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Stanley Cup Finals · Game 1

North Stars at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–1

Islanders, Stanley Cup Finals Game 1, beat North Stars 6–3 at UBS Arena on May 12, 1981.

MNS – NYI
26–23
Shots on goal
1/5–0/3
Power play
6–13
Penalty minutes
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The game

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Stanley Cup Finals — Best of 7

MNS vs NYI · NYI leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
3–6
Final · NYI
Game 2
3–6
Final · NYI
Game 3
7–5
Final · NYI
Game 4
2–4
Final · MNS
Game 5
1–5
Final · NYI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Anders Kallur
2 G
4 shots · +1
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Wayne Merrick
2 G
3 shots · +2
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Billy Carroll
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · +2

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Anders Kallur Go-ahead 1st · 02:54
Assists: Dave Langevin, Butch Goring · beat Gilles Meloche
0–1
🏝️ Bryan Trottier SH 1st · 14:38
Assists: Billy Carroll · beat Gilles Meloche
0–2
🏝️ Anders Kallur SH 1st · 15:25
Assists: Bryan Trottier · beat Gilles Meloche
0–3
2nd period
🏝️ Billy Carroll 2nd · 09:58
Assists: Duane Sutter, Bobby Nystrom · beat Gilles Meloche
0–4
🌌 Kent-Erik Andersson 2nd · 13:04
Assists: Dino Ciccarelli · beat Billy Smith
1–4
3rd period
🏝️ Wayne Merrick 3rd · 00:58
Unassisted · beat Gilles Meloche
1–5
🌌 Steve Payne PP 3rd · 03:08
Assists: Craig Hartsburg, Bobby Smith · beat Billy Smith
2–5
🏝️ Wayne Merrick 3rd · 13:15
Assists: Dave Langevin, John Tonelli · beat Gilles Meloche
2–6
🌌 Dino Ciccarelli 3rd · 15:14
Assists: Tom McCarthy · beat Billy Smith
3–6

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌌MNS NYI🏝️
26 Shots on goal 23
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
6 Penalty minutes 13
MNS shooting 11.5% (3/26) NYI shooting 26.1% (6/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌌North Stars
Gilles Meloche
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–3
North Stars
North Stars — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 10-0 (100% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
North Stars
North Stars — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 10-0 (100% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

All →
Feb 231981 🏝️NYI @ 🌌MNS 4–1 Feb 71981 🌌MNS @ 🏝️NYI 5–5 Nov 171980 🏝️NYI @ 🌌MNS 2–1 Nov 111980 🌌MNS @ 🏝️NYI 6–6 Apr 11980 🏝️NYI @ 🌌MNS 1–1
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Who won North Stars vs Islanders on May 12, 1981?

Islanders won 6–3. The final score was North Stars 3, Islanders 6.

Who scored for North Stars?

Dino Ciccarelli, Kent-Erik Andersson, Steve Payne.

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Kallur (2), Wayne Merrick (2), Billy Carroll, Bryan Trottier.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

Where is North Stars 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
🌌 North Stars
BeforeMay 9 🔥CGY @ 🌌MNS 3–5 AfterMay 14 🌌MNS @ 🏝️NYI 3–6
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeMay 5 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–2 AfterMay 14 🌌MNS @ 🏝️NYI 3–6
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