1981 Stanley Cup Finals
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| Location(s) |
Uniondale, New York (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum) (1,2,5) Bloomington, Minnesota (Met Center) (3,4) |
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| Coaches | New York: Al Arbour Minnesota: Glen Sonmor |
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| Captains | New York: Denis Potvin Minnesota: Paul Shmyr |
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| Dates | May 12 to May 21, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Butch Goring, (New York Islanders) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Series-winning goal | Wayne Merrick (5:37, first, G5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Networks |
CBC USA Network (via CBC's Feed) |
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| Announcers | Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, and Gary Dornhoefer | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 1981 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Minnesota North Stars, making their first Finals appearance, and the defending champion New York Islanders, in their second Finals appearance. The Islanders would win the best-of-seven series four games to one, to win their second Stanley Cup. This would be the last all-American Finals until 1991, when the North Stars faced the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Minnesota defeated the Boston Bruins 3–0, the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 and the Calgary Flames 4–2 to advance to the Final.
New York defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–0, the Edmonton Oilers 4–2, and the New York Rangers 4–0 to reach the Final.
Dino Ciccarelli of the North Stars set a rookie record (since tied by Ville Leino in 2010), scoring twenty-one points (14 goals and seven assists) during the year's playoffs. The Islanders' much deeper lineup, however, won the day.
New York Islanders vs. Minnesota North Stars
New York wins the series 4–1.
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