets vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Wednesday, December 23, 1981 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Winnipeg Jets 5–2 on Wednesday, December 23, 1981 at Madison Square Garden.
Goals came from Mark Pavelich, Pat Hickey, Paul MacLean, Dave Maloney, Tim Trimper, Steve Vickers and Dave Silk.
Steve Weeks made 22 saves on 24 shots for the win; Doug Soetaert stopped 19 of 24.
Scoring
1st period
Mark Pavelich (14)Steve Vickers (2)0–105:43 NYR
Pat Hickey (6)Dave Silk (13), Reijo Ruotsalainen (10)0–207:47 NYR
Paul MacLean (10)Tim Watters (8)1–216:43 WIN
2nd period
Dave Maloney (4)Carol Vadnais (3)1–314:47 NYR · 
Tim Trimper (4)Ron Wilson (13), Doug Smail (10)2–315:46 WIN
3rd period
Steve Vickers (3)Tom Laidlaw (7), Ron Duguay (16)2–405:28 NYR
Dave Silk (9)Mike Rogers (25), Tom Laidlaw (8)2–510:31 NYR
Team stats
WINNYR
2424
0%0%
0/50/0
222
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 8:13 into the first period
Carol Vadnais · tripping2 min - 3:40 into the second periodDave Maloney · tripping2 min
- 10:13 into the second periodDave Maloney · holding2 min
- 13:24 into the second periodDon Maloney · interference2 min
- 19:33 into the second periodEd Hospodar · roughing2 min
- 19:33 into the second periodEd Hospodar · misconduct10 min
- 19:33 into the second period
Thomas Steen · roughing2 min - 6:05 into the third periodDave Maloney · tripping2 min
Season series
Winnipeg Jets
| 9Doug SmailL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Tim TrimperL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Paul MacLeanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 24Ron WilsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 7Tim WattersD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 8Jimmy MannR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 10Dale HawerchukC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 12Morris LukowichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 13Dave ChristianR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 20Willy LindstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 22Bengt LundholmL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 25Thomas SteenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 3Bryan MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Barry LeggeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 18Serge SavardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 27Don SpringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Ed StaniowskiG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Doug SoetaertG | L | 24 | 5 | .792 |
New York Rangers
| 8Steve VickersL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 16Dave SilkR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 10Ron DuguayC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 24Pat HickeyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Mike RogersC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 40Mark PavelichC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 5Carol VadnaisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 29Reijo RuotsalainenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 14Mike AllisonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 22Nick FotiuL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 39Tom YounghansR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 23Ed HospodarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 33Andre DoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve WeeksG | W | 24 | 2 | .917 |
| 41Eddie MioG | 0 | 0 | – |