1–8

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 27-13-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	0	0	0	1
NYI	0	0	0	8

Whalers at Islanders

Islanders beat Whalers 8–1 at UBS Arena on January 3, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Jan 3, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

2 G

7 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Steve Tambellini

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Trottier

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +4

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD NYI🏝️

32 Shots on goal 44

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

10 Penalty minutes 16

HFD shooting 3.1% (1/32) NYI shooting 18.2% (8/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Mike Veisor

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 17-20 (46% win rate, 37 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 27-13 (68% win rate, 40 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 17-20 (46% win rate, 37 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 27-13 (68% win rate, 40 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ HFD vs NYI, answered

Who won Whalers vs Islanders on January 3, 1981?

Islanders won 8–1.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Islanders?

The final score was Whalers 1, Islanders 8.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Veisor made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 4–0 after 4 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 2

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 2

Also on January 3, 1981

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