🏝️ Away Islanders 13-6-0 before this game

7–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	2	2	3	7
NYR	0	0	2	2

Islanders at Rangers

Islanders beat Rangers 7–2 at Madison Square Garden on November 22, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Nov 22, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Tomas Jonsson

3 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Duane Sutter

2 G

6 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

John Tonelli

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ John Tonelli Go-ahead 1st · 17:17

Assists: Mike McEwen, Dave Langevin

1–0

🏝️ Bryan Trottier PP 1st · 18:35

Assists: Mike Bossy, Tomas Jonsson

2–0

2nd period

🏝️ Clark Gillies 2nd · 16:50

Assists: Mike Bossy, Tomas Jonsson

3–0

🏝️ Bobby Nystrom 2nd · 18:16

Assists: John Tonelli

4–0

3rd period

🗽 Mark Pavelich PP 3rd · 01:22

Assists: Reijo Ruotsalainen

4–1

🗽 Carol Vadnais 3rd · 04:48

Assists: Mikko Leinonen

4–2

🏝️ Duane Sutter 3rd · 06:26

Assists: Butch Goring, Bob Bourne

5–2

🏝️ Duane Sutter 3rd · 14:57

Assists: Tomas Jonsson

6–2

🏝️ Anders Kallur 3rd · 17:44

Assists: Denis Potvin, Ken Morrow

7–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

39 Shots on goal 31

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

16 Penalty minutes 10

NYI shooting 17.9% (7/39) NYR shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Steve Weeks

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on November 22, 1981?

Islanders won 7–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 7, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Duane Sutter (2), Anders Kallur, Bobby Nystrom, Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies, John Tonelli.

Who scored for Rangers?

Carol Vadnais, Mark Pavelich.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Islanders lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Nov 21

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Nov 21

Also on November 22, 1981

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