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First Round · Game 1

Rangers at Kings

🗓 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 NYR leads 3–1

Rangers, First Round Game 1, beat Kings 3–1 at Crypto.com Arena on April 8, 1981.

NYR – LAK
19–32
Shots on goal
19–17
Penalty minutes
🏒 The series ⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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First Round — Best of 7

NYR vs LAK · NYR leads 3–1 Full series →
Game 1
3–1
Final · NYR
Game 2
4–5
Final · LAK
Game 3
3–10
Final · NYR
Game 4
3–6
Final · NYR

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Anders Hedberg
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · +2
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Ulf Nilsson
1 G
2 shots · +2
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Ron Duguay
1 G
2 shots

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Anders Hedberg Go-ahead 1st · 09:04
Assists: Barry Beck, Ron Greschner · beat Mario Lessard
1–0
2nd period
🗽 Ulf Nilsson 2nd · 01:25
Assists: Anders Hedberg · beat Mario Lessard
2–0
3rd period
👑 Billy Harris 3rd · 12:31
Assists: Dan Bonar · beat Steve Baker
2–1
🗽 Ron Duguay Empty net 3rd · 19:53
Unassisted
3–1

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR LAK👑
19 Shots on goal 32
19 Penalty minutes 17
NYR shooting 15.8% (3/19) LAK shooting 3.1% (1/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
👑Kings
Mario Lessard
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:09 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-6 (54% win rate, 13 games)
Kings
Kings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 9-8 (53% win rate, 17 games)
After 2nd — 2–0
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)
Kings
Kings — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Feb 21981 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 3–2 Jan 281981 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 6–2 Nov 101980 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 1–4 Nov 21980 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 6–3 Feb 271980 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 4–5
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Who won Rangers vs Kings on April 8, 1981?

Rangers won 3–1. The final score was Rangers 3, Kings 1.

Who scored for Rangers?

Anders Hedberg, Ron Duguay, Ulf Nilsson.

Who scored for Kings?

Billy Harris.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Baker made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Mario Lessard made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 5 🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI 2–0 AfterApr 9 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 4–5
👑 Kings
BeforeApr 4 ⛰️CLR @ 👑LAK 5–5 AfterApr 9 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 4–5
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