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First Round · Game 2

Maple Leafs at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 3–0

Islanders, First Round Game 2, beat Maple Leafs 5–1 at UBS Arena on April 9, 1981.

TOR – NYI
26–27
Shots on goal
0/4–1/6
Power play
16–12
Penalty minutes
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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
Mike Bossy
1 G, 3 A
5 shots · +3
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Bryan Trottier
3 G
6 shots · +3
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Stefan Persson
2 A
+3

Scoring

6 goals · in order
2nd period
🏝️ Mike Bossy Go-ahead 2nd · 07:39
Unassisted · beat Michel Larocque
0–1
🏝️ Bryan Trottier 2nd · 08:18
Assists: Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson · beat Michel Larocque
0–2
🏝️ Bryan Trottier PP 2nd · 19:16
Assists: Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson · beat Michel Larocque
0–3
3rd period
🍁 Bruce Boudreau 3rd · 06:06
Assists: Rene Robert, Ron Sedlbauer · beat Billy Smith
1–3
🏝️ Mike McEwen 3rd · 09:27
Assists: Billy Carroll, Wayne Merrick · beat Michel Larocque
1–4
🏝️ Bryan Trottier 3rd · 13:40
Assists: Mike Bossy · beat Michel Larocque
1–5

Team stats

Away left · home right
🍁TOR NYI🏝️
26 Shots on goal 27
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
16 Penalty minutes 12
TOR shooting 3.8% (1/26) NYI shooting 18.5% (5/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🍁Maple Leafs
Michel Larocque
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 55:29 TOI
Jiri Crha
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 04:31 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:56 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 10-8 (56% win rate, 18 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 15-9 (62% win rate, 24 games)
After 2nd — 0–3
Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-10 (0% win rate, 10 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 81981 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 2–9 Feb 171981 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 8–5 Jan 281981 🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR 6–4 Jan 61981 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 3–6 Nov 121980 🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR 4–2
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Who won Maple Leafs vs Islanders on April 9, 1981?

Islanders won 5–1. The final score was Maple Leafs 1, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Bruce Boudreau.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Trottier (3), Mike Bossy, Mike McEwen.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Michel Larocque made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith 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 8 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 2–9 AfterApr 11 🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR 6–1
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 8 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 2–9 AfterApr 11 🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR 6–1
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