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Conference Finals · Game 1

Rangers at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–0

Islanders, Conference Finals Game 1, beat Rangers 5–2 at UBS Arena on April 28, 1981.

NYR – NYI
20–30
Shots on goal
1/3–1/5
Power play
12–8
Penalty minutes
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Conference Finals — Best of 7

NYR vs NYI · NYI leads 4–0 Full series →
Game 1
2–5
Final · NYI
Game 2
3–7
Final · NYI
Game 3
5–1
Final · NYI
Game 4
5–2
Final · NYI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
John Tonelli
2 G
4 shots · +1
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Mike McEwen
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · +2
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Peter Wallin
2 A
2 shots · -1

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Anders Hedberg PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:10
Assists: Peter Wallin · beat Billy Smith
1–0
2nd period
🏝️ Duane Sutter Tying 2nd · 00:16
Assists: Gord Lane · beat Steve Baker
1–1
🗽 Ed Hospodar Go-ahead 2nd · 03:34
Assists: Peter Wallin, Lance Nethery · beat Billy Smith
2–1
🏝️ Mike McEwen PP Tying 2nd · 04:50
Assists: Bryan Trottier · beat Steve Baker
2–2
🏝️ John Tonelli Go-ahead 2nd · 06:47
Assists: Butch Goring, Mike McEwen · beat Steve Baker
2–3
3rd period
🏝️ John Tonelli 3rd · 05:45
Assists: Anders Kallur · beat Steve Baker
2–4
🏝️ Billy Carroll 3rd · 15:23
Assists: Wayne Merrick, Hector Marini · beat Steve Baker
2–5

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR NYI🏝️
20 Shots on goal 30
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
12 Penalty minutes 8
NYR shooting 10.0% (2/20) NYI shooting 16.7% (5/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-7 (56% win rate, 16 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-7 (46% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-15 (12% win rate, 17 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 12-3 (80% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 21981 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–2 Feb 41981 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 3–9 Jan 21981 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–3 Nov 221980 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 4–6 Apr 51980 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–2
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Who won Rangers vs Islanders on April 28, 1981?

Islanders won 5–2. The final score was Rangers 2, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Anders Hedberg, Ed Hospodar.

Who scored for Islanders?

John Tonelli (2), Billy Carroll, Duane Sutter, Mike McEwen.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Baker made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers 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
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 24 🎵STL @ 🗽NYR 4–7 AfterApr 30 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 3–7
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 24 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 5–2 AfterApr 30 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 3–7
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