NHL game summary from December 6, 1980
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (17-7-5) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Los Angeles Kings (19-6-1) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 8 (Bob Bourne, Butch Goring), 13:46 |
| 2: | LA , | Dave Taylor 16 (Charlie Simmer, Marcel Dionne), 1:02 |
| LA , | Dan Bonar 4, 2:24 | |
| NYI, | Stefan Persson 3, 5:40 | |
| NYI, | Steve Tambellini 8 (John Tonelli, Bob Nystrom), 13:08 | |
| LA , | Garry Unger 7 (Larry Murphy, Mike Murphy), 16:01 - PP | |
| 3: | LA , | Dan Bonar 5 (Glenn Goldup, Steve Jensen), 17:42 |
| LA , | Dave Taylor 17 (Charlie Simmer), 19:40 - EN |
Penalties:
| 1: | Mark Hardy, LA [Hi-sticking] 1:49 |
| Bob Bourne, NYI [Hi-sticking] 1:49 | |
| Marcel Dionne, LA [Hooking] 3:11 | |
| Ken Morrow, NYI [Cross checking] 7:47 | |
| Gord Lane, NYI [Fighting] 7:47 | |
| Steve Jensen, LA [Fighting] 7:47 | |
| Dean Hopkins, LA [Cross checking] 11:40 | |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Interference] 17:00 | |
| Billy Smith, NYI [Slashing] 17:50 | |
| Charlie Simmer, LA [Tripping] 17:50 | |
| 2: | Garry Howatt, NYI [Hi-sticking] 5:18 |
| Jerry Korab, LA [Hi-sticking] 5:18 | |
| Jay Wells, LA [Tripping] 6:06 | |
| Bob Lorimer, NYI [Holding] 15:45 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 16:31 | |
| 3: | Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 8:26 |
Penalty time: NYI: 21 minutes
LA : 17 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Tambellini | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -7 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -7 | 30 | ||||||
| LA Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lessard | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Halward | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Larry Murphy | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dan Bonar | 8 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Billy Harris | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dean Hopkins | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Fox | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hardy | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Glenn Goldup | 21 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jay Wells | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 30 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 6 | 30 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7- 9-14-30
LA : 10-10-10-30
Goalies: NYI: Billy Smith (L, 7-5-3)
LA : Mario Lessard (W, 16-4-0)
Referee: Bob Myers
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Bob Hodges
Attendance: 15,124
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