The New York Islanders handily defeated the Minnesota North Stars, 6 to 3, in Game 1 of the 1981 Stanley Cup Final on May 12, 1981.

Final

North Stars

0-1-0

3

Islanders

1-0-0

6

Team

MNS

NYI

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MNS

NYI

Anders Kallur (EV) assisted by Dave Langevin and Butch Goring

Bryan Trottier (SH) assisted by Billy Carroll

Anders Kallur (SH) assisted by Bryan Trottier

2nd period

MNS

NYI

Billy Carroll (EV) assisted by Duane Sutter and Bobby Nystrom

Kent-Erik Andersson (EV) assisted by Dino Ciccarelli

3rd period

MNS

NYI

Wayne Merrick (EV) unassisted

Steve Payne (PP) assisted by Craig Hartsburg and Bobby Smith

Wayne Merrick (EV) assisted by Dave Langevin and John Tonelli

Dino Ciccarelli (EV) assisted by Tom McCarthy

North Stars

Islanders

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

North Stars

Islanders

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gilles Meloche (L) G. Meloche	0	1	0	23	17	.739	6	6.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Kent-Erik Andersson K. Andersson	1	0	1	-1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Fred Barrett F. Barrett	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0
Neal Broten N. Broten	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0
Jack Carlson J. Carlson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Steve Christoff S. Christoff	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	3	0.0
Dino Ciccarelli D. Ciccarelli	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0	2	50.0
Curt Giles C. Giles	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Craig Hartsburg C. Hartsburg	0	1	1	-3	0	0	1	4	0.0
Al MacAdam A. MacAdam	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Brad Maxwell B. Maxwell	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	2	0.0
Tom McCarthy T. McCarthy	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	1	0.0
Brad Palmer B. Palmer	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	3	0.0
Steve Payne S. Payne	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	4	25.0
Gordie Roberts G. Roberts	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Bobby Smith B. Smith	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0.0
Greg Smith G. Smith	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Billy Smith (W) B. Smith	1	0	0	26	23	.885	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SHG	SHA	GWG	S	S%
Mike Bossy M. Bossy	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Bob Bourne B. Bourne	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	1	0.0
Billy Carroll B. Carroll	1	1	2	+2	0	0	1	1	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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Anders Kallur A. Kallur	2	0	2	+1	0	1	0	0	4	50.0
Gord Lane G. Lane	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Dave Langevin D. Langevin	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McEwen M. McEwen	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Wayne Merrick W. Merrick	2	0	2	+2	0	0	0	0	3	66.7
Ken Morrow K. Morrow	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	0	0
Denis Potvin D. Potvin	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Duane Sutter D. Sutter	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
John Tonelli J. Tonelli	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	1	1	2	+1	4	1	1	0	1	100.0