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Second Round · Game 1

Rangers at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Rangers, Second Round Game 1, beat Islanders 5–4 at UBS Arena on April 15, 1982.

NYR – NYI
29–39
Shots on goal
61–51
Penalty minutes
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Second Round — Best of 7

NYR vs NYI · NYI leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
5–4
Final · NYR
Game 2
2–7
Final · NYI
Game 3
4–3
OT · NYI
Game 4
5–3
Final · NYI
Game 5
4–2
Final · NYR
Game 6
5–3
Final · NYI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Reijo Ruotsalainen
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · -1
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Rob McClanahan
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · +1
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
John Tonelli
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · +1

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Ron Duguay Go-ahead 1st · 03:19
Assists: Mike Allison, Rob McClanahan · beat Billy Smith
1–0
🏝️ Dave Langevin Tying 1st · 04:04
Assists: Mike McEwen · beat Eddie Mio
1–1
🗽 Cam Connor Go-ahead 1st · 07:13
Assists: Barry Beck, Reijo Ruotsalainen · beat Billy Smith
2–1
🏝️ Mike Bossy Tying 1st · 11:43
Assists: Bryan Trottier, Bob Bourne · beat Eddie Mio
2–2
🏝️ Bobby Nystrom Go-ahead 1st · 16:51
Assists: Butch Goring, John Tonelli · beat Eddie Mio
2–3
🗽 Rob McClanahan Tying 1st · 17:28
Unassisted · beat Billy Smith
3–3
2nd period
🗽 Robbie Ftorek Go-ahead 2nd · 14:56
Assists: Don Maloney, Dave Maloney · beat Billy Smith
4–3
3rd period
🏝️ John Tonelli Tying 3rd · 15:44
Assists: Butch Goring, Bobby Nystrom · beat Steve Weeks
4–4
🗽 Reijo Ruotsalainen Go-ahead 3rd · 18:02
Assists: Mike Rogers, Nick Fotiu · beat Billy Smith
5–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR NYI🏝️
29 Shots on goal 39
61 Penalty minutes 51
NYR shooting 17.2% (5/29) NYI shooting 10.3% (4/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Steve Weeks
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 39:50 TOI
Eddie Mio
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:22 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–3
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 15-9 (62% win rate, 24 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 19-8 (70% win rate, 27 games)
After 2nd — 4–3
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 16-3 (84% win rate, 19 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-4 (64% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Mar 291982 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 7–3 Mar 61982 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 4–6 Jan 231982 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–6 Jan 201982 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 2–3 Dec 301981 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 4–6
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Who won Rangers vs Islanders on April 15, 1982?

Rangers won 5–4. The final score was Rangers 5, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Rangers?

Cam Connor, Reijo Ruotsalainen, Rob McClanahan, Robbie Ftorek, Ron Duguay.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bobby Nystrom, Dave Langevin, John Tonelli, Mike Bossy.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Weeks made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 11 🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI 7–5 AfterApr 16 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–7
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 13 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 3–4 AfterApr 16 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–7
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