1981 Stanley Cup Final

Location(s)Uniondale: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1, 2, 5)
Bloomington: Met Center (3, 4)CoachesNew York: Al Arbour
Minnesota: Glen SonmorCaptainsNew York: Denis Potvin
Minnesota: Paul ShmyrRefereesBryan Lewis, Dave Newell, Andy Van HellemondDatesMay 12–21, 1981MVPButch Goring (Islanders)Series-winning goalWayne Merrick (5:37, first)Hall of FamersIslanders:
Mike Bossy (1991)
Clark Gillies (2002)
Denis Potvin (1991)
Billy Smith (1993)
Bryan Trottier (1997)
North Stars:
Dino Ciccarelli (2010)
Coaches:
Al Arbour (1996)
Officials:
John D'Amico (1993)
Ray Scapinello (2008)
Andy Van Hellemond (1999)NetworksCanada:
(English): CBC
(French): SRC
United States:
(National): USA Network
(New York City area): SportsChannel New York (1–2, 5), WOR (3–4)
(Minnesota area): KMSPAnnouncers(CBC) Bob Cole, Mickey Redmond, and Gary Dornhoefer
(SRC) Rene Lecavalier and Gilles Tremblay
(USA) Simulcast of CBC feed
(SCNY) Jiggs McDonald and Ed Westfall
(WOR) Jiggs McDonald (game 3), Tim Ryan (game 4), and Ed Westfall
(KMSP) Bob Kurtz and Tom Reid

The 1981 Stanley Cup Final was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1980–81 season, and the culmination of the 1981 Stanley Cup playoffs. It 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 defeat the North Stars in five games to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. The Islanders became the sixth franchise to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. This would be the last all-American Finals until 1991, when the North Stars faced the Pittsburgh Penguins. Butch Goring won the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player in the playoffs.