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Second Round · Game 5

Oilers at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Oilers, Second Round Game 5, beat Islanders 4–3 at UBS Arena on April 22, 1981.

EDM – NYI
22–32
Shots on goal
1/2–2/3
Power play
10–8
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
Mike Bossy
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · +1
2nd star 🛢️ EDM
Glenn Anderson
1 G, 1 A
2 shots
3rd star 🛢️ EDM
Brett Callighen
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · +2

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🛢️ Doug Hicks Go-ahead 1st · 06:00
Assists: Wayne Gretzky · beat Billy Smith
1–0
🏝️ Bryan Trottier PP Tying 1st · 12:56
Assists: Mike McEwen, Mike Bossy · beat Andy Moog
1–1
🏝️ Mike Bossy Go-ahead 1st · 16:31
Assists: Gord Lane · beat Andy Moog
1–2
🛢️ Glenn Anderson PP Tying 1st · 18:51
Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Brett Callighen · beat Billy Smith
2–2
2nd period
🛢️ Brett Callighen Go-ahead 2nd · 18:44
Assists: Jari Kurri · beat Billy Smith
3–2
3rd period
🛢️ Matti Hagman 3rd · 15:19
Assists: Glenn Anderson · beat Billy Smith
4–2
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP 3rd · 18:25
Assists: Denis Potvin, Clark Gillies · beat Andy Moog
4–3

Team stats

Away left · home right
🛢️EDM NYI🏝️
22 Shots on goal 32
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
10 Penalty minutes 8
EDM shooting 18.2% (4/22) NYI shooting 9.4% (3/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🛢️Oilers
Andy Moog
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:15 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Oilers
Oilers — tied after 1st: 13-11-1 (52% win rate, 25 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 17-10 (63% win rate, 27 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Oilers
Oilers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-4 (69% win rate, 13 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-8 (27% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 201981 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 5–4 OT Apr 191981 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 2–5 Apr 171981 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 3–6 Apr 161981 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 2–8 Mar 121981 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 5–0
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Who won Oilers vs Islanders on April 22, 1981?

Oilers won 4–3. The final score was Oilers 4, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Oilers?

Brett Callighen, Doug Hicks, Glenn Anderson, Matti Hagman.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (2), Bryan Trottier.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 4 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 20 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 5–4 AfterApr 24 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 5–2
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 20 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 5–4 AfterApr 24 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 5–2
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