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Second Round · Game 4

Islanders at Rangers

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

Rangers, Second Round Game 4, beat Islanders 3–1 at Madison Square Garden on April 18, 1983.

NYI – NYR
37–22
Shots on goal
18–12
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
Mark Pavelich
1 G
4 shots · +1
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Reijo Ruotsalainen
1 G
4 shots · +2
3rd star 🗽 NYR
George McPhee
1 G
2 shots · +1

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 George McPhee Go-ahead 1st · 02:51
Assists: Ron Duguay, Barry Beck · beat Roland Melanson
0–1
3rd period
🗽 Mark Pavelich 3rd · 10:40
Assists: Anders Hedberg · beat Roland Melanson
0–2
🗽 Reijo Ruotsalainen 3rd · 12:44
Unassisted · beat Roland Melanson
0–3
🏝️ Greg Gilbert 3rd · 18:22
Assists: Duane Sutter, Brent Sutter · beat Eddie Mio
1–3

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI NYR🗽
37 Shots on goal 22
18 Penalty minutes 12
NYI shooting 2.7% (1/37) NYR shooting 13.6% (3/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Roland Melanson
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:30 TOI
🗽Rangers
Eddie Mio
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-12 (20% win rate, 15 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-4 (71% win rate, 14 games)
After 2nd — 0–1
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-11 (35% win rate, 17 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 12-1 (92% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 171983 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 6–7 Apr 151983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 0–5 Apr 141983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 Mar 261983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 Mar 161983 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–2
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Who won Islanders vs Rangers on April 18, 1983?

Rangers won 3–1. The final score was Islanders 1, Rangers 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Greg Gilbert.

Who scored for Rangers?

George McPhee, Mark Pavelich, Reijo Ruotsalainen.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Roland Melanson made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Eddie Mio 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.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 17 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 6–7 AfterApr 20 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–7
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 17 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 6–7 AfterApr 20 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–7
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