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Conference Finals · Game 2

Rangers at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–0

Islanders, Conference Finals Game 2, beat Rangers 7–3 at UBS Arena on April 30, 1981.

NYR – NYI
20–29
Shots on goal
1/7–2/6
Power play
21–21
Penalty minutes
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The game

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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
Mike Bossy
2 G, 1 A
2 shots
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Butch Goring
2 G
5 shots · +2
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Mike McEwen
2 A
3 shots

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Wayne Merrick Go-ahead 1st · 00:48
Assists: Denis Potvin · beat Steve Baker
0–1
🗽 Doug Sulliman Tying 1st · 01:57
Assists: Don Maloney · beat Billy Smith
1–1
🗽 Dean Talafous Go-ahead 1st · 08:18
Assists: Ron Duguay, Steve Vickers · beat Billy Smith
2–1
🗽 Anders Hedberg PP 1st · 16:39
Assists: Ulf Nilsson, Ron Greschner · beat Billy Smith
3–1
2nd period
🏝️ Butch Goring SH 2nd · 08:11
Assists: Bob Lorimer · beat Steve Baker
3–2
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP Tying 2nd · 10:21
Assists: Mike McEwen, Denis Potvin · beat Steve Baker
3–3
🏝️ Butch Goring Go-ahead 2nd · 12:44
Assists: Gord Lane, John Tonelli · beat Steve Baker
3–4
3rd period
🏝️ Clark Gillies PP 3rd · 12:59
Assists: Mike McEwen, Mike Bossy · beat Steve Baker
3–5
🏝️ Anders Kallur SH 3rd · 14:27
Assists: Bryan Trottier · beat Steve Baker
3–6
🏝️ Mike Bossy 3rd · 17:47
Assists: Ken Morrow · beat Steve Baker
3–7

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR NYI🏝️
20 Shots on goal 29
1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6
21 Penalty minutes 21
NYR shooting 15.0% (3/20) NYI shooting 24.1% (7/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/7
.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–1
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 3–4
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-16 (11% win rate, 18 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-3 (81% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 281981 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Apr 21981 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–2 Feb 41981 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 3–9 Jan 21981 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–3 Nov 221980 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 4–6
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Who won Rangers vs Islanders on April 30, 1981?

Islanders won 7–3. The final score was Rangers 3, Islanders 7.

Who scored for Rangers?

Anders Hedberg, Dean Talafous, Doug Sulliman.

Who scored for Islanders?

Butch Goring (2), Mike Bossy (2), Anders Kallur, Clark Gillies, Wayne Merrick.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Baker made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 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 28 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterMay 2 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–1
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 28 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterMay 2 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–1
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