⚜️ Away Nordiques 11-20-0 before this game

2–5

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 23-11-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
QUE	0	0	0	2
NYI	0	0	0	5

Nordiques at Islanders

Islanders beat Nordiques 5–2 at UBS Arena on December 20, 1980.

🗓 Sat, Dec 20, 1980 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Trottier

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Stefan Persson

3 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE NYI🏝️

38 Shots on goal 34

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

25 Penalty minutes 25

QUE shooting 5.3% (2/38) NYI shooting 14.7% (5/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Michel Plasse

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:34 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 11-20 (35% win rate, 31 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 23-11 (68% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 11-20 (35% win rate, 31 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 23-11 (68% win rate, 34 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ QUE vs NYI, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Islanders on December 20, 1980?

Islanders won 5–2.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Islanders?

The final score was Nordiques 2, Islanders 5.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Michel Plasse made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Nordiques vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Nordiques vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Dec 17

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 16

Also on December 20, 1980

Nordiques season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule