1–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 3-0-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
VAN	0	1	0	1
NYI	3	0	1	4

Canucks at Islanders

Islanders beat Canucks 4–1 at UBS Arena on October 15, 1981.

🗓 Thu, Oct 15, 1981 · 19:15 CDT 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

2 G

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Wayne Merrick

2 G

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bobby Nystrom

1 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Wayne Merrick Go-ahead 1st · 06:43

Assists: Bobby Nystrom, Mike McEwen

0–1

🏝️ Wayne Merrick 1st · 07:21

Assists: John Tonelli, Gord Lane

0–2

🏝️ Mike Bossy 1st · 14:54

Assists: Bryan Trottier

0–3

2nd period

🐋 Blair MacDonald 2nd · 00:37

Assists: Ivan Hlinka, Lars Molin

1–3

3rd period

🏝️ Mike Bossy Empty net 3rd · 19:56

Assists: Bob Bourne

1–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN NYI🏝️

41 Shots on goal 36

11 Penalty minutes 15

VAN shooting 2.4% (1/41) NYI shooting 11.1% (4/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Glen Hanlon

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:09 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Roland Melanson

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ VAN vs NYI, answered

Who won Canucks vs Islanders on October 15, 1981?

Islanders won 4–1.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Islanders?

The final score was Canucks 1, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Canucks?

Blair MacDonald.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (2), Wayne Merrick (2).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Roland Melanson made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Oct 14

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 14

Also on October 15, 1981

Canucks season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule