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Second Round · Game 5

Rangers at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Rangers, Second Round Game 5, beat Islanders 4–2 at UBS Arena on April 21, 1982.

NYR – NYI
27–31
Shots on goal
1/5–1/6
Power play
14–12
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 🗽 NYR
Don Maloney
2 G
3 shots · +2
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Eddie Johnstone
2 A
4 shots · +1
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Robbie Ftorek
2 A
1 shots · +1

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Don Maloney Go-ahead 1st · 08:47
Assists: Robbie Ftorek · beat Billy Smith
1–0
🏝️ John Tonelli PP Tying 1st · 18:09
Assists: Mike McEwen, Bobby Nystrom · beat Eddie Mio
1–1
2nd period
🗽 Don Maloney Go-ahead 2nd · 00:39
Assists: Robbie Ftorek, Eddie Johnstone · beat Billy Smith
2–1
🗽 Dave Silk 2nd · 03:24
Unassisted · beat Billy Smith
3–1
🏝️ Bob Bourne SH 2nd · 13:14
Assists: Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier · beat Eddie Mio
3–2
3rd period
🗽 Cam Connor PP 3rd · 01:31
Assists: Dave Maloney, Eddie Johnstone · beat Billy Smith
4–2

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR NYI🏝️
27 Shots on goal 31
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
14 Penalty minutes 12
NYR shooting 14.8% (4/27) NYI shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Eddie Mio
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Roland Melanson
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 02:29 TOI
Billy Smith
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 56:02 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 16-10-1 (59% win rate, 27 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 21-9 (70% win rate, 30 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 17-3 (85% win rate, 20 games)
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-5 (58% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 191982 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–3 Apr 181982 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 4–3 OT Apr 161982 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–7 Apr 151982 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 5–4 Mar 291982 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 7–3
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Who won Rangers vs Islanders on April 21, 1982?

Rangers won 4–2. The final score was Rangers 4, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Rangers?

Don Maloney (2), Cam Connor, Dave Silk.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bob Bourne, John Tonelli.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Eddie Mio made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Roland Melanson made 0 saves on 0 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 19 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–3 AfterApr 23 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–3
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 19 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–3 AfterApr 23 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–3
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