NHL game summary from April 20, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (54-19-14) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
 Edmonton Oilers (33-38-16) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| New York Islanders lead, 3 games to 1 (best of 7) | |||||||
| 1: | EDM, | Paul Coffey 4, 3:02 - PP |
| EDM, | Jari Kurri 5 (Garry Lariviere, Wayne Gretzky), 5:19 | |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 6 (Mike Bossy, Bob Bourne), 7:57 - PP | |
| NYI, | Bob Nystrom 2 (John Tonelli, Wayne Merrick), 16:11 | |
| 2: | NYI, | Bryan Trottier 9 (Mike Bossy), 8:59 - PP |
| EDM, | Mark Messier 1 (Doug Hicks), 10:46 | |
| NYI, | John Tonelli 2 (Gord Lane), 13:52 | |
| 3: | EDM, | Brett Callighen 3 (Glenn Anderson, Wayne Gretzky), 7:00 - PP |
| 4: | NYI, | Ken Morrow 1, 5:41 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Clark Gillies, NYI [Holding] 2:29 | |
| Glenn Anderson, EDM [Tripping] 6:26 | ||
| Paul Coffey, EDM [Cross checking] 7:41 | ||
| Ken Morrow, NYI [Holding] 12:20 | ||
| Butch Goring, NYI [Interference] 17:16 | ||
| 2: | Bryan Trottier, NYI [Elbowing] 0:31 | |
| Brett Callighen, EDM [Roughing] 0:31 | ||
| Duane Sutter, NYI [Slashing] 5:45 | ||
| Glenn Anderson, EDM [Tripping] 8:23 | ||
| Duane Sutter, NYI [Hooking] 15:45 | ||
| 3: | Gord Lane, NYI [Tripping] 6:17 | |
| Dave Hunter, EDM [Hooking] 7:17 | ||
| Lee Fogolin, EDM [Holding] 11:36 | ||
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Hooking] 12:45 | ||
| 4: | none | |
Penalty time: NYI: 16 minutes
EDM: 12 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Melanson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Lorimer | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Howatt | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 5 | 38 | ||||||
| EDM Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fogolin | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Kevin Lowe | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| Doug Hicks | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry Lariviere | 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Coffey | 7 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Risto Siltanen | 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Glenn Anderson | 9 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Matti Hagman | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Messier | 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dave Hunter | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| Pat Hughes | 16 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jari Kurri | 17 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Brett Callighen | 18 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| Dave Lumley | 20 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Dave Semenko | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Moog | 35 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Unger | 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Wayne Gretzky | 99 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | -5 | 33 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 9-13-10- 6-38
EDM: 13- 6-14- 0-33
Goalies: NYI: Rollie Melanson (W, 1-0-0)
EDM: Andy Moog (L, 4-3-0)
Referee: Dave Newell
Linesmen: Ryan Bozak, Leon Stickle
Attendance: 17,490
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