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First Round · Game 1

Maple Leafs at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 3–0

Islanders, First Round Game 1, beat Maple Leafs 9–2 at UBS Arena on April 8, 1981.

TOR – NYI
41–35
Shots on goal
1/6–3/6
Power play
23–23
Penalty minutes
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The game

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First Round — Best of 7

TOR vs NYI · NYI leads 3–0 Full series →
Game 1
2–9
Final · NYI
Game 2
1–5
Final · NYI
Game 3
6–1
Final · NYI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Bryan Trottier
2 G, 3 A
2 shots · +3
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Mike Bossy
2 G, 2 A
8 shots · +3
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Bob Bourne
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · +3

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Billy Carroll SH Go-ahead 1st · 05:27
Assists: Butch Goring, Denis Potvin · beat Jiri Crha
0–1
🏝️ Clark Gillies PP 1st · 11:26
Assists: Butch Goring, Hector Marini · beat Jiri Crha
0–2
2nd period
🍁 Bill Derlago PP 2nd · 01:39
Assists: Borje Salming · beat Billy Smith
1–2
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP 2nd · 07:34
Assists: Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin · beat Jiri Crha
1–3
🏝️ Bryan Trottier 2nd · 08:30
Unassisted · beat Jiri Crha
1–4
🏝️ Bryan Trottier PP 2nd · 10:17
Assists: Stefan Persson, Mike Bossy · beat Jiri Crha
1–5
🏝️ Bob Lorimer 2nd · 19:06
Assists: Clark Gillies, Hector Marini · beat Jiri Crha
1–6
3rd period
🏝️ Mike Bossy 3rd · 02:25
Assists: Bryan Trottier, Bob Bourne · beat Michel Larocque
1–7
🏝️ Bob Bourne 3rd · 07:25
Assists: Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy · beat Michel Larocque
1–8
🏝️ Bob Bourne SH 3rd · 11:30
Assists: Ken Morrow, Denis Potvin · beat Michel Larocque
1–9
🍁 Ian Turnbull 3rd · 17:00
Assists: Rene Robert, Barry Melrose · beat Roland Melanson
2–9

Team stats

Away left · home right
🍁TOR NYI🏝️
41 Shots on goal 35
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6
23 Penalty minutes 23
TOR shooting 4.9% (2/41) NYI shooting 25.7% (9/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🍁Maple Leafs
Michel Larocque
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI
Jiri Crha
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Roland Melanson
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 16:21 TOI
Billy Smith
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 43:39 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-12 (14% win rate, 14 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 1–6
Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs — trailing by 5 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 5 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Feb 171981 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 8–5 Jan 281981 🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR 6–4 Jan 61981 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 3–6 Nov 121980 🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR 4–2 Feb 191980 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 6–4
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Who won Maple Leafs vs Islanders on April 8, 1981?

Islanders won 9–2. The final score was Maple Leafs 2, Islanders 9.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Bill Derlago, Ian Turnbull.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bob Bourne (2), Bryan Trottier (2), Mike Bossy (2), Billy Carroll, Bob Lorimer, Clark Gillies.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Michel Larocque made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Roland Melanson made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🍁 Maple Leafs
BeforeApr 5 🍁TOR @ ⚜️QUE 4–2 AfterApr 9 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 1–5
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 5 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 7–3 AfterApr 9 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 1–5
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