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Stanley Cup Finals · Game 5

North Stars at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–1

Islanders, Stanley Cup Finals Game 5, beat North Stars 5–1 at UBS Arena on May 21, 1981.

MNS – NYI
25–33
Shots on goal
0/4–1/3
Power play
12–14
Penalty minutes
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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
Butch Goring
2 G
4 shots · +1
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Bob Bourne
1 G, 1 A
1 shots
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Mike McEwen
1 G
8 shots

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Butch Goring PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:12
Assists: Bob Bourne · beat Don Beaupre
0–1
🏝️ Wayne Merrick 1st · 05:37
Assists: John Tonelli, Bobby Nystrom · beat Don Beaupre
0–2
🏝️ Butch Goring 1st · 10:03
Assists: Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy · beat Don Beaupre
0–3
🌌 Steve Christoff 1st · 16:06
Unassisted · beat Billy Smith
1–3
2nd period
🏝️ Bob Bourne 2nd · 19:21
Assists: Billy Carroll, Anders Kallur · beat Don Beaupre
1–4
3rd period
🏝️ Mike McEwen 3rd · 17:06
Assists: Bryan Trottier · beat Don Beaupre
1–5

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌌MNS NYI🏝️
25 Shots on goal 33
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
12 Penalty minutes 14
MNS shooting 4.0% (1/25) NYI shooting 15.2% (5/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌌North Stars
Don Beaupre
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
North Stars
North Stars — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-7 (30% win rate, 10 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 10-2 (83% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
North Stars
North Stars — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 11-0 (100% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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May 191981 🏝️NYI @ 🌌MNS 2–4 May 171981 🏝️NYI @ 🌌MNS 7–5 May 141981 🌌MNS @ 🏝️NYI 3–6 May 121981 🌌MNS @ 🏝️NYI 3–6 Feb 231981 🏝️NYI @ 🌌MNS 4–1
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Who won North Stars vs Islanders on May 21, 1981?

Islanders won 5–1. The final score was North Stars 1, Islanders 5.

Who scored for North Stars?

Steve Christoff.

Who scored for Islanders?

Butch Goring (2), Bob Bourne, Mike McEwen, Wayne Merrick.

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Don Beaupre made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 1 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 19 🏝️NYI @ 🌌MNS 2–4 AfterOct 8 🍁TOR @ 🌌MNS 3–3
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeMay 19 🏝️NYI @ 🌌MNS 2–4 AfterOct 7 🏝️NYI @ 👑LAK 4–1
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