🐙 Away Red Wings 23-39-0 before this game

5–3

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 40-23-0 before this game

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

Red Wings at Islanders

Red Wings beat Islanders 5–3 at UBS Arena on February 26, 1983.

🗓 Sat, Feb 26, 1983 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Danny Gare

2 G

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

2 G

5 shots

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Tomas Jonsson

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Mike Bossy Go-ahead 1st · 13:03

Assists: Tomas Jonsson, Greg Gilbert

0–1

2nd period

🐙 Danny Gare Tying 2nd · 00:48

Assists: Dwight Foster

1–1

🐙 Ivan Boldirev Go-ahead 2nd · 01:39

Assists: John Ogrodnick, Willie Huber

2–1

🐙 John Barrett 2nd · 02:03

Assists: Stan Weir

3–1

🏝️ Mike Bossy 2nd · 05:01

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Anders Kallur

3–2

🏝️ Tomas Jonsson Tying 2nd · 09:10

Assists: Billy Carroll, Wayne Merrick

3–3

3rd period

🐙 Jim Schoenfeld Go-ahead 3rd · 12:39

Assists: Walt McKechnie, Greg Smith

4–3

🐙 Danny Gare Empty net 3rd · 19:47

Unassisted

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET NYI🏝️

28 Shots on goal 28

8 Penalty minutes 6

DET shooting 17.9% (5/28) NYI shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Corrado Micalef

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:27 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 23-39 (37% win rate, 62 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 40-23 (63% win rate, 63 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ DET vs NYI, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Islanders on February 26, 1983?

Red Wings won 5–3.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Islanders?

The final score was Red Wings 5, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Danny Gare (2), Ivan Boldirev, Jim Schoenfeld, John Barrett.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (2), Tomas Jonsson.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Corrado Micalef made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

Where is Red Wings vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Islanders season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Feb 24

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 23

Also on February 26, 1983

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