🏝️ Away Islanders 21-14-0 before this game

5–2

Final

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

Islanders at Rangers

Islanders beat Rangers 5–2 at Madison Square Garden on December 17, 1982.

🗓 Fri, Dec 17, 1982 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

3 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Stefan Persson

3 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Trottier

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

31 Shots on goal 24

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

16 Penalty minutes 10

NYI shooting 16.1% (5/31) NYR shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Roland Melanson

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Steve Weeks

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

Eddie Mio

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 21-14 (60% win rate, 35 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 18-13 (58% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 21-14 (60% win rate, 35 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 18-13 (58% win rate, 31 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on December 17, 1982?

Islanders won 5–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 5, Rangers 2.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Roland Melanson made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Islanders lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 14

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 17, 1982

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