1–5

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 42-25-0 before this game

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

Devils at Islanders

Islanders beat Devils 5–1 at UBS Arena on March 5, 1983.

🗓 Sat, Mar 5, 1983 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 6–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Stefan Persson

2 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bobby Nystrom

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Bobby Nystrom Go-ahead 1st · 12:32

Assists: Anders Kallur, Bryan Trottier

0–1

🏝️ Brent Sutter 1st · 13:22

Assists: Bob Bourne, Duane Sutter

0–2

😈 Bob MacMillan 1st · 14:09

Assists: Tapio Levo, Don Lever

1–2

2nd period

🏝️ Tomas Jonsson 2nd · 19:51

Assists: Mike Bossy, Stefan Persson

1–3

3rd period

🏝️ Mike Bossy 3rd · 01:28

Assists: Dave Langevin

1–4

🏝️ John Tonelli PP 3rd · 08:15

Assists: Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD NYI🏝️

40 Shots on goal 36

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

13 Penalty minutes 9

NJD shooting 2.5% (1/40) NYI shooting 13.9% (5/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Ron Low

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 6–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NJD vs NYI, answered

Who won Devils vs Islanders on March 5, 1983?

Islanders won 5–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Islanders?

The final score was Devils 1, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Bob MacMillan.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bobby Nystrom, Brent Sutter, John Tonelli, Mike Bossy, Tomas Jonsson.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Ron Low made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Devils vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 6–0 after 6 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Mar 3

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 3

Also on March 5, 1983

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