NHL game summary from January 28, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (18-24-8) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Los Angeles Kings (30-15-7) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Ron Greschner 17 (Don Maloney, Ed Johnstone), 9:06 |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 19 (Ulf Nilsson), 13:11 - PP | |
| LA , | Marcel Dionne 42 (Charlie Simmer, Larry Murphy), 15:48 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Jere Gillis 7 (Walt Tkaczuk, Dean Talafous), 12:09 |
| LA , | Greg Terrion 7 (Rob Palmer, Mike Murphy), 13:44 | |
| NYR, | Dave Maloney 8 (Jere Gillis), 19:00 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Ed Johnstone 18 (Dave Maloney), 7:22 |
| NYR, | Anders Hedberg 20 (Tom Laidlaw), 17:21 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Ed Hospodar, NYR [Slashing] 0:53 |
| Steve Jensen, LA [Hooking] 12:22 | |
| Nick Fotiu, NYR [Interference] 14:55 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Tripping] 14:59 | |
| 2: | Doug Halward, LA [Interference] 2:28 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Hi-sticking] 5:57 | |
| Dave Taylor, LA [Hi-sticking] 5:57 | |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Slashing] 7:46 | |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Roughing] 9:06 | |
| Charlie Simmer, LA [Roughing] 9:06 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Elbowing] 15:13 | |
| 3: | Dan Bonar, LA [Interference] 8:42 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Holding, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 12:38 |
Penalty time: NYR: 18 minutes
LA : 10 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Walt Tkaczuk | 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Soetaert | 33 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 22 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 20 | 22 | ||||||
| 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 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Jerry Korab | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Larry Murphy | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Rob Palmer | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Murphy | 7 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dan Bonar | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Billy Harris | 9 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Charlie Simmer | 11 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Dean Hopkins | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Terrion | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcel Dionne | 16 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 6 |
| Dave Taylor | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Jim Fox | 19 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| Steve Jensen | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Gibson | 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Waddell | 29 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 25 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -20 | 25 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 8- 9- 5-22
LA : 7-13- 5-25
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (W, 14-11-6)
LA : Mario Lessard (L, 25-11-5)
Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Jim Christison, Randy Mitton
Attendance: 10,451
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