🏝️ Away Islanders 45-26-0 before this game

1–2

Final

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

Islanders at Rangers

Rangers beat Islanders 2–1 at Madison Square Garden on March 16, 1983.

🗓 Wed, Mar 16, 1983 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Season series tied 3–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Mike Rogers

1 G

3 shots · -1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Reijo Ruotsalainen

1 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Pavelich

1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mike Rogers PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:10

Assists: Anders Hedberg, Mark Pavelich

0–1

2nd period

🏝️ Butch Goring Tying 2nd · 10:07

Assists: Bob Bourne

1–1

3rd period

🗽 Reijo Ruotsalainen Go-ahead 3rd · 16:01

Unassisted

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

36 Shots on goal 29

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

12 Penalty minutes 10

NYI shooting 2.8% (1/36) NYR shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Roland Melanson

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:39 TOI

🗽Rangers

Glen Hanlon

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 45-26 (63% win rate, 71 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 37-33 (53% win rate, 70 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 3–3 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on March 16, 1983?

Rangers won 2–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 1, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Butch Goring.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mike Rogers, Reijo Ruotsalainen.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 1 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?

Season series tied 3–3 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 12

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 14

Also on March 16, 1983

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