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First Round · Game 2

Rangers at Kings

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

Kings, First Round Game 2, beat Rangers 5–4 at Crypto.com Arena on April 9, 1981.

NYR – LAK
27–39
Shots on goal
1/5–3/7
Power play
142–125
Penalty minutes
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The game

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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 👑 LAK
Dave Taylor
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · +1
2nd star 👑 LAK
Marcel Dionne
1 G, 1 A
4 shots
3rd star 👑 LAK
Mark Hardy
2 A
1 shots

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Ed Hospodar Go-ahead 1st · 00:27
Unassisted · beat Mario Lessard
1–0
👑 Larry Murphy PP Tying 1st · 08:22
Assists: Mark Hardy, Dave Taylor · beat Steve Baker
1–1
👑 Marcel Dionne PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:48
Assists: Mark Hardy, Dave Taylor · beat Steve Baker
1–2
2nd period
👑 Dave Taylor PP 2nd · 15:04
Assists: Rick Chartraw, Steve Jensen · beat Steve Baker
1–3
🗽 Ron Duguay 2nd · 16:44
Assists: Tom Laidlaw · beat Mario Lessard
2–3
3rd period
👑 Billy Harris 3rd · 02:34
Assists: Marcel Dionne, Dave Lewis · beat Steve Baker
2–4
🗽 Anders Hedberg PP 3rd · 07:01
Assists: Dave Maloney, Ulf Nilsson · beat Mario Lessard
3–4
🗽 Ulf Nilsson Tying 3rd · 11:17
Assists: Dave Maloney · beat Mario Lessard
4–4
👑 Dean Hopkins Go-ahead 3rd · 17:16
Assists: Andre St. Laurent, Don Luce · beat Steve Baker
4–5

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR LAK👑
27 Shots on goal 39
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/7
142 Penalty minutes 125
NYR shooting 14.8% (4/27) LAK shooting 12.8% (5/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:13 TOI
👑Kings
Mario Lessard
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-12 (29% win rate, 17 games)
Kings
Kings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-4 (78% win rate, 18 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-14 (7% win rate, 15 games)
Kings
Kings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-1 (92% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 81981 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 3–1 Feb 21981 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 3–2 Jan 281981 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 6–2 Nov 101980 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 1–4 Nov 21980 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 6–3
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Who won Rangers vs Kings on April 9, 1981?

Kings won 5–4. The final score was Rangers 4, Kings 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Anders Hedberg, Ed Hospodar, Ron Duguay, Ulf Nilsson.

Who scored for Kings?

Billy Harris, Dave Taylor, Dean Hopkins, Larry Murphy, Marcel Dionne.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Baker made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Mario Lessard made 0 saves on 4 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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BeforeApr 8 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 3–1 AfterApr 11 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 3–10
👑 Kings
BeforeApr 8 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 3–1 AfterApr 11 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 3–10
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