The Vancouver Canucks managed to stay ahead of the New York Islanders, 4 to 3, on December 9, 1981.

Final

Islanders

15-8-4

3

Canucks

13-11-5

4

Team

NYI

VAN

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYI

VAN

Stan Smyl (EV) assisted by Lars Lindgren

2nd period

NYI

VAN

Bryan Trottier (EV) assisted by Clark Gillies and Mike Bossy

Wayne Merrick (EV) assisted by Bobby Nystrom and John Tonelli

Ivan Boldirev (EV) assisted by Lars Molin and Colin Campbell

Bob Bourne (EV) assisted by Duane Sutter and Tomas Jonsson

3rd period

NYI

VAN

Ivan Boldirev (EV) assisted by Lars Molin and Darcy Rota

Per-Olov Brasar (EV) assisted by Curt Fraser

Islanders

Canucks

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Islanders

Canucks

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Billy Smith (L) B. Smith	0	1	0	28	24	.857	4	4.02	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Mike Bossy M. Bossy	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0.0
Bob Bourne B. Bourne	1	0	1	0	0	3	33.3
Billy Carroll B. Carroll	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0.0
Butch Goring B. Goring	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Tomas Jonsson T. Jonsson	0	1	1	0	2	1	0.0
Dave Langevin D. Langevin	0	0	0	-2	0	0
Hector Marini H. Marini	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Mike McEwen M. McEwen	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0.0
Wayne Merrick W. Merrick	1	0	1	+1	0	2	50.0
Ken Morrow K. Morrow	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0.0
Stefan Persson S. Persson	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0
Denis Potvin D. Potvin	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Duane Sutter D. Sutter	0	1	1	-1	0	0
John Tonelli J. Tonelli	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0.0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	1	0	1	-1	0	2	50.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Richard Brodeur (W) R. Brodeur	1	0	0	33	30	.909	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Ivan Boldirev I. Boldirev	2	0	2	+2	0	0	4	50.0
Per-Olov Brasar P. Brasar	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	100.0
Colin Campbell C. Campbell	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ron Delorme R. Delorme	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0
Anders Eldebrink A. Eldebrink	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0.0
Curt Fraser C. Fraser	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Thomas Gradin T. Gradin	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0.0
Ivan Hlinka I. Hlinka	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Rick Lanz R. Lanz	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0.0
Lars Lindgren L. Lindgren	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0
Kevin McCarthy K. McCarthy	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0.0
Lars Molin L. Molin	0	2	2	+2	0	0	4	0.0
Darcy Rota D. Rota	0	1	1	+2	2	0	2	0.0
Stan Smyl S. Smyl	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Harold Snepsts H. Snepsts	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dave Williams D. Williams	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0.0