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Conference Finals · Game 3

Islanders at Nordiques

🗓 🏒 NYI leads 4–0

Islanders, Conference Finals Game 3, beat Nordiques 5–4 in overtime on May 1, 1982.

NYI – QUE
38–35
Shots on goal
2/3–3/6
Power play
29–23
Penalty minutes
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The game

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Conference Finals — Best of 7

QUE vs NYI · NYI leads 4–0 Full series →
Game 1
1–4
Final · NYI
Game 2
2–5
Final · NYI
Game 3
5–4
OT · NYI
Game 4
4–2
Final · NYI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Mike Bossy
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · +1
2nd star ⚜️ QUE
Wilf Paiement
1 G, 2 A
3 shots
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Bob Bourne
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · +2

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
⚜️ Basil Mcrae Go-ahead 1st · 01:10
Assists: Wilf Paiement, Pierre Aubry · beat Billy Smith
0–1
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP Tying 1st · 07:10
Assists: Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin · beat Dan Bouchard
1–1
⚜️ Peter Stastny PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:02
Assists: Marian Stastny, Dave Pichette · beat Billy Smith
1–2
🏝️ Bob Bourne PP Tying 1st · 11:43
Assists: Denis Potvin, Mike Bossy · beat Dan Bouchard
2–2
2nd period
🏝️ Anders Kallur SH Go-ahead 2nd · 19:12
Assists: Bob Bourne · beat Dan Bouchard
3–2
3rd period
⚜️ Anton Stastny PP Tying 3rd · 06:53
Assists: Wilf Paiement, Peter Stastny · beat Billy Smith
3–3
🏝️ Mike Bossy Go-ahead 3rd · 10:48
Assists: Bryan Trottier · beat Dan Bouchard
4–3
⚜️ Wilf Paiement PP Tying 3rd · 14:39
Assists: Dale Hunter, Anton Stastny · beat Billy Smith
4–4
Overtime
🏝️ Wayne Merrick Go-ahead OT · 16:52
Assists: Bobby Nystrom, John Tonelli · beat Dan Bouchard
5–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI QUE⚜️
38 Shots on goal 35
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6
29 Penalty minutes 23
NYI shooting 13.2% (5/38) QUE shooting 11.4% (4/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 76:52 TOI
⚜️Nordiques
Dan Bouchard
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 76:52 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 23-10 (70% win rate, 33 games)
Nordiques
Nordiques — tied after 1st: 15-8 (65% win rate, 23 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 21-5-1 (78% win rate, 27 games)
Nordiques
Nordiques — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-11-1 (20% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 291982 ⚜️QUE @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 Apr 271982 ⚜️QUE @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 Feb 271982 ⚜️QUE @ 🏝️NYI 5–5 Dec 151981 ⚜️QUE @ 🏝️NYI 7–10 Nov 171981 🏝️NYI @ ⚜️QUE 2–7
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NYI vs QUE, answered

Who won Islanders vs Nordiques on May 1, 1982?

Islanders won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Islanders 5, Nordiques 4.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (2), Anders Kallur, Bob Bourne, Wayne Merrick.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Anton Stastny, Basil Mcrae, Peter Stastny, Wilf Paiement.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Dan Bouchard made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 29 ⚜️QUE @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterMay 4 🏝️NYI @ ⚜️QUE 4–2
⚜️ Nordiques
BeforeApr 29 ⚜️QUE @ 🏝️NYI 2–5 AfterMay 4 🏝️NYI @ ⚜️QUE 4–2
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