4–5

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 4-0-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	2	2	0	4
NYI	3	2	0	5

Rangers at Islanders

Islanders beat Rangers 5–4 at UBS Arena on October 17, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Oct 17, 1981 · 19:00 CDT 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Clark Gillies

2 G

4 shots · -1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Trottier

2 A

1 shots · -1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Rogers

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Jere Gillis Go-ahead 1st · 00:58

Assists: Peter Wallin, Tom Laidlaw

1–0

🏝️ Bob Bourne PP Tying 1st · 05:14

Assists: Mike McEwen, Bryan Trottier

1–1

🏝️ Butch Goring SH Go-ahead 1st · 07:00

Unassisted

1–2

🗽 Mike Rogers PP Tying 1st · 07:44

Assists: Don Maloney, Barry Beck

2–2

🏝️ Clark Gillies Go-ahead 1st · 16:57

Assists: Bryan Trottier

2–3

2nd period

🏝️ Anders Kallur 2nd · 06:08

Unassisted

2–4

🗽 Ron Greschner 2nd · 07:04

Assists: Mike Rogers, Steve Weeks

3–4

🏝️ Clark Gillies PP 2nd · 15:44

Assists: Mike Bossy, Tomas Jonsson

3–5

🗽 Ron Duguay 2nd · 17:32

Unassisted

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR NYI🏝️

29 Shots on goal 34

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

12 Penalty minutes 13

NYR shooting 13.8% (4/29) NYI shooting 14.7% (5/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Steve Weeks

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–5

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYR vs NYI, answered

Who won Rangers vs Islanders on October 17, 1981?

Islanders won 5–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Islanders?

The final score was Rangers 4, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Jere Gillis, Mike Rogers, Ron Duguay, Ron Greschner.

Who scored for Islanders?

Clark Gillies (2), Anders Kallur, Bob Bourne, Butch Goring.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 14

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 15

Also on October 17, 1981

Rangers season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule