NHL game summary from November 21, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Rangers (8-11-1) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 New York Islanders (11-4-4) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1: | NYI, | Denis Potvin 3 (John Tonelli), 17:18 - PP |
| 2: | NYR, | Dave Silk 6 (Barry Beck), :45 |
| NYI, | Bob Bourne 10 (Butch Goring), 12:31 | |
| NYI, | Mike Bossy 16 (Tomas Jonsson, Bryan Trottier), 17:38 - PP | |
| 3: | NYR, | Mark Pavelich 4 (Barry Beck, Reijo Ruotsalainen), :44 - PP |
| NYI, | Denis Potvin 4 (Billy Carroll), 2:41 - SH | |
| NYR, | Mark Pavelich 5 (Ron Duguay, Mike Rogers), 7:37 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Gord Lane, NYI [Slashing] 5:28 |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 13:16 | |
| Tom Younghans, NYR [Interference] 17:12 | |
| 2: | Denis Potvin, NYI [Hi-sticking] 6:22 |
| Mike Rogers, NYR [Slashing] 7:52 | |
| Bob Nystrom, NYI [Hi-sticking] 14:38 | |
| Tom Laidlaw, NYR [Holding] 16:53 | |
| Duane Sutter, NYI [Interference] 19:57 | |
| 3: | Bob Nystrom, NYI [Holding] 2:06 |
| Ron Duguay, NYR [Tripping] 4:19 | |
| Bryan Trottier, NYI [Tripping] 5:12 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Cross checking] 7:03 | |
| Clark Gillies, NYI [Roughing] 7:57 | |
| Carol Vadnais, NYR [Roughing] 7:57 | |
| Pat Hickey, NYR [Interference] 11:52 |
Penalty time: NYR: 12 minutes
NYI: 18 minutes
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Beck | 3 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Carol Vadnais | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jere Gillis | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Silk | 16 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dean Talafous | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Hickey | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Peter Wallin | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rogers | 27 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Mikko Leinonen | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Weeks | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Younghans | 39 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Mark Pavelich | 40 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 5 defensemen) | -5 | 23 | ||||||
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Merrick | 11 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| Gord Lane | 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Smith | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 27 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 4 | 27 | ||||||
Shots: NYR: 5- 9- 9-23
NYI: 9-10- 8-27
Goalies: NYR: Steve Weeks (L, 6-6-1)
NYI: Billy Smith (W, 8-2-1)
Referee: Bruce Hood
Linesmen: John D'Amico, Willard Norris
Attendance: 15,160
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