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Second Round · Game 5

Rangers at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Islanders, Second Round Game 5, beat Rangers 7–2 at UBS Arena on April 20, 1983.

NYR – NYI
20–43
Shots on goal
0/3–1/4
Power play
15–13
Penalty minutes
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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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 🏝️ NYI
Bob Bourne
1 G, 3 A
4 shots · +5
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Brent Sutter
1 G, 3 A
2 shots · +5
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Denis Potvin
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · +3

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Bryan Trottier Go-ahead 1st · 13:18
Assists: Ken Morrow, Bobby Nystrom · beat Eddie Mio
0–1
🗽 Reijo Ruotsalainen Tying 1st · 18:45
Assists: Scot Kleinendorst · beat Billy Smith
1–1
2nd period
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP Go-ahead 2nd · 04:01
Assists: Denis Potvin, Bryan Trottier · beat Eddie Mio
1–2
🏝️ Gord Lane 2nd · 09:22
Assists: Brent Sutter, Bob Bourne · beat Eddie Mio
1–3
🏝️ Duane Sutter 2nd · 11:42
Assists: Bob Bourne, Brent Sutter · beat Eddie Mio
1–4
🏝️ Bob Bourne 2nd · 18:35
Assists: Tomas Jonsson · beat Eddie Mio
1–5
🗽 Robbie Ftorek 2nd · 19:40
Assists: Mikko Leinonen, Tom Laidlaw · beat Billy Smith
2–5
3rd period
🏝️ Brent Sutter 3rd · 02:32
Assists: Bob Bourne, Duane Sutter · beat Eddie Mio
2–6
🏝️ Denis Potvin 3rd · 10:20
Assists: Butch Goring, Brent Sutter · beat Eddie Mio
2–7

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR NYI🏝️
20 Shots on goal 43
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
15 Penalty minutes 13
NYR shooting 10.0% (2/20) NYI shooting 16.3% (7/43)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Eddie Mio
0/7
.000 SV% · 7 GA · 59:52 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 12-9 (57% win rate, 21 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 18-13 (58% win rate, 31 games)
After 2nd — 2–5
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-8 (0% win rate, 8 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 11-0 (100% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 181983 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–3 Apr 171983 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 6–7 Apr 151983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 0–5 Apr 141983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 Mar 261983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–3
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Who won Rangers vs Islanders on April 20, 1983?

Islanders won 7–2. The final score was Rangers 2, Islanders 7.

Who scored for Rangers?

Reijo Ruotsalainen, Robbie Ftorek.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bob Bourne, Brent Sutter, Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin, Duane Sutter, Gord Lane, Mike Bossy.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Eddie Mio made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 18 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–3 AfterApr 22 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–2
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 18 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–3 AfterApr 22 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 5–2
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