🏝️ Away Islanders 32-28-0 before this game

2–8

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	0	0	2
NYR	0	0	0	8

Islanders at Rangers

Rangers beat Islanders 8–2 at Madison Square Garden on February 24, 1980.

🗓 Sun, Feb 24, 1980 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1979-80 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Phil Esposito

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Ron Duguay

2 G

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Walt Tkaczuk

2 G

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

26 Shots on goal 36

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 5/6

45 Penalty minutes 55

NYI shooting 7.7% (2/26) NYR shooting 22.2% (8/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Glenn Resch

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 40:00 TOI

Billy Smith

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

John Davidson

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 32-28 (53% win rate, 60 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 28-32 (47% win rate, 60 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 32-28 (53% win rate, 60 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 28-32 (47% win rate, 60 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on February 24, 1980?

Rangers won 8–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 2, Rangers 8.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Glenn Resch made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

John Davidson made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 23

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Feb 23

Also on February 24, 1980

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