🪶 Away Blackhawks 17-20-0 before this game

3–5

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 24-13-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	1	0	2	3
NYI	1	1	3	5

Blackhawks at Islanders

Islanders beat Blackhawks 5–3 at UBS Arena on January 2, 1982.

🗓 Sat, Jan 2, 1982 · 19:00 CST 📍 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

Mike Bossy

2 G, 1 A

8 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Bob Bourne

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Butch Goring

2 A

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Denis Savard Go-ahead 1st · 14:16

Assists: Miles Zaharko

1–0

🏝️ Mike Bossy Tying 1st · 15:08

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ John Tonelli Go-ahead 2nd · 17:47

Assists: Wayne Merrick, Tomas Jonsson

1–2

3rd period

🏝️ Stefan Persson PP 3rd · 05:46

Assists: Mike Bossy, Butch Goring

1–3

🪶 Reg Kerr 3rd · 06:12

Assists: Grant Mulvey, Ted Bulley

2–3

🪶 Denis Savard PP Tying 3rd · 11:41

Assists: Rich Preston, Doug Wilson

3–3

🏝️ Bob Bourne Go-ahead 3rd · 15:52

Assists: Butch Goring, Anders Kallur

3–4

🏝️ Mike Bossy Empty net 3rd · 19:28

Assists: Bob Bourne, Mike McEwen

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI NYI🏝️

26 Shots on goal 32

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

19 Penalty minutes 19

CHI shooting 11.5% (3/26) NYI shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Murray Bannerman

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:13 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 17-20 (46% win rate, 37 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 24-13 (65% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: 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 →

❓ CHI vs NYI, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Islanders on January 2, 1982?

Islanders won 5–3.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Islanders?

The final score was Blackhawks 3, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Denis Savard (2), Reg Kerr.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (2), Bob Bourne, John Tonelli, Stefan Persson.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Murray Bannerman made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Blackhawks 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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 30

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 30

Also on January 2, 1982

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