NHL game summary from February 22, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (23-30-9) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Hartford Whalers (16-29-16) |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1: | HAR, | Dave Keon 9 (Norm Barnes, Warren Miller), 3:17 - PP |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 9 (Dean Talafous), 17:41 - SH | |
| HAR, | Mark Howe 15 (Al Sims, Mike Rogers), 18:02 - PP | |
| 2: | HAR, | Pat Boutette 23 (Mike Rogers), 11:34 |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 27 (Ulf Nilsson, Anders Hedberg), 13:25 - PP | |
| NYR, | Nick Fotiu 8 (Mike Allison, Tom Laidlaw), 13:36 | |
| 3: | HAR, | Gilles Lupien 1 (Mark Howe), :24 |
| NYR, | Don Maloney 25 (Carol Vadnais), 8:06 - SH | |
| HAR, | Gilles Lupien 2 (Blaine Stoughton, Pat Boutette), 15:19 | |
| NYR, | Cam Connor 1 (Lance Nethery, Ron Duguay), 16:16 | |
| HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 29 (Rick Meagher, Pat Boutette), 16:49 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Hooking] 1:42 |
| Steve Vickers, NYR [Interference] 17:27 | |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Hooking] 17:51 | |
| 2: | Norm Barnes, HAR [Holding] 11:58 |
| Stuart Smith, HAR [Tripping] 16:45 | |
| 3: | Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Holding] 2:21 |
| Ron Greschner, NYR [Hooking] 4:54 | |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 4:54 | |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Hooking] 7:14 | |
| Al Sims, HAR [Interference] 17:46 |
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
HAR: 8 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Soetaert | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Vickers | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cam Connor | 20 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lance Nethery | 21 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -2 | 32 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Ray Neufeld | 10 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Jeff Brubaker | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gilles Lupien | 23 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| John Garrett | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 31 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 13- 8-11-32
HAR: 10-11-10-31
Goalies: NYR: Doug Soetaert (L, 16-15-6)
HAR: John Garrett (W, 13-20-11)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Ron Asselstine, Paul Flaherty
Attendance: 13,663
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