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Second Round · Game 3

Islanders at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Rangers, Second Round Game 3, beat Islanders 7–6 at Madison Square Garden on April 17, 1983.

NYI – NYR
33–42
Shots on goal
2/6–3/10
Power play
22–16
Penalty minutes
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The game

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Second Round — Best of 7

NYR vs NYI · NYI leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
1–4
Final · NYI
Game 2
0–5
Final · NYI
Game 3
6–7
Final · NYR
Game 4
1–3
Final · NYR
Game 5
2–7
Final · NYI
Game 6
5–2
Final · NYI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Dave Maloney
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · +1
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Mike Bossy
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · -1
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Eddie Johnstone
2 G
6 shots

Scoring

13 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:06
Assists: Anders Kallur, Tomas Jonsson · beat Eddie Mio
1–0
🗽 George McPhee PP Tying 1st · 07:14
Assists: Anders Hedberg, Dave Maloney · beat Billy Smith
1–1
🗽 Eddie Johnstone PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:46
Assists: Dave Maloney, Mike Allison · beat Billy Smith
1–2
🏝️ Bob Bourne SH Tying 1st · 11:03
Assists: Billy Carroll, Billy Smith · beat Eddie Mio
2–2
🗽 Ron Duguay Go-ahead 1st · 13:08
Assists: George McPhee, Mike Backman · beat Billy Smith
2–3
🗽 Barry Beck 1st · 17:45
Assists: Ron Duguay, Reijo Ruotsalainen · beat Billy Smith
2–4
2nd period
🗽 Dave Maloney 2nd · 02:11
Assists: Mike Allison, Don Maloney · beat Billy Smith
2–5
🗽 Eddie Johnstone SH 2nd · 04:12
Unassisted · beat Roland Melanson
2–6
🗽 Mark Pavelich PP 2nd · 13:20
Assists: Ron Greschner, Scot Kleinendorst · beat Roland Melanson
2–7
3rd period
🏝️ Billy Carroll SH 3rd · 02:33
Unassisted · beat Eddie Mio
3–7
🏝️ Mike Bossy 3rd · 04:55
Unassisted · beat Eddie Mio
4–7
🏝️ Anders Kallur SH 3rd · 08:36
Unassisted · beat Eddie Mio
5–7
🏝️ Denis Potvin PP 3rd · 19:17
Assists: Bob Bourne, Mike Bossy · beat Eddie Mio
6–7

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI NYR🗽
33 Shots on goal 42
2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 3/10
22 Penalty minutes 16
NYI shooting 18.2% (6/33) NYR shooting 16.7% (7/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Roland Melanson
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 36:24 TOI
Billy Smith
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 22:11 TOI
🗽Rangers
Eddie Mio
0/6
.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:41 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–4
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 9-2 (82% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 2–7
Islanders
Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 5 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Apr 151983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 0–5 Apr 141983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 Mar 261983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 Mar 161983 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–2 Dec 171982 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–2
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Who won Islanders vs Rangers on April 17, 1983?

Rangers won 7–6. The final score was Islanders 6, Rangers 7.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (2), Anders Kallur, Billy Carroll, Bob Bourne, Denis Potvin.

Who scored for Rangers?

Eddie Johnstone (2), Barry Beck, Dave Maloney, George McPhee, Mark Pavelich, Ron Duguay.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Eddie Mio made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 15 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 0–5 AfterApr 18 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–3
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 15 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 0–5 AfterApr 18 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–3
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