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Conference Finals · Game 3

Islanders at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 NYI leads 4–0

Islanders, Conference Finals Game 3, beat Rangers 5–1 at Madison Square Garden on May 2, 1981.

NYI – NYR
31–25
Shots on goal
2/6–0/5
Power play
10–12
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
Bobby Nystrom
1 G, 2 A
6 shots · +3
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Wayne Merrick
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · +2
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Mike Bossy
1 G
4 shots

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:36
Assists: Clark Gillies, Denis Potvin · beat Steve Baker
1–0
🏝️ Bob Bourne PP 1st · 18:33
Assists: Mike McEwen, Bryan Trottier · beat Steve Baker
2–0
2nd period
🏝️ Ken Morrow 2nd · 15:31
Assists: Bobby Nystrom · beat Steve Baker
3–0
🏝️ Bobby Nystrom 2nd · 19:55
Assists: Wayne Merrick · beat Steve Baker
4–0
3rd period
🗽 Peter Wallin 3rd · 05:13
Assists: Tom Laidlaw · beat Billy Smith
4–1
🏝️ Wayne Merrick 3rd · 14:54
Assists: John Tonelli, Bobby Nystrom · beat Steve Baker
5–1

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI NYR🗽
31 Shots on goal 25
2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
10 Penalty minutes 12
NYI shooting 16.1% (5/31) NYR shooting 4.0% (1/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:43 TOI
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:57 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 8-2 (80% win rate, 10 games)
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-8 (27% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 4–0
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 301981 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 3–7 Apr 281981 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Apr 21981 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–2 Feb 41981 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 3–9 Jan 21981 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–3
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Who won Islanders vs Rangers on May 2, 1981?

Islanders won 5–1. The final score was Islanders 5, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bob Bourne, Bobby Nystrom, Ken Morrow, Mike Bossy, Wayne Merrick.

Who scored for Rangers?

Peter Wallin.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 30 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 3–7 AfterMay 5 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–2
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 30 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 3–7 AfterMay 5 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–2
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