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Second Round · Game 2

Oilers at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Islanders, Second Round Game 2, beat Oilers 6–3 at UBS Arena on April 17, 1981.

EDM – NYI
22–29
Shots on goal
2/4–4/7
Power play
24–17
Penalty minutes
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The game

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Second Round — Best of 7

EDM vs NYI · NYI leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
2–8
Final · NYI
Game 2
3–6
Final · NYI
Game 3
2–5
Final · EDM
Game 4
5–4
OT · NYI
Game 5
4–3
Final · EDM
Game 6
5–2
Final · NYI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Denis Potvin
3 G, 2 A
4 shots · +2
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Mike Bossy
1 G, 2 A
8 shots · +1
3rd star 🛢️ EDM
Glenn Anderson
2 G, 1 A
3 shots

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🛢️ Glenn Anderson PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:11
Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier · beat Billy Smith
1–0
2nd period
🏝️ Denis Potvin PP Tying 2nd · 02:26
Assists: Mike Bossy, Bryan Trottier · beat Andy Moog
1–1
🏝️ Butch Goring PP Go-ahead 2nd · 04:47
Assists: Stefan Persson, Denis Potvin · beat Andy Moog
1–2
🛢️ Risto Siltanen PP Tying 2nd · 06:05
Assists: Matti Hagman, Glenn Anderson · beat Billy Smith
2–2
🏝️ Denis Potvin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:44
Assists: Mike McEwen, Butch Goring · beat Andy Moog
2–3
🛢️ Glenn Anderson Tying 2nd · 12:23
Assists: Mark Messier · beat Billy Smith
3–3
3rd period
🏝️ Denis Potvin PP Go-ahead 3rd · 03:47
Assists: Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies · beat Andy Moog
3–4
🏝️ Mike Bossy 3rd · 07:59
Assists: Denis Potvin, Ken Morrow · beat Andy Moog
3–5
🏝️ Bryan Trottier SH Empty net 3rd · 17:41
Assists: Bob Bourne
3–6

Team stats

Away left · home right
🛢️EDM NYI🏝️
22 Shots on goal 29
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 4/7
24 Penalty minutes 17
EDM shooting 13.6% (3/22) NYI shooting 20.7% (6/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🛢️Oilers
Andy Moog
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:40 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Oilers
Oilers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-9 (31% win rate, 13 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-7 (42% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Oilers
Oilers — tied after 2nd: 5-13 (28% win rate, 18 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 2nd: 8-10 (44% win rate, 18 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 161981 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 2–8 Mar 121981 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 5–0 Mar 31981 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 8–8 Dec 101980 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 3–2 Oct 181980 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 5–5
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Who won Oilers vs Islanders on April 17, 1981?

Islanders won 6–3. The final score was Oilers 3, Islanders 6.

Who scored for Oilers?

Glenn Anderson (2), Risto Siltanen.

Who scored for Islanders?

Denis Potvin (3), Bryan Trottier, Butch Goring, Mike Bossy.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers 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
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeApr 16 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 2–8 AfterApr 19 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 2–5
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 16 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 2–8 AfterApr 19 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 2–5
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