NHL game summary from December 21, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (23-7-6) |
4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
 Chicago Blackhawks (12-18-6) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | NYI, | Wayne Merrick 5 (Bob Nystrom, Bob Lorimer), 12:27 |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 18 (Anders Kallur, Butch Goring), 13:45 | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 11 (Steve Tambellini, John Tonelli), 14:12 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 35 (Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies), 15:38 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 13, 4:04 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 36 (Bryan Trottier), 19:19 | |
| 3: | NYI, | Bob Bourne 19 (Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy), :56 |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 37 (Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin), 3:36 - PP | |
| NYI, | John Tonelli 14 (Stefan Persson, Steve Tambellini), 7:12 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ted Bulley, CHI [Holding] 6:04 |
| 2: | Darryl Sutter, CHI [Interference] 1:43 |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Interference] 1:43 | |
| Tim Higgins, CHI [Tripping] 9:02 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Hooking] 10:30 | |
| Dave Langevin, NYI [Hooking] 14:54 | |
| 3: | Keith Brown, CHI [Hi-sticking] 2:00 |
| Tim Higgins, CHI [Slashing] 7:57 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Slashing] 7:57 |
Penalty time: NYI: 8 minutes
CHI: 10 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Resch | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 40 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 40 | 33 | ||||||
| CHI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fox | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Keith Brown | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Hutchison | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Bob Murray | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 4 |
| Terry Ruskowski | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Reg Kerr | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Tom Lysiak | 12 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| Al Secord | 14 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| Tim Higgins | 15 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| Peter Marsh | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Savard | 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Ron Sedlbauer | 19 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Wilson | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Florent Robidoux | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Paterson | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Darryl Sutter | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ted Bulley | 29 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Tony Esposito | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -40 | 26 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -40 | 26 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 14-12- 7-33
CHI: 9-14- 3-26
Goalies: NYI: Glenn Resch (W, 9-2-2)
CHI: Tony Esposito (L, 10-13-4)
Referee: Ron Wicks
Linesmen: Bob Hodges, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 13,549
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