NHL game summary from March 21, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (27-34-12) |
0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Hartford Whalers (19-37-17) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | HAR, | Mark Howe 19 (Al Sims), 3:45 - PP |
| HAR, | Pat Boutette 26 (Mark Howe), 19:29 - PP | |
| 2: | NYR, | Ron Duguay 13 (Dean Talafous), 4:08 |
| NYR, | Barry Beck 11 (Mike Allison, Ed Hospodar), 7:47 - PP | |
| HAR, | Blaine Stoughton 39 (Pat Boutette, Jack McIlhargey), 12:16 | |
| NYR, | Ron Duguay 14 (Dean Talafous), 15:49 | |
| NYR, | Ed Johnstone 28 (Mike Allison, Dave Maloney), 18:54 | |
| 3: | NYR, | Anders Hedberg 28 (Ron Duguay, Ron Greschner), 3:46 |
| NYR, | Jere Gillis 9 (Tom Laidlaw, Chris Kotsopoulos), 10:13 | |
| HAR, | Al Sims 15 (Rick Meagher, Gilles Lupien), 12:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Pat Boutette, HAR [Hi-sticking] 1:30 |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Hi-sticking] 1:30 | |
| Barry Beck, NYR [Holding] 2:36 | |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Hooking] 6:50 | |
| Mike Rogers, HAR [Hooking] 11:44 | |
| Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Fighting] 18:56 | |
| Ed Hospodar, NYR [Roughing, Fighting] 18:56 | |
| 2: | Blaine Stoughton, HAR [Hooking, Unsportsmanlike conduct] 7:39 |
| Dave Maloney, NYR [Hi-sticking] 13:32 | |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Cross checking] 19:23 | |
| 3: | Jack McIlhargey, HAR [Slashing] 4:00 |
| Tom Rowe, HAR [Fighting] 19:29 | |
| Pat Boutette, HAR [Misconduct] 19:29 | |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Misconduct] 19:29 | |
| Mike Allison, NYR [Misconduct] 19:29 | |
| Barry Beck, NYR [Misconduct] 19:29 | |
| Blaine Stoughton, HAR [Misconduct] 19:29 | |
| Dave Keon, HAR [Misconduct] 19:29 | |
| Mark Howe, HAR [Misconduct] 19:29 | |
| Mike Rogers, HAR [Misconduct] 19:29 | |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Misconduct] 19:29 | |
| Bench penalty, HAR [Too many men on the ice] 19:29 | |
| Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 19:29 | |
| Don Maloney, NYR [Unsportsmanlike conduct, Fighting, Misconduct] 19:29 |
Penalty time: NYR: 74 minutes
HAR: 74 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Greschner | 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Allison | 14 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lance Nethery | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Hospodar | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Kotsopoulos | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Wallin | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Baker | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| TOTAL (10 forwards, 7 defensemen) | 15 | 24 | ||||||
| HAR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Veisor | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Sims | 3 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Mark Howe | 5 | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Tom Rowe | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| Dave Keon | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Debol | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Mike Rogers | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -1 | 0 |
| Rick Meagher | 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Blaine Stoughton | 21 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Brubaker | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilles Lupien | 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Norm Barnes | 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Don Nachbaur | 26 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Warren Miller | 27 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Pat Boutette | 28 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| Jack McIlhargey | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Fidler | 31 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Stuart Smith | 33 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -15 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 11- 8- 5-24
HAR: 9- 8-10-27
Goalies: NYR: Steve Baker (W, 7-5-3)
HAR: Mike Veisor (L, 5-11-5)
Referee: Gregg Madill
Linesmen: Ron Foyt, Bob Luther
Attendance: 14,510
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