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Conference Finals · Game 4

Islanders at Rangers

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

Islanders, Conference Finals Game 4, beat Rangers 5–2 at Madison Square Garden on May 5, 1981.

NYI – NYR
23–29
Shots on goal
2/2–2/5
Power play
16–10
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
Mike Bossy
2 G
2 shots
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
John Tonelli
1 G
5 shots · +1
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Butch Goring
1 G
2 shots · +1

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ John Tonelli Go-ahead 1st · 01:02
Assists: Bobby Nystrom, Wayne Merrick · beat Steve Baker
1–0
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP 1st · 13:46
Unassisted · beat Steve Baker
2–0
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP 1st · 17:11
Assists: Bryan Trottier · beat Steve Baker
3–0
2nd period
🏝️ Butch Goring SH 2nd · 01:29
Assists: Bob Lorimer · beat Steve Baker
4–0
🗽 Ron Greschner PP 2nd · 13:39
Assists: Chris Kotsopoulos, Anders Hedberg · beat Billy Smith
4–1
🗽 Barry Beck PP 2nd · 17:22
Assists: Ron Duguay, Steve Vickers · beat Billy Smith
4–2
3rd period
🏝️ Duane Sutter 3rd · 10:49
Assists: Billy Carroll · beat Steve Baker
5–2

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI NYR🗽
23 Shots on goal 29
2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
16 Penalty minutes 10
NYI shooting 21.7% (5/23) NYR shooting 6.9% (2/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Steve Baker
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:58 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 16-2 (89% win rate, 18 games)
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-6 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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May 21981 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–1 Apr 301981 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 3–7 Apr 281981 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Apr 21981 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–2 Feb 41981 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 3–9
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NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on May 5, 1981?

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

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (2), Butch Goring, Duane Sutter, John Tonelli.

Who scored for Rangers?

Barry Beck, Ron Greschner.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 2 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
BeforeMay 2 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–1 AfterMay 12 🌌MNS @ 🏝️NYI 3–6
🗽 Rangers
BeforeMay 2 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–1 AfterOct 6 🐙DET @ 🗽NYR 5–2
Also on May 5
🔥CGY 4–7 🌌MNS
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