The New York Islanders handily beat the New York Rangers, 5 to 2, in Game 1 of the 1981 playoff series on April 28, 1981.

Final

Rangers

0-1-0

2

Islanders

1-0-0

5

Team

NYR

NYI

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYR

NYI

Anders Hedberg (PP) assisted by Peter Wallin

2nd period

NYR

NYI

Duane Sutter (EV) assisted by Gord Lane

Ed Hospodar (EV) assisted by Peter Wallin and Lance Nethery

Mike McEwen (PP) assisted by Bryan Trottier

John Tonelli (EV) assisted by Butch Goring and Mike McEwen

3rd period

NYR

NYI

John Tonelli (EV) assisted by Anders Kallur

Billy Carroll (EV) assisted by Wayne Merrick and Hector Marini

Rangers

Islanders

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Rangers

Islanders

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Steve Baker (L) S. Baker	0	1	0	30	25	.833	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Mike Allison M. Allison	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Barry Beck B. Beck	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0	3	0.0
Ron Duguay R. Duguay	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jere Gillis J. Gillis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ron Greschner R. Greschner	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0.0
Anders Hedberg A. Hedberg	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	100.0
Ed Hospodar E. Hospodar	1	0	1	-1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Chris Kotsopoulos C. Kotsopoulos	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Tom Laidlaw T. Laidlaw	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0
Don Maloney D. Maloney	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Lance Nethery L. Nethery	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ulf Nilsson U. Nilsson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Doug Sulliman D. Sulliman	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Dean Talafous D. Talafous	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Carol Vadnais C. Vadnais	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	3	0.0
Steve Vickers S. Vickers	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Peter Wallin P. Wallin	0	2	2	-1	0	0	1	2	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Billy Smith (W) B. Smith	1	0	0	20	18	.900	2	2.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Mike Bossy M. Bossy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Billy Carroll B. Carroll	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Butch Goring B. Goring	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Anders Kallur A. Kallur	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gord Lane G. Lane	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dave Langevin D. Langevin	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bob Lorimer B. Lorimer	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Hector Marini H. Marini	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mike McEwen M. McEwen	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	1	100.0
Wayne Merrick W. Merrick	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ken Morrow K. Morrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Denis Potvin D. Potvin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Duane Sutter D. Sutter	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	1	100.0
John Tonelli J. Tonelli	2	0	2	+1	2	0	0	1	4	50.0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0.0