The Minnesota North Stars fell to the New York Islanders, 7 to 5, in Game 3 of the 1981 Stanley Cup Final on May 17, 1981.

Final

Islanders

3-0-0

7

North Stars

0-3-0

5

Team

NYI

MNS

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYI

MNS

Steve Christoff (PP) assisted by Craig Hartsburg and Dino Ciccarelli

Steve Payne (EV) assisted by Tim Young and Al MacAdam

Mike Bossy (EV) assisted by Clark Gillies

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

2nd period

NYI

MNS

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

Butch Goring (PP) assisted by Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy

Butch Goring (EV) assisted by Clark Gillies

3rd period

NYI

MNS

Steve Payne (EV) assisted by Tim Young and Steve Christoff

Mike Bossy (EV) assisted by Bryan Trottier

Butch Goring (EV) assisted by Billy Carroll and Denis Potvin

Dino Ciccarelli (EV) assisted by Bobby Smith

Bryan Trottier (EV-EN) assisted by Mike Bossy and Wayne Merrick

Islanders

North Stars

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Islanders

North Stars

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Billy Smith (W) B. Smith	1	0	0	28	23	.821	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Mike Bossy M. Bossy	2	2	4	+3	0	0	1	0	4	50.0
Bob Bourne B. Bourne	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Billy Carroll B. Carroll	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	0	2	2	+3	4	0	0	0	1	0.0
Butch Goring B. Goring	3	0	3	+2	0	1	0	1	6	50.0
Anders Kallur A. Kallur	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Gord Lane G. Lane	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Langevin D. Langevin	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bob Lorimer B. Lorimer	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Mike McEwen M. McEwen	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Wayne Merrick W. Merrick	0	2	2	-1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Ken Morrow K. Morrow	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bobby Nystrom B. Nystrom	1	0	1	-1	6	0	0	0	1	100.0
Denis Potvin D. Potvin	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	2	0.0
Duane Sutter D. Sutter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
John Tonelli J. Tonelli	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	1	1	2	+3	4	0	0	0	4	25.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Gilles Meloche (L) G. Meloche	0	1	0	28	22	.786	6	6.03	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Kent-Erik Andersson K. Andersson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Fred Barrett F. Barrett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Neal Broten N. Broten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Steve Christoff S. Christoff	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	2	50.0
Dino Ciccarelli D. Ciccarelli	1	1	2	-2	0	0	1	2	50.0
Curt Giles C. Giles	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Craig Hartsburg C. Hartsburg	0	2	2	-3	0	0	2	4	0.0
Al MacAdam A. MacAdam	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0
Brad Palmer B. Palmer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Steve Payne S. Payne	2	1	3	-2	2	0	1	3	66.7
Mike Polich M. Polich	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Gordie Roberts G. Roberts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Bobby Smith B. Smith	1	1	2	-2	2	1	0	5	20.0
Greg Smith G. Smith	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0.0
Tim Young T. Young	0	2	2	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Tom Younghans T. Younghans	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0