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Second Round · Game 3

Islanders at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Islanders, Second Round Game 3, beat Rangers 4–3 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on April 18, 1982.

NYI – NYR
33–25
Shots on goal
1/4–0/3
Power play
12–14
Penalty minutes
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The game

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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 🏝️ NYI
Bob Bourne
2 G
3 shots · +1
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Bryan Trottier
1 G, 1 A
3 shots
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Mike Bossy
1 G
2 shots · +1

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Mike Bossy Go-ahead 1st · 12:12
Unassisted · beat Eddie Mio
1–0
🗽 Robbie Ftorek Tying 1st · 14:06
Assists: Don Maloney · beat Billy Smith
1–1
2nd period
🏝️ Bob Bourne PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:44
Assists: Mike McEwen, Denis Potvin · beat Eddie Mio
2–1
3rd period
🗽 Reijo Ruotsalainen Tying 3rd · 00:19
Assists: Mike Rogers · beat Billy Smith
2–2
🗽 Mike Allison Go-ahead 3rd · 03:19
Unassisted · beat Billy Smith
2–3
🏝️ Bob Bourne Tying 3rd · 08:26
Assists: Dave Langevin, Bryan Trottier · beat Eddie Mio
3–3
Overtime
🏝️ Bryan Trottier Go-ahead OT · 03:00
Assists: Ken Morrow · beat Eddie Mio
4–3

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI NYR🗽
33 Shots on goal 25
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
12 Penalty minutes 14
NYI shooting 12.1% (4/33) NYR shooting 12.0% (3/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 63:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Eddie Mio
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 62:49 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 19-9 (68% win rate, 28 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 16-9 (64% win rate, 25 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 17-5-1 (74% win rate, 23 games)
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-7 (50% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 161982 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–7 Apr 151982 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 5–4 Mar 291982 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 7–3 Mar 61982 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 4–6 Jan 231982 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–6
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Who won Islanders vs Rangers on April 18, 1982?

Islanders won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Islanders 4, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bob Bourne (2), Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mike Allison, Reijo Ruotsalainen, Robbie Ftorek.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Eddie Mio made 0 saves on 4 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
BeforeApr 16 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–7 AfterApr 19 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–3
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 16 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–7 AfterApr 19 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–3
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