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Second Round · Game 6

Islanders at Oilers

🗓 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Islanders, Second Round Game 6, beat Oilers 5–2 at Rogers Place on April 24, 1981.

NYI – EDM
26–23
Shots on goal
1/5–1/7
Power play
16–12
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
Hector Marini
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +2
2nd star 🛢️ EDM
Glenn Anderson
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · -1
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Mike McEwen
1 G
7 shots

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Hector Marini Go-ahead 1st · 04:54
Assists: Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier · beat Andy Moog
1–0
2nd period
🛢️ Glenn Anderson PP Tying 2nd · 00:39
Assists: Wayne Gretzky, Jari Kurri · beat Billy Smith
1–1
🏝️ Anders Kallur Go-ahead 2nd · 13:12
Assists: Wayne Merrick, Gord Lane · beat Andy Moog
2–1
🏝️ Bobby Nystrom 2nd · 15:45
Assists: Hector Marini, Bob Lorimer · beat Andy Moog
3–1
3rd period
🛢️ Mark Messier 3rd · 05:31
Assists: Glenn Anderson · beat Billy Smith
3–2
🏝️ Duane Sutter 3rd · 09:16
Unassisted · beat Andy Moog
4–2
🏝️ Mike McEwen PP 3rd · 12:38
Assists: Mike Bossy, Billy Smith · beat Andy Moog
5–2

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI EDM🛢️
26 Shots on goal 23
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
16 Penalty minutes 12
NYI shooting 19.2% (5/26) EDM shooting 8.7% (2/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🛢️Oilers
Andy Moog
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-5 (72% win rate, 18 games)
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-11 (31% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 15-2 (88% win rate, 17 games)
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-11 (21% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 221981 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 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
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Who won Islanders vs Oilers on April 24, 1981?

Islanders won 5–2. The final score was Islanders 5, Oilers 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Kallur, Bobby Nystrom, Duane Sutter, Hector Marini, Mike McEwen.

Who scored for Oilers?

Glenn Anderson, Mark Messier.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

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

Where is Islanders vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 22 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 AfterApr 28 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–5
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeApr 22 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 AfterOct 7 ⛰️CLR @ 🛢️EDM 4–7
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