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First Round · Game 4

Kings at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 NYR leads 3–1

Rangers, First Round Game 4, beat Kings 6–3 at Madison Square Garden on April 12, 1981.

LAK – NYR
27–48
Shots on goal
1/4–0/4
Power play
10–10
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 🗽 NYR
Ron Duguay
2 G, 1 A
7 shots · +3
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Anders Hedberg
1 G
6 shots
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Ulf Nilsson
1 G
5 shots · +1

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Ron Duguay Go-ahead 1st · 00:46
Assists: Barry Beck · beat Mario Lessard
0–1
👑 Greg Terrion PP Tying 1st · 01:47
Assists: Steve Jensen, Jim Fox · beat Steve Baker
1–1
🗽 Lance Nethery Go-ahead 1st · 05:53
Assists: Jere Gillis, John Hughes · beat Mario Lessard
1–2
👑 Dan Bonar SH Tying 1st · 13:26
Assists: Don Luce · beat Steve Baker
2–2
2nd period
🗽 Ulf Nilsson Go-ahead 2nd · 08:22
Assists: Eddie Johnstone, Don Maloney · beat Mario Lessard
2–3
👑 Larry Murphy Tying 2nd · 14:30
Unassisted · beat Steve Baker
3–3
3rd period
🗽 Tom Laidlaw Go-ahead 3rd · 06:44
Assists: Ron Duguay · beat Mario Lessard
3–4
🗽 Anders Hedberg 3rd · 12:11
Assists: Ron Greschner, Carol Vadnais · beat Mario Lessard
3–5
🗽 Ron Duguay 3rd · 15:08
Assists: Dean Talafous, Steve Vickers · beat Mario Lessard
3–6

Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK NYR🗽
27 Shots on goal 48
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
10 Penalty minutes 10
LAK shooting 11.1% (3/27) NYR shooting 12.5% (6/48)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Mario Lessard
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Kings
Kings — tied after 1st: 12-10 (55% win rate, 22 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 8-17 (32% win rate, 25 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Kings
Kings — tied after 2nd: 9-8 (53% win rate, 17 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 5-8 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 111981 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 3–10 Apr 91981 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 4–5 Apr 81981 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 3–1 Feb 21981 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 3–2 Jan 281981 🗽NYR @ 👑LAK 6–2
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LAK vs NYR, answered

Who won Kings vs Rangers on April 12, 1981?

Rangers won 6–3. The final score was Kings 3, Rangers 6.

Who scored for Kings?

Dan Bonar, Greg Terrion, Larry Murphy.

Who scored for Rangers?

Ron Duguay (2), Anders Hedberg, Lance Nethery, Tom Laidlaw, Ulf Nilsson.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Mario Lessard made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Baker made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
👑 Kings
BeforeApr 11 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 3–10 AfterOct 7 🏝️NYI @ 👑LAK 4–1
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 11 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 3–10 AfterApr 16 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 3–6
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